Martha Mariah Barkley

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Looking for information on the ancestry of John Barkley who appears in the records of Northampton County, NC, from about 1800 on until he disappears therefrom after 1820. He was married to Rebecca Doles (died before May 18, 1820), daughter of Francis Doles, sometime between 1805 and 1812, and they had five children, Francis Doles Barkley, Martha Mariah Barkley (gg-grandmother of the undersigned), Jesse F Barkley, John R. Barkley and Rebecca J. Barkley. He was also apparently a fairly prominent person for, according to his grandson, Benj. F. McLemore, John Barkley was a NC state senator. Despite this info, I have been unable to connect him. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I would in return be willing to supply info on his McLemore descendants and/or info on his wife's family. Reply either here or directly to:

Jim McLemore
mclemore@picusnet.com

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Martha married James McLemore on 21 Aug 1834. James (son of James McLemore and Rebecca ???) was born between 1799 and 1801 in Sussex County, Virginia; died about 1877 in Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Might he have been listed on the 1860 census as L.J. McLemore, age 17, Male.

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He fought in the Civil War and was the first of three successive generations of McLemore Clerks of (Circuit) Court. Most McLemores still living in or near the Southside (including the author) are descended from him.

He married Rosa Ann WESTBROOK, sister of his own sister Sarah Elizabeth's husband, James Edwin WESTBROOK.

(James L. McLemore, III, p. 81).

Rev. William P. McLemore, in a section on his website devoted to notable McLemore's (Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3476/mclem1.htm), has the following biography:

Benjamin Franklin McLemore, was born May 3, 1839, the son of James and Martha M. (Barkley) McLemore of southwestern Southampton County. He was apparently one of at least six children born of this union. After completion of his studies, he probably farmed for a while, perhaps with his father, and apparently clerked in a store as well, until the spring of 1861 erupted into this nation's bloodiest conflict, the American Civil War. He survived the entire war with only two slight wounds, was apparently taken with other surrendered southern soldiers to Richmond where he took the amnesty oath on May 18, 1865, and was paroled. He walked home to Southampton County where, by the end of the year he felt secure enough about his future to marry, taking as his wife, Rosa Ann Westbrook, daughter of James David Westbrook and Nancy Lewis (Turner) Westbrook on December 20, 1865, at the bride's home in Drewryville. His wife Rosa, after giving birth to nine children of whom seven survived infancy and six survived to marry and have issue, died on May 26, 1896. B. F. McLemore thereafter married, secondly, Lelia G. Adams, daughter of William T. and Martha P. ("Pullie") Adams of Adams Grove west of Drewryville. This marriage took place on August 3, 1898, in the town of Suffolk in neighboring Nansemond County. Benjamin Franklin McLemore died on January 29, 1911, and was buried between his two wives in the family plot in the cemetery behind the Episcopal Church in Courtland. (B. F. McLemore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore, 1991, pp. 337-349)

(Research):
Census Information:

1870 Census
Virginia, Southampton County, Drewryville Twp, P.O. Jersalem
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 28
213-213
McLemore, Jas 68 M W Farmer Va
McLemore, Elizabeth 49 F W Keeping House Va
McLemore, Benj F 31 M W Farmer Va
[Where is his wife, Rosa?]
McLemore, S.E. 21 F W Va
McLemore, Alace 14 F W Va
McLemore, L. J. 3 M W Va (Appears to be James Latinus?, son of Benj. and Rosa McLemore)
McLemore, E/L? Francis 2 F W Va (Appears to be Lila F?, dtr of Benj. and Rosa McLemore)
McLemore, Gilliam Clanison 53 F W Va
Rivers, Wm 46 M WE Farm Laborer Va

1880 Census
Virginia, Southampton County, Boykins District
Enumerated 3 Jun 1880
Page 8 D. SD 1 ED 101
75-80
McLemore, Benj F W M 41 Farmer Va
McLemore, Rosa A W F 34 Wf KH Va
McLemore, Jas. L W M 13 Son Works on Farm Va
McLemore, Lila F W F 11 Dtr At Home Va
McLemore, Mattie L W F 9 Dtr Va
McLemore, Josephine E W F 7 Dtr Va
McLemore, William T W M 6 Son Va
McLemore, Harvey B W M 4 Son Va
McLemore, Olivia P W F 11/12 June Dtr Va
McLemore, Elizabeth L W F 62 Mother Consumptive Va
McLemore, Tracey G W F 65 Aunt Va
West, Samuel E W M 41 Farm Laborer Va
James, George M M 18 Farm Laborer Va


