Brief Life History of Benjamin Parker
When Benjamin Parker Moore was born on 6 December 1883, in Stoddard, Missouri, United States, his father, William Buckner Moore, was 22 and his mother, Martha Kenton Shelby, was 19. He married Zella W Whitledge on 27 September 1903, in Stoddard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Castor Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States for about 30 years and Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 18 July 1944, in Stoddard, Missouri, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Ben P Moore in household of William B Moore, "United States Census, 1900"
- B P Moore, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Ben Parker Moor, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1883–1944 Male
1883–1964 Female
Children (5)
1906–1907 Male
1908–1910 Male
1910–1956 Male
1912–1993 Female
1915–2005 Female
Parents and Siblings
1861–1912 Male
1864–1905 Female
Siblings (7)
1883–1944 Male
1886–1918 Male
1888–1967 Female
1893–1979 Male
1895–1960 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 3
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 3
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 17
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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