This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by John Lemon and attempt to connect them to their families.
John Lemon was born in 1787, likely in North Carolina.
He died on 4 August 1835 in Fayette County, Tennessee, near the town of Yum Yum.
His will divided 18 enslaved people among his wife Hannah Lemon and their eight children:[1]
| Name | Enslaver who Inherited in 1835 |
| Lewis | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Grace | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Charles | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Ezekiel | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Mary | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Isam | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Buck | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| Henry | Hannah Lemon, wife |
| George | Robert Lemon, son |
| Lina | Jane Hill, daughter |
| Tilmon | Polly Mays, daughter |
| Wash | Polly Mays, daughter |
| Washington | Charles P Lemon, son |
| Harriet | Elizabeth Baugh, daughter |
| Peggy | Lydia Lemon, daughter |
| Kiszy | Sally Owen Lemon, daughter |
| Jones | Sally Owen Lemon, daughter |
| Mourning | Judith Ann Lemon, daughter |
Research Notes
- In the 1840 census, John's wife Hannah was head of household and enslaving 11 people.[2]
- I was unable to find the Lemon family in the 1850 census for Fayette County.
- In the 1860 census, Hannah was 77 years old and living in the household of her daughter Sally, who was married to William Maris.[3]
- I was unable to find Hannah as an owner in the 1860 slave schedule, but William Maris was enslaving 35 people in 8 slave houses.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Will of John Lemon - "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-21XH-99?cc=1909088&wc=M6QQ-ZZ9%3A179634701%2C179806201 : 22 May 2014), Fayette > Wills, 1836-1854, Vol. A > Page 1, Image 18 of 576.
- ↑ 1840 Census - "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-KTX : Fri Oct 06 15:28:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Hannah Lemon, 1840.
- ↑ 1860 Census - "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TC-RY6 : Wed Oct 04 20:44:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Marris and Sallie Marris, 1860.
- ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTL-NQZM : Wed Oct 04 05:23:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Marris and , 1860.