MOORE NEWS Volume II April 2, 1997 Issue 16 SALUTATIONS 'Welcome Sweet Springtime.' The daffodils are magnificent this year here in northern Virginia. Hope your Springtime is as sweet. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Here's an announcement from LYNN KROWCZYK (Lynn1224) *****I invite all Moore researchers to visit my genealogy home page at: http://members.aol.com/lynn1224/index.htm My home page contains info on my Moore line, and also my Corn and Tompkins lines. thanks - QUERIES JOHN MCGOWAN (jmack@nconline.com) *****QUERY: Seeking information on the family and descendants of John Logan MOORE, b. c. 1864 in Crittenden Co., KY. Married in Johnson Co., IL on 15 Nov. 1885 to Lizzie McGowan, b. c. 1870, d/o James & Amanda M. (Martin) McGowan of Saline Co., IL. Will share info on the McGowans. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PEG (PEGHAM@aol.com) *****I am trying to find the parents' siblings of Margaret Moore. She was born 24 April 1699 in Goshen Twp., Chester, PA. She married William Trego and they lived in Honeybrook, PA. Margaret Moore Trego died in Goshen Twp., Chester, PA. This is all I know about her and I have been trying to find her parents/siblings for some time now. The name "Moore" is so common and trying to trace the female side is difficult. Any help will be appreciated. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANN STORER (aestore@rt66.com) *****I am searching for parents of Fanny Moore of Jefferson Co, TN. She married Robert McClanahan in 1805. I believe her father's first name was John. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHANNA FRANCIS (tempest@aristotle.net) *****I finally found my James on the 1910 Texas census! 1. ?? MOORE [b AL or MS] + possibly Paulina DUNN 2. James Toomy MOORE [b May 1863 TX] *married 1881: +Lizzie ?? [b Jul 1866 TX] 3. Ephram Riley MOORE [b Nov 11 1885 TX d Mar 1965] *married Aug 17 1909: +Lula Bea WHEATLEY [b Mar 1894 TX] 3. Henry MOORE [b Jun 1888 TX] +Lucy Bell WHEATLEY [b Mar 1894 TX] 3. John MOORE [b Oct 1892 TX] 3. Melvin MOORE [b c1903 TX] 3. Georgia MOORE [b c1907 TX] 3. 6 other children, all died young 2. ?? MOORE 3. Lee MOORE [b Aug 1890 TX] 3. Jeff MOORE [b May 1892 TX] 3. Minnie MOORE [b Mar 1894 TX] 3. Myrtle MOORE [b Feb 1896 TX] Lee, Jeff, Minnie and Myrtle are all in James T Moore's household in 1900 Leon Co, TX Census. They are listed as his nieces and nephews. Myrtle is in his household 1910 Beckham Co, OK Census. Would appreciate any info on this family. RESPONSES PEGGY SUE WILSON (PWilson411@aol.com)responds to LYNN PERKINS (nit@arn.net) *****You wrote the following: My grandfather also said the twins had a brother Dave and two sisters whose names he did not recall. We (our Moore reunion bunch) had two unidentified pictures. Nobody knew who they were. One had Uncle Dave written on the back but no one recognized him. Mrs. Parsons published in her book a picture that was her ancestor David Herbert Moore, b. 1815 taken from the History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia, compiled by the The Christian Index, 1881. The picture we had was the identical picture, so there is now doubt we connected! To further compliment the proof we knew the last child of Idens (Iddings) Moore and Frances Elizabeth REEVES was named David Herbert Moore, b. 1863, and a nephew of Mrs. Parsons ancestry.>> I am EXTREMELY interested in this lineage since my David B. Wells b. 1839 in Morgan Co., Illinois married Mary Alice Moore, b. 1854 near Columbus, OH. I can't help thinking there is a connection to your Moore family here. Mary Alice Moore is daughter of John Godfrey Moore, b. ca 1814 in PA and Frances Kepler (an orphan) b. ca 1825 in Ohio. All their children were born in Ohio. The family was living in Coles Co., Illinois in 1870. David and Mary Alice Wells named a son David Herbert Wells. He was born May 1882 in Bosque Co., Texas. Known to have been in Oklahoma in 1940's, and believed to have had two sons. There is a photo of David Herbert Wells and Frances Mae Wells as children. My Aunt Jeane Wilson Kelso wrote in her diary of visiting her "Uncle Herb" in Oklahoma City, and of two sons of his -- unidentified. He also appears in a Quit Claim Deed to Frances M. Wells in the 1920s in Albany, TX. There is also reference to a Wells Cafe in Mineral Wells. I am not sure if Herb owned the Cafe, some other family member, or if it was totally unrelated to our