William Harrison Moore

Brief Life History of William Harrison

When William Harrison Moore was born on 11 May 1851, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, Luke Moore Sr., was 34 and his mother, Obedience "Biddie" Mahan, was 34. He married Julia Ann Hart on 16 September 1875, in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Levee, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Precinct 6 Martin Springs, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 19 October 1920, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ryan Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Harrison Moore
1851–1920
Julia Ann Hart
1855–1935
Marriage: 16 September 1875
Giles Speed Moore
1876–1946
Lorenzo Dow Moore
1878–1944
John Preston Moore
1880–1963
Elizabeth Moore
1883–1954
Rutha Moore
1886–1905
Harrison Moore
1889–1945
Alice Allie Moore
1891–1958
William Bradley Moore
1895–1963

Sources (28)

  • William More, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William Moore, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Harrison Moore, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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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