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Sarah Frances (Willis) Moore (1843 - 1909)

Sarah Frances Moore formerly Willis
Born in Middletown, Pike, Missouri, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 10 Feb 1863 in Pike, Missouri, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 65 in Middletown, Pike, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sarah Francis Willis was born in 1843. She was the daughter of Joel Willis and Malinda Wilhoit.

The 1850 Census[1] show her at age 7 in the household of her parents in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri.

The 1860 Census[2] shows her at age 16 with her parents in the same location.

She married John Gazaway Moore in 1863.[3] He was 18 years her senior and widowed. With him she had three children:

  1. Malinda Jane (Moore) Jarboe
  2. Lenora Belle (Moore) Dillion
  3. Joel Christopher Moore

The 1870 Census[4] shows her at age 23 in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri, with her husband, step daughter, her three children, and her father-in-law, Thomas Moore, who was then age 84.

The 1880 Census[5] shows her at age 37 in the household of her husband with three children in Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri.

The 1900 Census,[6] enumerated on 6 Jun 1900, shows her at age 57, widowed, with a 7 year old adopted daughter, Mary Atkinson, in Gazette Village, Hartford Township, Pike County, Missouri. This census confirms that she is the mother of 3 children with 3 still living.

She died in 1909, and is buried at the Siloam Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashley, Pike County, Missouri.[7]

Research Notes

Regarding her marriage date:

  • 10 Mar 1863 is seen in the obituary for Sarah Frances Willis.[8]
  • 10 Feb 1863 is seen in the actual marriage record[3] and the Siloam Cemetary records.[9]

Question(s):
Who is Mary Atkinson, who appears on the 1900 Census as Frances' 7 year old adopted daughter?

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZJ-QPV : 29 February 2020), Sarah F Willis in household of Joel W Willis, Hartford, Pike, Missouri, United States; citing family 1238, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZT-489 : 19 March 2020), Sarah F Willis in entry for Joel Willis, 1860.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DM-9NT : 18 January 2020), Sarah F. Wilis in entry for John G. Moor, 1863.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4X9-455 : 14 June 2019), Sarah F Moore in entry for John G Moore, 1870.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F3-1B4 : 14 August 2017), Sarah F Moore in household of John G Moore, Hartford, Pike, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 138, sheet 618A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,709.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 84; FHL microfilm: 1240882; Record number: 17947;
    FamilySearch Record: M38W-DYJ (accessed 6 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZR9-68F Image number 00370
    Frances Moore (57), widowed head of household in Hartford Township, Pike, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #83731885 for Sarah Frances Willis Moore (27 Mar 1843–16 Feb 1909), citing Siloam Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashley, Pike County, Missouri, USA; accessed 6 July 2023; Maintained by Fred Smith (contributor 47480529).
  8. ↑ Sarah's Obituary on Find-A-Grave
  9. ↑ Siloam Cemetery link
  • Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey




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