Does any of my research notes (below) look familiar to anyone? Norma Karter's e-mail sure has a lot of similarities! Mary Jane LEMONS was my GG grandmother. I haven't gotten too far in my research on her family and I'd really appreciate any guidance! Joanne -------------------------------------------------- First Generation -------------------------------------------------- 1. Isaac LEMONS. Son of Jacob ? LEMONS. Born 27 Sep 1803 in Kentucky. August 1995 letter from Isla Todd Cain - John (X his mark) Lemmons of Green Co., KY may be the John (X) Lemmon/Laymon/Leamon in the Washington Co., TN, who sold out land there in 1795, and my John (X) Lemmons shows up in 1796 in Green Co., KY, 800 acres in what is still known as "Lemmons Bend" of the Green River of Taylor Co., taken from Green Co. Several years ago, a group of Lemons "cousins" went together and hired a professional researcher who went through all the Green, Taylor and Adair Cos., KY Deeds, Wills, Court Records, etc. and she did a grand job. All of these records I retyped and made into a booklet (70 pages) and have sold all of them so far, to relatives - even one who was in Saudi Arabia - a retired Major, who went over for TNT on a job. I spent hours going through all my extra Lemons notes and found no Isaac except mine, who died War 1812, his son d. enroute to Missouri, in Henry Co., TN and his son Isaac died in Polk Co., MO, none of the wives match yours. And found no more Isaacs in any of my notes! So can't help you much. However, in my letter file of 1971, I found the following for you: Wright Co., MO Thomas Jefferson Lemons born 20 Nov 20, 1849 MO died 3 May 1914 Wright Co., son of Isaac Lemons born Kentucky and Annie Reynolds born Virginia. Son of Thomas J. Lemons was: James Thomas Lemons born 4 Jun 1871 died 29 Oct 1934 married 26 Oct 1890 Wright Co., MO Cordelia Bledsoe born 20 Feb 1879 died 3 Dec 1950 Wright Co., MO. daughter of John Calvin Bledsoe born 1 Oct 1859 died 16 Apr 1936 and Carrie Bell McDowell 27 Feb 1856 died Apr 1935 Jackson Co., MO However, I may come up with something more later, and will let you know. The above information came from a Mrs. Lyell J. Moore, 1225 No. Jefferson Ave., Mason City, Iowa, dated Jan 1971 and doubt that she is still living, as her penmanship looked to be from an elderly person. However, you might locate a relative by diligent research, lots of patience and good luck. Signed Isla Todd Cain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Oct 1996 e-mail from Bob Swinea (bswinea@mail.coos.or.us) Charles Washington Lemon married Elsie Lucile Dial, Archer City, TX Issue: Freda (my mother), Rena, Charles Jr., Geraldean CW's parents: Winfield Scott Lemon b. 1855 Pulaski Co., MO He married Ruth Walker b. 1860 Texas Issue: Lettie, Mrs. JW Neely(?), Mrs. CW Lee(?), RA, Charles Washington Winfield's parents: George Washington Lemons b 1831 Harrison Co., KY He married Elizabeth Brown 16 Feb 1865 in Franklin Co., MO Issue: Winfield, James, Robert Geo. Wash. Lemons' parents Jacob Lemon b. 1802 Harrison Co., KY He married Matilda ??? b 1808 in Kentucky Issue: George W., Emanuel, James H., Archibald, Louisiana (fm), Martha and Thomas Jacob Lemon's Parents David Lemon b. 1774 Maryland (the name could have been Lehman) He married an Elizabeth b 1775 in MD as well (very sketchy data as yet) There was LOTS of Lemons who came into MO just before the Civil War. Mine were evidently Southern supporters because they had moved to OK after the War. -------------------------------------- The first one is from an e-mail I received from W. David Samuelsen: