John
Gill
Lemmon
Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw, Michigan Territory, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Lemmon
and Amila (Hudson) Lemmon
Husband of
Sara Allen (Plummer) Lemmon
— married
1880 in California
Died
at age 76
in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2018
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Biography
John Lemmon is Notable.
Pvt John Lemmon served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 1862
Mustered out: August 1864 (POW)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E of the 4th Michigan Cavalry
Enlisted: June 1862
Mustered out: August 1864 (POW)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E of the 4th Michigan Cavalry
John Gill ("J.G.") Lemmon (January 2, 1831 or 1832, Lima, Michigan – November 24, 1908 Oakland, California) was an American botanist and Civil War veteran and former prisoner of Andersonville. He was married to fellow botanist, Sara Plummer Lemmon, and the two jointly cataloged numerous western and desert plants.
Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ is named after his wife.
He and Jack Lemmon the actor are 2C3R.
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD8-TLY : 14 December 2017), John G Lemmon in entry for C H Lemmon, 1860.
"California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6B-KHW : 8 December 2017), John Gill Lemmon, 01 Jul 1867; citing Voter Registration, Sierra Valley, Sierra, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,583.
"California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFC-51W : 8 December 2017), John Gill Lemmon, 28 Aug 1890; citing Voter Registration, 1015 Clay, Alameda, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,448.
"California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFX-SPH : 8 December 2017), John Gill Lemmon, 21 Feb 1896; citing Voter Registration, Lemmon Herbarium, Alameda, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,452.
"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-SXJ2 : 11 March 2018), John G Lemmon, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,376.
"California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-B96B : 8 November 2017), John G Lemmon, 1908; citing 27495, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,046.
https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/southwestern-legacy-sara-lemmon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gill_Lemmon
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21712905/john-gill-lemmon
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Mark Burch
I learned how to ski on Mt. Lemmon.
posted 2 Oct 2018 by Mark Burch
[thank Mark]
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