Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Moore was born on 30 September 1819, in Kentucky, United States, her father, James Moore, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Kelsey, was 44. She married Henry Jackson Hollis in 1832, in Clay, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Chalk Bluff Township, Greene, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Haywood Township, Clay, Arkansas, United States in 1880. She died on 26 February 1903, in Greene, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Clay, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Eliza Hollis, "United States Census, 1880"
- Eliza Hollis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Moore - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1818; Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Spouse and Children
1819–1903 Female
Children (9)
1842–1927 Female
1844– Male
1844– Male
1847– Female
1847– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1787–1862 Male
1775–1825 Female
Siblings (7)
1806–1860 Male
1808–1862 Male
1810–1834 Female
1811–1878 Male
1814–1879 Male
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 11
1846
Age 27
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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