I have Jacob LEMONS who married Mary RAMSEY about 1802 had children: Mary LEMONS - never married William Isaac LEMONS (born 1809) - married Hester Ann NOBLE in of all places, Franklin Co., MO! Nancy Ellen LEMONS married Charles BULLOCK Catherine Bridgett LEMONS married James SOUTHWORTH Nancy and Catherine also married in Franklin Co., MO I am descended from William Isaac LEMONS. Look like 1st cousins, which is very likely. Jacob LEMONS and Mary RAMSEY first lived in Blount Co., TN 1803 until 1839, then to Georgia, then to Franklin Co., MO (after Jacob's death) Timeline: 27 Sep 1803 - Isaac Lemons born Kentucky 6 Feb 1811 - Anna Pruitt (Prewitt) born Virginia 22 Jan 1847 - Mary Jane Lemons born Munfordville. Hart Co., Kentucky 1848 - son born in Missouri 1850 - Fed. Census Richwood Twp., Washington Co., MO (living near Victor Marah), pg. 443 25 Aug 1858 - daughter Sarah Lemons marries Coma Marah, Franklin Co., Missouri 20 Jul 1860 - Federal Census Richwood Twp., Washington Co., Missouri (pg. 443) LEMONS, Isaac - 56 (?) Farmer KY; Anna 42F VA; William 16M KY; Mary 14; Thomas 12M; Martha 5F; John 2M 10 Nov 1867 - daughter Mary Jane Lemons marries Coma Marah, Grubville, Franklin Co., Missouri He married Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 6 Feb 1811 in Virginia. Timeline: born in Virginia according to 1910 census (Wright Co. MO) of Mary Jane (Lemons) Marah They had the following children: 2 i. Elizabeth LEMONS 3 ii. Melvina LEMONS 4 iii. Sarah LEMONS 5 iv. William LEMONS 6 v. Mary Jane LEMONS 7 vi. Thomas Jefferson LEMONS 8 vii. Martha LEMONS 9 viii. John B. LEMONS Second Generation -------------------------------------------------- 2. Elizabeth LEMONS. Daughter of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. 3. Melvina LEMONS. Daughter of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born Aug 1838. Died 5 Dec 1871. Buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Odin, Wright Co., Missouri. She married Thomas J. BROWN. Born 7 Aug 1830. Died 16 Sep 1880. 4. Sarah LEMONS. Daughter of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Died Dec 1860 in Franklin Co., Missouri. She married Coma Victor MARAH, son of Victor Leon MARAH & Marie Josephe CLOTILVE, 25 Aug 1858 in Franklin Co., Missouri. Born 5 Mar 1839 in France. Died 17 Dec 1919 in Wright County, Missouri. Buried 18 Dec 1919 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Odin, Wright Co., Missouri. Occupation Sawyer/Farmer/Miller. Civil War (Union Army). Enlisted in Washington Co., Missouri on 7 Sep 1861, private (wagoneer), Company K, 22nd Ohio Infantry. Discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio 18 Nov 1864. 5'11", fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair. Applied for military pension at age 51 because of bad cough, lung disease, rheumatism. Died of old age (80 years, 287 days), married 52 years and 34 days. Timeline: 5 Mar 1839 - born in France (possibly Cagnon?) April 1848 - French passport to New Orleans, Louisiana 1858 - marriage to Sarah Lemons in Franklin Co., Missouri (no proof other than application for military pension) 1860 - Sarah Lemons Marah dies in Franklin Co., Missouri 1861 - enlisted in Richwood, Washington Co., Missouri - 22nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (13th Missouri Volunteers) During its term of service this regiment bore an honorable part in the following battles (note that Emanuel Yeisley's unit also was at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth): Fort Donelson, Tenn.............February 14-16, 1862 Shiloh, Tenn....................April 