TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS IN RICHARD MCLEMORE'S LIFE:
1798:
Birthplace: SC (src: 1850 Laud. Co.,MS Census)
Growing up: TN
NOTE: A portion of Wayne County would become Covington Co. in 1819. A portion of Covington Co. would become Jones Co., in 1826.
NOTE: The "Richard McLemore" in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census is likely not the same Richard McLemore, because the Richard McLemore in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census appears to have children, while there is no record known to show that he was ever married before 1821 when he married Nancy Perry Hill.
1820:
Father: A male McLemore, the same age as Amos, along with a female, the same age as Amos's wife Equilla, was listed in the 1820 Perry County Census, along with children who correspond to the ages of non-adult children who Amos and Equilla would have had in their home at the time. Listed next to them was John Sellers who was married
to Amos and Equilla's 14-yr-old daughter, Sarah McLemore.
1821:
Richard McLemore marries Nancy Perry Hill in Perry CO, MS.
1823
Bainbridge Co., MS Census
Bainbridge County, MS was an area that would later come to be known as Covington Co., MS along with a portion that would later come to be known as Jones Co., MS.
Richard's brother, Amos McLemore Jr., is shown living in Bainbridge Co., MS in this census.
1833:
Official establishment of Lauderdale County, MS. Richard McLemore was the first settler in Meridian, MS. He offered free land to newcomers.
1858:
Richard McLemore built a home in Meridian for his daughter, Juriah. The home still stands today (2016) and is open for tours. The name of the home is called Merrehope.
1859:
Richard McLemore marries 2nd wife: Catherine Carter in Clarke Co., MS.
1863
General Leonidas Polk, aka: The Fighting Bishop of LA, and good friend of Jefferson Davis, moves into Merrehope in Meridian, MS, with his family, to use as his headquarters during the American Civil War.
1863
Richard McLemore's nephew, Major Amos McLemore, killed in Ellisville, Jones County, MS at the home of Amos Deason, a Mississippi State representative, by Newt Knight, after Amos was dispatched by General Braxton Bragg to find Newt Knight and his band of deserters from the Conferderate Army during the Civil War.
The Deason Home is said to be haunted by Major Amos McLemore. It still stands today and is open for tours. Each year, during the last week of October, there is a reenactment of the shooting of Amos McLemore.
1865 -unsourced
Richard McLemore makes the first interment in the cemetery behind the 1st church built in Meridian, MS, which was built by him: Calvary Baptist Church. The church is no longer there, but the cemetery is still there and on the register of historic places. The woman he buried in the cemetery was said to be "a relation" named Mrs. Tyner, who he had brought with him to Meridian. Although his mother had remarried to a Tyner, it is possibly not her, b/c she was living with her daughter in Smith Co. when she was 98 years old. See Equilla Tiner. There has been no headstone found in McLemore cemetery or anywhere else for Equilla Tyner.
1873: -unsourced
Richard McLemore; marriage #3: Isabella Roberson
1881:
Richard McLemore died at the age of 82 years old and is buried in the same cemetery where he buried Mrs./Ms Tyner: McLemore Cemetery in Meridian, MS. -unsourced
See McLemore Archives on Facebook for a brief overview of this family history.
MARRIAGES:
1. Nancy Perry Hill
2. Catherine Carter
3. Isabella Roberson
CHILDREN:
1. Mary McLemore Yarbrough; b. 05-14-1822
m. Joseph P. Yarbrough; b.08-30-1819;d.01-08-1869
2. Nancy McLemore Keeton; b.09-17-1823
m. (?) Keeton;b.before 1823
3. Martha McLemore Allen; b.11-23-1826;d.05-04-1856
m. William Allen
4. Caleb Hill McLemore;b.01-07-1829;d.10-22-1904
m. Louisa C. Brown;b.abt.1834
5. Daughter McLemore; b.1830
6. Lavina B. McLemore Brown; b.05-19-1831
m. J.C. Brown; b.1830
7. Sarah McLemore Allen; b.01-09-1833
m.William Allen; b.1826
8. Charity Moriah McLemore Wiggins; b.07-12-1835
m. J.W. Wiggins; b.abt.1824
9. Juriah McLemore; b.03-08-1837
m.W.H. Jackson; b.abt.1836
10. Joshua McLemore; b.06-03-1839;d.1918
m. Mary E. Semmes; b.abt.1840;d.after 1891
1798:
Birthplace: SC (src: 1850 Laud. Co.,MS Census)
Growing up: TN
NOTE: A portion of Wayne County would become Covington Co. in 1819. A portion of Covington Co. would become Jones Co., in 1826.
