Hello Florida List....I am posting this request to try find more information on my Great great Grandmother Sarah McLemore, Wife of James Brance McLemore. I know from census records that James Brance was born in North Carolina around 1840. I do not know the date of Sarah's birth, because she never shows up listed with the family. I have all the childre and their birth places and dates, which indicated a southern migration from North Carolina to GA and finally into North West FL. The interesting part is that the mother is alive during the migration to FL; however her name shows up no where on any records. Deck McLemore, which was born around 1915 told me that "Grandma McLemore" was mentally unstable and the family kept her at the Florida State Hospital in Chatahoochie. Deck's Father James Brance Jr. would take Grandmother home for holiday's (Deck recalled) however, she was so crazy that they had to take her back to the hospital each time! This would explain why she would not show up with the family at their homes on the census records, especially in FL. Deck said grandmother died around 1920 and was burried in the Hospital Cemetery. This is all I know about this woman. I found her first name out by accident on a death certificate of her daughter Flora Lee, which was my Great Grandmother. I have lots of dates on the children, marriage records and I have much information on her husband James Brance McLemore, which was buying and selling lots of property in North West Florida at the turn of the Century. I am happy with all the information I have on the McLemore Family, but I would love to know more about this mystery woman Sarah from North Carolina. I have found only one source with her name, the death certificate of my great grandmother Florah. I wonder why this woman's history was lost and every shred of her exsistence is gone? I have checked some Census records for the Hospital, no luck. I have checked the FL death record's prior to 1920 no Sarah McLemore. Does anyone have an idea how to find someone who was detained in mental facilities at the turn of the century. If anyone is affiliated with the Hostpital maybe they could give me a lead on how the Hospital in Chatahoochie recorded and maintained the residents under their charge around 1900 to 1920. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks So Much Steve Forehand from Panama City FL.