Lee Low: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Lee Low was born in Mar 1880 (son of Eli L. Low and Sarah Tatom); and died.

Generation: 2

Eli L. Low was born about 1861 (son of Jackson Green Low, Sr. and Alma Winnifred Harper); and died.

Notes:

Lived with his grandparents, the Harpers in 1870, where he is listed as James. In 1880, he was living next door to Charles Conner, who is alleged to have killed him in an incident known as the Smith/Conner/Low feud. Charles Conner was the husband of his first cousin.

Eli married Sarah Tatom on 12 Feb 1879 in Sabine County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of George W. Tatom and Nancy ???) was born about 1863 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Sarah Tatom was born about 1863 in Texas (daughter of George W. Tatom and Nancy ???); and died.
Children:

1. Lee Low was born in Mar 1880; and died.

Generation: 3

Jackson Green Low, Sr. was born on 20 Oct 1839 in Texas (son of Eli Low and Drucilla Cook); died on 19 Feb 1914; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Jackson Green Low is missing from the 1870 Sabine County census. It appears that his wife Alma Scruggs had died, and that his children were living with their grandfather Elmore Harper. When did Alma die, and where was Jackson? On the 1880 Census, Jackson Low was married to Susan Huddleston.

(Research):
Census Information:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sandy Beat No. 7, PO Fairmount
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 41
307-307
Durciller Low 56 F Farmer 3000 8532 Ga
Isaac Low 23 M Farmer 1100 810 La
Jackson G Low 20 M 1100 470 Tx
Alma H Low 15 F Miss
308-308
William Furguson 34 M Farmer $000 $640 La
Selendra Furguson 22 F La
William E Furguson 8 M Tx
Oleanner Furguson 6 F Tx
Plasete J Furguson 4 F Tx
Drusiller Furguson 1 F Tx
Benjamin G Furguson 8/12 M Tx

1880 Census

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Jackson LOW Self M Male W 41 TX Farmer TN GA
Susan LOW Wife M Female W 36 LA --- ---
Mandy HUDDLESTON Sister S Female W 26 LA --- --- ?u?
?/u?Wesley HUDDLESTON Niece S Female W 18 LA --- --- ?u?
?/u?Elmore HARPER Brother S Male W 13 TX TX LA
Drucilla LOW Dau S Female W 13 TX TX LA
Isiaal LOW Son S Male W 11 TX TX LA
Vinnie LOW Dau S Female W 8 TX TX LA
Mary LOW Dau S Female W 6 TX TX LA
Dory LOW Dau S Female W 3 TX TX LA
Jackson LOW Son S Male W 8M TX TX LA
Source Information:
Census Place Sabine, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255325
NA Film Number T9-1325
Page Number 217C

Jackson married Alma Winnifred Harper about 1858 in Sabine County, Texas. Alma (daughter of Elmore Harper and Julia Ann Lane) was born about 1845 in Mississippi; died before 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alma Winnifred Harper was born about 1845 in Mississippi (daughter of Elmore Harper and Julia Ann Lane); died before 1870.

Children:

Mary J. Low was born about 1858; and died.
2. Eli L. Low was born about 1861; and died.

6. George W. Tatom was born about 1823 in Mississippi; died before 1870.
George married Nancy ???. Nancy was born about 1829 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy ??? was born about 1829 in Mississippi; and died.

Children:

Samuel Plummer Tatom was born about 1851 in Louisiana; died before 1900.
Isaac Walter "Walk" Tatom was born about 1855 in Louisiana; and died.
Mary L. Tatom was born about 1857; died before 1870.
Angeline Augusta Tatom was born in Mar 1860 in Texas; and died.
3. Sarah Tatom was born about 1863 in Texas; and died.
George Tatom was born about 1864 in Texas; and died.

Generation: 4

Eli Low was born on 27 Jul 1807 in Tennessee (son of Isaac Low and Elizabeth Parsons); died on 10 Sep 1848 in Sabine County, Texas.

Eli married Drucilla Cook in 1832 in Sabine County, Texas. Drucilla (daughter of Greenberry "Green" Cook and Nancy Morris) was born in Feb 1802 in Georgia; died on 4 May 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drucilla Cook was born in Feb 1802 in Georgia (daughter of Greenberry "Green" Cook and Nancy Morris); died on 4 May 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Per the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Drucilla Low owned 4 slaves.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine District
Enumerated 13 and 15 Nov 1850
Page Handwritten 673 Stamped 225
225-225
Drucilla Lowe 47 F Ga
William Furguson 23 M Farmer Tx
James Furguson 21 M Farmer Tx
Allonder Furguson 19 M La
Emily Lowe 16 F Tx
Malinda Lowe 14 F Tx
Jackson Lowe 1p M Tx
226-226
Roland Furguson 28 M Farmer La
Huldah Furguson 26 F Ark
James E Furguson 6 M Tx
Jeremiah A Furguson 5 M Tx
Nancy A Furguson 4 F Tx
Green B Furguson 1 M Tx
Granbury Furguson 1 M Tx

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sandy Beat No. 7, PO Fairmount
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 41
307-307
Durciller Low 56 F Farmer 3000 8532 Ga
Isaac Low 23 M Farmer 1100 810 La
Jackson G Low 20 M 1100 470 Tx
Alma H Low 15 F Miss
308-308
William Furguson 34 M Farmer $000 $640 La
Selendra Furguson 22 F La
William E Furguson 8 M Tx
Oleanner Furguson 6 F Tx
Plasete J Furguson 4 F Tx
Drusiller Furguson 1 F Tx
Benjamin G Furguson 8/12 M Tx

Children:

Emily Elizabeth Low was born on 29 Dec 1833 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Oct 1855.
Nancy Ann Matilda Low was born about 1836 in Texas; died on 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine County, Texas.
Isaac Wright Low was born on 30 Aug 1837 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McCord-Low Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
4. Jackson Green Low, Sr. was born on 20 Oct 1839 in Texas; died on 19 Feb 1914; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

10.

Elmore Harper was born on 15 Jan 1813 in Wilkerson County, Mississippi; died on 16 Dec 1875; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

The son of James Harper. He enlisted in the 11th Texas Inf. at Camp Clough. By October 31, 1862, he was stationed at Camp Nelson, Arkansas. After the war, he returned to Sabine County and married the widow of his former friend and neighbor, Isaac Hickman Low. Elmore was a member of the Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge in Hemphill and worked as a farmer. (White and Toole, p 40).

Kay Parker McCary shows that a military marker only is in the Spring Hill Cemtery of Sabine County, showing Co. F 11th Reg Texas Inf, CSA. His wife was shown as Julia Ann Lane.

Elmore married Julia Ann Lane before 1836. Julia was born about 1817 in Georgia; died about 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Julia Ann Lane was born about 1817 in Georgia; died about 1860.

Children:

James Robert Harper was born on 15 Apr 1838 in Mississippi; died on 25 Dec 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
Gracie Berintha Harper was born about 1838 in Mississippi; and died.
5. Alma Winnifred Harper was born about 1845 in Mississippi; died before 1870.
Jesse L. Harper was born about 1842 in Louisiana; and died.
John Wesley Harper was born about 1848 in Louisiana; and died.
Harris Stephen Harper was born about 1851 in Louisiana; and died.
William A. Harper was born about 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Mary A. Harper was born about 1856; and died.