NOTE: The "Richard McLemore" in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census is likely not the same Richard McLemore, because the Richard McLemore in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census appears to have children, while there is no record known to show that he was ever married before 1821 when he married Nancy Perry Hill.
1820:
Father: A male McLemore, the same age as Amos, along with a female, the same age as Amos's wife Equilla, was listed in the 1820 Perry County Census, along with children who correspond to the ages of non-adult children who Amos and Equilla would have had in their home at the time. Listed next to them was John Sellers who was married
to Amos and Equilla's 14-yr-old daughter, Sarah McLemore.
1821:
Richard McLemore marries Nancy Perry Hill in Perry CO, MS.
1823
Bainbridge Co., MS Census
Bainbridge County, MS was an area that would later come to be known as Covington Co., MS along with a portion that would later come to be known as Jones Co., MS.
Richard's brother, Amos McLemore Jr., is shown living in Bainbridge Co., MS in this census.
1833:
Official establishment of Lauderdale County, MS. Richard McLemore was the first settler in Meridian, MS. He offered free land to newcomers.
1858:
Richard McLemore built a home in Meridian for his daughter, Juriah. The home still stands today (2016) and is open for tours. The name of the home is called Merrehope.
1859:
Richard McLemore marries 2nd wife: Catherine Carter in Clarke Co., MS.
1863
General Leonidas Polk, aka: The Fighting Bishop of LA, and good friend of Jefferson Davis, moves into Merrehope in Meridian, MS, with his family, to use as his headquarters during the American Civil War.
1863
Richard McLemore's nephew, Major Amos McLemore, killed in Ellisville, Jones County, MS at the home of Amos Deason, a Mississippi State representative, by Newt Knight, after Amos was dispatched by General Braxton Bragg to find Newt Knight and his band of deserters from the Conferderate Army during the Civil War.
The Deason Home is said to be haunted by Major Amos McLemore. It still stands today and is open for tours. Each year, during the last week of October, there is a reenactment of the shooting of Amos McLemore.
1865 -unsourced
Richard McLemore makes the first interment in the cemetery behind the 1st church built in Meridian, MS, which was built by him: Calvary Baptist Church. The church is no longer there, but the cemetery is still there and on the register of historic places. The woman he buried in the cemetery was said to be "a relation" named Mrs. Tyner, who he had brought with him to Meridian. Although his mother had remarried to a Tyner, it is possibly not her, b/c she was living with her daughter in Smith Co. when she was 98 years old. See Equilla Tiner. There has been no headstone found in McLemore cemetery or anywhere else for Equilla Tyner.
1873: -unsourced
Richard McLemore; marriage #3: Isabella Roberson
1881:
Richard McLemore died at the age of 82 years old and is buried in the same cemetery where he buried Mrs./Ms Tyner: McLemore Cemetery in Meridian, MS. -unsourced
See McLemore Archives on Facebook for a brief overview of this family history.
MARRIAGES:
1. Nancy Perry Hill
2. Catherine Carter
3. Isabella Roberson
CHILDREN:
1. Mary McLemore Yarbrough; b. 05-14-1822
m. Joseph P. Yarbrough; b.08-30-1819;d.01-08-1869
2. Nancy McLemore Keeton; b.09-17-1823
m. (?) Keeton;b.before 1823
3. Martha McLemore Allen; b.11-23-1826;d.05-04-1856
m. William Allen
4. Caleb Hill McLemore;b.01-07-1829;d.10-22-1904
m. Louisa C. Brown;b.abt.1834
5. Daughter McLemore; b.1830
6. Lavina B. McLemore Brown; b.05-19-1831
m. J.C. Brown; b.1830
7. Sarah McLemore Allen; b.01-09-1833
m.William Allen; b.1826
8. Charity Moriah McLemore Wiggins; b.07-12-1835
m. J.W. Wiggins; b.abt.1824
9. Juriah McLemore; b.03-08-1837
m.W.H. Jackson; b.abt.1836
10. Joshua McLemore; b.06-03-1839;d.1918
m. Mary E. Semmes; b.abt.1840;d.after 1891
TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS IN RICHARD MCLEMORE'S LIFE:
1798:
Birthplace: SC (src: 1850 Laud. Co.,MS Census)
Growing up: TN
NOTE: A portion of Wayne County would become Covington Co. in 1819. A portion of Covington Co. would become Jones Co., in 1826.
