John W Moore (abt. 1810 - bef. 1870)

Born about 1810 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States

Husband of Rachel (Lewis) Moore — married 1841 in Sussex Co., Delaware, United States

Died before 1870 before about age 60 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States

Biography

John W. Moore was born abt 1810 in Sussex Co. Delaware of James Moore and Nancy UNKNOWN.

He married Rachel Lewis on 7 Jun 1841 in Sussex Co., Delaware. ^[1]

In 1850 John and Rachel were living with his parents James and Nancy Moore in Dagsborough Hd., Sussex Co. Delaware with their children Joseph H Moore 7, Washington Moore 5, and Woolsey Moore 2.^[2]

In the 1860 Census John was head of house with wife Rachel and 4 children living in Dagsboro Hundred, P.O. Hall's Store (now Ocean View) ^{[3] [4]}

John Moore died before 1870, based on the fact that John was not with his family in the 1870 Census of Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex which shows John's wife Rachel and their 4 children in household of Henry Moore, John and Rachel's oldest son. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Delaware, Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line] Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives. Marriage Records, 1744-1912. Dover, Delaware: Delaware Public Archives. Record Group # RG 1325; Subgroup # 003; Series # 004.
2. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Dagsborough Hundred, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: M432_55; Page: 154B; Image: 311 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ Delaware Genealogical Research Guide, 3rd ed., 2002, Delaware Genealogical Society, p8.
4. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census, P.O. Hall's Store. Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex, Delaware; (John Moore 50, Rachel Moore 50, Henry Moore 18, Washington Moore 16, Woobey (sic)/Woolsey Moore 13, Ann M Moore 7, Nancy Moore 22 (sic). [database on-line] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Roll: M653_99; Page: 536; Image: 316; Family History Library Film: 803099. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
5. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, Gumboro, (hh Henry H (sic) Moore 27, Eliza Moore 20, Francis A Moore 1, Washington A Moore 23, Wolsey B Moore 21, Anna M Moore 18, Rachel W Moore 59) Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: M593_122; Page: 566B; Image: 405925; Family History Library Film: 545621 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.