1900 Census
Virginia, Southampton, Jerusalem Majesterial District (part of)
Enumerated 29 Jun 1900 by John N. Schnell
SD 2 ED 62 Sheet 21B
397-399
McLemore, Ben F Hd W M May 1842 58 m 35 Va Va Va Clerk Co Court
McLemore, Lelia WfW F Mar 1868 32 M 3 1/1 Va Va Va
McLemore, William T Son W M Jan 1876 24 S Va Va Va Physician
McLemore, Harvey B Son W M aug 1878 29 S Va Va Va Deputy Co. Clerk
McLemore, Pearl O Dtr W F June 1881 18 S Va Va Va
McLemore, Benjamin F Son W M Feb 1900 2/12 S Va Va Va
Lucas, Anna Servant B F Mar 1882 18 S Va Va Va Cook
Epps, Ananias Servant B M Feb 1882 18 S Va Va Va
Hostler

1910 Census
Virginia, Southampton, Jerusalem District, Courtland Town
Enumerated 10 May 1910
SD 2 ED 121 Sheet 25A Stamped 263
Turner, Jashpie Hd M W 37 M1 12 Va Va Va Sargeant Town
Turner, Annie L Wf F W 33 M1 12 7/3 Va Va Va
Turner, R. Keith Son M W 12 S Va Va Va
Turner, Ellen O Dtr F W 7 S Va Va Va
Turner, Edgar C Son M W 6 S Va Va Va
McLemore, Benjiman F Boarder M W 70 Wd Va Va Va

Benjamin married Rosa Ann Westbrook on 20 Dec 1865 in Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia. Rosa was born on 1 Dec 1844 in Southhampton County, Virginia; died on 26 May 1894 in Southampton County, Virginia; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Lelia G. Adams on 3 Aug 1898 in Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia. Lelia was born on 25 Mar 1865 in Virginia; died on 6 Nov 1902 in Virginia; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He died of the "fits" on March 7, 1857, at the age of "seventeen or thereabouts."

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Named for her aunt Rebecca J. BARKLEY, or her two grandmothers Rebecca Doles BARKLEY and Rebecca Harwood McLEMORE. She apparently likewise died young, with issue. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 81).

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Died in infancy. (James L. McLemore, III. p. 81).

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May have been named for her aunt, Liza Harris. She married James Edwin WESTBROOK, brother of her own brother Ben's wife, Rosa Ann WESTBROOK. They were the parents of William Hugh, Martin Luther, Arthur Blunt, Edwin Person, Lillian Gertrude, Alice Blanche, Bessie Rae, and Lila Karen Westbrook. Memorial pages for four of their children can be found linked to her on FindAGrave.

Sarah married James Edwin Westbrook on 17 Oct 1873. James was born on 9 Jul 1846 in Southhampton County, Virginia; died on 17 Feb 1927; was buried in Drewryville Baptist Church Cemetery, Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biography, below, copied from this FindAGrave memorial page:

Judge James L. McLemore, 87, Circuit Court Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia, appointed 1907, served for 33 years until his retirement; founder & first president of the National Bank of Suffolk, served as president for over half a century beginning 1899.


(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Virginia, Suffolk City, First pt
ED 119-2 SD 14 Sheet 12A Stamped 205
221-227-274
McLemore, James L Head $ ??? M W 62 M/30 Va Va Va Judge City and Circuit Court
McLemore, Mary Willis Wife F W 55 M/22 Va Va Va
McLemore, Jame L Jr. Son M W 17 S Va Va Va
Prettain, Annie Sister-in-law F W 51 S Va Va Va

James married Mary Willis Pretlow on 21 Apr 1898 in Virginia. Mary was born on 9 Feb 1875 in Virginia; died on 6 Feb 1950; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk (Independant City), Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Record 17 out of 55
Record Title
McLemore, Lila F.
Publication [1888].
Gen. note
Race White.
Gender Female.
Date of death July 26, 1888.
Place of death District #1.
Cause of death Typhoid Fever.
Age at death 19 year(s).
Place of birth Southampton County.
Occupation None.
Note
Source of information Southampton County, 1888, page 3, line 82.
Note Part of the Death Records Indexing Project which is sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society.
Subject - Personal
McLemore, Lila F.
Mclemore, Benjamin F., father.
McLemore, Rosa, mother.
McLemore, B.F., informant (Family Head).
Subject - Topical
Deaths -- Virginia -- Southampton County.
Death Records Indexing Project. Virginia Genealogical Society

System Number 001370371

Martha married Thomas H. Birdsong on 17 Apr 1895 in Southhampton County, Virginia. Thomas was born in Aug 1867 in Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josephine married Howard Wiswall Bowen on 20 Nov 1895 in Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. Howard was born on 3 Mar 1861 in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina; died on 7 Jan 1929 in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His FindAGrave memorial page states he was a practicing physician for 50 years.

