When Eliza Jane Moore was born on 28 January 1840, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Moore, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Nelson, was 34. She married John Sims Lovegrove on 16 June 1859, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and District 5, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died in 1880, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40.
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English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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