Reuben McLemore

Notes:

Shown by Ann and Eldon McLemore of Kansas as a son of John McLemore and Winnie Baltice, and sibling to Wesley, Matthew, Dorcas, John and Robert. He is shown on several internet trees, unsourced, as a son of Winnie BATTICE, however no father is listed. One tree lists him as a son of Moses McLemore and Winnie Battice. Merritt Mullen, who is a descendant of Moses McLemore and Vinnie Batiste, says this is incorrect. There was no son named Reuben born to Moses McLemore or his wife Vinnie.

Ann and Eldon further note that Reuben organized a Masonic Lodge in Copiah County, MS. Filed a bond for $16,000 in Copiah. Named on the bond were Elizabeth McLemore, Virginia Marsh, Mathew McLemore and Uriah Millsap, dated 5 Dec 1860. Signed by all except Virginia. They also state that guardianship for Mary Ann Whitehead, a daughter of Dorcus, was probated for Mary Ann to Reuben McLemore, brother of her mother, on 22 Mar 1867.

They say he died when a tree fell on him.

Z 0792.000
MCLEMORE (REUBEN) PAPERS
1840 - 1859
One bill of sale, dated September 21, 1840, for three slaves belonging to Reuben McLemore and sold to Elizabeth Corley for $2,500; one deed of gift for three slaves, dated September 18, 1844, from Elizabeth Corley to her daughter, Elizabeth Corley McLemore, and one land grant, dated March 1, 1859, to Reuben McLemore and signed by President James Buchanan.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History
http://mdah.state.ms.us/manuscripts/z0792.html

Remembering the Slaves of Reuben McLemore
Extracted by Linda Durr Rudd
LRudd@aol.com

negro man WILLIAM and woman CAROLINE -- $200
negro woman NANCY and three children, JACOB, CAROLINE and HENRETTA -- $3000
negro boy PETER -- $1300
three negro girls MARIAH JANE, MARIAH FRANCES and child AMANDA -- $1800
negro woman ROSE -- $600

Note: According to the 1860 Copiah County Slave Schedule, McLemore owned 5 slaves. Caroline was named and listed as being 100 years of age.

SOURCE
Copiah County Probate Records
Microfilm Number: 8227
1860 Copiah County Slave Schedule
Microfilm found at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Nicole Martin posted the following to the Genforum McLemore Surname board:

I have Reuben as son of John McLemore. Siblings, if correct, are Robert, Wesley,Reuben, Matthew, John, and Dorcus. There may be more sisters. I find John McLemore in Hinds County in 1830 and Rankin County in 1840. I believe he is the John McLemore listed in the 1810 and 1820 census in Barnwell District, SC. I also do not believe this is the son of Major John McLemore. I believe that his brothers (at least) were Howell and Matthew (see 1810 Barnwell Census). One of Matthew's grandsons, Howell W came to Hinds County to marry and then later returned to Barnwell. Later, Matthew's daughter Sarah Page moves to Copiah County. I believe Howell is the one that ended up in Emanuel County, GA.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mclemore/messages/1039.html






(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County
Enumerated 14 Aug 1850
150-150
Reuben McLemore 45 M Farmer 900 SC
Elizabeth McLemore 31 F Miss
Virginia McLemore 12 F Miss
Leonidas McLemore 8 M Mis
Elizabeth Corley 64 F SC

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Corley. Elizabeth was born on 11 Feb 1819 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Ann and Eldon McLemore write the James L. McLemore shows her name as CORLY, but that Copiah County Marriage bonds instead show her last name as CONLEY. However, both Census records and The Mississippi State Archives suggest that CORLEY is correct.

1. Virginia McLemore was born on 11 Feb 1838 in Mississippi; and died.
2. Leonidas Washington McLemore was born on 11 Apr 1842 in Mississippi; and died.

Notes:

It is being ASSUMED that Reuben, Matthew and Dorcus McLemore, all born between 1805 and 1811 in South Carolina, and residents of Copiah County, MS at the time of the 1850 and/or 1860 census are likely siblings, and were born to a currently unknown McLemore father.

This is based not just on their close ages and birthplace, but also on the research of Ann and Eldon McLemore, who provided the following information:

"REUBEN McLEMORE filed a bond for $16,000 in Copiah. Named on the bond were ELIZABETH McLEMORE (wife???), Virginia Marsh, MATHEW McLEMORE (brother???) and Uriah Millsap, dated 5 Dec 1860. Signed by all except Virginia."

Ann and Eldon also state that guardianship for Mary Ann Whitehead, a daughter of Dorcus (nee McLemore), was probated for Mary Ann to Reuben McLemore, brother of her mother, on 22 Mar 1867."

Ann and Eldon believe that the parents of Reuben, Matthew and Dorcus are John McLemore and Winnie Baltice. No evidence has been found, however, to prove this link.

It also appears that the reference to Winnie Baltice might actually be to Vinie Batiste, who married another McLemore and was not the mother of Reuben, Matthew or Dorcus of Copiah County; or Wesley or John of Scott County, whom Ann and Eldon speculate might also be siblings of Reuben, Matthew and Dorcus.