MOORE NEWS Volume II May 7, 1997 Issue 21 SALUTATIONS PAUL (PVM17 ) *****Recently I recieved from a friend an opportunity as follows: Houghton-Mifflin Publishing Co is giving books to children's hospitals. How many books they give depends on how many emails they receive from people around the world. For every 25 emails they receive, they will give one (1) book. All you have to do is email: share@hmco.com and type a message saying, "childens hospitals book drive program" I hope you can spend a few seconds to do this... and let your friends know. I understand they have received only 3,400 messages up to the end of April. Last year they got 23,000. Let's go and push it over 30,000. You can help by passinfg this along. Thanks a lot!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last week MOORE NEWS carried an announcement of the discovery of a Moore Bible. The announcement carried the address of George Tague, our contributor - who may have received more mail that he bargained for. My apologies, George. ANN DROWN (adrown@inreach.com) is the person who found this 'abandoned' Bible and very graciously contributes the information it contains about a Moore family. Ann, many thanks from all of this Moore group. We really appreciate your consideration and thoughtfulness. Bet George Tague is monumentaly grateful! Note: Ann is not a Moore descendant. *****It was suggested that I send you the transcription of the entries in the Moore family bible I found. (The misspelling of record is just as it is in the bible--not my mistake. I have typed the entries just as they were written.) Hope this helps someone, MOORE FAMILY BIBLE Family Reckord Jonathan Moore was born June 16th, 1785 Fanny Bangs was born July 24th, 1790 Jonathan Moore was married to Fanny Bangs March 5th, 1814 Married 25th December 1842 S.G. Frazer & F.D.Moore in Cin. Married 25th December 1852 James S. Moore & Harriet A. Vater in Cincinnati Married Oct. 26th, 1853 James Baker & Cynthia W. Moore, Davenport, Iowa Married in Davenport, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 26th, 1857 Mr. B.F. Cotes and Emma L. Moore Family Reckord Elizabeth Ann Moore was born December 20th, 1814 about one o'clock Tuesday morning Frances Delia Moore was born June 12th, 1816 about six o'clock Wednesday evening Henry Wickham Moore was born December 7th, 1817 about four o'clock Sunday evening Cynthia Wells Moore was born February 16th, 1819 quarter after five o'clock on Friday morning The above named children were all born in the city of New York, the state of New York. Family Reckord William Bangs Moore was born May 10th, 1821 about eleven o'clock Thursday morning in the state of Indiana and died June 28th, 1822 in Cincinnati, Ohio. James Stinson Moore was born February 5th, 1824 about eight o'clock Thursday morning in Cincinnati, Ohio Henry Wickham Moore died February 18th, 1826 x after 9 o'clock on Saturday morning aged 8 years 2 months & 11 days in N.Y. Samuel Bangs Moore was born February 28th, 1826 about half after five o'clock on Tuesday morning. Henry Wickham Moore was born September 10th, 1828 about twelve o'clock on Friday evening in N.Y. Wiliiam Reid Moore was born April 13th, 1831 about six o'clock on Wednesday evening in N. York City. Emma Louise Moore was born January 19th, 183?? About half after ten o'clock on Sunday morning in N. York City. William Reid Moore died Aug. 3rd, 1834 about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning aged 3 years 3 months & 21 days in N. York City. Jonathan Moore died June 16th, 1849 in Cincinnati, aged 64 years. S.G. Frazer died Feb. 26th, 1855 in Cincinnati. James S. Moore died Sept 7th, in Davenport, Iowa aged 52 years. Fanny Moore died January 14th, 1862 in Chariton (?) Iowa aged 72 years. Francis Delia Fager died at the residence of her son E.T (?) Fager, 734 n 23rd St., Rock Island on Saturday evening Dec. 21st, 1907 at 10:20 o'clock - 91 yrs 9 months-- QUERIES (PEGHAM@aol.com) ****Anyone with Moore's from Chester County, Pennsylvania? I have MARGARET MOORE who was born 24 apr 1699 in Goshen Twp., Chester, Pa. She married Wm Trego and she died 1755 in Goshen Twp. Chester, Pa. I need her parents and siblings. Any help appreciated!! RESPONSES LYNN PERKINS (nit@arn.net) Lynn and Jeannie are letting us share their recent conversation as an illustration of the power of an email newsletter. ***** Thought you might want to look at this match! Your newsletter does work! I would like to look at what this Moore researcher has for the birth of James Moore. I believe you are on the right path on the Colonial Moores. If I find out where my James was born he may lead you to the family of Moores working the headright system. Will let you know of any information. Subject: James MOORE, Blacksmith from Philadelphia, ca 1684 Hello Jeannie, Your Moore researcher descends from my line of Moores. Two things strikes me! 1. How is the James Moore's birth documented as being in Pennsylvania? 2. How is the marriage of Richard MOORE to Sarah JENKINS documented? Richard Moore, Sr. d. ca 1788 would be the patriarch of the Wrightsborough GA clan. My line goes through his youngest son, James Moore, III, who m. Alyce (Alice) (possibly Iddings) to his son Joseph Iddings Moore who m. Jane (unknown) through twin Idens (Iddings) Moore who m. Frances Elizabeth Reeves through Absolum Jackson Moore who m. Martha Pricilla HAarrison through George Bartlett Moore who m. Minnie Lee Hammonds through my mother who was Moore m. to Perkins and to me. Would be interested in corresponding and or exchanging information with your fellow Moore resercher via through you if that is OK. Thanks for your querie! I have been on the internet for about a year and have ran into very few descendant of James Moore! Response from JEANNIE (KL2000G@aol.com) *****May I post this information in the newsletter? It comes from a fellow Moore researcher who found my Beaver/Moore connection and has many other names. He has no access to the internet. I would like to help him as much as he helped me. James Moore - b. Pennsylvania Son, John Moore - b. 1670 in Pennsylvania married: Jane Cureton Son, Richard Moore - b. 20 Feb 1697/98, d. 1784 in Richmond, Georgia married: Sarah Jenkins in 1734 in Pennsylvania - - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORENCE MOORE (fmoore@gulf.net) responding to an earlier post by Lynn Perkins ***** The Index of MD Colonial WILLS 1634-1777 shows: 1676 Richard - Kent Co 1717 Richard - Queen Anne Co 1734 & 1760 Richard - Anne Arundel Co (Don't confuse Prince Georges Co, MD with Pr Geo Co, VA) [Editor's note: Florence has submitted a wondrous array of information about the Maryland Moore family which is being prepared for distribution in a single issue - or two.] COLONIAL MOORES One of the greatest aids to family history research is knowledge of family migration patterns and related families. Our early descendants never moved from one place to another by themselves and the route they traveled was limited to only a few. With Diana Flynn's permission, MOORE NEWS is able to distribute the directions used to migrate from Surry Co NC to Southern Indiana in the early 1800s. This same route would have been used by settlers moving from North Carolina and lower Virginia. Source: "Gone But Not Forgotten, An Anthology Of Fact & Folklore" by Mildred Uland. Page 50 The History of the Burcham Family "In File 20/1 on the 3rd floor (court room) at the Bloomfield (Indiana) Courthouse the following information was found by Jean Cain. Two receipts for inheritance from John Burcham's estate received by Hannah Burcham (daughter) and John Denny (son-in-law) are on file. On the back of these receipts, which are torn in two (maybe due to scarcity of paper at that time) are these directions which were probably used by the Burcham family when they came from Surrey County: 'Directions of the Road from hear to Indiana first to Grason Courthouse (This could be Independence, VA. Grayson Co.) thence to cross at Joneses ford thence to Blue Spring thence to Abbington (Abingdon, VA.) thence to the Boat yeard (evidently came part way by boat - down the Holston?) thence to Grinsville thence to Bean Station (near Tate Springs, TN.) thence to Clinch Mountain thence to Cumberland Mountain thence to Rock dafel (this is Rock Castle County) thence to Mount Virling (Mt. Vernon, KY, Rock Castle Co.) thence to Crab Orchard thence to Standford thence to Danville thence to Harodsburgh