Lemonds: Generation 2

Some Children of Joseph Lemonds & Margaret Scott

Elizabeth Lemonds & John Massey

c. 1802: Elizabeth Lemonds was born in Rockingham County, NC.

1 Jun 1824: Elizabeth married John Massey, with Nathan Massey as bondsman and R. O. Gallaway Junior as witness.[1] 

1830 Census, Rockingham County, NC: The John Massey household consisted of 1 male under 5, 1 30-40; 3 females under 5, 1 20-30.  They were listed next to [Elizabeth' mother] Margaret Lemons.

3 May 1839: Along with Peter Lemonds, John Massey witnessed a bill of sale from Henry King to "daughter Sarah Lemonds, wife of Milton Lemonds".[1a]  Milton was the son of George and Elizabeth Sprout Lemonds, while Peter was the son of James and Nancy Brickey Lemonds.     NEW 1 Apr 2011 

1840 Census, Rockingham County, NC: John Massey was listed with 1 male under 5, 1 5-10, 1 40-50; 2 females under 5, 2 5-10, 1 10-15, 1 30-40; 4 slaves; 3 persons engaged in agriculture.  The family was enumerated close to David Scott, Joseph Lemmon, A. D. Moore, James Lemon, [Elizabeth's brother-in-law] B. M. Braswell, Wilson Henderson, Milton Lemmons, and Elizabeth Lemmons.  Joseph and Milton Lemonds were the sons of George and Elizabeth Sprout Lemonds.  James could have been the son of Old William, or the son of Joseph, i.e. Elizabeth's brother.  Who is Elizabeth Lemmons?

19 Aug 1850 Census, Rockingham County, NC: Elizabeth Massey 48, born in NC; Zanza Williams, a female age 18; Tabetha 16; Mary Ann age 14; George M. Atkins, laborer age 20.[2]

5 Nov 1857: Elizabeth Lemonds Massey died and was buried in Flat Rock United [Methodist] Cemetery, Stokesdale, Guilford County, NC.[3]  On her tombstone: "Age 55y-8ms-15ds".

Children of Elizabeth Lemonds & John Massey:

James Massey (c. 1832 -     )

Tabitha Massey (c. 1834 -     )

William Massey (c. 1836 -     ) 

Mary Ann Massey (c. 1836 -     )

 

Mary Martha Lemonds & Henderson Moore »

John Lemonds & Sarah Moore »

Sarah Lemonds & James Sidney Moore»

Joseph G. Lemonds & Demaris Helton

1818: Joseph was born in Rockingham County, NC.

1833: Demaris A. Helton was born in North Carolina.

1840 Census, Rockingham County, NC: J. G. Limmon was listed with 2 males 20-30; 2 females 20-30.  Are these married couples or siblings?

Feb 1843: Along with Smith Moore, Joel Fagy, and Alfred M. Whitsett, Joseph Lemons testified to the authenticity of the will of Henry Moore in Rockingham County, NC.[4]  Joseph's sister Mary Martha was married to Henderson Moore, Henry Moore's son.

28 Nov 1843: Joseph Lemonds bought 50 acres on Big Troublesome Creek adjoining Alfred M. Whitsett and Jacob Vanhook from John and Jane Moore for $20.  Witnesses: Robert Brown Junior and David Purcell.[5]  Or was this the son of George?  For creek locations, see Relevant Water Courses in Rockingham County.

21 Jan 1845: Along with J. H. Harding, Joseph G. Lemond witnessed a deed from Alfred M. Whitsett to Robert Brown on the waters of Big Troublesome Creek adjoining Richard Henderson.[6]

5 Feb 1845: Joseph G. Limon was bondsman for the marriage of Mary Lemons and  Sampson Moore.[7]  What relation to him was Mary Lemons?  Was she a widowed sister-in-law?

11 Jun 1845: Indebted to Henderson D. Moore in the amount of $145.92 1/2 (plus Moore was surety for Lemonds to John Rhodes for $24.32 and to Elijah Witty for $30), Joseph sold 3 slaves to Miles D. King for $1 in a deed of trust, i.e. a mortgage.  The slaves were Tilda, Bob, and Efesy.[8]

