Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26
The Rambler Writes More of Springfield .F1ol

ana all that 10 mortal OF this man
rests at the trunk of D great green
holly tree. and at the grave tho ladies
Of the Fairfax County Chapter Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton have set up q monument.
They have also set up monuments
close by to. Lieut.. Charles L. Broad
water. 10th Virginia Regiment, rsvo-
lutionary war. and Lieut.. Guy Broad
water, 60th Virginia Militia, war Of z
1912. Many other. graves lie around
these monuments, but they are un-
marked, unless by rude but reverent
bits of country rock. Living at
Springfield now are Miss Margaret
Williams Charles, A. Moore and wife,
son. Of William e. Moore, and Mrs,
William g. Buchanan, who was born
Eugenia Moore. daughter of william
Edward Moore. who was a son Of
William HALEY Moore. It was many
years ago that William HALEY Moore
came into possession OF Springfield
through marriage with Mary Ann
Blackburn. a daughter Of Edward
Lewis Blackburn. whose ownership
of Springfield dates back nearly to
the time of the last OF the Broad
waters. William HALEY Moore and
Mary Ann Blackburn had thirteen
children. They were: John, Who
married Elvira Finch Of New York:
their son is Willard J. Moore OF the
patent ONCE. and . daughter Lflian
is the wife Of Charies Greedy Abbott
of the Smithsonian Institution. 90
William Edward Moore, who married
Saliie Williams, Of Virginia.. their
children were Hrs. Buchanan and
Charles A. Moore Of Springfield, Mrs. :
Florence Cline Of Aooredeld. Kath-
crime. who married Henry D, Coleman
OF Newport News, and William Moore
Of Ballst0n; Charles and William are
twins. 3-Elmira Moore, who mar
ried, Alancon Kernoly;> they once
owned the Gen. John Chapman Hunt
er estate Of Contemplation, which al
ready has been the subject o. q
''ramble": they have . son and now
live at Rochester, III. 4-GAFtruds
Moore. who married the Rev. Bascom
Watson Of the II. E Church South;
he is dead: his widow lives at Pal
myra, Mo-: their daughter Mary mar
ried Knott Bailey, \ nephsv Of Proc
tor Knott, and q son was tha Rev.
Edgar Watson. deceased, whose chill.
dren. Baseomb and Berinfce. are liv-
ing" Cora Moore, who married
James Rainey OF Missouri: both are
dead and there are two aurviving
children living in California; ons Of
them Is Eva. L11orencss Moore
married William Cartwright; they
were married in Missouri: the Ram
bier has the names Of thres children
by that marriage-Ashton. William
and Florence. Mary Elizabeth
Moore married Jeremiah Moore.
brother Of Thomas Moore OF Fairfax
Court House: they had one son,
Thomas Lindsay Moore. who lives at
San Antonio. Tex S-Annie Moore:
she was a, twin Of Florence. and died
unmarried. ,.a. : ,,t.....Y,
=. $500 -a~. ST.. 'L5.
The ninth child Of William HALEY /.
Moore and Mary Ann Blackburn was
Arthur Moore. Years. ago he1twent
to California and followed the life
Of prospector. Al last accounts
he was alive and unmarried, but only
a few letters como from him to- the
folks back in old Virginia. The tenth
child was Edgar Moore. He has
passed the great boundary. His
widow. who was Mary #. Henuson,
is living in Missouri There were
Ave children. Two died and the sur
vivors are Alexander. Edgar and Al
fred, who live in Los Angelica. The
eleventh child was Oscar Moore. who
married Susan Power Of Fairfax
county. The children Of these arc
Powell. Robert. Beverly. John, Betty
and Lucy, all Of whom ara married.
The twelfth child Of William Hal.
ley Moore and Mary. Ann Blackburn
was Alfred. deceased. He married
Helen Hunter. also deceased. She
was OF the Hunters Of Aoidone, =
farm near Springfield, and the Hunt
ers Of Moidone were descendant. Of
the Hunters OF Ayre Hill. which was
the first name Of the tract on which
the village Of Vienna stands and
which was the name Of that village
until 1t was changed to Vienna. Their
children were Stella, Edgar Black
burn Moore and Mary Moore Har:
desty Of Berryville. The thirteenth
and last child Of the first Moore or