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George Washington MOORE

George Washington MOORE

Male 1862 - 1940  (78 years)

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  • Name George Washington MOORE 
    Born 22 Jan 1862  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1970, 1880, 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [5] 
    farm laborer 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    carpenter 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 26 Jul 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: thrombosis in left leg (ten days duration) 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I59531  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2019 

    Father Eli MOORE,   b. CA 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1880  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Mother Sarah J. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Alice VANSCOY,   b. 26 Sep 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1954, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      George More, 37, b. Jan 1862, farm laborer, married 16 yrs; wife Eliza A, 34, b. Sep 1865, married 16 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); son George B, 19, b. Mar 1881, single, railroad laborer; son Jessie E, 16, b. Mar 1884; dau Sarah A, 14, b. Apr 1886; dau Mary O, 12, b. Feb 1888; son Omer A, 10, b. Nov 1889; son Clarence G, 7, b. Jan 1892; dau Josie N, 6, b. Apr 1894; dau Blanch M, 4, b. Feb 1896.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 24 1920:
      George W. Moore, 57, carpenter; wife Eliza, 56; son Homer, 30, carpenter, single; dau Blanche Weekley, 23, married; granddau (sic) Donald Weekley, 2 yr 7 mo; granddau Madge Weekley, 10 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 10 1930:
      George Moore, 68, laborer at odd jobs; wife Eliza, 65; grandson Donald Weekly, 12. [8]
    Children 
    +1. George B. MOORE,   b. 8 Mar 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1960, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Jesse Eli MOORE,   b. 23 Mar 1884, Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1965, Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +3. Sarah Alice MOORE,   b. 6 Apr 1886, Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +4. Mary Olivia MOORE,   b. 15 Feb 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1972  (Age 84 years)
     5. Homer A. MOORE,   b. 6 Nov 1889, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1949, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     6. Clarence Gideon MOORE,   b. 9 Jan 1892, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1972, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     7. Josie N. MOORE,   b. 27 Apr 1894,   d. 15 Sep 1911  (Age 17 years)
    +8. Blanche May MOORE,   b. 12 Feb 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1977  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F24644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1059808&Type=Death.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

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

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

    5. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    7. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).