28 Apr 1846: Joseph G. Lemons was bondsman at the marriage of [sister] Sarah Lemmond and James S. Moore.[9]

21 Nov 1846: Joseph G. Lemmons of Guilford County sold 27 1/2 acres on the south side of Big Troublesome Creek adjoining Henderson D. Moore and Mary Moore to James S. Moore for $200.  Witnesses: John Gann and H. D. Moore.  That same day Joseph sold James a second parcel, also for $200, of 110 acres on the south side of Big Troublesome Creek adjoining Sharp.  This would have been Lot #1 of the Joseph Lemond estate.  Witnesses: John Lindsey and H. D. Moore.[10]

1 Feb 1847: Joseph wed Demaris Helton in Guilford County.  The bondsman was Joseph Scott; the witness was R. N. McCulloch. [11]

27 Feb 1849: Joseph G. Lemmons witnessed a deed from John A. Gilmer of Guilford County to Hugh S. Patrick on the waters of Troublesome Creek and the Haw River.[12]

1850 Census, Guilford County, NC: Farmer Joseph G. Lemmons 30, born in Rockingham, NC; D. Lemmons age 21, also born in Rockingham; James R. age 3; Joseph M. age 4/12.[13]

According to a biography of  eldest son James, Joseph and Demaris " left their home in their native state in search of a new home in what they called the "west".  This journey of over eight hundred miles in a two-horse wagon, with three small children, was accomplished in seven weeks, and they landed at Birmingham, Marshall county, Kentucky, about Christmas time in the year 1855 . . . For several years arriving in this state the parents were renters, and thus drifted from one neighborhood to another."[13a]

13 Aug 1860 Census, Marshall County, KY (Olive P.O.): Farmer J. G. Lemon 39, born NC, with personal property valued at $400; D. 30, born NC; male J. R. 11; male J. N. 9; male G. W. 7;  female J. A. 5; farmer J. M. Helton 28.  All but daughter J. A. were born in NC.[14]

1 Aug 1870 Census, Birmingham, Marshall County, KY (Briensburg P.O.): Farmer Joseph G. Lemons 52, born NC, with real property valued at $500; Demaris A. 37, born NC; farmer James R. 21; farmer John or Joseph M. 20; farmer George W. 18; Julie A. 15, born KY; Martha M. 8; Lafaett 4; Cidney __ age 3/12.[15]

6 Jul 1880 Census, Briensburg, Marshall County, KY: Farmer J. G. Lemmons 63, NC NC NC; daughter Martha D. 20, KY NC NC; Margaret V. 15; Lafayett 13; Sidney R. 10; Elroy 6.[16]

Children of Joseph and Demaris Helton Lemonds:  New Info Added 24-25 Mar 2011

James Robert Lemonds (10 Apr 1848 - 27 Jan 1919; m.1st  Cora A. Wilson 13 Mar 1873, m. 2nd Lucretia C. Thompson 5 Oct 1885)

From the memorial Record of Western Kentucky, published in 1904: [16a]

James R. Lemon was born on the 10th of April, 1848, in Guildford county, North Carolina, near where the battle of Guilford courthouse was fought during the Revolutionary war, and seven miles from Greensboro, the county seat of Guilford county.  He was the first child born to Joseph G. and Demarias A. Lemon, the former of whom was born in 1818 and the latter in 1833, both natives of North Carolina.  It was in the year 1855 that these parents left their home in their native state in search of a new home in what they called the "west".  This journey of over eight hundred miles in a two-horse wagon, with three small children, was accomplished in seven weeks, and they landed at Birmingham, Marshall county, Kentucky, about Christmas time in the year 1855.  Marshall county was then almost a wilderness with but few settlements scattered about, and this consequently afforded their children but poor opportunities for receiving an education.  For several years after arriving in this state the parents were renters, and thus drifted from one neighborhood to another. 

It will thus be seen that the son, James R. Lemon, received few opportunities to prepare himself for future usefulness.  He was reared to farm life, and attended the public schools of his neighborhood, which were very poor at that time, until 1870, but during that period he devoted every hour possible to the study of such books as his parents were able to furnish him, and when he had reached his twenty-second year he was regarded as the best scholar in the community.  It was in the same year that he visited Henry county, Tennessee, and during his sojourn there among relatives [emphasis mine] taught a three months' school, for which he received fifty-six dollars.  Returning thence to his humble home in Kentucky, he there remained until March 27, 1870, when he entered the Marshall County Seminary, located at Benton, Kentucky, and under the preceptorship of Professor A. Pomroy, and able educator.  Attending the spring and summer session, he then went into the country and taught a fall school in his home district, after which he again entered the seminary, there remaining until April, 1871, when the institution was disbanded and the students drifted into various portions of the country.  From that time until the following September Mr. Lemon was employed as a clerk in a general store at Briensburg, after which he taught another school, and at the expiration of that period retuned home.  In August, 1872, he again entered the schoolroom, at Breinsburg, where he taught until the spring of 1873, and on the 13th of March of that year he was married to Miss Cora A. Wilson, of Benton, by whom he had three children, Clay G., Luna E. and Maud S., all yet living.

