Ernest O'Neal Moore

Brief Life History of Ernest O'Neal

When Ernest O'Neal Moore was born on 9 September 1915, in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Franklin Moore, was 28 and his mother, Fannie Louise Elliott, was 23. He married Marjorie Callahan on 9 March 1940. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 22 October 1985, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

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Ernest O'Neal Moore
1915–1985
Marjorie Callahan
1918–2000
Marriage: 9 March 1940
Jerry Lane Moore
1941–1999

Sources (19)

  • Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Unknown, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • Ernest Moore, "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951"

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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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