Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-08-17
The HOUSE
OF MOORE
An Interesting Account Of the Ancestors
Of This Well Known Family in
TalewelI County.

give from time to time sketches of his.
toric events connected with the early
settlers in this section and the eeneolog-
zeal history of the families that have
INSIDE the history.
This week it is our pleasure to present
a part of the record of the house of the
Moores. A family that has much to do
with the settlement and DEVELOPMENT of
the entire Sou Invest as shown by the
records as trar scribed and preserved by
D. A. Logan and James Morrison
Ihese valuable papers were given into
the keeping of VIM. T. Moore. father
of W. l.. Moore, of this city, and re
Gently found among the papers of the
former.
The history of this family follows:
l now proceed to give some account
of my maternal ancestors and other re
lstions.
My maternal grandfather was James
Moore. He was born in ireland, but of
his parents have receive no informa
ton. 1t appears, however, that the
family consisted of at least five child
rem, viz: Joseph, James, John. Marga-
ret and Rachel.
James Moore, my grandfather, emf
grated with his brother, Joseph. to
America, State of PENNSYLVANIA. some
time about the year 1925. John and his
sister, Margaret, remained in Ireland.
Joseph, the first named of the family.
while in course of preparation for the
gospel ministry in Pennsylvania, died
of consumption about the year 1927 or
1928.
My grandfather, after his arrival in
America, married Jane Walker. She
also was born in Ireland, and had emf
grated to Pennsylvania some years after
the emigration of my grandfather. They
resided in Nottingham, a township in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, until
they removed to Walkers Greek, Rock
bridge county, Virginia.
l have no recollection of nv paternal
grandparents, William McPheeters and
kebecca Thompson, but l have a dis
tinct recollection of my maternal grand
parents, James Moore and Jane Walker.
In their advanced years they resided
for some time at my fathers house.
My grandmother, owing to sickness or
| the infirmities of age, was confined
I pretty much to her room and bed. Both
had long been members of the church
and were, believe, decidedly pious. l
recollect that my grandfather used to
retire regularly to a room I'D stairs
where, after closing the door, he used
to remain for some time. Noticing this.
when small boy), and wishing to find
out what he was about. l discovered.
through small aperture under the door.
that he was on his knees engaged in
prayer.
My grandfather, James Moore, died
in Rockbridge county, Va, probably
between the years 1870 and 1876, and
was buried in a graveyard on Walkers
Creek, near Jump Mountain
My grandmother lived, think. a wear
or two after his death. She died also
in Rockbridge county, south of Licking
ton, at the home of her daughter, INV
aunt, Jane Walker.
Some time before she died she re-
marked: when l die, shall have
bonny easy death. - Accordingly. dur
ing her last illness, while some of the
family were sitting in the room with
her, she either turned herself over in
the bed or was aided in doing so by
someone present. Thus, lying still for
some time, the remark was made:
Into what fine, quiet sleep has grand
mother fallen" Tor words to that eff
fect), but when, after some time. her
bed was approached and her situation
examined into, it was found that her
spirit had quietly and without strug
gle taken its flight to the Unknown
World.
The remains were carried about 25
miles, and buried beside her husbands
grave.
My grandfather, James Moore, had
ten children-five sons and five daugh-
tiers. The four first named were born
In Pennsylvania, the other six in Rock
bridge county, Virginia. The names of
the children of my grandfather, James
Moore, were as follows, viz: John.
Mary, Rachel, Elizabeth, Margaret,
James, Joseph, Jane, Alexander and
Samuel.
JOHN MOORE
married his cousin, Jane Walker, daueh-
ter of James Walker. He lived on
Walkers Creek, and had seven children.
When advanced in life he removed to
Kentucky, where he died. The names
of his children were as follows: James,
Mary, John, Betsy, Alexander, Joseph
and Jane.
James Moore, the first named, was |
minister in the Episcopal church. He
married Miss Todd, of Eastern Vir-
ginia; removed to Kentucky, resided in (
Lexington, and was for some time at
the head of Transylvania University.