Luther McLemore

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After their marriage they were said to have traveled by convered wagon to Texas to live near relatives there for about a year. Luther had great looking crops coming in just fine when a windstorm developed. After the storm was over everything in the field was browned like Autumn and all was lost. They decided right then that farming was much better back home in Monroe county, so they boarded a train and made the long trip home, never to leave again. It was while in Texas that Luther learned about cotton farming, knowledget that he brought back with him to Tennessee. He became the first cotton farmer in Monroe County, but neighbors soon followed suit.

Luther married Mary White on 20 Jan 1894. Mary was born after 1872; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They had thirteen children: Home, William "Lee", Austin, Parriage, Lizzie, Ollie, Allen Newton McLemore, Reba, Earlie, Luther "Diar", William Riley, Arthur Richard, and Tipton Wesley.

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He was said to have married first Amanda GENTRY and later Rebecca GENTRY. He appears to have remained near his parents to help care for them, and the McLemore's later found in Monroe County, Tennesse descend from William.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Tennessee, Monroe County, P.O. Madisonville, District 12
Enumerated 25 July 1870
Page No. 13, stamped 111
97-97
McLimore, Will 52 M W Tenn
McLimore, Rebecca 40 F W Tenn
McLimore, John 15 m W Tenn
McLimore, Will 13 m W Tenn
McLimore, Martha 11 f W Tenn
McLimore, Bennie/Bessie 9 M W Tenn
McLimore, Mary 7 F W Tenn
McLimore, Charlie 5 M W Tenn
McLimore, Nancy 3 F W Tenn
McLimore, Sarah 1 F W Tenn

William married Rebecca Gentry on 22 Nov 1856 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Rebecca was born about 1830 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Monroe County, Tenn.
Record of Marriage
Page 16
74
Nov 22, 1856
Wm. McLeore to Rebecca Gentry

Notes:

A photo of a double tombstone for Archibald and Sarah Plumlee can be seen on FindAGrave, in the Click Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee. However, it appears to be a comtemporary marker, probably placed sometime well after their deaths. Additionally, the dates of birth and death, at least for Archibald, are not correct. A photo of this marker can be seen here:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=38295337&PIpi=18611681

The dates on this headstone for Archibald are listed as 1767-1829.

1767 is the approximate date of birth of another Archibald McLemore, the progenitor of the Sampson/Duplin line, and not the Archibald McLemore that lived in Knox County, Tennessee. A biography of a A. J. McLemore, a son of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, states that his father Archibald was born "on March 11, 1787."

Additionally, it appears that Archibald was alive in 1829, most likely dying in the mid 1830's.

Tom Heseltine, who is descended from Archibald McLEMORE and Sarah PLUMLEY of Knox Co emailed, in June, 2009 that "Most available information, including the 1917 Dade Co MO book, the 1889 Goodspeed book, and the obituary of Archibald McLEMORE jr., all state that Archibald McLEMORE and wife Sarah PLUMLEY died ca 1824/1825. This is curious since their son Wesley was born 1827 and the youngest son Andrew Jackson was born 1828. And, the 1830 Knox Co TN census lists one Archibald McLEMORE with the correct number of young sons and a female the correct age to be his wife. I strongly suspect that the family story about their deaths has been miscalculated by at least 5 years and, most probably, 10 years."

