Brief Life History of Sarah Sophie
When Sarah Sophie Moore was born on 21 May 1841, in Harrison, Ohio, United States, her father, John Peter Moore, was 23 and her mother, Cynthia Lillie Huffman, was 22. She married James Henry Wolf on 19 May 1867, in Iowa, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Minong, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States in 1900 and Frog Creek, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. She died on 30 June 1919, in Joffre, Autauga, Alabama, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Sarah S Moore in household of John P Moore, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Sophie Moore - birth: 21 May 1841; Harrison, Ohio, United States
- Sarah S. Moore, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Iowa, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, Iowa, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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