Agnes McLemore

Notes:

Said by Larry Kingsley, apparently in error, to have married first John GRANTHAM and later P.H. Ellerby/Peter Hunter Ellerbe on 3 Apr 1886 in Franklin County, Mississippi

"The King's Meadow" KINGSLEY, CRAWFORD, MEYER, etc. (Larry D. Kingsley kingsely@ntin.net)

It appears it was actually the Aunt of this Agnes McLemore, also named Agnes McLemore, who married John GRANTHAM.

Merrit Mullen shows that this Agnes was the one that married Peter Hunter Ellerbe, on 3 April 1866, and that they were the parents of Wilson, Florence and Lillian Ellerbe.

Peter Hunter Ellerbe, born 29 Jul 1864 in Scott, Mississippi, United States of America; died 08 Apr 1907 in Franklin, LA, USA; married Agnes L Mclemore; born 29 Jul 1864 in Copiah, MS, USA; died 22 Mar 1891 in Franklin, MS, USA.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.ellerbe/30/mb.ashx?pnt=1

Notes:

He applied for a Indigent Soldier Confederate Pension while a resident of Franklin County, Mississippi, at the age of 75. He stated that he enlisted in Copiah County, Mississippi in May 1861. He served in the 38th Mississippi Regiment under Col Bernet and Capt Graves for four years. He was living with a son when he made the application, dated 30 August 1911. He also noted that he had two sisters.

(Research):
Census Information:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Twp 9-10 West of RR, Post Office Hazelhurst
Enumerated 30 July 1870 by O.H. Johnston
Page 112
810-796
McLemore, Richard 33 M W Farmer $100 $300 Miss
McLemore, Lucy H 24 F W Keeping House NC
McLemore, Agnes 6 F W Miss
McLemore, Leatha 4 F W Miss
McLemore, John 3 M W Miss
McLemore, Rosetta 2 F W Miss
McLemore, Infant 4/12 M W Miss Born in Feb.

811-797 McLemore Moses and Eliza

812-798 Carter, Carroll Johnson and Juriah (McLemore)

813-799 Freeman, John & Kesiah

1880 Census

Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Richard MCLEMORE Self M Male W 42 MS Farmer MS MS
L. A. MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 36 NC Keeping House NC NC
A. J. MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 15 MS MS NC Ephriam MCLEMORE Son S Male W 13 MS MS NC
John MCLEMORE Son S Male W 12 MS At School MS NC
Rosa MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 11 MS At School MS NC
Tilman MCLEMORE Son S Male W 10 MS At School MS NC
H. G. D. B. MCLEMORE Son S Male W 8 MS At School MS NC
Source Information:
Census Place District 1, Franklin, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254647
NA Film Number T9-0647
Page Number 3A

Richard married Lucy Ann Freeman on 13 Mar 1861 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Lucy (daughter of William Freeman and Amelia Hester) was born on 13 Sep 1843 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 6 Jul 1897 in Kirby, Franklin County, Mississippi; was buried in Smylie Cemetery, Franklin County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mark Freeman instead shows the year of death as 1863, and the location of birth as North Carolina.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Perry County
Enumerated 28 Sept 1850
132-132
Moses McLamore 63 M Farmer $500 SC
Nancy McLamore 56 F SC (Color M??) SC
John McLamore 23 M Farmer Miss
Juriah McLamore 17 F Miss
Moses McLemore 15 M Farmer Miss
Richard McLemore 13 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Sarah McLemore 11 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Keziah McLemore 7 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Craven McLemore 4 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Amos McLemore 2 F Miss (Appears to be John T. McLemore's daughter Agnes)

1860 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County,
Enumerated 1 Oct 1860 by E.A. Peyton
Page 150/Page 151
#1040-1049
John McLemore 43 M Farmer $1,200 $2,400 NC
Rebecca McLemore 28 F ditto
Richard McLemore 22 M ditto
Sarah McLemore 20 F ditto
Kizziah McLemore 15 F ditto
Craven McLemore 13 M ditto
Agnes McLemore 11 F ditto
Oliver McLemore 8 M ditto
Caleb McLemore 6 M ditto
John McLemore 3 M ditto
Rebecca McLemore 1 F ditto
Nancy McLemore 60 F SC
1041-1050
C.J. Carter 25 M Farmer $400 $400 Miss
Juriah McLemore 26 F Miss <--John McLemore's sister--it appears her children may have been born before her marriage to C.J. Carter?
Nancy McLemore 6 F Miss
Johnson McLemore 2 M Miss

John apparently died sometime after the 1860 census. His widow and four of his youngest children can be found in neighboring Claiborne County at the time of the 1870 census. Rebecca appears to have remarried Edward Davis.

1870 Census
?sup?Mississippi, Claiborne County, Rocky Springs District, Post office Port Gibson
Enumerated 24 September 1870
Pages 13 and 14
88-98?/sup?
Davis, JG 55 M W Farmer $750 $405 Miss Can't R/W
Davis, JE 20 M W Farm Labor Miss Can't R/W
Davis, Edward 45 M W Farmer Miss Can't R/W
Davis, Rebecca 38 F W Housekeeping Miss Can't R/W
Davis, William 16 M W Miss Can't R/W
McLamore, J.O. 19 M W Miss Can't R/W
McLamore, Rebecca 11 F W Miss Can't R/W
McLamore, John 14 M W Miss
McLamore, Moses 8 M W Miss
Taylor, A.W. 32 M W Farm Laborer Miss

John married Agnes Smith on 22 Mar 1836 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Agnes (daughter of Isaac Luther Smith, Sr. and Sarah A. Kingsley) was born about 1821 in Mississippi; died after 1849 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mark Freeman shows her as the daughter of Isaac Luther SMITH and Sarah A. KINGSLEY.

