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 Abt 1775 - 1838 (~ 63 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Moore |
| Born |
Abt. 1775 |
Donegal, Ireland  |
- Birth date derived from headstone, "d. 1838 age 63."
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
8 Jan 1838 |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA |
| Buried |
03 Apr 1890 |
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. Section 27, Lot 129, Grave #10, marker |
- Initial burial was probably on the Moore farm or in the old Greenlawn (Indianapolis City) Cemetery in Marion County, IN. The body, with three others, was moved 3 April 1890 to Crown Hill Cemetery, Section 27, Lot 129, Grave #10.
"Burial Permit, Office of Indianapolis Board of Health, Room 9, Basement, Court House: Indianapolis, 2 Apr 1890, Thomas, Calvin, Sarah, & Margaret Moore; ages 65, 10, 8, & 7; 2 male, 2 female, white; b. U.S.A.; residence, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; cause of death, pneumonia, spinal disease, congestion, & fever;dates of death, 8 Jan 1838, 29 Nov 1862, 20 Jul 1858, 30 Oct 1848."
Edited by Roy Richard Thomas October 2007
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| Notes |
- B.R. Sulgrove, "History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana" (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1884), 503-504:
"John Moore [b. 1806]. The paternal grandfather [John Moore b. Abt. 1740] of [John] Moore [b.1806] emigrated when a young man from Scotland to Ireland where he married a Miss Reid and had [nine] children: John, William, Thomas, Christopher, James, Catherine (Mrs. William Humphrey), Eleanor (Mrs. Robert Roe), Peggy (Mrs. Jesse Roe), and Elizabeth (Mrs. Keyes). Mr. [John] Moore [b. Abt. 1740] resided in County Donegal, Ireland, where he was employed in the cultivation and improvement of a farm.
[A son of John Moore b. 1740], Thomas Moore was born [in 1775] in County Donegal and married Catherine Guthrie, daughter of John Guthrie, of County Fermanagh, Ireland, who was also of Irish descent. The [eight] children of Thomas and Catherine Moore are John, Thomas, Mary (Mrs. Henry Bowser), [504] Margaret (Mrs. Charles Clendening), Isabel J. (Mrs. R.A. Yoke), Elizabeth (Mrs. Robert Roe), Catherine (Mrs. Edward Thomas), and Eleanor (Mrs. Hampton Kelly)
Mr. and Mrs. [Thomas] Moore [b. 1775] were attracted by the superior advantages America offered the working classes, and left their native land in 1824 for its hospitable shores. Mrs. [Catherine Guthrie] Moore's death occurred [1824] in Pennsylvania, en route for Ohio, where the family soon settled.
In 1831 Mr. [Thomas] Moore [b. 1775] removed to Marion County, Indiana where his death occurred January 8, 1838.
John Moore, his son, was born November 8, 1806, in County Farmanagh, Ireland, and at age eighteen emigrated with his parents to America. His educational opportunities were limited, his early years having been devoted chiefly to labor. He engaged in Ohio with his father in clearing land and farming, and on becoming a resident of Marion County in 1831, sought work upon the public improvements, and also busied himself at farming. He was, on the 19th of September, 1833, married to Miss Sarah Bowser, daughter of Henry Bowser, of Marion County, Indiana. Their children are Thomas H., William, Hannah, Ritchison, Isabel (Mrs. J.W. Yoke), John O., Catherine, Mary E.H., Joseph A. and three who are deceased.
Mr. [John Moore b. 1806] in 1839 removed to his present home, and has there continued farming until the present time. He has devoted his energies entirely to the improvement of his land, and given little attention to the affairs of more general interest.
He was formerly a Whig in politics, and subsequently gave his vote to the Republican Party, though he has never accepted or desired office. He is in religion a Methodist, and a member of the Fletcher Place Methodist Church in Indianapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. [John] Moore celebrated their golden wedding on the 19th of September 1883, on which interesting occasion ther were present nine children and eleven grandchildren, who offered their afffactionate congratulations to this venerable couple."
Edited by Roy Richard Thomas January 1, 2008
After landing in Philadelphia in August 1824, the family of ten traveled some 300 miles west on an "Old Wagon Road," (aka: the National Road, then still under construction), towards Ohio.
In September 1824, Catherine Guthrie Moore, Thomas Moore's wife and mother of eight children, died in Washington County, PA.
(I have not found any information about this particular Moore family on the genealogical web sites for Washington County, PA.)
The family of nine continued on to Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH, an important town on the National Road, and lived in the Zanesville area for 5-6 years. In 1831 Thomas Moore moved to Marion County, IN, also on the National Road, where he bought 160 acres, and added more land later.
The following information was edited by Roy Richard Thomas (December 2007) from:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/fone/natlroad.htm
"The National Road, today called U.S. Route 40, was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson Administration. Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland in 1811. The route closely paralleled the military road opened by George Washington and General Braddock in 1754-55.
By 1818 the road had been completed to the Ohio River at Wheeling, which was then in Virginia. Eventually the road was pushed through central Ohio and Indiana reaching Vandalia, Illinois in the 1830's where construction ceased due to a lack of funds. The National Road opened the Ohio River Valley and the Midwest for settlement and commerce.