thence to Shelbyville (Shelbyville) thence to Middletown thence to Lewsville (Louisville) thence to Albany (New Albany, IN.) thence to Greensville (on US 150 Floyd Co. - direct route to Orange Co.) thence to Beeks Mill (Becks Mill SW of Salem, IN in Washington, Co.)' RESEARCH LARRY THOMAS (thomashm@fidnet.com) [Editor's Note: Many thanks (literally) to Larry for making this information availabe to our Missouri Moore family.] *****Here are the rest of those Pike Co. MO Cemetery Books relating to Moores. Hope they help someone. PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI, Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. 3-Hartford Township Page 55 Old Rudd Schoolhouse Cemetery (My note: Only Moore-Moore related listed) Permelia A. Copenhaver, wife of Douglas B. Hamilton, b. Nov. 6, 1860-d. Nov. 28, 1886, age of 26 yrs. & 22 days. (Note: Headstone moved by son Paul Hamilton to Fairmount Cemetery, Middletown, Mo.) David Hackler Copenhaver, b. July 19, 1828-d. Sept. 24, 1906/Elizabeth J Moore, wife of David H. Copenhaver, b. Nov. 24, 1830-d. Aug. 18, 1913. (Note: the stones of David & Elizabeth Copenhaver were also moved to Middletown Cemetery by grandson Paul Hamilton.) John E. Moore, son of Levi & Nancy Shellhorse Moore, b. Jan. 20, 1826-d. April 19, 1882, age of 61 yrs., 2 mos., & 30 days. Levi Moore, b. Feb. 25, 1793-d. Oct. 9, 1874. (My note: Son of Thomas and Nancy Whaley Moore) Nancy Shellhorse, wife of Levi Moore, b. Nov. 20, 1794-d. Jan. 3, 1877 5 Infants of William J. & Lilie Jarboe Moore. (Note: sisters of Alfred, Claude Elzea & Olin.) Page 1 Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Located in Hartford Township, East Part, T.51N.-R.3W., Section 14, approximately 3 miles east of intersection 161 and route PP outside of New Hartford, this cemetery recording was checked by Wm. J. and Mollie Price on Feb. 17, 1984. Since the original copier of the inscriptions was unknown, Mr. and Mrs. Price made corrections and recorded additions to the original set of inscriptions. Their copy is reproduced. (My note: Only Moore-Moore related listed.) William J. Moore, 1869-1953 L.S.Moore, born Oct. 31, 1817-died Oct. 21, 1899. Husband of Pauline Moore. (Note: the following stones have been moved from the nearby Mastin-Moore Cemetery.) George W. Moore, born May 11, 1818-died Nov. 8, 1902. Mastin Moore, died Dec. 27, 1888, aged 80 yrs., 1 mo., 15 days. Margaret M., wige of Mastin Moore, died Feb. 28, 1866, aged 42 years, 14 days. Catherine M., 2d wife of Mastin Moore, died Dec. 10, 1888, aged 58 yrs., 11 mos., 26 days. Eliza E., daughter of Levi Shellhorse & Paulina J. Moore, born Aug. 6,1857-died Nov. 13, 1877. PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. 4 - Indian Township, Page 19 - Meremon Moore Cemetery. This cemetery has been badly damaged and probably has more graves than have been listed here. It is located in Indian Township, T.52N.-R.5-4W., Pike County, MO, Section 24 on the farm presently owned by the Elwoods. Merimon Moore, Born Mar. 13, 1797 in Pittsylvavia County, Va.- Died Mar l, 1863. (Note: He was the son of Thomas & Nancy "Ann" Whaley Moore & ordained in 1852 a Primitive Baptist Minister.) Permelia E. Farmer Moore, Born Feb. 2, 1813, Pittsylvania County, Va.-Died Nov. 8, 1879. Married Aug. 31, 1831, Pike County, MO. (Note: wife of Merimon Moore & dau of Martin & Eliz. Ackles Farmer.) Elizabeth Hulday born July 14, 1842-died Jan. 8, 1843, dau of Merimon & Permelia Moore. Allice E. Moore, born Aug. 26, 1858-died Aug. 27, 1860. Dau of Osbourn Jefferson & Louise Paradine Branstetter Moore. Page 20 - New Harmony Methodist Cemetery. West of New Harmony in Section 7, Indian Township, T.52N.-R.5-4W., Pike County, Missouri, just off Route V is the New Harmony Methodist Cemetery. The last revision of the inscriptions was in 1983. (My note: Only Moore-More related listed.) Matthew Bates Moore, Jr., Apr. 17, 1850-Nov. 9, 1915. Alice Aurelia (Roberts)Moore, Jan 31, 1854-Feb. 25. 948. Commodore Clinton Moore, Feb. 18, 1876-Nov. 19, 1853. Elton E. Moore, Apr. 15, 1882-Dec. 24, 1908. Leona Letitia Moore, Oct. 13, 1874-Oct. 6, 1945 Otis C. Moore, Dec. 12, 1882-June 21, 1923. Barbara F., dau of L. & M.J. Moore, died May 11, 1895, aged: 10yrs., 2mos., 2 days. CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI Vol. V - Ashley Township. Compiled by Pike County Chapter DAR Louisiana, Missouri 1987. Siloam Cemetery is located in Ashley Township, T.52N.