Lucidonea (Layman) Moore (abt. 1813 - 1892)

Born about 1813 in New Jersey

Wife of Joel A Moore — married 11 Dec 1830 in Salem, Salem, NJ

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1892 at about age 79 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lucidonea 'Sidonah' Layman was born about 1813 in New Jersey. The names of her father, mother and siblings are not known at this time (Sep 2018). On 11 Dec 1830 she married Joel A. Moore in Salem County, New Jersey, where they lived until about 1850. Their children Sarah, Susan, Samuel, Joel, Enoch, Clementine and Robert were born in Salem County. About 1850, they moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Joel worked as a tailor. Their last child, Ida, was born in Philadelphia in 1851. Sidonah and Joel lived the rest of their lives in Philadelphia. Their sons Samuel, Joel and Enoch served the Union cause in the Civil War. Later in life Joel worked as a watchman, and both Sidonah and Joel would have been involved with their children's and grandchildren's lives. After Joel's death in early 1884, Sidonah continued to live at 2024 N. Broad in Philadelphia. Daughter Susan Blye was widowed in 1889 and came to live with her mother. Sidonah died 18 Aug 1892 in Philadelphia and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Footnotes

"This is to certify that I married Joel A. Moore to Lucidonea Layman on the 11th day of December 1830." Henry Guest, Justice of the Peace. Received 18 July 1831 and recorded, Kille Clk. Salem County, New Jersey, Marriages, 1795-1956.

Odd Fellows Cemetery was located at 24th and Diamond Streets in Philadelphia, established in 1849 and destroyed in the 1950s. The Philadelphia Housing Authority acquired the property in 1950 for construction of a housing project. Bodies interred there were moved to other cemeteries owned by the Odd Fellows: Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia and Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania. Source: Thomas H. Keels, Philadelphia graveyards and cemeteries. Pages 120-121. Arcadia Publishing (2003).

Sources

• Joel A. Moore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Citation needs more info.
• Salem County, New Jersey, Marriages, 1795-1956, Book B:345, microfilm no. 848572, Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Joel A. Moore household, 1860 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, pop sched, Philadelphia Ward 19, p. 380, dwelling 2710, family 3033; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 1169.
• Samuel L. Moore military file, card nos. 19454852 and 19454928, National Archives, Washington, DC.
• Joel A. Moore pension file, no. WC-466-507, box 43856, National Archives, Washington, DC.
• Enoch H. Moore military file, card nos. 19454853 and 19454929, National Archives, Washington, DC.
• Joel A. Moore death certificate. Citation needs more info.
• Sidonah Moore, 1890 Philadelphia City Directory; Ancestry.com.
• 'Mrs. Sid B. Moore' death, register no. 4690. Citation needs more info.

Acknowledgments

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