The opening of the road saw thousands of travelers heading west over the Allegheny Mountains to settle the rich land of the Ohio River Valley. Small towns along the National Road's path began to grow and prosper with the increase in population. Towns such as Cumberland, Uniontown, Brownsville, Washington and Wheeling evolved into commercial centers of business and industry. Uniontown was the headquarters for three major stagecoach lines which carried passengers over the National Road. Brownsville, on the Monongahela River, was a center for steamboat building and river freight hauling. Many small towns and villages along the road contained taverns, blacksmith shops, and livery stables.
Taverns were probably the most important and numerous business found on the National Road. It is estimated there was about one tavern every mile on the National Road. There were two different classes of taverns on the road. The stagecoach tavern was one type. It was the more expensive accommodation, designed for the affluent traveler. Mount Washington Tavern was a stagecoach tavern. The other class of tavern was the wagon stand, which would have been more affordable for most travelers. A wagon stand would have been similar to a modern "truck stop." All taverns regardless of class offered three basic things; food, drink, and lodging.
During the heyday of the National Road, traffic was heavy throughout the day and into the early evening. Almost every kind of vehicle could be seen on the road. The two most common vehicles were the stagecoach and the Conestoga wagon. Stagecoach travel was designed with speed in mind. Stages would average 60 to 70 miles in one day.
The Conestoga wagon was the "tractor-trailer" of the 19th Century. Conestogas were designed to carry heavy freight both east and west over the Allegheny Mountains. These wagons were brightly painted with red running gears, Prussian blue bodies and white canvas coverings. A Conestoga wagon, pulled by a team of six draft horses, averaged 15 miles a day."
Thomas Moore (b. Abt. 1775) was a member of the Fletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church:
"A Brief History: Fletcher Place Community Center ministry began in 1872 with the start of Fletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was given funds and property from the Calvin Fletcher family with the church being built on the property that is now 501 Fletcher Avenue. . . ."
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| Person ID |
I15095 |
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| Last Modified |
29 Dec 2012 |
| Father |
John Moore, b. Abt. 1740, Scotland , d. 8 Jan1838, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age ~ 98 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Reid, b. Abt. 1728, d. 27 May 1773, Scotland (Age ~ 45 years) |
| Notes |
- B.R. Sulgrove, "History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana" (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1884), 503-504:
"John Moore [b. 1806]. The paternal grandfather [John Moore b. Abt. 1740] of Mr. [John] Moore [b.1806] emigrated when a young man from Scotland to Ireland where he married a Miss Reid and had [nine] children: John, William, Thomas, Christopher, James, Catherine (Mrs. William Humphrey), Eleanor (Mrs. Robert Roe), Peggy (Mrs. Jesse Roe), and Elizabeth (Mrs. Keyes). Mr. [John] Moore [b. Abt. 1740] resided in County Donegal, Ireland, where he was employed in the cultivation and improvement of a farm.
[A son of John Moore b. 1740], Thomas Moore was born [in 1767] in County Donegal and married Catherine Guthrie."
Edited by Roy Richard Thomas January 2008
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| Family ID |
F6479 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Catherine Guthrie, b. Abt. 1785, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. Sep 1824, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age ~ 39 years) |
| Married |
Abt. 1805 |
Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Children |
| + | 1. Isabella Jane Moore, b. 31 Jan1814, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 09 Dec 1893, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| + | 2. John Pettus Moore, b. 08 Nov 1806, Drumfrim, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 24 Aug 1889, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 82 years) |
| + | 3. Thomas Moore, b. 6 Aug1808, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 09 Jan 1890, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 81 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Ann Moore, b. 02 Apr 1810, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 08 Apr 1892, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) |
| + | 5. Margaret Moore, b. 6 Apr 1811, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 14 Jul 1881, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 70 years) |
| + | 6. Elizabeth Moore, b. 31 Jan 1814, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 10 Jun 1898, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 84 years) |
| + | 7. Catherine Moore, b. 21 Aug 1819, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 13 Aug 1879, Maywood, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) |
| + | 8. Eleanor Moore, b. 01 Mar 1823, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 06 Jan 1908, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 84 years) |
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| Documents |
 | Manifest, 21 Aug 1824, for the ship "James M" which sailed from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia.
Many of this family's names and birth dates were derived from the Manifest, dated 21 Aug 1824, of the ship "James M," which sailed from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia. According to the ages listed for some of the children, the parents claimed (To obtain lower fares?) they were younger than indicated by the exact birth dates found in later sources.
Roy Richard Thomas December 2007 |
| Last Modified |
12 Jul 2011 |
| Family ID |
F6484 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - Abt. 1775 - Donegal, Ireland |
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 | Married - Abt. 1805 - Fermanagh, Ireland |
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 | Died - 8 Jan 1838 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA |
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![Map of the National [Cumberland] Road](documents/small/National%20Road%20map_thm.jpg) | Map of the National [Cumberland] Road
"Washington Post," Review of Simon Winchester's book, "The Men Who United the States," (Outlook, 17 Nov 2013)
"John Loudon McAdam, from his native Scotland, taught Americans to abandon the traditional method of road building, as old as the Romans, that featured 'big slabs of rock, the bigger and tougher the better.' Such roads were often treacherous and unreliable. Building roads in Scotland, McAdam discovered the benefits of compaction. To last, he found, a road's top two inches had to be made of compacted stones . . . large gravel. One of the first highways built this way was the Cumberland Road, from Western Maryland across Ohio into Indiana, completed in the 1830s. Crushed gravel proved a durable surface. Roads made that way soon became known as macadam. they had just one drawback--they threw up great quantities of dust when dry. . . ." |
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