-R.3W., Section 30, Pike County, Missouri. This listing of graves in the cemetery has been prepared from grave markers, newspapers, Bible registers, and church & census records. All of the sources available to the recorders were used in order to make this record as complete as possible. (My note: This is a very large cemetery and there are related families of the Moores buried here including the Culwell, Branstetter, Wilhoit and Willis. I have listed only Moore and known very closley related others.) Ward III Grave 2 Martha Ann Willis, w/o John McBride & d/o Joel W. & Malinda Wilhoit Willis, b. Dec 6, 1852-d. May 7, 1873. Married Jan. 11, 1872. Grave 7 Sarah Francis Willis, w/o John G. Moore & d/o Joel W & Malinda Wilhoit Willis, b. Mar. 27, 1843-d. Feb. 16, 1909. (Note: she was married Feb. 10, 1863 & baptized Nov. 30, 1873.) Grave 8 John Gazaway "Jack" Moore, b. Dec 30, 1825-d. Feb. 7, 1900 s/o Thomas & Mary Beatty Moore. (Note: He was a Civil War veteran of the Union Army. Bh was baptized Sept. 23, 1871 by Peter L. Bramstetter.) Grave 9 Julia Ann (Wilson) Willis, b. Dec. 15, 1840-d. Oct. 8, 1936. (Note: she was the 2nd Wife of Joel W. Willis.) Grave 10 Joel W. Willis, b. Jan 18, 1818-d. Feb 21, 1900. (Note: He was a Civil War veteran of the Union Army and son of Samuel & Mary P. Farmer Willis. On Dec. 24, 1840 he married Malinda Wilhoit. He Was baptized Sept. 23, 1871 by Peter L. Branstetter.(My note: Spelled Bra"n" here, "m" above. Same day as John Gazaway Moore.) Grave 11 Malinda Wilhoit, w/o Joel W. Willis & d/o Daniel & Eva Crisler Wilhit, b. June 18, 1817-d. April 23, 1885, age 67 years, 10 mos., 5 days. MODERN MOORES PETER RAMSEY (Bervi@aol.com) *****Since I am on the MOORE and RAMSEY lists, this item in today's Tribune-Review, Greensburg, PA jumped out at me. It may be of interest to someone. "Kathryn MOORE RAMSEY, 98 of Larimer, died Tues. Apr. 29 at Greensburg, PA. She was born March 30, 1899, in Wilkinsburg, PA, a d/o Edward K. Sr. and Jessie A. Twadell MOORE....precedeed in death by her husband Paul E. RAMSEY; a dau. Gertrude E. Ramsey; a son, Paul E. Ramsey (sic); two brothers, Walter A. Moore and Edward K. Moore Jr.; and a sister Evelyn Thompson. She is survived by two daughters, Marion Brown and Virginia Schade of North Huntingdon; 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews." MOORE MISCELLANY (Continued from last week's Issue #22) The auspicious muster-day arrives, and the people collect form Stewart's Creek, Ring's Creek, Beaver Dam, Big Fisher's and Little Fisher's Rivers, from the "Hollow," the "foot uf the Mounting" - from the Dan to the Beersheba of that whole country. I too, was there - though but a lad, deeply interested in the action of that important day - to see who would triumph, Hamp and Famus, or an indignant community. As soon as they collect they meet in little squads to debate the grave question. The old "Revolutioners" are there, and their sage counsels decide all questions. "They fout for our liverties, and they must be heaen." "Uncle Jimmy Smith," a leading man among them, particular on "licker questions," makes a speech to the crowd just before Capting Moore tells the "orderly sargint" to "form ranks. Uncle Jimmy lisps, but is clearly undrstood by his waiting and attentive audience. They are "spellbound" by his nervous and patriotic eloquence. What if he has a slight impediment in his speech? his eloquence is in his subject: hear him. "Now, boyith. I'm an old man, - wath at the sthorming uf Sthony Pint, under old Mad Anthony Wayne, ath we boyith allerth called him, and I've marched and countermarched through thick and thin; hev fout, bled and died neirly, for theven long yearth. I ev theen many outrageth but thith Famuth bithneth capth the sthack and thaveth the grain. Jith think uv thith feller Hamp Hudthon, ter sthill the beer uv that mash-tub whar Famuth - that nathty, sthinkin dog wath drowned in and fur to think fur to bring it here ter thell the nathty, sthinkin whithky ter hith