6-7, 1862 Corinth, Miss. (siege of).......April 30 to May 30, 1862 Trenton, Tenn.................Dec. 26, 1862 Little Rock, AK (occupation)......Sept. 10, 1863 13 Nov 1867 - married to Mary Jane Lemons in Grubville, Franklin Co., Missouri 1869-1879 - children born in Webster Co., Missouri Jul 18 1870 - Federal Census Hazelwood Twp., Webster Co., Missouri Page 277 - Household 157-153 MARAH, Comme, 32M, Sawyer, $300 $220, b France MARAH, Mary, 23F, Keeping house, b. Kentucky MARAH, Annie E., 1F, b. Missouri 1881 - daughter Sarah born in Christian Co., Missouri 1884 - daughter Salina born in Wright Co., Missouri Living near Odin, Wright Co., Missouri 1910 - census living in Boone Twp., Wright Co. Missouri with wife Mary - Coma 71 (married 42 to second wife Mary) He and both parents born in France; Farmer/own farm 17 Dec 1919 - death in Wright Co., Missouri, buried at Mt. Zion Documents: Roster of Ohio Troops Marriage Certificate to Mary Jane Lemons Death Certificate names Mary J. as wife, Victor as father Declaration for Pension, states Coma was first married to Mary Jane's sister Sarah who died in 1860 French Passport of Victor Leon Marah (Mairot) his father 1870 Webster Co. MO Fed. Census 1910 Wright Co. MO Fed. Census 5. William LEMONS. Son of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 1844 in Kentucky. 6. Mary Jane LEMONS. Daughter of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 22 Jan 1847 in Munfordville, Hart Co., Kentucky. Died 26 Mar 1929 in Wright County, Missouri. Married 52 years and 34 days. Lived 82 years and 63 days. Timeline: Jan 1847 - Mary Jane Lemons born Munfordville, Hart Co., Kentucky 13 Nov 1867 - Mary Jane Lemons married Coma Marah in Grubville, Franklin Co., Missouri (marriage certificate) 1869-1879 - children born in Webster Co., Missouri 1881 - daughter Sarah born in Wright Co., Missouri 17 Dec 1919 - Coma dies, Wright Co., Missouri (buried at Mt. Zion, near Odin) 1929 - Mary Jane (Lemons) Marah dies in Wright Co., Missouri Documents: Marriage Certificate Pension Application 1870 Webster Co. MO Fed. Census 1910 Wright Co. MO Fed. Census She married Coma Victor MARAH, son of Victor Leon MARAH & Marie Josephe CLOTILVE, 13 Nov 1867 in Grubville, Franklin Co., Missouri. Born 5 Mar 1839 in France. Died 17 Dec 1919 in Wright County, Missouri. Buried 18 Dec 1919 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Odin, Wright Co., Missouri. Occupation Sawyer/Farmer/Miller. Civil War (Union Army). Enlisted in Washington Co., Missouri on 7 Sep 1861, private (wagoneer), Company K, 22nd Ohio Infantry. Discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio 18 Nov 1864. 5'11", fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair. Applied for military pension at age 51 because of bad cough, lung disease, rheumatism. Died of old age (80 years, 287 days), married 52 years and 34 days. Timeline: 5 Mar 1839 - born in France (possibly Cagnon?) April 1848 - French passport to New Orleans, Louisiana 1858 - marriage to Sarah Lemons in Franklin Co., Missouri (no proof other than application for military pension) 1860 - Sarah Lemons Marah dies in Franklin Co., Missouri 1861 - enlisted in Richwood, Washington Co., Missouri - 22nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (13th Missouri Volunteers) During its term of service this regiment bore an honorable part in the following battles (note that Emanuel Yeisley's unit also was at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth): Fort Donelson, Tenn.............February 14-16, 1862 Shiloh, Tenn....................April 6-7, 1862 