Eddie Maynard agrees with Tom, but has a more specific estimate of the date of death, putting it about 1832: "If you combine the two Bios for his sons Andrew Jackson and for Archibald Jr, it sort of make sense for Archibald Sr's death date. Since Andrew knew his father's birth date, he must have had a Bible or source to have known the complete date....very often people would just say the year or he was about 45 when he died. BUT, since Andrew knew the complete date, I think he really did know. Next, I do think that Archibald Jr knew the age of his father's death of 45. So, if you take the date of 1787 and add 45...Archibald Sr died in 1832...which does make more sense. Archibald Jr says his father died in 1825 which we know had to be wrong since Andrew was born in 1829 and Archibald is on the 1830 Monroe County, TN census. Also, Archibald Jr says that he went to live with his brother Abram as a young man and in 1827 was part of the "posse" to gather the Cherokee for the Trail of Tears....it couldn't be 1827, it was 1837-38. Now, if Archibald J r(B.1817) is a young man when he went to live with his brother...he would have been - 20 at that time he went on the "posse". If his father died in 1832, Archibald Jr would have been only 15 and probably did live with his brother Abram. Archibald Sr couldn't have lived much later than 1832 because then Archibald Jr would have been an adult and probably wouldn't have needed to live with his brother since the children inherited land in Monroe."

(Research):
Census Listings:

1830; Census Place: Regiment 98, Monroe, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 121; Family History Library Film: 0024533

Head of Household Archibald McLamore
Free White Males
Under 5: Two
5-9: Two
10-14: Two
15-19: Two
20-29: One
40-49: One
Free White Females
Under 5
5-9: One
10-14
15-19
20-29
40-49:One
Free Whites Under 20: Nine
Frees White 20-49: Three
Total Free Whites: Twelve
Total ALL Persons: Twelve

Archibald married Sarah PlumleeKnox County, Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1785; died after 1830 in Monroe County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MaryLynn Santa shows her as the daughter of Jesse Perry Joseph PLUMLEY.

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Married:
This is excerpted from a biography of their seventh son, Archibald McLemore, named for his father. It is transcribed from "HISTORY OF HICKORY, POLK, CEDAR, DADE AND BARTON COUNTIES, MISSOURI, 1889"; Published by Goodspeed, and can be found at the following website:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~modade/bio_p4.htm

Archibald McLemore('s).....father was Archibald McLemore, of North Carolina, who went to Knox County, Tenn., when a young man, where he married Sarah Plumley. In 1820 they removed to Monroe County, where he died in 1825, at about at he age of forty-five, his wife dying in 1824. She was the mother of eleven children, the subject of this sketch being the seventh.....

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James L. McLemore, III wrote that John McLemore enlisted "in Aug. or Sept., 1779....in the co. of Capt. Micajah Bullock of Granville Co, NC, and apparently saw some action....on Dec 20 of the following year, he married Sarah.... there in Granville Co, James Claxton (Clanton) was security on their bond. In May, 1784 he bought part of the estate of Benjamin Wade, and was shown living there in Granville Co census of 1786. Apparently he continued to reside there in Granville until about 1796....He thereafter moved to Burke Co, N.C....then to Knox Co, TN about 1813, where he continued to reside until his death on June 30, 1844. At least one son (Archibald, born 11 Mar 1787) is known to have survived him." (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 75-76)

Eddie Maynard has also has posted a transcription from the State Records of Granville County, NC of a list of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the State in the Dutch District. Included on this list was James McLemoore, Senior, James McLemoore, and John Maclemoore.

http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/06/john-mclemore-revolutionary-war.html

In an application for membership in the DAR files by Eudora Mitchell Harvey, she cites his Pension Certificate as being No. 3509, East Tennessee Agency, Issued December 26, 1832, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, with a rate of $25.

Eddie Maynard also has copies of John McLemores revolutionary pension application, and a transcription of the same:

American Revolution Pension Statements
State of Tennessee Knox County: Circuit Court for said County at August Sessions 1832

