Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
McLemore-Taylor Cemetery
Montgomery County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 7, 2025
1. McLemore-Taylor Cemetery Marker
The Rev. James McLemore, his wife Elizabeth Harper McLemore, and their families migrated to this area from Jones County, Georgia, in 1817. McLemore was a missionary Baptist preacher and founded three Baptist churches in Montgomery County. He also farmed this area, as did his descendants until 1983. James and Elizabeth lived in a log cabin near where they established this family cemetery. Over fifty McLemores and their relatives are buried here, the first being their two year old son Joseph in 1827 and the last being their granddaughter Laura Adell McLemore in 1953. The renowned "slave - evangelist" the Rev. Caesar Blackwell (1769-1845), an enslaved Black man who preached freely to both black and white people and regularly preached alongside James McLemore, is also buried here. Rev. Blackwell lived and worked under the charge of the Alabama Baptist Association, who provided his prominent gravestone.
Listed In the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on December 26, 2023
Erected 2024 by the McLemore Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is December 26, 2023.
Location. 32° 22.154′ N, 86° 11.971′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama
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Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fallen Vietnam War Heroes of Montgomery County (approx. 2.6 miles away); Montgomery County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Final Flight of Extortion 17 (approx. 3.8 miles away); Operation Eagle Claw (approx. 3.8 miles away); Operation Allied Force (approx. 3.8 miles away); Vietnam Service Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots (approx. 3.8 miles away); Operation Noble Eagle (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 7, 2025
2. McLemore-Taylor Cemetery & Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton
3. Grave Markers for James & Frances Harper McLemore
Located on pathway just before fenced cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