NOTE: The "Richard McLemore" in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census is likely not the same Richard McLemore, because the Richard McLemore in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census appears to have children, while there is no record known to show that he was ever married before 1821 when he married Nancy Perry Hill.
1820:
Father: A male McLemore, the same age as Amos, along with a female, the same age as Amos's wife Equilla, was listed in the 1820 Perry County Census, along with children who correspond to the ages of non-adult children who Amos and Equilla would have had in their home at the time. Listed next to them was John Sellers who was married
to Amos and Equilla's 14-yr-old daughter, Sarah McLemore.
1821:
Richard McLemore marries Nancy Perry Hill in Perry CO, MS.
1823
Bainbridge Co., MS Census
Bainbridge County, MS was an area that would later come to be known as Covington Co., MS along with a portion that would later come to be known as Jones Co., MS.
Richard's brother, Amos McLemore Jr., is shown living in Bainbridge Co., MS in this census.
1833:
Official establishment of Lauderdale County, MS. Richard McLemore was the first settler in Meridian, MS. He offered free land to newcomers.
1858:
Richard McLemore built a home in Meridian for his daughter, Juriah. The home still stands today (2016) and is open for tours. The name of the home is called Merrehope.
1859:
Richard McLemore marries 2nd wife: Catherine Carter in Clarke Co., MS.
1863
General Leonidas Polk, aka: The Fighting Bishop of LA, and good friend of Jefferson Davis, moves into Merrehope in Meridian, MS, with his family, to use as his headquarters during the American Civil War.
1863
Richard McLemore's nephew, Major Amos McLemore, killed in Ellisville, Jones County, MS at the home of Amos Deason, a Mississippi State representative, by Newt Knight, after Amos was dispatched by General Braxton Bragg to find Newt Knight and his band of deserters from the Conferderate Army during the Civil War.
The Deason Home is said to be haunted by Major Amos McLemore. It still stands today and is open for tours. Each year, during the last week of October, there is a reenactment of the shooting of Amos McLemore.
1865 -unsourced
Richard McLemore makes the first interment in the cemetery behind the 1st church built in Meridian, MS, which was built by him: Calvary Baptist Church. The church is no longer there, but the cemetery is still there and on the register of historic places. The woman he buried in the cemetery was said to be "a relation" named Mrs. Tyner, who he had brought with him to Meridian. Although his mother had remarried to a Tyner, it is possibly not her, b/c she was living with her daughter in Smith Co. when she was 98 years old. See Equilla Tiner. There has been no headstone found in McLemore cemetery or anywhere else for Equilla Tyner.
1873: -unsourced
Richard McLemore; marriage #3: Isabella Roberson
1881:
Richard McLemore died at the age of 82 years old and is buried in the same cemetery where he buried Mrs./Ms Tyner: McLemore Cemetery in Meridian, MS. -unsourced
See McLemore Archives on Facebook for a brief overview of this family history.
MARRIAGES:
1. Nancy Perry Hill
2. Catherine Carter
3. Isabella Roberson
CHILDREN:
1. Mary McLemore Yarbrough; b. 05-14-1822
m. Joseph P. Yarbrough; b.08-30-1819;d.01-08-1869
2. Nancy McLemore Keeton; b.09-17-1823
m. (?) Keeton;b.before 1823
3. Martha McLemore Allen; b.11-23-1826;d.05-04-1856
m. William Allen
4. Caleb Hill McLemore;b.01-07-1829;d.10-22-1904
m. Louisa C. Brown;b.abt.1834
5. Daughter McLemore; b.1830
6. Lavina B. McLemore Brown; b.05-19-1831
m. J.C. Brown; b.1830
7. Sarah McLemore Allen; b.01-09-1833
m.William Allen; b.1826
8. Charity Moriah McLemore Wiggins; b.07-12-1835
m. J.W. Wiggins; b.abt.1824
9. Juriah McLemore; b.03-08-1837
m.W.H. Jackson; b.abt.1836
10. Joshua McLemore; b.06-03-1839;d.1918
m. Mary E. Semmes; b.abt.1840;d.after 1891
1798:
Birthplace: SC (src: 1850 Laud. Co.,MS Census)
Growing up: TN
NOTE: A portion of Wayne County would become Covington Co. in 1819. A portion of Covington Co. would become Jones Co., in 1826.
