When James Nicholas Moore was born on 24 November 1838, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Stephen F Moore, was 23 and his mother, Mary Catherine Richardson, was 20. He married Simira Angelina Frost on 18 August 1861, in Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Van Buren Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 August 1928, in Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Lone Jack, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1839: Jackson, Missouri, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
On October 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville took place between the Army of Ohio and the Army of Mississippi. It was the bloodiest battle on Kentucky soil. The Union lost around four thousand people and the Confederates lost around three thousand people. This was about one fifth of those that fought.
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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