On 21 Feb 1833, he married Sarah Eleanor Lemen in Berkeley, Virginia, United States.
Sources
Lemen, Frank B. History of the Lemen Family, of Illinois, Virginia, and Elsewhere: With Biographical Sketches. Collinsville, Ill, 1898. Pg 587.
Lemen, Frank B. History of the Lemen Family, of Illinois, Virginia, and Elsewhere: With Biographical Sketches. Collinsville, Ill, 1898. Pg 600.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-FY1 : 1 October 2021), James M Lemen, Berkeley, Virginia, United States; citing p. 160, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DX-Q91 : 23 December 2020), James Lemmon, Morgan, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R5-LLX : 15 January 2022), James Lemon, Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBBK-L3D : 16 March 2020), James Lemen and Sarah Lemen, 21 Feb 1833; citing Berkeley County, Virginia, Page 203, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,960.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBBT-BXG : 16 March 2020), Jas. Lerner Or Lemen and Sarah Lemen, 21 Feb 1833; citing Berkeley, West Virginia, P65, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,960.
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