Christiana Simpson

31 December 1838–29 November 1934 (Age 95)
St. Clair, Illinois, United States

The Life of Christiana

Christiana Simpson was born on 31 December 1838, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. She married Archibald Moore on 11 January 1866, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Dry Point Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 14 years. She died on 29 November 1934, in Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Mud Run Cemetery, Dry Point Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Moore
1837–1873
Christiana Simpson
1838–1934
Marriage: 11 January 1866
James Lincoln Moore
1869–1940
John C Moore
1870–1939
Charles Truman Moore
1871–1947
Luella Moore
1873–1940

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
11 January 1866
Shelby, Illinois, United States
children

(4)

    James Lincoln Moore

    Male1869–1940Male

    John C Moore

    Male1870–1939Male

    Charles Truman Moore

    Male1871–1947Male

    Luella Moore

    Female1873–1940Female

World Events (8)

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

Age 1

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846

Age 8

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863

Age 25

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

Name Meaning

1 Scottish and northern English: patronymic from Sim .2 English: habitational name from any of three places in Devon, so named from Old English personal name Sigewine + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Christiana Simpson in household of James Simpson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Christiana Moore in household of Charles Moore, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Christiana Moore, "United States Census, 1880"

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