Brief Life History of Amos Wilkinson
When Amos Wilkinson Moore was born on 6 July 1821, in Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, Ebenezer Moore, was 26 and his mother, Matilda Scott, was 18. He married Mary Ann Gifford on 11 December 1845, in Hamilton, Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. He lived in Shelby, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died in March 1899, in Tiger Fork Township, Shelby, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Amos Moore in household of Ebenezer Moore, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amos W Moore, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Wilkinson Moore in entry for Amos David Moore, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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1823
Historical Boundaries: 1823: Delaware, Indiana, United States 1823: Hamilton, Indiana, United States
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
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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