Thomas Henry McLemore

Notes:

Lee Osborne writes that he has a "copy of a letter of my Great Grandfather Thomas Henry McLemore. He stated he did not know much about the family. He thought his great grandfather was from Highlands of Scotland. His grandfather was Young Lee McLemore and his Father was John Wesley McLemore."

Penny Thorne notes that:

BIOGRAPHY: Served in the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1915 and 1916. Wasa member of the Farmers Union and the Cotton and Broomcorn Growers Associations. Taken from The Carter Express Newspaper, August 12,1910: T.H.McLemore will make his opening campaign speech for the office of County Clerk of Beckham County on the street in Elk City Saturday, August 18, at 3 p.m.

BIRTH: Was born in Texas in 1874, moved to Oklahoma in 1901.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Somervell, JP 1, SD 4, ED 138 Sheet 5B
Enumerated 26 Jun 1900
McLemore, Tom H Hd W M Oct 1874 25 m3 Tx Tn Ga
McLemore, Minnie Wf W F Jan 1880 20 M3 2/2 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Delta Dtr W F Jun 1892 Tx Tx Tx [Born during prior marriage to ???]
McLemore, Bessie DtrW F Dec 1898 Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 18 May 1910
SD 5 WS 6 Sheeet 13A
McLemore, Thomas H Hd M W 36 m1/13 Tx NC US Farmer Truck Farmer
McLemore, Minnie I Wf F W 30 m1/13 6/6 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Elmer G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Laborere <--- Why not listed with the family at the 1900 census?
McLemore, Bessie A Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Rudolph Son M W 8 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Eunice Dtr F W 5 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Wilber Son M W 8 S Ok Tx Tx

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Twp 11 and 12 N R 21 W
Enumerated 7 and 8 January 1920
SD 7 Ed 6 Sheet 2B
46-46
McLemore, Thomas H Hd M W 45 M Tx NC Ga Farmer
McLemore, Minnie I Wf F W 39 M Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Rudolph Son M W 17 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Eunice A Dtr F W 15 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Allen D Son m W 8 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Minnie O Dtr F W 4 5/12 S Ok Tx Tx

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 30 Apr 1930
ED 5-12 SD 8 Sheet 16B
342-342
McLemore, Thom. H Head O W W 55 M 22 Tx Tenn Ga Farmer
McLemore, Minnie Wf F W 50 M18 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Olga Dtr F W 14 S Ok Tx Tx Farming
McLemore, Aplin E Brother M W 51 S Tx Tenn Ga Laborer Gen Farm

Thomas married Minnie Ida Hudspeth on 23 Dec 1896 in Erath County, Texas. Minnie was born on 24 Jan 1880 in Hood County, Texas; died in Feb 1969 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Beckham County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Delmer Lee McLemore was born on 29 Jun 1897 in Paluxy, Hood County, Texas; and died.
2. Bessie Alice McLemore was born in Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 26 Jul 1950 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
3. Oleta McLemore was born about 1901 in Texas; and died.
4. Rudolph W. McLemore was born on 25 Apr 1902 in Washita County, Oklahoma; died on 4 Jul 1988 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma.
5. Eunice A. McLemore was born about 1905 in Oklahoma; and died.
6. Wilber Franklin McLemore was born about 1907 in Oklahoma; died about 1967 in Oklahoma; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Beckham County, Oklahoma.
7. Delbert Allen McLemore was born on 30 Aug 1910 in Beckham County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Aug 1987 in Colorado.
8. Minnie Olga McLemore was born about 1915 in Beckham County, Oklahoma; and died.

John married Frances J. "Fannie" Stephens before 1867 in Miller County, Arkansas. Frances was born about 1848 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Penny Thorpe also shows them as the parents of Susan and Mary Ella McLemore.

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Census Listings:

1850
not located

1860
not located

1870
not located

1880 Census
Arkansas, Miller County, Sulpher
Enumerated 5 Jun 1880
Page 8 SD 1 ED 198
33-34
Young McLemore W M 57 Farmer TN NC NC
Mary McLemore W F 56 Wife Keeping House TN NC Tn
McLemore, Young W M 20 Son Working on Farm
McLemore, Bell Dau W F 16 Daug Tx Seamstress
Sarah McLemore W F 43 Wife??? Keeping House Ga SC SC

1900 Census
Arkansas, Miller County, Sulphur Twp
Enumerated 21 Jun 1900
SD 5 ED 126 Sheet 10A Stamped 309
164-170
McLemore, Young L Head W M Mar 1814 86 Wd Mo Farmer
McLemore, Young L Son W M Jan 1860 39 S Tx Mo Farm Laborer
----171
Sikes, John T. Head W M Feb 1876 24 m1 Ark Ga Ga Farmer
Sikes, Arizona Wf W F 1875 23 M1 0/0 Tex --- Ark

Young married Mary Jane Walker about 1840 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Mary was born on 11 Dec 1822 in Monroe County, Tennessee; died on 2 Nov 1899 in Miller County, Arkansas; was buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Miller County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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."

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

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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.....