Gen John Archer Elmore Veteran

Birth: 21 Aug 1762
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death: 24 Apr 1834 (aged 71)
Autauga County, Alabama, USA
Burial: General John Archer Elmore Family Cemetery

Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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IN
Memory of
GEN. JOHN ARCHER ELMORE,
who was born in
Prince Edward County, Va.,
August the 21st, 1762,
and died in
Autauga County, Ala.,
April 24th, 1834,
aged 71 yrs. 8 mos. & 3 days.
He was a soldier of the Revolution
in the Virginia Line
and afterwards a member of the Legislature
of So. Ca., and a General in
the militia.
He was a member of the Legislature of
Alabama
and filled various other offices of Honor and Trust
in both States.
He was an affectionate husband,
a kind and indulgent father,
a humane master,
A devoted friend, and a
patriotic citizen.

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Parents

Archelaus Elmore

1730–1765

Spouses

Mary Ann Sarah Saxon Elmore

1770–1804 (m. 1788)
Nancy Ann Martin Elmore

1783–1855 (m. 1805)

Siblings

Nancy Ann Elmore Craddock Saxon

1756–1837
Judith Elmore Williams

1765–1840

Children

Benjamin Thomas Elmore

1791–1841
Sophia Saxon Elmore Ross

1794–1852
Charlotte Perry Elmore Crenshaw

1796–1832
Franklin Harper Elmore

1799–1850
Susan Elizabeth Elmore Lewis

1805–1889
Sarah Terry Elmore Fitzpatrick

1807–1837
Capt John Archer Elmore Jr

1808–1878
William Augustus Elmore

1812–1890
Luther Alfred Elmore

1814–1821
Col Henry Marshall Elmore

1816–1879
COL Lawrence Ludlow Elmore

1817–1840
Rush Physick Elmore

1819–1864
Winfred Scott Elmore

1820–1823
Mary Martin Elmore Scott

1823–1916
Albert Stanhope Elmore

1827–1909
Ann Harriet Elmore Hearne

1829–1907

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He was buried in the old family burying ground at the old homestead, "Huntington," in Elmore County. The following inscription is upon his tombstone:
IN
Memory of
GEN. JOHN ARCHER ELMORE,
who was born in
Prince Edward County, Va.,
August the 21st, 1762,
and died in
Autauga County, Ala.,
April 24th, 1834,
aged 71 yrs. 8 mos. & 3 days.
He was a soldier of the Revolution
in the Virginia Line
and afterwards a member of the Legislature
of So. Ca., and a General in
the militia.
He was a member of the Legislature of
Alabama
and filled various other offices of Honor and Trust
in both States.
He was an affectionate husband,
a kind and indulgent father,
a humane master,
A devoted friend, and a
patriotic citizen.

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Daughters of American Revolution plaque on east side of Gen. John Archer Elmore's tombstone.

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Archelaus Elmore

Mary Ann Sarah Saxon Elmore

Nancy Ann Martin Elmore

Nancy Ann Elmore Craddock Saxon

Judith Elmore Williams

Benjamin Thomas Elmore

Sophia Saxon Elmore Ross

Charlotte Perry Elmore Crenshaw

Franklin Harper Elmore

Susan Elizabeth Elmore Lewis

Sarah Terry Elmore Fitzpatrick

Capt John Archer Elmore Jr

William Augustus Elmore

Luther Alfred Elmore

Col Henry Marshall Elmore

COL Lawrence Ludlow Elmore

Rush Physick Elmore

Winfred Scott Elmore

Mary Martin Elmore Scott

Albert Stanhope Elmore

Ann Harriet Elmore Hearne

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