Transcribed by Will Graves 4/3/09
On this 18th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Circuit Court of Knox County now sitting John Maclemore a resident of said County and State aged 69 years and near 8 months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 -- That sometime in the month of August or September in the year 1779, as well as he now recollects, he entered the Army of the United States as a private in a volunteer company, which was raised and rendezvoused at Granville Court house, North Carolina, for 3 months service -- that his company was commanded by Micajah C. Bulloch of Granville County as Capt., and Ralph Williams of Orange County NC as Lieut.. Applicant states that the company in which he was enrolled together with 2 others as well as he now recollects, rendezvoused at Granville Court house and marched under the command of Major Richard Cook to the mouth of Cross Creek on the Cape Fear River where they were stationed 2 or 3 weeks. From the mouth of Cross Creek they recrossed the Cape Fear River and marched to Chatham Count house and see where they were stationed several weeks -- they then marched to Hillsboro where they were stationed but a few days, when they marched to Back Creek and remained there until the 3 months for which applicant had volunteered, had expired, when he was honorably discharged and returned home. Applicant states that the Main object of this expedition was to keep the Tories in awe -- Applicant states that about 9 months after his last mentioned discharge he hired a man by the name of William Westbrook to perform a tour of 3 months service for him, in a company of horse -- he states that he furnished the said Westbrook with a horse saddle and bridle, gave 100 acres of land and 2 cows and calves -- Applicant states that the reason why he did not performed this tour of duty himself was that at that time he was engaged to be married to the lady with whom he afterwards intermarried, and from her strong and earnest remonstrances, and his great reluctance at leaving her, he was induced to hire a substitute and remained at home -- Applicant states that afterwards sometime in the latter part of the year 1780 or first of the year 1781, he rather thinks the latter, he entered the service of the United States, as an orderly Sgt. in a company of volunteer horse, which rendezvoused at Granville Court house NC under the command of Capt. Nathaniel Waller, who was commanded by Major Harris of the Continental Army, and who was afterwards deprived of his commission for plundering a blanket -- also under the command of Col. John Hary [? Hay?] who had the supreme command. From Granville the Army marched to the mouth of Cross Creek on the Cape Fear River, where Major Richard Cook and General Butler took command. Here the horsemen were all dismounted and their horses sent home and applicant and his company were put with the infantry. From the mouth of Cross Creek the Army under the command of the said General Butler marched to Rockfish a small River, where it met General Rutherford with a large force, who took the supreme command of the whole Army, and crossing Rockfish marched on to the North East River on the opposite bank of which there was a large force of British and Tories. Here the Army remained until the British left their position on the opposite side of the River, and then the American Army marched some distance up the River where they crossed and marched directly to Wilmington. The American Army remained within 2 miles of Wilmington until the British took shipping and left that part of the country, when the 3 months for which applicant had entered the service having expired he was honorably discharged and returned home. Applicant is under the impression that this last campaign was commenced before the battle of Guilford, and that the British Army which he left Wilmington was a part of the troops which had been engaged in that battle. Applicant states that altogether he has served 6 months in the revolutionary army himself and 3 months by his substitute is a campaign of 3 months as a private volunteer, and 3 months as an orderly Sgt., as before mentioned. Applicant states that he was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in the year 1762 -- that his father had recorded the age of applicant and all his children in a family Bible which applicant well recollects to have seen, and which was last in the possession of his father -- that he lived in Granville County NC at the time he entered the service of the United States, and continued to live there during the whole war and to the year 1796 at which time he moved to Montgomery County N. C. where he lived about 8 years, and then moved to Burke County NC where lived about 80 years, and then moved to Knox County Tennessee to the neighborhood where he has lived ever since and is now living. Applicant states that it is his impression that he received a written discharge at the termination of one or both of the above mentioned campaigns, but he does not know what has become of them, or how they were lost -- he states positively that he has not at this time either of said discharges nor any documentary evidence whatever of his service -- he further states that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services -- Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 18th day of August 1832
S/ Wm Swan, Clk S/ John Maclemore

[Peter Waggoner, a clergyman, & Aaron Armstrong gave the standard supporting affidavit. Pension application of John Maclemore S4202 fn27NC

(Research):

Census Information:

As transcribed by Eddie Maynard

"The pension papers also state that John McLemore lived in Granville County, North Carolina during the war until 1796 until he moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina for eight years (1796-1804). He is listed on the 1800 Montgomery County, North Carolina Census (Morganton township) with:

3 males under the age of 10
1 male age 26-44
1 female 16-25

Jim White indicates, however, that the only McLemore in Montgomery county in 1800 was Clem McLemore - the John McLemore who married Sarah Carnes was enumerated in Burke County in 1800, not Montgomery.