Corinth, Miss. (siege of).......April 30 to May 30, 1862 Trenton, Tenn.................Dec. 26, 1862 Little Rock, AK (occupation)......Sept. 10, 1863 13 Nov 1867 - married to Mary Jane Lemons in Grubville, Franklin Co., Missouri 1869-1879 - children born in Webster Co., Missouri Jul 18 1870 - Federal Census Hazelwood Twp., Webster Co., Missouri Page 277 - Household 157-153 MARAH, Comme, 32M, Sawyer, $300 $220, b France MARAH, Mary, 23F, Keeping house, b. Kentucky MARAH, Annie E., 1F, b. Missouri 1881 - daughter Sarah born in Christian Co., Missouri 1884 - daughter Salina born in Wright Co., Missouri Living near Odin, Wright Co., Missouri 1910 - census living in Boone Twp., Wright Co. Missouri with wife Mary - Coma 71 (married 42 to second wife Mary) He and both parents born in France; Farmer/own farm 17 Dec 1919 - death in Wright Co., Missouri, buried at Mt. Zion Documents: Roster of Ohio Troops Marriage Certificate to Mary Jane Lemons Death Certificate names Mary J. as wife, Victor as father Declaration for Pension, states Coma was first married to Mary Jane's sister Sarah who died in 1860 French Passport of Victor Leon Marah (Mairot) his father 1870 Webster Co. MO Fed. Census 1910 Wright Co. MO Fed. Census They had the following children: 10 i. Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie" MARAH 11 ii. Ella Francis MARAH 12 iii. William Thomas MARAH 13 iv. Charles Victor MARAH 14 v. Mary Louetta "Etta" MARAH 15 vi. Sarah Letisha MARAH 16 vii. Salena Jane MARAH 17 viii. Zoa Rinde MARAH 7. Thomas Jefferson LEMONS. Son of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 20 Nov 1849 in Missouri. Died 3 May 1914 in Wright Co., Missouri. Occupation Farmer/Own Farm. Timeline: 1910 - on Fed. Census (Boone Twp., Wright Co., Missouri), age 60 with wife Sarah age 55 (born Missouri, his father born Kentucky, mother born Virginia) He married Sarah Ann DICKINSON. Born 1855 in Missouri. They had the following children: 18 i. James Thomas LEMONS 19 ii. William Eddie "Eddie" LEMONS 8. Martha LEMONS. Daughter of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 1855 in Missouri. 9. John B. LEMONS. Son of Isaac LEMONS & Anna P. (Pruitt) PREWITT. Born 21 Mar 1858 in Missouri. Died 19 Feb 1908. Buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Odin, Wright Co., Missouri. He married Susan TODD, 21 May 1898. Born 1873 in Missouri. Is this the Aunt Susie Lemons where Wm. Elbert & Ethyle (Marah) Todd were living in 1925 when Clifton was born? Index -------------------------------------------------- LEMONS, Elizabeth 2 LEMONS, Isaac 1 LEMONS, James Thomas 18 LEMONS, John B. 9 LEMONS, Martha 8 LEMONS, Mary Jane 6 LEMONS, Melvina 3 LEMONS, Sarah 4 LEMONS, Thomas Jefferson 7 LEMONS, William 5 LEMONS, William Eddie "Eddie" 19 MARAH, Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie" 10 MARAH, Charles Victor 13 MARAH, Ella Francis 11 MARAH, Mary Louetta "Etta" 14 MARAH, Salena Jane 16 MARAH, Sarah Letisha 15 MARAH, William Thomas 12 MARAH, Zoa Rinde 17 At 09:53 PM 4/29/98 -0500, Norma Karter wrote: >Looking for William Lemons who married Mary Reynolds in Hardin Co., KY >in 1815. She is the daughter of Richard Reynolds. > >In 1814 Hardin Co KY tax lists there is an Abraham Lemmons and a John >Lemmons. -------------------------------------------------------------- JOANNE TODD RABUN, jrabun@ix.netcom.com Migratory Path: Iowa to California to Oregon The Gene Pool - http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool The Quaker Corner - http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers Good Words - http://www.goodwords.com