family, however it was discussed in the paragraph about Herb Wells shown below: Several restaurants flourished near the railroad tracks. The earliest eating place I recall was in a two story frame building next to the right-of-way. Reportedly constructed by the T&P, it had a dining room, lunch counter, an upstairs hotel, and a wing with a saloon. It burned and was never rebuilt. Just east of this site was a combination residence and diner, which outlasted them all. It served family style meals to train passengers and was always a family concern. For several years, the Deatons and their girls ran the business, until death took the oldsters, then another family with boys and girls took over. This ended when the proprietor and his boys walked over to the old Wells Cafe one night and invited Renzor Bostick, the proprietor, to come outside. Knowing they were coming to give him a good beating, Bostick came out with a six-shooter and killed his would be assailant. Even though the grand jury no-billed him for the killing, Renzor moved his family to Fort Worth. The Minyard family then came in and operated the old man's cafe until the T&P phased out its local business. In the meantime, cafe owner HERBERT WELLS had concluded that he could do better as a house painter, as there was no painter in town. He became a good one. Dad's home stayed white for twenty or thirty years after Herb painted it. After completing a round of painting in Mingus and Strawn, Herb found himself out of work and moved to Oklahoma City. Taken from" Thurber Texas" story. RESEARCH SolveigMB2aol.com *****Through a generous person on the internet I have finally found what happened to my Cicero A Moore and his family after the 1860 census in Rowan Co NC. He did not appear on the state wide 1870 census, but this person found a will from 1778/1779 in Iredell co NC, and IT IS HIM!! If anyone out there has a 1870 Iredell census in book form (indexed) I sure would appreciate a look up. He was alive! Cicero was born 1808 NC , married Sarah Leazer 8 april 1833 in Rowan Co Children: Margaret C b 1834 William A b 1836, m Jane Miller, moved to AR, died there 1911 Mary E b 1838 John H b 1840 Jane C b 1842 Samuel M b 1845, conf. soldier, died 1900 Iredell Co? James K b 1847 Sarah E Caroline b 1849 Calhoun L b 1851, died 1947 Iredell Co NC?? 96 years old?? Julia A b 1854 Catherine?? William A MOORE and his brother both served in Co B, 4th regt NC State Troops.(Conf.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BOB ARMSTRONG (bob-nita@neosoft.com) *****Today I received a package in the mail which included old photos, new husbands, and wives, and more accurate dates. I have amended my posting of a couple days ago and will re-send it now. First let me apologize to all those who correctly pointed out that I had left out some important information. To begin with, I found that this John Moore was in Kentucky when he met Elizabeth (?). They were married and their 4th son, Samuel, was born in Breckenridge County. They then removed to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, where Sam met, sweet sixteen Nancy Hoskins and her sister, Rosetta. Sam chose Nancy and they were married with her father's signature (John Hoskins) on the license. Nancy was from Woodford County, Kentucky. Sam and Nancy then removed to Iowa. Most, if not all, of their children were born in and around Jefferson County, Iowa. Apparently Elizabeth moved there too, since her death was recorded at New London, Iowa. Of the children of Sam and Nancy, Daniel R. stayed in Iowa and with Mary Eunice Hickok, had several children of his own. One son, George Elliott Moore, moved to Nebraska and had 14 children of his own. Daniel Carter Moore moved to Weld County, Colorado with some of his siblings and produced even more Moores. For more specific information on individuals please drop me a note, and I will give you what information I have. DESCENDANTS OF JOHN MOORE 1 John Moore +Elizabeth (?) b. abt 1781 - d. Feb 19th 1883 2 Unknown 1st son of J&E Moore b. bef 1810 - 2 Unknown 2nd son of J&E Moore b. bef 1810 - 2 Unknown 3rd son of J&E Moore b. bef 1810 - 2 Samuel Moore b. Mar 27th 1810 - d. Aug 10th 1894 +Nancy Hoskins b. Jun 29th 1815 - d. Jan 28th 1888 3 Lucretia Moore b. bef 1836 - +William Hendricks 4 Sarah Hendricks 1854 - *2nd Husband of Lucretia Moore +L. J. Yount 3 Almira Moore 1836 - 1901 +William Gilbert 1834 - 1908 4 Charlie Gilbert 1862 - 1865 4 Mary Alice Gilbert 1864 - 1928 +Martin J. Liblin 1869 - 1904 5 Daughter Liblin 4 Edwin Gilbert 1866 - 1919 +Ida Sargent 5 Ruben DuBois Gilbert 1892 - 3 Daniel R. Moore b Oct 31st 1837 - Mar 18th 1911 +Eunice Mary Hickok 1836 - d. June 16th 1890 4 Willis Frank Moore b. bef 1859 - 1889 +Malinda Ellen Shelley 5 dau A. Moore 1880 - 5 dau B. Moore 1883 - 4 George Elliott Moore 1859 - 1928 +Janett 'Jennie' Dunlop 1869 - 1957 5 Charles H. Moore 1887 - 1891 5 William Moore b. 1888 - 1957 +Florence Bunt 5 Johnny Moore 1891 - 1891 5 Mae Margaret Moore b. 1892 - 1946 +Arthur Leroy Cooper 6 Leetha Cooper +Griffin 7 Lynn Griffin +Charles Sprout 5 Minny Moore Abt 1893 - 1893 5 Geannie Rachel Moore b. 1895 - 1984 +Louis Larson 5 Carter Daniel Moore b. 1898 - 1979 +Liliah Olive Dickenson 5 Marion George Moore b. 1900 - 1976 +Bessie Reynoldsen 5 Goldie Pearl Moore b. 1902 - 1972 +William Nelson 5 Eunice Mary Moore b. 1905 - 1991 +O. H. "Tobe" Ross 5 Florence Jeannette Moore b. 1906/07 - 1962 +Harry Trieder *2nd Husband of Florence J. Moore +Cecil Pickens 5 Clark Vernon Moore b. 1908 - 1951 +Edna Flynn 5 James Franklin Moore b. 1910 - 1988 +Imojene Webster 5 Robert Roscoe Moore b. 1912 - 1976 +Laverne Agnes Gogan 4 Ida Mae Moore 1862 - 1943 +Charles Augustus Erlewine 4 Daniel Carter Moore b. Oct 14th 1869- 1946 +Fannie M. Baum 1882 - 1959 5 Margaret Ellen Moore 1903 - 1984 +Louis J. Whiles 1897 - 1975 5 Robert Carter Moore 1912 - 1977 +Muriel Lawrencia Grasser 1916 - 6 Juanita Muriel Moore 1934 - 5 Claudia May Moore 1915 - 1979 +Christopher J. Schmidt 1909 - 1966 6 Christopher Schmidt 6 Margie Schmidt *2nd Husband of Claudia May Moore: +Sterling 4 Charles. I. Moore Aft 1870 - 4 Ella Moore Aft 1870 - +Thompson 4 Goodyear Clark Moore Aft 1870 - 4 Nathan Moore Aft 1870 - 3 Mary E. Moore 1839 - 1841 3 Rosetta Moore 1841 - 1848 3 John Moore 1843 - 1848 3 William F. Moore 1845 - 1848 3 Melissa A. Moore 1848 - +George M. Walker Abt 1843 - 4 Child A. Walker 4 Child B. Walker 3 Joseph Moore 1849 - 3 George H. Moore 1850 - +Ella Stanford 3 Charles I. Moore 1852 - 1853 *2nd Wife of Samuel Moore: +Rebecca Wood 2 Unknown 5th son of J&E Moore b. aft 1811 - 2 Unknown 6th son of J&E Moore b. aft 1811 - 2 Unknown 7th son of J&E Moore b. aft 1811 - 2 Unknown 8th son of J&E Moore b. aft 1811 - 2 Unknown 9th son of J&E Moore b. aft 1811 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BONNIE SHAFER (sidlee@ix.netcom.com) *****In my never ending quest to fine my MOORE connection I came across this bit of information on a Moore family from the Town of Orleans on Wells(ley) Island, Jefferson Co New York: In the 1860 History of Jefferson County NY, John Moore born Lower Canada near Elizabethtown. Married twice, first to Mary Tricky had one son named Hiram P Moore; second wife Angeline Tumery they had 14 children. Hiram P Moore came to the Town of Orleans with his grandmother (name unknown) in 1837. They located on Wells(ley) Inland. He helped to clear over 1,000 acres of land before the age of 19. Hiram married Esther E. Eddy the dau of Ebenezer Eddy, one of the early settler in the Town of Orleans. Hiram and Esther Eddy Moore had 15 children, three died in infancy. Living children Horace W., Thomas T., William W., Hiram N., Charles M., Sylvester T., Marian M., Willard R., Clarence W., Elizabeth L., Minnie E., and Merle. In 1890 it was stated that Mr H. Moore of Wells(ley) was the longest living person of the Inland. My Moore's connection are in MD, VA, PA. MOORE MISCELLANY What sort of landscape and economy nurtured our Moore family? Sometimes nature took over. Source: "Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century." Philip Alexander Bruce. 1935. Chapter: Agricultural Development, 1685-1700. Eighty years had now passed since the day on which the colonists for the first time had sowed wheat in the soil of Virginia, this being the earliest seed that was planted after possession was taken of Jamestown Island. What changes had agriculture in this interval produced upon the face of this country? If the descriptions of contemporaneous observers are deserving of credence, the Colony, even where its population was densest, bore the aspect of a wilderness, owing to the enormous disproportion between the area in cultivation and the area still in a state of nature. The high lands were concealed by a heavy growth of trees, and the low grounds consisted largely of forest and marsh. I