In 1874 Mr. Lemon embarked in the drug business in Benton, in partnership with his father-in-law, Dr. J. K. Wilson, but shortly afterward the latter died, and he then continued the business in his own name until 1880, when he formed a partnership with W. A. Holland.  By this time young Lemon was becoming quite prominent for his business ability and the success which attended all his efforts, and in 1880 he was appointed by Colonel Sam Gaines, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, as census supervisor of Marshall county.  In the following year, 1881, he was employed by Patrick & Wilson, wholesale stationers at Evansville, Indiana, as traveling salesman in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, western Tennessee, southeastern Missouri and Arkansas, which position he held for five years, and was considered one of the most successful salesman [sic] on the road.  On the 17th of November, 1884, he enlarged his drug interest in Benton by buying out all competitors and becoming the junior partner in the well known firm of Starks & lemon, thus continuing until October 13, 1890, when he purchased the interest of his partner and conducted a successful business in his own name.  On the 20th of March, 1885, his wife died, leaving him with three small children, and on October 6 following he was married to Miss Lucretia C. Thompson, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Martha Thompson and the two children of this union are still living, Scott T. and Bryan T. Lemon.

At this time Mr. Lemon was taking a prominent part in politics and the management of the finances of several enterprises.  In March, 1886, he was appointed by governor J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, a member of the state board of equalization, with headquarters at Frankfort, to fill out the unexpired term of C. C. Coulter, deceased.  To this position he was elected at the November election of 1886, over several competitors, and received a three thousand majority.  He was one of the most prominent members of the board and did much for his constituents in reducing taxation.  In 1892 he was appointed master commissioner of Marshall county by D. G. Clark, a judge of the common pleas court of that district, which position he held until his resignation in 1893.  From 1873 for two years he held the position of postmaster at old Briensburg, for seven years served in the same position at Benton under the administrations of Grant and Arthur, and was again appointed at Benton, May 9, 1893, under Cleveland's administration, which position he held for nine years, and was considered one of the best of postmasters.  In 1894 Mr. Lemon formed a stock company at Paducah, Kentucky under the name of the Lemon-Gregory Hat Company, being the prime mover in establishing a wholesale hat house in that city, and was president and general manager of the company until it discontinued business in 1899.  He was also always fond of the newspaper business, being considered a natural journalist, and on the 1st of May, 1890, became editor and proprietor of the Benton Tribune, soon making it one of the leading county papers in western Kentucky.  He was a strong Democrat, and as a matter of course his paper was Democratic.  In 1895 he became part owner of the Paducah Register, serving as vice president of the company until 1896, when he disposed of his interest.

In 1898 politics in Kentucky became very warm, when the lamented Senator Goebel was a candidate for governor.  At this time both papers in Paducah bolted the Democratic ticket, and he, together with W. W. Martin, of Eddyville, threw themselves into the breach and established the Kentucky Leader, which was the only paper that supported the Democratic ticket that year.  He disposed of his interest in that paper in 1899.  On the 17th of April, 1901, he went to Mayfield, Kentucky, and formed a co-partnership in the newspaper business with W. K. Wall, a prominent young lawyer and city attorney, and established the Mayfield Daily and Weekly Messenger, which was not long in becoming Graves county's greatest newspaper.  Mr. Lemon has always taken a lively interest in both state and local politics, and believes it a political crime to depart from his party's ticket.  He is a member of the Christian church, is an Odd Fellow, a Mason, a Knight of Honor, and also a member of the Golden Cross and the Maccabees.  His life has ever been an active one in business.  He has been strictly temperate, having never drunk, used tobacco or gambled, always honest in his dealings and punctual to comply with his contracts.  He has never been an office seeker or been politically ambitious, although he has held several positions, and twice in his life has been a candidate.  He is one of the best known men in the western part of the state, and has perhaps traveled more than any other man in the section.

The above is largely verified by the censuses . . . .

