John Archer Elmore


John Archer Elmore was an American military officer and politician. Born in Virginia to a Quaker father, Elmore nonetheless joined the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Biography

Elmore was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia on 21 August 1762 to Archelaus Elmore and Susannah Morris. He joined the Continental Army while still a youth and served in the Virginia Line under Nathanael Greene. Elmore was with Green in his tour through the Carolinas, and was present at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
After the war, he settled in Laurens District, South Carolina, where he was elected to the State Legislature. In 1819, he moved to Autauga, Alabama, where he was again elected as a State Legislator and served there until his death in 1834. Part of Autauga County was renamed Elmore County in his honor.
His interment was is at his former home Huntingdon in Elmore County, Alabama

Family

Elmore married Mary Ann Sarah Saxon on 1 March 1788 and they had five children. Elmore was later married to Nancy Ann Martin on 14 March 1805 with whom he had another 14 children.
Children with Mary Ann Sarah Saxon
Children with Nancy Ann Martin