James J. Willingham

Abt 1839 - 1862  (~ 23 years)

• Name	James J. Willingham  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1839	Montgomery County, Alabama   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 1862  [1, 2]
  Buried	McLemore Taylor Burying Ground, Montgomery County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Notes	McLemore Burying Ground, Montgomery, Alabama From DAR records 1936 James J. Willingham ---- May 31, 1862 In Memory of Lt. Col. Jas. J Willingham, 6th Alabama Regiment who was killed in the battle of Seven Pines, aged 23 years, 3 months and 17 days (son of William F. Willingham & Rebecca McLemore; grandson of James & Elizabeth Harper McLemore) The McLemore Burying Ground is about one mile off the Montgomery -Atlanta Highway to the right facing east, and is about five miles from Montgomery. It is on a knoll behind the old James McLemore home built about 1820. In 1936 Mrs. Lizzie Taylor Dickerson occupied it. A low brick wall and iron fence surrounds the lot. Outside the main cemetery is another smaller one, also enclosed. There are graves of slaves and faithful servants, mostly unmarked outside all enclousures. Graves listed begin at the southwest corner of the plot. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt
  Person ID	I29919	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William F. Willingham,   b. 29 May 1808,   d. 3 Mar 1851  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Rebecca McLemore,   b. 29 Oct 1811, Hancock County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 1839  [2]
  Family ID	F9632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1839 - Montgomery County, Alabama Buried - - McLemore Taylor Burying Ground, Montgomery County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S647] McLemore Burying Ground, Montgomery, Alabama Cemetery Records (Transcribed by the DAR in 1936, posted online), (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt). [S1798] US GenWeb Archives, Alabama, Montgomery Cemeteries, McLemore Burying Grounds [database online], (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt). [S1798] US GenWeb Archives, Alabama, Montgomery Cemeteries, McLemore Burying Grounds [database online], (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt), Age 23 years, 3 months, and 17 days (Reliability: 3).