Brief Life History of Thomas E
When Thomas E Moore was born on 4 November 1822, in Person, North Carolina, United States, his father, Richard Ryland Moore, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Evans, was 19. He married Nancy K Evans on 24 October 1842, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Williamsburg, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 17 July 1895, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.
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- Thos E Moor, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas E Moore, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Thomas E Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
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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