James Merritt Lequire

1858 - 1911  (53 years)   Has 10 ancestors and 42 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Merritt Lequire
  Birth	14 Oct 1858	Macon Co, NC (now Swain Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6EC9888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400005B3C
  Death	22 Dec 1911	Swain Co, NC
  Burial	Lauada Cem, Swain Co, NC
  Person ID	I3057	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	William Nathaniel Lequire,   b. 2 Feb 1833, Rutherford Co, NC d. 2 Aug 1918, Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Susan Jane Thomason,   b. 30 Jan 1834, Macon Co, NC d. 2 Aug 1881, Swain Co, NC (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1855	Macon Co, NC
  _UID	5134F85F94BFF246A7BF46DBA47B51FB5988
  Family ID	F2143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fannie Lou Ellender Evans,   b. 9 Jul 1859, Jackson Co, NC d. 4 Jun 1943, Swain Co, NC (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1878	Swain Co, NC
  _UID	D13D46EED036CF4084F6BC16AF57D1AB25B3
  Children	1. Susie Caroline Lequire,   b. 13 Jul 1879, Swain Co, NC d. 10 Dec 1949, Jackson Co, NC (Age 70 years)   2. James William Edwin Lequire,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Swain Co, NC d. 12 Feb 1967, Canton, Haywood Co, NC (Age 81 years)   3. Laura Elizabeth Lequire,   b. 2 May 1887, Swain Co, NC d. 28 Sep 1968, Union Co, GA (Age 81 years)   4. Earl Lequire,   b. 1880/1900   d. 1880/1900, Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN (Age 0 years)   5. Mary Artie Lequire,   b. 4 Aug 1890, Swain Co, NC d. 2 Jun 1956, Swain Co, NC (Age 65 years)   6. Joseph Harlie Lequire,   b. 4 Aug 1890, Swain Co, NC d. 2 Feb 1914, Swain Co, NC (Age 23 years)   7. Jacob Elbert Lequire,   b. 17 Sep 1896, Swain Co, NC d. 24 Apr 1972, Swain Co, NC (Age 75 years)   8. Roy Melvin Lequire,   b. 7 May 1899, Swain Co, NC d. 28 Feb 1972, Union Co, GA (Age 72 years)   9. Druie Theodore Lequire,   b. 19 Mar 1902, Swain Co, NC d. 18 Sep 1962, Swain Co, NC (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Welch's, Franklin PO # 587/600 William Luquire 25 Farmer $100/200 Rutherford Susan J. 25 Macon Margaret 3 James L. 6/12 Susanna Truitt 82 Randolph; !CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Alarka, Franklin PO # 83/84 Wm H. Lequire 36 Farmer $250/125 NC Susan J. 36 Keeping House Margaret 13 at home James M. 11 at home Joseph J. 10 at home William H. 8 Sarah 5 Jacob 3 Susan J. 2/12 b. Apr; !MARRIAGE:27 Oct 1878 Swain Co, NC James M. LEQUIRE, 20 (1857/58) of Swain and Louelender EVANS, 20 (1857/58) of Swain by J.L. THOMASSON, J.P. at William EVANS' Nantahala Twp. Wit: N. DHART, J.S. GIBBY, W.H. THOMASSON; !CENSUS:1880 Swain Co, NC Nantahala # 103 James L. LEQUIRE, 20 (1859/60) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC; !CENSUS:1900 Swain Co, NC Nantahala # 150 James M. LEQUIRE, Oct 1859 born NC, married 21 years (1878/79), father born NC, mother born NC; NAMED:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM. Petition for Partition. R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER vs ... Luellin LEAKWIRE and husband Joseph LEAKWIRE ...; CENSUS:1910 Swain Co, NC Forney Creek # 106 James M. LEQUIRE, 50 (1859/60) born NC, married 29 years (1880/81), 1st marriage, father born NC, mother born NC; CENSUS:1920; !TOMBSTONE:Swain Co, NC Lauada Cem "James M. LEQUIRE 10-14-1858 12-22-1911 Louellen LEQUIRE 7-9-1859 6-4-1943";