Notes:

Married:
Larry Kingsley and Mark Freeman also show three additional children born to this family, Isaac (8 July 1839), Nancy (23 Oct 1842), and Josh McLemore, born on 21 Apr 1848 and married Allie HARRIGAL. He is not listed on the 1860 census with his family, however.

William married Amelia Hester. Amelia was born about 1820 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died after 1860 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The sister of Ephraim HESTER. She followed her brother to Copiah County, Mississippi after her husband was killed.

Notes:

Paraphrased from "Ole Rosinheels" Moses and brother Richard McLemore were born in SC, and probably moved from Giles Co., TN to Wayne Co., MS at the end of hostilities in the War of 1812. They settled in that part of Wayne County which, in 1819, became Covington County and, still later, in 1826, became Jones County. They were both listed in the 1816 census of Wayne County, but neither was on the 1810 census of the same area. They settled in the Leaf River country of what is now Jones, Perry, Forrest and Covington counties, in south-eastern Mississippi. They lived in close proximity, and John McLemore joined them in 1820. In 1836, Richard moved to Lauderdale County.

The following transcription is courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore, and relates to the military service of Moses during the Creek War:

Know all men by these presents that I Moses Mclemore of the State of Tennessee and Giles County have constetutes ? made and appointed my trusty friend Abraham Byler my true and Lawful attorney for me and in my name and to my use to ask demand ... fore Recover and Receive from the paymaster of the United States all such Sum or Sums of Money which is owing to me from the United States for my services for a tour of duty against the Creek Indians under the command of Gen Andrew Jackson and upon Receiving of such money as fore said to receip for the same in my name in as full and ample a manner as i could do if I were personally present in witness where of I the said Moses McLemore have here unto let my hand and seal this 17th day July 1815
attest
John Huggins Moses McLemore ( Seal )

State of Tennessee Giles County
This day personally appears Moses McLemore before me Jacob Byler one of the Justices of the Peace for said county and acknowledged the above power of attorney for the purpose within mentioned in the presence of John Higggins the subscribing witness given under my hand the 17th Day of July 1815
Jacob Byler JP

(Research):Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Perry County
Enumerated 28 Sept 1850
132-132
Moses McLamore 63 M Farmer $500 SC
Nancy McLamore 56 F SC (Color Mulatto) SC
John McLamore 23 M Farmer Miss
Juriah McLamore 17 F Miss
Moses McLemore 15 M Farmer Miss
Richard McLemore 13 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Sarah McLemore 11 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Keziah McLemore 7 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Craven McLemore 4 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Amos McLemore 2 F Miss (Appears to be John T. McLemore's daughter Agnes)

Moses married Nancy Vinnie Batiste between 1810 and 1815. Nancy was born about 1794 in Mississippi; died on 31 Aug 1868 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Merritt Mullen, her maiden name is variously shown as Batiste, Baptiste, Battiece. ...

Merritt writes that Nancy (Vinnie) Batiste is believed to be a Choctaw Indian, probably born in the territory of Mississippi (census records indicate she was born in South Carolina, but there are no Batiste families there). A tradition in different branches of the Fairchild family says her grandchildren are 1/4 Indian, and the early Choctaw Indian rolls for Mississippi show Indian families using the surname of "Batiste" (with various spellings such as Battist, Battiese, Battice, Bapten). The name is also found among the Choctaws who migrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory.

"Batiste" is a variant spelling of the French name "Baptiste" (as in the common name "Jean Baptiste", or John the Baptist). The Baptistes were prominent early settlers of the Gulf Coast around what is now Mobile, Alabama. Jean Baptiste (dit Graveline) Baudreau came from Montreal (Canada) to the Gulf Coast with the brothers d'Iberville and Bienville, sent by King Louis XV to build Fort Louis and explore the Gulf Coast to protect the huge holdings (Louisiana Purchase area). It was in 1699/1700 that Jean Baptiste Baudreau came to the Pascaqoula/Bay St. Louis area on the Gulf Coast.
The family history of the descendants of Jean Baptiste Beaudreau indicates it was common for the male descendants to have both a French and an Indian wife, and children with both of them. A grandson of the first settler, Jean Batiste Baudreau, Pierre Baptiste (also called Pedro, during the Spanish era on the Gulf Coast) was probably 1/4 Indian and 3/4 French. He married a Choctaw Indian and had a daughter by her named Michou Jenny (or Jincy) Batiste (or Battiest), who married Daniel Anderson. It is possible that a brother of Jenny was the father of Nancy Vinnie Baptiste. If Nancy's mother was a full-blood Choctaw, then Nancy would be 3/16 French and 13/16 Indian.


Nancy was living in Copiah County, Mississippi with her son, John, at the time of the 1860 Census.

Larry Kingsley & Merritt Mullen both note that she died in Scott County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Married:
May also be the parents of an Elizabeth McLemroe, born 1820 and married James Lowery of the Cherokee Nation East. (MaryLynn Santa and Mark Freeman both reference her, but neither William McLemore or April Makerney have her listed).

Isaac married Sarah A. Kingsley. Sarah was born before 1801; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]