Family/Spouse: Mary Frances Williams. Mary was born on 16 Apr 1878; died on 20 Jan 1968 in Newport News (Independent City), Virginia; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His FindAGrave memorial page shows he was the "second of three McLemore generations to serve as Clerks of Southhampton County Courts, 24 years."

Family/Spouse: Pattie Edwards Williams. Pattie was born on 30 May 1882; died on 13 Nov 1963; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, show her as married to Rosser Pelham BIRDSONG. Her Pennsylvania Death certificate shows her as Pearl McLemore Birdsong, and that she died at the age of 39 of acute anemia from placent previa due to a puefperal infection of nearly two months duration.

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James Latinus McLemore Jr. 90 passed away on June 9, 2003. He was a Suffolk native and son of the late Judge James L. McLemore and Mary Willis Pretlow McLemore.
He is survived by his wife of over 61 years, Jane Coulbourn McLemore and their three children and seven grandchildren; James L. McLemore III and his wife, Marjorie R. McLemore, of Suffolk; their children, James L. McLemore IV, Lt. Thomas B. McLemore, U.S.N. and Sarah Elizabeth McLemore; Elizabeth McLemore White, and her husband, Albert S. White III of Poquoson and their daughter, Jane Garrett McLemore White; John Coulbourn McLemore, his wife, Lillian R McLemore, of Norfolk, and their daughters, Maria Elizabeth McLemore, Ann Bolling McLemore and Katherine James McLemore; and two nieces, Mary Willis Matthews Park and Margaret Matthews Outland.
Jimmy was a loyal alumnus of Randolph Macon College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity, and served on the college's Board of Trustees. He attended the University of Virginia Law School and received his law degree from the University of Richmond Law School. He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1938 and was a member of the Virginia State Bar, Virginia Bar Association a past president of the Suffolk-Nansemond County Bar Association.
In 1954, he joined the National Bank of Suffolk, a predecessor bank to Bank of America. He enjoyed being a community banker because it enabled him to serve the community, customers and employees of the bank. He retired in 1977 as a Senior Vice President of what was then Virginia National Bank.
To whom much has been given, much is expected. Throughout his life, Jimmy served his nation and community. He was a veteran of the Army and Navy and during World War II, he was stationed in India for 23 months as a Naval Intelligence Officer. His community activities included Scoutmaster of Troop I, Charter Member of the Suffolk Jaycees, Director of Suffolk Nansemond Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Salvation Army and, in 1950, chairman of the Community Chest (United Way) Suffolk campaign. For over 57 years, he was a member of the Suffolk Rotary Club, and served as its president in 1962.
Jimmy served on the Suffolk Planning Commission and two terms on the Suffolk City Council (1963-1971), including its Vice Mayor. He served as Suffolk's representative on the Tidewater Virginia Development Council, which was the area's first regional economic development agency.
A lifelong member of Main Street United Methodist Church, Jimmy was also a member and teacher of the James L. McLemore Men's Bible Class, and served several terms on the Church's Administrative Board, serving for a time as its chairman.
Jimmy enjoyed hunting, fishing and particularly golfing. He was a director of the Suffolk Recreational and Charitable Association for over 20 years, and was a member and director of Cedar Point Country Club. He enjoyed the "Jolly Boys" and his coffee at the Crystal. He loved people and lived life to the fullest.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 11 at Main Street United Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert J. Parks and the Rev. Dr. Robert B. Marr. Visitation will be held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10 at the R.W. Baker Funeral Home, 509 W. Washington Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 202 N. Main St., Suffolk, Virginia 23434.

James married Jane Warren Coulbourn about 1942. Jane was born on 5 Oct 1914 in Virginia; died on 20 Jan 2009 in Suffolk (Independant City), Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married second Louisa Davis.

Family/Spouse: Elfleda Bridges. Elfleda was born on 14 Feb 1911; died on 6 Jul 1970; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His FindAGrave memorial page shows he was the "third of three McLemore generations to serve as Clerks of Southhampton County Courts, 32 years."

Family/Spouse: Alyce Page Adams. Alyce was born on 17 Feb 1907 in King William County, Virginia; died on 6 Aug 194 in Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Virginia Lambeth. Virginia was born on 25 Feb 1908 in Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; died on 24 Oct 2006; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Davis Weede. Joseph was born on 27 Feb 1912; died on 26 Jan 1990; was buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin (Independent City), Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Isabelle "Izzie" White. Isabelle was born on 15 Feb 1919 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia; died on 7 Jul 2000 in Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]