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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka ================================================================================ May 2003 McLemore Burying Ground, Montgomery, Alabama From DAR records 1936 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. James McLemore Apr 7, 1817 Aug 22, 1858 Mary Smith Peck Oct 2, 1839 Feb 18, 1860 Wife of A. B. Peck, aged 20 years, 3 months Ellen T. G. Rast Dec 25, 1845 Sep 15, 1877 same stone with Ellen C. Rast Ellen C. Rast Sep 9, 1877 Sep 30, 1877 same stone with Ellen T. G. Rast Richard H. Taylor Dec 25, 1809 Jun 30, 1873 same stone with Louisa McLemore Taylor (another set of dates for Richard H. Taylor b. Nov. 10, 1809, d. Aug 5, 1873) Louisa McLemore Taylor Nov 12, 1820 Jun 27, 1902 same stone with Richard H. Taylor Footstone Gus Carter Infant Johnson Nov 27, 1855 Nov 27, 1855 Infant son of T. B. and Rebecca Johnson (Rebecca Johnson was the daughter of James & Elizabeth Harper McLemore and widow of Samuel McQueen and William F. Willingham. She married T. B. Johnson before 1855) Andrew J. Taylor Sep 30, 1850 Jul 26, 1919 Orie Taylor Sep 18, 1862 Jun 13, 1921 Mary Elizabeth McLemore 1839 1921 Andrew Lee McLemore Oct 21, 1866 Aug 1, 1873 Andrew Jackson McLemore Sep 14, 1814 Jan 25, 1870 James J. Willingham May 31, 1862 In memory of Lt. Col. Jas. J. Willingham, 6th AL 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) William F. Willingham May 29, 1808 Mar 3, 1851 (William married Rebecca McLemore McQueen, daughter of James & Elizabeth Harper McLemore and widow of Samuel McQueen, on Dec. 6, 1837 in Montgomery County) Sallie Martha Patrick McLemore Dec 23, 1848 Jul 24, 1859 Fifth daughter of A. J. & M. S. McLemore Andrew Jackson Willingham Apr 18, 1848 Nov 18, 1849 Son of W. F. & Rebecca Willingham William Henry Willingham Oct 25, 1841 Oct 23, 1847 Son of W. F. & Rebecca Willingham, aged 5 years, 11 months, 28 days Moses R. Taylor Apr 25, 1848 Jan 12, 1851 Son of R. H. & L. H. Taylor John James Taylor May 9, 1840 Nov 8, 1841 same stone with Joseph Taylor, son of R. H. & Louisa H. Taylor Joseph Taylor Mar 14, 1842 May 7, 1842 same stone with John James Taylor, son Of R. H. & Louisa H. Taylor Lenorah Ellen McLemore Sep 15, 1841 Aug 6, 1843 Daughter of A. J. & M. S. McLemore John H. McLemore Nov 30, 1818 Dec 2, 1845 Aged 27 years, 2 days Joseph Pierce McLemore Sep 1827 Son of James & Elizabeth McLemore Aged 2 years James McLemore, Rev. Feb 9, 1782 Nov 20, 1834 Born in North Carolina and for more Than 30 years was a leading divine of the Baptist persuasion. He has finished his pilgrimage on earth and nothing of him now remains but the memory of his virtues Elizabeth McLemore Dec 25, 1786 Nov 22, 1853 (Mary Elizabeth Harper McLemore) Consort of James McLemore Evalina G. P. Pinckston McLemore Mar 7, 1836 Consort of William H. McLemore, aged 19 years, 10 months Martha C. McLemore Feb 10, 1819 Nov 8, 1843 Consort of Moses McLemore Margaret S. McLemore Oct 28, 1819 Apr 26, 1852 Consort of Andrew J. McLemore (Margaret S. Caffey, daughter of John & Elizabeth Patrick Caffey married Andrew J. McLemore on Jan 18, 1838 in Montgomery County) Sarah Caroline McLemore Apr 18, 1831 Mar 24, 1915 Wife of A. J. McLemore, born in Orangeburg Dist., South Carolina Sterling Price McLemore Mar 6, 1862 Feb 16, 1910 To my beloved brother Louizer Alabama McLemore Aug 10, 1856 Dec 31, 1862 Daughter of M. & M. P. McLemore Infant McLemore Only one date: Apr 1857 Son of Moses & Mary P. McLemore Sarah Margaret M. P. McLemore Jan 31, 1842 Sep 7, 1848 Daughter of Moses & Martha C. McLemore Thompson G. McLemore May 28, 1838 Nov 20, 1842 Son of W. H. & Sarah M. McLemore Joseph Franklin McLemore Sep 27, 1831 Son of Moses & Martha C. McLemore, aged 1 year, 5 months, 28 days William Ware McLemore Sep 8, 1841 Son of Moses & Martha C. McLemore Jesse James McLemore Sep 7, 1841 son of Moses & Martha C. McLemore aged 7 years and 22 days Frances Harper Nov 8, 1886 aged 67 years Benjamin J. Franklin McLemore Dec 29, 1834 son of James & Elizabeth McLemore, aged 2 years, 2 months, 18 days James G. McLemore Aug 27, 1834 Son of William & Evalina McLemore, aged 6 months, 10 days Richard H. Taylor Oct 5, 1873 Oct 7, 1892 Caroline Caffey Jun 4, 1859 Jun 27, 1859 Daughter of B. F. & C. Caffey Caroline Caffey Oct 10, 1834 Jun 13, 1859 Wife of B. F. Caffey Mary A. E. Fenn Caffey Feb 17, 1833 Nov 9, 1857 Wife of B. F. Caffey Infant Caffey Only one date: 1857 Child of B. F. & M. A. E. Caffey Infant WIlliams Sep 4, 1857 Child of P. B. & R. E. Williams Separate Enclosure attached to the McLemore Plot Margaret Ward Dec 11, 1838 Sep 8, 1862 William Hannon Ward Mar 23, 1867 Jul 7, 1873 Son of G. S. & V. J. Ward Jennie Ward Aug 23, 1840 Aug 3, 1879 Outside the fence: Caesar Blackwell, Rev. Oct 10, 1845 Aged 76 years (an African-American) Willie Taylor Jun 10, 1933