have already referred to the motives impelling the planters to engross as extensive tracts as they could secure; these motives were the absolute need of a virgin soil in the production of tobacco in perfection in that age when artificial manures were unknown, and the need equally great of a wide surface for the support of cattle which had to obtain their own subsistence at every season of the year. It was asserted at this time that although the population of Virginia did not exceed the number of inhabitants in the single parish of Stepney, a part of the city of London, nevertheless they had acquired ownership in plantations that spread over the same area of country as England itself. The proportion of open fields on these plantations was barely one-fifth of the whole. When the soil would no longer bring forth maize and wheat, which were cultivated after the third crop of tobacco, it was permitted to grow up again in underwood. As a result of this custom, a great extent of land which had been cleared at one time was covered with much thicker woods than the land remaining in primeval forest. In England, vast tracts were held by individual proprietors, but owing to the habit of leasing, which threw the tillage of an extensive surface into numerous hands, only a small part of the country was suffered to relapse into its original condition. . . . . Ninety years after the foundation of Jamestown, there was no element of natural wealth as abundant in the Colony as a virgin soil' the axe and the laborer alone were needed to secure a new field, which was richer in productive qualities than the most highly improved spots in the English shires of Kent and Sussex. As long as this was the case, there could be no real demand for manures. In Virginia, the last quarter of the seventeenth century, there were many planters of the highest intelligence familiar with all methods that had been adopted in England and Holland for the improvement of agriculture. If they failed to introduce these methods into the Colony, it is evident that they considered it to be cheaper to obtain fertile lands by the removal of the forests than by the application of natural or artificial substances. . . . . Now, from Joyce. "The beginning of the end came in 1750. the woodlands had been cut over for nearly 100 years so that new tobacco fields could be cultivated. During the winter of 1749-50, the snows came early and lay deep on the ground all winter. Underneath the frozen crust, thawing streams of water began carving little gullies in the bare land. In the spring the rains began. All spring, into the summer and fall, the rain fell; and the newly carved gullies widened and deepened and the soil flowed into the creeks which emptied into the Rappahannock. Even the channel of the great Rappahannock ("Rise and Fall of Waters") had changed by the time frost came in 1750. Its ports were silted up and the docks no longer reached far enough into the water for cargo to be loaded off and on the ships. The small and the large planter watched his soil wash into their docking areas. In time, their deep, clear streams which opened up the interior of the land to settlement became marshy wetlands, suitable only for brown grass, muskrats, and herring spawning. By 1750, most of the Indians were living beyond the Blue Ridge, and young men along the Rappahannock discovered that the soil which had nourished their families for generations was gone, or their nutrients had been leached out by tobacco. Except for an area near their houses, the trees were gone and there were no root systems to hold the remaining soil and no leaves fell to renew its vigor. While the young planters' grandfathers could open another field and let the old one lie fallow, the young planter no longer had enough aerable land to support his family. He began looking west to the hills where the creeks still bounced over a rocky bed, where blackberries grew by the side of the road, where he could open a new field to replace the tired, old fields of his homeland. [Address on Rappahannock River Heritage. 1982] ================================================================== Back issues of MOORE NEWS available at: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/news ============================================================================= MOORE NEWS: Compiled from email and other sources Distributed by Joyce Browning cJBrown7169@AOL.com 2 April 1997