NOTE: The "Richard McLemore" in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census is likely not the same Richard McLemore, because the Richard McLemore in the 1816 Wayne Co., MS census appears to have children, while there is no record known to show that he was ever married before 1821 when he married Nancy Perry Hill.
1820:
Father: A male McLemore, the same age as Amos, along with a female, the same age as Amos's wife Equilla, was listed in the 1820 Perry County Census, along with children who correspond to the ages of non-adult children who Amos and Equilla would have had in their home at the time. Listed next to them was John Sellers who was married
to Amos and Equilla's 14-yr-old daughter, Sarah McLemore.
1821:
Richard McLemore marries Nancy Perry Hill in Perry CO, MS.
1823
Bainbridge Co., MS Census
Bainbridge County, MS was an area that would later come to be known as Covington Co., MS along with a portion that would later come to be known as Jones Co., MS.
Richard's brother, Amos McLemore Jr., is shown living in Bainbridge Co., MS in this census.
1833:
Official establishment of Lauderdale County, MS. Richard McLemore was the first settler in Meridian, MS. He offered free land to newcomers.
1858:
Richard McLemore built a home in Meridian for his daughter, Juriah. The home still stands today (2016) and is open for tours. The name of the home is called Merrehope.
1859:
Richard McLemore marries 2nd wife: Catherine Carter in Clarke Co., MS.
1863
General Leonidas Polk, aka: The Fighting Bishop of LA, and good friend of Jefferson Davis, moves into Merrehope in Meridian, MS, with his family, to use as his headquarters during the American Civil War.
1863
Richard McLemore's nephew, Major Amos McLemore, killed in Ellisville, Jones County, MS at the home of Amos Deason, a Mississippi State representative, by Newt Knight, after Amos was dispatched by General Braxton Bragg to find Newt Knight and his band of deserters from the Conferderate Army during the Civil War.
The Deason Home is said to be haunted by Major Amos McLemore. It still stands today and is open for tours. Each year, during the last week of October, there is a reenactment of the shooting of Amos McLemore.
1865 -unsourced
Richard McLemore makes the first interment in the cemetery behind the 1st church built in Meridian, MS, which was built by him: Calvary Baptist Church. The church is no longer there, but the cemetery is still there and on the register of historic places. The woman he buried in the cemetery was said to be "a relation" named Mrs. Tyner, who he had brought with him to Meridian. Although his mother had remarried to a Tyner, it is possibly not her, b/c she was living with her daughter in Smith Co. when she was 98 years old. See Equilla Tiner. There has been no headstone found in McLemore cemetery or anywhere else for Equilla Tyner.
1873: -unsourced
Richard McLemore; marriage #3: Isabella Roberson
1881:
Richard McLemore died at the age of 82 years old and is buried in the same cemetery where he buried Mrs./Ms Tyner: McLemore Cemetery in Meridian, MS. -unsourced
See McLemore Archives on Facebook for a brief overview of this family history.
MARRIAGES:
1. Nancy Perry Hill
2. Catherine Carter
3. Isabella Roberson
CHILDREN:
1. Mary McLemore Yarbrough; b. 05-14-1822
m. Joseph P. Yarbrough; b.08-30-1819;d.01-08-1869
2. Nancy McLemore Keeton; b.09-17-1823
m. (?) Keeton;b.before 1823
3. Martha McLemore Allen; b.11-23-1826;d.05-04-1856
m. William Allen
4. Caleb Hill McLemore;b.01-07-1829;d.10-22-1904
m. Louisa C. Brown;b.abt.1834
5. Daughter McLemore; b.1830
6. Lavina B. McLemore Brown; b.05-19-1831
m. J.C. Brown; b.1830
7. Sarah McLemore Allen; b.01-09-1833
m.William Allen; b.1826
8. Charity Moriah McLemore Wiggins; b.07-12-1835
m. J.W. Wiggins; b.abt.1824
9. Juriah McLemore; b.03-08-1837
m.W.H. Jackson; b.abt.1836
10. Joshua McLemore; b.06-03-1839;d.1918
m. Mary E. Semmes; b.abt.1840;d.after 1891
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