When Thomas Moore was born in 1822, in Daviess, Kentucky, United States, his father, Rev. James Jacob Moore, was 33 and his mother, Ann Henford Shaw, was 31. He married Amanda Jane Kincheloe on 19 May 1846, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1860. He died in Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Historical Boundaries: 1844: Hancock, Kentucky, United States
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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