naborth,' "Capting" Moore and Company and to the ole tholgerth,whar fout fur yer litertith. I tell you boyith, you can do ath you pleath, but old Jimmy Sthmith - old Sthony Pint - ain't a gwine ter tech it." "Nur me!" "Nur me!" Uncle Jimmy!" shouted hundreds. The voice of the sergeant is now heard like a Blue Ridge cataract: "O-Yis! O-Yis! The hour of muster have arrove! O-Yis! All uv ye what b'longs to Capting Moore's company, parade here! Fall inter ranks right smart, and straight as a gun-bar'l, and dress to the right and left accordin' to the militeer tacktucks laid down by Duane in his cilebrated work on that fust of all subjects." They fall into ranks and precision, order, dignity, and gravity, prompted by their patriotism. Besides, the old j"Lutionary sogers" are looking at them. Captain Moore now appears in his old-fashioned uniform, worn probably bo some "Lutionary Capting" in many a bloody fight, 'Tis an odd-looking affair; the collar of it repulses his "ossifer hat" from the top of his "hade;" the tail, long and forked, striking his hams at every step, and two great, rusty epaulets on his shoulders - enough to weigh down a man of less patriotic spirit, and on a less patriotic occasion. Tus equipped, "as the law directs," he commences the "drill accordin' to Duane. "I had seen every muster on that patriotic spot from the time I was able to get there and to eat a "gingy cake," but never had I seen as poor a one as that was. There was no spirit nor life in the "militeer." Instead of following Duane, they were whispering and talking about Hamp and Famus. Indeed, they greatly needed the inspiration of Hamp's barrel. Camptain Moore bawled till he was hoarse, his "leftenent" and "sargint" were exhausted, but it all did not good. They performed no "revolutions" according to Duane, Steuben, nor any other author extant. The old "Revolutioners" could rneder them no assistance, and in despair the "Capting" dismissed them, in deep mortification. But where are Hamp and Famus all this time? Yonder he sits, under the shade of a large apple-tree, solitary and alone, astride of his whisky barrel. It is not one o'clock P.M., and his chances look bad; his whiskey-barrel has not been tapped, nor has any man dared to approach his condembed head-quarters. ". . . Josh Easley has sold all his "gingy cakes," and is showing his big white teeth, rejoicing at his unparalleled success. Josh is the only joyful man on the "grit." The rest are all melancholy, standing or sitting in little squads, debating the mash-tub question. Hamp is quite composed, and his looks say, "Never mind, gentlemen, I'll sell you ever drap uv my licker yet. Two o'clock arrives, and no one approaches Hamp's apple-tree. His prospects are growning worse. But look yonder! The crowd has collected around Uncle Jimmy Smith. Let us approach and hear him: "Well, boyith, I don't know tho well about thith matter. Maybe we've accuthed thith feller Hamp wrongfully. He hat allerth been a clever feller and it ith a pity ef he ith innerthent uv thith charge. The fact ith, boyith, it ith mighty dull, dry timeth. Nuthin ith a-gwine on right. Boyith, you are free men. I fout fer your freedom. I thay boyith, you can do ath you pleath, but ath fur me, - ole Sthony Pint Jimmy Sthmith, - Famuth or no Famuth I musth take a little. The speech of Uncle Jimmy was satisfactory and moving. His audience was not "spell-bound," for they moved up to Hampt's head-quarters with a "double-quick step;" the "bar'l" was tapped "Famus or no Famu," by the generous Hamp, who never reproached them for their severe accusations. Soon the condemned barrel was emptied, the money was in Hamp's pocket, and he was merry as "Gingy-cake Josh." Uncle Jimmy soon began to sing his Revolutionary ditties, spin his yarns, and was happy enough. "Capting Moore," "leftenant" and "sarging" soon fogot their hard days work. The "Litia" and others fell to discussing questions of great moment; but the whole affair en\ded in skinned noses, gouged eyes, and bruised heads. That was a "famus" day in the annals of "Shipp's Muster Ground." __________________________________________________________________ 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 15 January 1997