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JOHN D. McLEMORE, farmer of Maury County, and a native of Williamson County, was born April 12, 1832, and is one of nine children born to A. J. and M. S. (Debrey) McLemore, natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Tennessee. The father was a farmer by occupation and came to Williamson County at an early day His death occurred in 1849, and his wife followed soon after. He was the son of Robert McLemore, who was of Scotch-Irish parentage. Our subject remained with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age, securing a common school education. He then began farming on his father’s tract and remained with his mother until her death. He then went into the grocery business at Thompson’s Station, at which he remained for three years. He then removed to this county and located close to Columbia, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. In 1862 he enlisted in McLemore’s company, Starn’s regiment, as a high private, but was discharged in 1863 on account of bad health. He then returned home and was assigned a position in the commissary department at Columbia. In 1866 he moved back to Williamson County, where he engaged in farming and stock raising until 1884, when he removed to his present place, and he has been steadily engaged ever since in farming and stock raising. December 8, 1858, he married Lesey Pope, a native of Williamson County, and to them were born seven children, only four of whom are now living: Atkins P., Sidney G., Jamie and Robina. Mr. McLemore is a Democrat in politics, and himself and family are leading members of the Presbyterian Church, and he has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for twenty-four years, and is also a member of A. O. U. W. He is one of Maury County’s best citizens.