Brief Life History of Henry Jackson
When Henry Jackson Moore was born on 7 August 1852, in Brown, Indiana, United States, his father, Elihu Tecumseh Moore, was 28 and his mother, Ellen Shultz Moore, was 24. He married Mary Elizabeth Wertz on 23 June 1873, in Van Buren Township, Brown, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Van Buren Township, Brown, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Jackson Township, Brown, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 May 1909, in Beanblossom, Jackson Township, Brown, Indiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Beanblossom, Jackson Township, Brown, Indiana, United States.
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- Henry G Moore in household of Eli T Moore, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry I More in household of Eli T More, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henry Jackson Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1852–1909 Male
1853–1900 Female
Children (4)
1873–1950 Female
1875–1892 Female
1877–1960 Male
1879–1880 Female
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1847–1866 Male
1850–1937 Female
1852–1909 Male
1855–1928 Female
1857–1911 Male
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Name Meaning
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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