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William Wesley MOORE

William Wesley MOORE

Male 1848 -

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  • Name William Wesley MOORE 
    Born CA 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not with family in 1860 Census.
    Residence 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, farm laborer  [3, 4] 
    Residence 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I89695  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2019 

    Father Henry MOORE,   b. 30 Apr 1816,   d. 17 Jun 1905, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth CORBIN,   b. 24 Dec 1824,   d. 25 Dec 1893  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F18486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Martha SMITH,   b. CA 1847, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp), enumerated on Jul 18 1870:
      William W. Moore, 23, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $250; Sarah M, 26, cannot write.
    Children 
     1. Orestus MOORE,   b. CA 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     2. Ulden MOORE,   b. CA 1871
     3. Lafayette MOORE,   b. 4 Oct 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. S. MOORE,   b. Feb 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Family ID F38551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Frances V. WATSON,   b. CA 1857, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1879  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 23 1880:
      William W. Moore, 28, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.), farm laborer; wife Francis V, 23, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.); son Ulden, 9, b. Va. (father b. Ohio, mother b. Va.); son Lafaette, 7, b. WVa (both parents b. Va.).
    Children 
     1. Rosilla MOORE,   b. 15 Oct 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +2. Harry MOORE,   b. 18 Jul 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Oma Stella MOORE,   b. 18 Sep 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1971, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F54090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary COSTELOW,   b. CA 1866, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 Jul 1886  Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. George Wesley MOORE,   b. 2 Dec 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1959, Albion, Calhoun Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F54099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 158, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791749&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 45, Line 83 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12039894&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

    4. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789932&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 158, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791749&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William W. Moore, 20, farmer, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Elizabeth Moore; and Martha Smith, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of (blank). Married Dec 31 1868 in Doddridge Co, officiated by William James.

    7. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 45, Line 83 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12039894&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William W. Moore, 32, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Frances V. Watson, 22, b. Monongalia Co, res. Tyler Co. Married Dec 18 1879 in Tyler County, officiated by Reuben Martin.
      NOTE: The license for this marriage was issued the previsous day and contained the same information. Informants were identified as W. W. Moore of Doddridge County and C. D. Watson of Tyler County.
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12017610&Type=Marriage

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789932&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William Wesley Moore, 38, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mary Costelow, age 20 (not clear, second digit smeared), b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married on Jul 25 1886 "at the Methodist Church on Flint Run," officiated by Granvlle Currey, a Baptist Minister. Informants for marriage license: W. W. Moore & George Costlow of Doddridge County.
      NOTE: Husband's birthplace was given in his two previous marriage records as Doddridge County.