FAMILY NOTE: excerpt from letter written by Olga Rosenberger (daughter of Letticia Emily Moore - daughter of John Wesley Moore) to a relative dated 29 August 1973: "... John Wesley Moore (son of Jesse) was crippled. He was born with club-feet and could never walk without shoes. When he was 5 years old he began to learn how to make his own shoes. My mother told that when he would tend to one of the children (there were only 12 altogether) at night that she had seen him crawl about the house. How pitiful because in this day and age he could have been helped. Anyway his mother and sister were very kind to him and he loved them very much. I can picture his family of brothers who were all sturdy. I can imagine that he didn't get any favors from them and so his sister and his mother were dear to him. He was 33 years old when he married Elizabeth Keath - 17 years old! That is another story of love, devotion, and poverty because John Wesley could not labor as other men. But he had an acute mind and high moral ideals and the family knew warmth and affection. As a young man, John Wesley Moore was a school teacher. At the time of his death he was the postmaster at Woodland. ..."
FAMILY NOTE: Eva Irene (nee Hanes) Pierce statements Corky Logan for school ancestral research project in October 1961. Excerpt, "... John was Irene's grandfather. He taught school and was postmaster in Woodland until he died. Irene never knew her Grandfather; but her Grandmother told her he was like a teddy bear, soft and cuddly. Always soft spoken, saw good in everyone and got the most out of life. John worked hard and loved his family dearly. ..."
FAMILY NOTE: excerpt from letter written by Olga Rosenberger (daughter of Letticia Emily Moore - daughter of John Wesley Moore) to a relative dated 29 August 1973: "... John Wesley Moore (son of Jesse) was crippled. He was born with club-feet and could never walk without shoes. When he was 5 years old he began to learn how to make his own shoes. My mother told that when he would tend to one of the children (there were only 12 altogether) at night that she had seen him crawl about the house. How pitiful because in this day and age he could have been helped. Anyway his mother and sister were very kind to him and he loved them very much. I can picture his family of brothers who were all sturdy. I can imagine that he didn't get any favors from them and so his sister and his mother were dear to him. He was 33 years old when he married Elizabeth Keath - 17 years old! That is another story of love, devotion, and poverty because John Wesley could not labor as other men. But he had an acute mind and high moral ideals and the family knew warmth and affection. As a young man, John Wesley Moore was a school teacher. At the time of his death he was the postmaster at Woodland. ..."
FAMILY NOTE: Eva Irene (nee Hanes) Pierce statements Corky Logan for school ancestral research project in October 1961. Excerpt, "... John was Irene's grandfather. He taught school and was postmaster in Woodland until he died. Irene never knew her Grandfather; but her Grandmother told her he was like a teddy bear, soft and cuddly. Always soft spoken, saw good in everyone and got the most out of life. John worked hard and loved his family dearly. ..."
Family Members
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Quinn Everett Moore
1863–1864
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Jesse Wirt "Wirt" Moore
1864–1944
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Infant Son Moore
1866–1866
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Feodora Violet "Vi" Moore
1867–1870
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Gabriel Ross Moore
1867–1943
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Elfa Elisabeth Moore
1873–1887
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Nancy Catherine Ellen "Nelle" Moore Hanes
1874–1944
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John Henry Franklin Moore
1877–1971
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Letticia Emily "Letty" Moore Rosenberger
1879–1959
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Ruby Ray Moore Ingles
1881–1948
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Eber Wilford "Will" Moore
1884–1951
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Ethel Grace Moore Parker Thompson
1885–1951