Sarah Louisa Moore

Brief Life History of Sarah Louisa

When Sarah Louisa Moore was born on 30 December 1823, in Macon, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Arthur Moore Jr, was 32 and her mother, Martha Norton, was 27. She married Jacob Thomas Evans on 17 March 1842, in Haywood, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Beaverdam Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 11 November 1920, at the age of 96, and was buried in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Thomas Evans
1821–
Sarah Louisa Moore
1823–1920
Marriage: 17 March 1842
William J. Evans
1843–1912
Eugenia Luandia Evans
1849–1892
Leonardius Rowley Evans
1852–1922

Sources (8)

  • Louser Evans in household of J T Evans, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Leuezre Moore, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Louisa Moore Evans, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

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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