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Benton Wilson McLemore

Male 1912 - 1969  (56 years)


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  • Name Benton Wilson McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Born 27 Jul 1912  Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Mar 1969  Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Lieutenant Benton McLemore
      Athens Police Department
      Alabama
      End of Watch: Friday, March 7, 1969

      Biographical Info
      Age: Not available
      Tour of Duty: Not available
      Badge Number: Not available

      Incident Details
      Cause of Death: Gunfire
      Date of Incident: Friday, March 7, 1969
      Weapon Used: Shotgun
      Suspect Info: Commited Suicide

      Lieutenant McLemore was shot and killed after responding to the suspect's house to check on his welfare. The suspect was known to be mentally ill. When Lieutenant McLemore knocked on the suspect's door, the suspect shot and killed him with a shotgun. When back-up officers arrived the exchanged gunfire with the suspect, the suspect killed himself before he could be captured.

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    Person ID I27742  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2018 

    Father John Melvin McLemore,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1918, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Bettie" Wilson York,   b. 29 May 1873, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1928, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F8968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robbie Jane Kirk,   b. 5 Dec 1915, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1990, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
     1. Martha Dean McLemore,   b. 1 Apr 1935, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1935, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Jackie McLemore,   b. 21 Jan 1948, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1948, Limestone County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F14070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1912 - Limestone County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Mar 1969 - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    2. [S318] Santa, MaryLynn (mltomsan@aol.com) "Linked Families" Ver 2005-05-17 01:39:02 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mltomsan5.

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 30151732 (Reliability: 3).