When Hannah Emeline Moore was born on 14 November 1807, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, her father, Andrew Moore, was 33 and her mother, Jane Bain Sample, was 27. She married John Harvey Montgomery on 27 December 1831, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Dallas, Alabama, United States in 1850. She died on 27 October 1893, in Summerfield, Dallas, Alabama, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Childers Chapel Cemetery, Summerfield, Dallas, Alabama, United States.
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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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