Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-08-17

ms second wife. The names of her
children were as follows: Samuel.
Ale Xander. Betsy, Jane and Priscilla.
None of these children are alive M this
time, unless it be the last named. Pris-
ella Betsy, the third. died of what AT
that time was called galloping consump-
ton.
Rachel Moore, the third child of nv
grandfather, was my mother. She was
born about the year 1916. and died jan
usry 80, 1896. about midnight. aged
about ninety. Ny mother, as already
noticed, had ten children. Their names
have been recorded in their proper
place.
ELIZABETH MOORE.
the fourth child of my grandfather.
married Michael Coalter. They were
both members of the church. They re-
sided in Augusta county; had eight
children, and were my fathers near and
most intimate neighbors. She died
about the year 1873 or 1884. and was
buried in the Glebe graveyard before
mentioned. Her husband married a
second wife, aud died east of the Blue
Ridge The names of the children were
as follows, WIS David, James, Eliza
beth, John, Jane, Margaret, Micajah and
Mary.
David was merchant, and resided in
Solth Carolina, where he married. One
OF daughters was the first wife of Will
liam Z. Preston, Senator in Congress
of the United States. Another of his
daughters married Judge Harper, of
South Carolina, the father of Mrs. DR..
cPheeter's, of Natchez, Miss.
james Coalter was also a merchant of
Staunton, Va; was never married. He
died while on a visit to the Sweet
Springs, think. Monroe county, Va,
(now West Virginia
Elizabeth, the wife of my brother.
Joe McPheeter's, has been already no.
ticed.
John, the fourth child of this family.
was lawyer. He was appointed one
OF the judges of the Superior Court of
Virginia, and afterwards elected a Judge
of the High Court He was married
four times. His third wife was Frances
Tucker, daughter of St George Tucker.
OF Williamsburg, Va, who was also one
OF the judges of the High Court of Ap-
peals of Virginia. Two of John Coal
ter's daughters, by his wife Frances.
resided in Eastern Virginia-a son and
daughter-one Presbyterian, the other
an Episcopalian
Jane married John Naylor, of Ken
lucky, and had several children. Both
were members of the Presbyterian
church. Washington, Ky. The family
afterwards removed to Missouri.
Margaret married a Mr.. Ward, of
Harrison county, KY. She and her hus-
band were both church members.
Micajah-the most intimate compan-
Ion OF my youth-died q young man, in
the town of Staunton, Va.
Mary, my beloved cousin, after mar
riage, removed to the State of Missouri.
where she died. She was the first wife
of Beverly Tucker, the youngest son of
st. George Tucker. and half-brother of
John Randolph, of Roanoke. Beverly
Tucker is now married to his third wife.
and resides in Williamsburg, Va. He
Is Professor of Law in William and Mary
College.
Margeret Moore, the fifth child of nv
grandfather, died when an infant.
James M ore married Margaret
Poague, and had nine children. He re-
moved some time after his marriage
from Rockbridge county to a remote
frontier valley, (Tazewell COUNTY,,
among the mountains of Southwest Vir-
ginia.
After the family had resided some
time in this frontier situation they were
broken up and nearly all destroyed by
party of Indians. The names of the
children were as follows, viz John,
James, Jane, Joseph, Mary, Rebeccs.
Alexander, William and Margaret.
For further particulars respecting
this awful calamity that befell this fam
lily, see appendix.
Joseph Moore, the seventh child of
my grandfather, was twice married.
His first wife was Margaret Coalter. a
sister of Michael Coalter. By her he
had four children. His second wife was
Eleanor Marquis, by whom he had
twelve children. When somewhat adj
vanced in years he removed to Ken
lucky, where he died. The names of
his children are AS follows, viz: James.
Jane, James, Margaret, Robert, Mar
garet, Joseph, Eleanor, John, Frances.
Alexander, Mary, Marquis, Elizabeth.
Samuel and Sarah.
Respecting this numerous family 1
know but little.
James, the first and Margaret. the
fourth named, died young.
James, the third, studied medicine
and pursued his profession in Kentucky.
Margaret, the sixth, married the Rev.
Robert Logan, pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church, Fincastle, Va.