William A. Moore^[1]

1815 - 1835  (19 years)

• Name	William A. Moore
  Born	25 Dec 1815	Jefferson Co., Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	1835	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I20404	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Elisha Moore,   b. 1793, Meckenburg County, Virginia ,   d. 1834, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	'Polly', Mary [Moore] McClanahan,   b. 1795, Botetourt Co., Virginia ,   d. 1859  (Age 64 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1815	Botetourt County, Virginia
  Family ID	F7578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Internet Source, http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/william-a-moore-genealogy-jefferson-county-tennessee.htm. William A. Moore was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., near the French Broad River, December 25, 1815. He is the son of Elijah and Mary (McClanahan) Moore. The father was born in Mecklenburgh County, N. C, in March, 1792. At the age of seven his father brought him to Tennessee, where he gave him his early training on the farm. The father of our subject was a farmer and stock raiser. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and later a captain in the State militia. He died at his home in Jefferson County, Tenn., at the age of forty-one, in 1834. The mother of our subject was a native of Jefferson County, Tenn., born in 1794, and died in 1859, at the age of sixty-five. Our subject is one of a family of five brothers and one sister, and is the eldest. He was reared on the farm, and received such an education as his county could give. His father died when he was eighteen, and he took charge of the home farm, and thus began his occupation which he has followed all his life. On February 8, 1838, he was united in marriage with M. J. W. Rodgers, born May 16, 1819, and died August 24, 1854. To this marriage were born two sons and one daughter?one died in infancy, and the two yet living are Thomas E., born April 2, 1845, and Sarah I., born March 1, 1851. November 14, 1855, our subject married for a second wife Margaret A. Cowan. To this wife were born Andrew C, born July 6, 1858; Lucy D., born February 22, 1860; William A., born June 25, 1866. September 1, 1869, the son, Thomas E. Moore, was united in marriage with Martha E. Houston, and Sarah I. Moore was united in marriage with Robert A. Lyle, March 14, 1871. Our subject, at the time of his first marriage, had very limited means with which to farm, but by energy and skillful management he has been a successful farmer and business man. He has had many obstacles to contend with. He has been a friend to many, and has often involved himself greatly to favor others. He has ever been enterprising, and manifested an untiring energy. He has been a Christian man since early life, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a Past Grand Master Mason. Our subject, before the war, had accumulated considerable wealth, but the war reduced him very much. Since the war he has been financially successful, and he is now one of the ablest men of his county, and is still an active and thorough farmer.