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Lucretia Jane McLemore

Female 1838 - 1930  (91 years)


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  • Name Lucretia Jane McLemore  [1, 2
    Born 10 Nov 1838  Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Mar 1930  Yselta, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Sometimes her date of birth is shown as in 1833, as is the death certificate below. It is more likely to be 1838 per her age on various census enumerations and as Rosa McLemore Dunkerly shows that Wright, born in 1835, was the eldest child of Keton McLemore and Rebecca Harrelson.

      Lucretia was married first to George Stedham, who died in 1876, and shortly after his death, she married Joseph Albert OEMISCH

      However, she was still listed as Lucretia STEDHAM on subsequent census enumerations. Lucretia's sister, Rosa McLemore Dunkerly, said that Lucretia's "2nd husband Joe Eomish---went away, never heard of, 1 child Paul"

      Rosa also notes that Lucretia had six children, two of whom died in infancy.

      Norma Smith provided El Paso City Directory lisitngs from 1914-1920, and Lucretia J Stedman, the widow of Geo B, is shown as a nurse and living at 507 Tornillo.

      Transcription of Texas Death Certificate:

      Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
      Standard Certificate of Death
      1. Place of Death
      El Paso County, Ysleta
      2. Name Lucretia Jane Stedham
      3. Sex Female
      4. Race White
      5. Marital Status Widow
      6. Date of Birth 11-11-1833 (possibly in error, maybe 1838)
      7. Age 97 years 3 months 27 days
      8. Occupation Housekeeper
      9. Birthplace Jackson, Miss.
      10. Name of Father Wm. H. (sic) McLemore
      11. Birthplace of Father Don't Know
      12. Mother Miss ____ Harleson
      13. Birthplace of Mother Don't Know
      14. Informant Mrs. Brooks S. Hall, 2431 Montana Street El Paso, Texas
      15. Filed March 10, 1930 Mrs. Willis H. Ransom
      16. Date of Death Mrh 7, 1930
      17. Cause of Death Old Age
      Signed J.C. Midkiff Ysleta, Texas.
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1860 Census
      Texas, Bee, Papalote
      Enumerated 3 July 1860 by Al Thurman
      Page 27, Stamped 147

      295-234
      Geo. Stidham 43 M Farmer $600 Penn
      Lucinda J 22 F Miss
      Wm. H. 3 M Tex
      Mary J 8/12 F "

      1870 Census
      Texas, Bastrop
      Enumerated 1 July 1870
      Page 120
      707-855
      Steddam, G. 40 M W Farmer $200 $200 Mississippi
      Steddam, Lucrezia 32 F W Keeping House S. Carolina
      Steddam, Willis 13 M W Tx
      Steddam, Geog 11 M W Tx
      Steddam, Sam 7 M Tx
      Steddam, Anna 5 Tx
      Steddam, Felix 3 M Tx
      Steddam, Daniel 8/12 M W Tx

      1880 Federal Census
      Lucntia Stedham Self M F W 42 Ms Hotel Waiter Ms Ms
      Annie Stedham Dau S F W 15 Tx At Home Pa Ms
      Felix Stedham Son S M W 12 Tx At Home Pa Ms
      Daniel R. Stedham Son S M W 10 Tx At home PA Ms
      Elvira Stedham Dau S F W 5 Tx Pa Ms
      Paul Stedham Son M W 3 Tx Pa Ms
      ED 28, Luling, Caldwell, Texas
      FHL Library Film 1255294, NA Film T9-1294, Page 245a

      1900 Federal Census
      not located

      1910 Federal Census
      Texas, El Paso, El Paso, ED 65
      Enumerated 29 Apr 1910
      SD 16, ED 65 Sheet 15B
      504-276-306
      Stedham, Lucretia J. Hd F W 73 Wd 9/6 Miss Miss Miss Trained Nurse Private Family
      Stedham, Paul E Son M W 29 S Tx Pa Miss Lather House

      1920 Federal Census
      Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita Ward 4, ED 146
      Enumerated 10 January 1920 by Mrs. Ada Traverse
      SD 8, ED 146 Ward 4rth part
      Sheet 17B
      1809-371-469
      Mauk, E.H. Hd W W 36 M Nebraska US US Laborer Flour Mill
      Mauk, Viola Wife F W 41 M Tx NJ Miss
      Stedham, Lucretia Mother in Law F W 62 (sic) Wd Miss Miss Miss
    Person ID I24462  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Keton Jones McLemore,   b. Abt 1809, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1873, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Jane Harrelson,   b. Abt 1820, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1852 and 1853, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 28 May 1833  Hinds County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In a March 1, 1955 letter to his niece, Pleasant McLemore, the youngest son of Keton by his second wife, recalls that the names of his fathers descendants by his first wife, as far as he knew, were "Lucreacia, Wright, Mandy, Isabel, Felix before Isabel (my error), Maggie, and then Thad, as for Harrison, I never heard of him.....I never did see Wright, saw Thad once, when we stopped at Felixes a few minutes, he didn't talk to me, and I didn't know who he was."
    Documents
    McLemore, Keton Jones family info pg1
    McLemore, Keton Jones family info pg1
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 1 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg2
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg2
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 2 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg3
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg3
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 3 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg4
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg4
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 4 of 4.
    Family ID F8149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 George Stedham,   b. Abt 1829, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1876, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1855  Guadalupe County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William Henry Stedham,   b. 10 Oct 1856, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1882, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Mary Jane Stedham,   b. 25 Oct 1858, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1860, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. George Keton Stedham,   b. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1952, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Isabell Stedham,   b. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Nancy Anne "Annie" Stedham,   b. 19 Feb 1864, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1929, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Sam Stedham,   b. Abt 1863, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Felix H. Stedham,   b. 9 Dec 1866, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1944, Brady, McCulloch County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     8. Daniel Rufus Stedham,   b. 25 Sep 1869, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1943, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     9. Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham,   b. 22 May 1873, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1956, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F8152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joseph Albert Oemisch,   b. 29 Aug 1849, Solingen, Nordrhein-Wesfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Aug 1876  Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Melba Gene McLemore found the following marriage record:

      Caldwell County Marriages
      Book E

      County Clerk, Caldwell County Courthouse, P.O. Box 62, Lockhart, TX 78644.
      Name / Married By: / Date / Page
      OLMISCH ( OEMISCH ), J.A. & STIDHAM, Lucretia / J.D. Rice, J.P. / 16 Aug 1876, P. 204

      More info about Lucretia Jane McLemore and her families, including photos and documents, can be found on the "Research of M. Gene McLemore" at <http://mclemoregenealogy.org/>

    Children 
     1. Paul Everhart Oemisch Stedham,   b. 22 May 1878, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1911, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F11047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1838 - Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1855 - Guadalupe County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Aug 1876 - Caldwell County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Stedham, Elvira permission to Marry
    Stedham, Elvira permission to Marry
    Lucretia Jane McLemore Stedham had to sign her consent for her daughter, Elvira, shown as age 16, to marry Wilbert Kenyon, age 26. Elvira & Wilbert and her brother, George Stedham & Maggie Cowan, were said to have been married in a double wedding at the El Paso County Jail. The top of George Stedham & Maggie Cowan's license can be seen immediately following that of Elvira's.

  • Sources 
    1. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).