William Silas Moore

Notes:

Grocery Merchant

See: "GA Boy in TX", 5 July 1895 in Newnan Hearald & Adv., by W. S. Moore,
Downsville, Texas in 1895.

See: "Letter From Old Texas Subscriber" by W. S. Moore in the Newnan Herald & Adv., 5 Oct. 1917.

Source for Newspaper articles: "World Connect"

Son: Joe Cit Moore: 1887-1889, died in Arkansas

"Pearly Gates"
June 25, 2011

Died:
Oakwood Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gussie E Moore was born on 25 Jul 1888 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas; died on 5 Jan 1962 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

Notes:

He was the son of Joshua Moore and Elizabeth Carmichael. Married Margaret Jane "Peggy" Brown, 22 December 1846, Coweta County, Georgia, USA. Died in Fayetteville, Lincoln, County, Tennessee on 15 February 1863, burial location unknown.

Service: Pvt. Co. H., Wharton Calvary, Georgia Volunteers, commanded by James H. Graham. Source: State of Georgia, Coweta, County, Georgia, 20 August 1863. Margaret
Jane Moore before Justice of the Peace requesting what is due Robert Henry Moore from
the Confederate Government. Information sent to me many years ago, by James O. Moore, a descendant of William Silas Moore.

Robert married Margaret Jane Brown. Margaret was born on 25 Dec 1828 in Georgia; died on 4 Feb 1906 in Rosenthal. McLennan County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her parents were Thomas Young Brown & Margaret E. Morrow, m. 24 December 1816, Morgan County, Georgia

Widow of Robert Henry Moore, son of Joshua Moore and Elizabeth Carmichael.
b. 11 Feb. 1825 - Morgan County Georgia
d. 15 Feb. 1863 - Fayetteville, Lincoln County. Tennessee (Civil War)
m. December 22, 1846, Coweta County, Georgia

His service: Pvt., Co. H, Wharton Cavalry, Georgia Volunteers, commanded by James H. Graham, entered service at Coweta County, Georgia.
Source for Confederate Service: Copy of pension papers of Margaret Jane Moore from Mr. James O. Moore, a descendant of William Silas Moore

Their sons with unknown burial locations
Thomas Peter Moore
b. 8 Dec. 1847 Coweta County Georgia
d. bef. 1860 " " "
Robert Henry Moore, Jr.
b. 20 Dec. 1862 Coweta County, Georgia
d. bef. 1870 " " "

Interesting note: Robert Henry Moore's Estate was entered into the Probate Court of Coweta County, Georgia in 1904, some 41 years after his death.

"Pearly Gates"
May 10, 2011

Died:
Robinson Cemetery

Notes:

He was a Methodist, according to an article about his daughter ,in the Goodspeed History of Saline Co. AR.

Joshua Moore
2nd. Lt. Coweta Co. GA
* April 16, 1835 - June 14, 1837
Ref. Georgia Military Records 1829-1841, pg. 77

Joshua Moore's name appeared on U. S. Census Records for Coweta County, Georgia from 1840-1880.

In 1883 the "Coweta County Chronicles" , refers to "Uncle Joshua Moore", resident of the county 57 years measures his wheat himself, plows as briskly as a boy, and is straight as an Indian....all at the age of 85.

"Pearly Gates"
23 Dec. 2016

Joshua married Elizabeth Camichael. Elizabeth was born in 1800 in South Carolina; died in 1838 in Coweta County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]