====================================================================== Joel Moore JOEL MOORE, my Great Great Grandfather was born 15 March 1768 probably in KENTUCKY, although the records are not complete that far back. JOHN MOORE, a brother of JOEL, was born in 1782. JOEL MOORE's children were:- 1. JONATHAN MOORE born 5 Feb 1796 2. JERRY MOORE born 3 Nov 1797 3. SELA or JELA MOORE born 16 Dec 1799 4. WILLIAM MOORE born 24 May 1802 (My Great Great Grandfather) 5. JOHN W. MOORE born 23 Aug 1804 6. LYDIA MOORE born 7 Apr 1806 7. NANCY MOORE born 12 Feb 1811 8. POLLY MOORE born 1 Apr 1814 9. MAHALA MOORE b 14 Sept 1816 JOEL MOORE was Great Grandfather of EFFIE MOORE RUTHE WILLIAM MOORE was Grandfather of EFFIE MOORE RUTHE ====================================================================== Note by Doug Moore: It would appear that the handwriting for item 3 was hard to read, with the first letter uncertain. Based on a lot of census reading, I would also think it possible that Jela could be Jesse. The "ss" in early writing used the German "double s" that often could be mistaken for an h or l . ======================================================================