James Andrew Moore

Brief Life History of James Andrew

When James Andrew Moore was born in 1820, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Hugh Moore II, was 26 and his mother, Catharine Caroline Bramble, was 20. He married Marjory McCollough on 10 September 1840, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Spencer Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Verona Township, Adams, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 18 November 1896, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cumberland, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Andrew Moore
1820–1896
Marjory McCollough
1819–1900
Marriage: 10 September 1840
Andrew James Moore
1841–1922
Anna Moore
about 1861–
James A Moore
1843–
Nancy Jane Moore
1844–1909
George A Moore
1849–1923
Mordecai Bishop Moore
1850–1931
Joseph Henry Moore
1852–1938
Isaac Leander Moore
1854–1945
Petty Ludwell Moore
1856–1926
Mary Catherine Moore
1860–1941

Sources (21)

  • James Moore, "United States Census, 1860"
  • James Moore, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • James A. Moore, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1820 · Making Land more affordable

"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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