The pension papers show that John McLemore then moved to Burke County, North Carolina for 8 years (1804-1812). He is recorded in the 1810 Burke County, North Carolina census with:
2 males under the age of 10
1 male age 10-15
1 male over the age of 45
1 female age 10-15
2 females ages 16-25
1 female over the age of 45

1820 Census
not located

John McLemore states in his Revolutionary War pension papers that he then moved to Knox County, Tennessee (around 1812). He is first recorded in the Knox County, Tennessee Census records in 1830 with:
1 male age 10-15
1 male age 60-70
1 female age 20-30
Since John McLemore's wife Sarah Carnes is not recorded in the 1830 census, we assume that she died between 1820-1830."


See Eddie Maynard's blogspot,

http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/06/john-mclemore-sarah-carnes.html

to view the actual images.

(Medical):It had long been assumed that the Revolutionary War Soldier John McLemore, who lived for a time in North Carolina and died in Tennessee, was a son of Burwell MacLemore and Amy Gilliam. However, current DNA evidence indicates this could not be correct. This is because two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, TN, a son John McLemore the Revolutionary Soldier, are both part of the larger R1b1a2 cluster. They do NOT match the DNA of Burwell's other descendants in the E1b1 cluster. Therefore, it is evident that the John McLemore who moved to Tennessee and was the father of Archibald McLemore CAN NOT be the same John McLemore who was a son of Burwell McLemore.

It is not currently known who the father of John McLemore, born 1762 in Brunswick, VA is.

Tom Heseltine speculates that due to the fact he named his eldest son Young, and that the name Young continues to as a first or middle name for many of his grandchildren, he might be descended from Young McLemore, the son of Abraham Macklemore the immigrant. Young married Lucy Nicholson. Susannah "Sukey" McLemore, born 1765 married Sgt. James GRAY as was the only child named in the will of Young McLemore. She also named her first born son Young Atkins Gray. Two confirmed descendants of Abraham Macklemore are also in the R1b1a2 cluster, and high resolutions yDNA matches to two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, a son of John McLemore. He is less likely to be a son of Abraham's son Atkins as John was not named in Atkins will and also due to the fact that Atkins had a son Nathaniel born in Granville County, NC in 1762...which makes it very unlikely he would have a son John born in same year in Brunswick County, VA.

Alternatively, John may be a son of James McLemore, Sr., who along with John McLemore and James McLemore Jr, took the oath of allegiance to the State (of North Carolina) in the Dutch District of Granville County. James L. McLemore, III, stated that Rudy Leverett, while researching the ancestry of Maj. Amos McLemore of Jones county, Mississippi, showed that Wright McLemore had a son named James McLemore, born circa 1738 in Virgina. He would have been the correct age to be a father of John. Wright is thought to be a son of William McLemore, thought to be eldest son of James Macklemore, the immigrant. William descendants settled in North Carolina, and the name Archibald was also used amount his descendants in Sampson County, North Carolina. James McLemore, III is not certain that a James, the son of Wright, even existed, however.

John married Sarah Carnes on 30 Dec 1780 in Granville County, North Carolina. Sarah was born before 1760; died between 1820 and 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some show her last name as CARNER or CARVER, however in the transcription of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868, she is listed as Sarah CARNES.

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Married:
Eddie Maynard, on October 13, 2011, forwarded a transcription of their marriage information. They were shown on a list of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb.

Eddie Maynard has also located and provided a copy of a document he copied from the Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844

The portion of the document naming John's children reads "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of the County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."