My Genealogy Home Page:Information about Lemuel Howard McCollum
Lemuel Howard McCollum (b. 08/15/1839, d. 04/04/1913)
Notes for Lemuel Howard McCollum:
Data on Lemuel McCollum is from the 1880 Tennessee Census.He also shows up in the 1870 and 1860 Census of Tennessee.He was a farmer and was born in either NC or SC.The earlier data indicates SC, the later data indicates SC.
The 1870 census showed a Melissa McCollum, age 21, and Calvin T. McCollum, age 18,living with the family.They may be Lemuel's siblings.
Per Aunt Grace, Lemuel fought in the battle of Shiloh (Battle of Bloody Pond) and was wounded, captured and jailed.He apparently had some kind of stomach wound.Grace said that afte the war he could only eat small amounts of food at a time due to his wounds.
More About Lemuel Howard McCollum and Mary Ann Erwin:
Marriage: 01/08/1863, TN.
Marriage Notes for Lemuel Howard McCollum and Mary Ann Erwin:
The J.P. was J. M. Adams
Children of Lemuel Howard McCollum and Mary Ann Erwin are:
- +John Howard McCollum, b. 12/22/1863, McNairy Co, TN, d. 05/1918.
- +Elmira Polk McCollum, b. 09/26/1865, McNairy Co, TN, d. 11/20/1939.
- William Tolbert McCollum, b. 03/06/1869, McNairy Co, TN, d. 11/01/1871.
- David Sutton McCollum, b. 09/22/1872, McNairy Co, TN, d. 08/27/1891.
- +Thomas Calvin McCollum, b. 03/29/1874, McNairy Co., TN, d. 02/09/1944, Tuscumbia, AL.
- +James Melton McCollum, b. 09/08/1878, McNairy Co, TN, d. 01/09/1953, Tuscumbia, AL.
- Mary Myrtle McCollum, b. 05/24/1883, d. 06/14/1885.