19 Jun 1880 Census, Benton, Marshall County, KY: Druggist James R. Lemons 32, NC NC NC; Cora A. age 30, KY TN GA; Clay G. 3; Luna E. 2.  The information must be very accurate, as James R. Lemon was actually the census enumerator for the district.[17]

4 Jun 1900 Census, Paducah, McCraken County, KY (Ward 2): Milliner [sic] James Lemon 52, born Apr 1848, NC NC NC, married for 15 years; Lucretia 38, KY KY KY; Clay 23, born Jul 1876, KY NC KY, "cigar manfg"; KY NC KY; Luna 21, born 1878; Maud 19, born Mar 1881; Scott 10, born Apr 1890; Brown 3, born Jun 1896.[18]

30 Apr 1910: Graves County, KY: Newspaper publisher James R. Lemon 62, NC NC NC, married to his second wife for 24 years; Lucretia 48, married to her first husband for 24 years, mother of 4 children, 2 living; newsboy Scott 20; Bryan 13; daughter Luna Baker 37, divorced, mother of one child, still living; grandson John W. Baker 7.[19]  

27 Jan 1919: James Robert Lemon, age 70 years, 9 months, and 17 days, died in Graves County, KY of a cerebral hemorage with paralysis, with angina pectoris listed as a contributing cause.  According to [son] Clay G. Lemon, the informant, his profession was given as editor and publisher of the Mayfield Daily and Weekly Messenger, his birthday as 10 Apr 1848 in NC, and his parents as Joseph G. Lemon and Demeries A. Hilton.  James was buried on 29 Jan 1919 in Benton, KY.[20] 

Joseph M. Lemonds (Mar 1850 -     , m. Mary F. Iglehart 6 Oct 1879)

1 Jul 1880 Census, Marshall County, KY: J. M. Lemmons 30, NC NC NC, employed as a store clerk; Mary F. 21, KY VA KY.[21]

1 Jun 1900 Census, Crawford County, AR (Barker Township): Farmer Joseph Lemon 50, born Mar 1850, NC NC NC, married for 20 years; Mary F. 40, born Jun 185_,  KY IN KY, mother of 2 children, both living; son and farmer laborer Chester, born Sep 1881, KY NC KY; daughter Tessie 10, born Apr 1890, KY NC KY.[22]

16 Apr 1910 Census, Crawford County, AR 9Union Township): Farmer Joseph Lemon 60, KY NC NC, married for 32 years; Mary F. 52, KY IN IN.[23]

George W. Lemonds (16 Mar 1852 -     ; m. Martha E. ______)

Julie A. Lemonds (c. 1855 -     )

Martha D. "Mattie" Lemonds (14 May 1861 - 29 Mar 1936; m. William "Billie" Puckett 17 May 1883)

25 Jun 1900 Census, Calloway County, KY (Wadesboro District): Farmer William C. Puckett 40, born 1860, KY TN KY, married for 17 years; Marthy D. 39, born May 1861, KY NC NC, mother of 6 children, 4 living; son Ulis L. 16, born Mar 1884, KY KY KY; son Alary R. 14, born Apr 1886; daughter Gladdie 12, born Apr 1888; daughter T____ [name unreadable, but it's actually Thelma] age 4, born Jun 1895.[24]

19 Apr 1910 Census, Marshall County, KY: Farmer William C. Puckett 50, KY TN KY, married for 27 years; wife Lemons M. 49, KY NC NC; Alby R. 26; Gladis R. 21; Thelmer J. 15; Rollie W. 7.[25]   Is Alby short for Albert?

2 Jan 1920 Census, Olive, Marshall County, KY: Farmer W. C. Puckett 58, KY KY KY; Mattie D. 57, KY NC NC; Gladys 30; William R. 16; Thelma [nee Puckett] Holt 24.they were listed close to the family of [son and daughter-in-law] Ulai and Mayme J. Puckett.[26]

29 Mar 1936: Mrs. Mattie D. Puckett, age 74 years, 10 months, and 15 days, died in Harden, Marshall County, KY from chronic interstitial nephritis.  She was listed as  the daughter of Joseph G. Lemons and ______ Hilton and the widow of Billie Puckett.  The informant was E. R. Lemon of Paducah.[27]

*Margaret V. Lemonds (c. 1865 -     )

Lafayette Lemonds (Mar 1865 -     ; m. L. C. ______)

Sidney R. Lemonds (1870 -     )

In 1890 and or 1891, salesman Sidney R. Lemons was boarding at the "Hart's House" at 319 Broadway in Paducah, KY.[28]

Elroy Lemonds (c. 1874 -     )

                *"Margret V." age 15, is enumerated in the 1880 Census, but not the 1870.  Where was she in 1870?