Brief Life History of John Arthur
When John Arthur Moore was born on 27 October 1859, in Stovall, Coahoma, Mississippi, United States, his father, William M Moore, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Caroline Johnson, was 28. He married Susianna Lockie Hill on 25 July 1880, in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 2 May 1950, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- John Moore, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Arthur Moore, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Marriage records, first district, 1849-1917
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1882
Historical Boundaries - 1882: Greene, Arkansas, United States
1883
Historical Boundaries - 1883: Greene, Arkansas, United States
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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