Brief Life History of William Howard
When William Howard Moore Jr was born on 28 December 1938, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Howard Moore, was 28 and his mother, Ludie Pauline Cook, was 25. He lived in Kirby Township, Dillon, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 15 August 1971, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Howard Moore in household of Howard Moore, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Howard Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Moore in entry for Mr William Howard Moore, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Parents and Siblings
1910–1985 Male
1913–2006 Female
Siblings (14)
1928–2016 Female
1930–1994 Male
1932–2007 Female
1935–1986 Female
1936–1936 Male
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World Events (8)
1941
Age 3
1941 · The Four Freedoms
Age 3
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
Age 10
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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