Rev. John Moore
(1799-1861)
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John Moore was born on February 14, 1799 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
John Moore was born on February 14, 1799 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
After a great deal of research I have concluded that the genealogy search sites that show John Moore married to Jane Elizabeth Stewart refer to another John Moore who died in 1843. Jane and the John Moore that those sites reference are buried side by side in Chester County, SC.
After a great deal of research I have concluded that the genealogy search sites that show John Moore married to Jane Elizabeth Stewart refer to another John Moore who died in 1843. Jane and the John Moore that those sites reference are buried side by side in Chester County, SC.
It is clear that our John was married to “Jane” as documented in his will, which was probated in 1862 following his death. Census records also collaborate this. At the time of this effort, search efforts for the ancestry of Jane have hit a roadblock.
It is clear that our John was married to “Jane” as documented in his will, which was probated in 1862 following his death. Census records also collaborate this. At the time of this effort, search efforts for the ancestry of Jane have hit a roadblock.
Rev. John Moore and his family were very prominent in the Carnesville area of Franklin County, GA for much of the 19th century.
Rev. John Moore and his family were very prominent in the Carnesville area of Franklin County, GA for much of the 19th century.
Rev. Moore also joined the Confederate States of America months before his death in 1861 and died holding the rank of Private in the CSA organized in Athens, GA under the command of Thomas W. Thomas, Col. Linton Stevens, and Maj. William M. Macintosh. The “Tugalo Blues” company was organized from men of Franklin County. It is noteworthy that Rev. Moore was 61 years old when he enlisted in an effort to defend the Confederacy.
Rev. Moore also joined the Confederate States of America months before his death in 1861 and died holding the rank of Private in the CSA organized in Athens, GA under the command of Thomas W. Thomas, Col. Linton Stevens, and Maj. William M. Macintosh. The “Tugalo Blues” company was organized from men of Franklin County. It is noteworthy that Rev. Moore was 61 years old when he enlisted in an effort to defend the Confederacy.
Children of John and Jane Moore:
Children of John and Jane Moore:
M. (perhaps Mary) twin of James Milton (1833-?)
M. (perhaps Mary) twin of James Milton (1833-?)
Sarah Emeline Moore (1836-1920)
Sarah Emeline Moore (1836-1920)
Elizabeth Moore (1838-?)
Elizabeth Moore (1838-?)
John O. Moore (1842-?)
John O. Moore (1842-?)
Virgil A. S. Moore (1849-1912)
Virgil A. S. Moore (1849-1912)
1850 Census - Franklin County, Georgia
1850 Census - Franklin County, Georgia
John and Jane Moore with J. M. (17), "M" (possibly Mary) (17), Emeline (14), Elizabeth (12), John (8), and Virgil (1).
John and Jane Moore with J. M. (17), "M" (possibly Mary) (17), Emeline (14), Elizabeth (12), John (8), and Virgil (1).
1860 Census - Franklin County, Georgia
1860 Census - Franklin County, Georgia
Excerpt from History of Tugalo Baptist Association
Excerpt from History of Tugalo Baptist Association
by Rev. J. F. Goode published in 1924
by Rev. J. F. Goode published in 1924
Tugaloo Baptist Association 1924.pdfFull text of The History of Tugalo Baptist Association
Full text of The History of Tugalo Baptist Association
Of the early life of John Moore we know absolutely nothing, nor have we any means of obtaining any in formation. When the writer was seven years old he well remembers his being a frequent visitor in his father's home. He was at that time an old man. He lived on his farm, in Franklin County, nine miles west of Carnes ville, on the Carnesville and Gainsville public road. He was considered a minister of far more than ordinary ability. He was a Doctor of Divinity and was said to be one of the most thoroughly educated men of that time, being a graduate, but of what College or University nothing is now known. His son, V. A. S. Moore, who spent his life on the farm ·where he was brought up, and who died about 1915, once showed the writer of this sketch his father's Hebrew Bible. He enlisted as a private and entered the service of the Confederate States in 1861, and died at Savannah, Ga., in November follow ing. The writer remembers hearing a report soon after his death, that such was the reputation he had made as a minister during his brief life in Savannah, that a delega tion was sent from the First Baptist Church, requesting that his body be turned over to the church for burial, ·which ·was granted. His son, James M. Moore, who went to Mississippi about 1860, was for many years a prominent minister in that State. He died about fifteen years ago. A.t the session of the Association in 1862, the following resolution was drawn up and signed by W. F. Bowers and D. H. Payne, and was adopted and entered on the minutes:
Of the early life of John Moore we know absolutely nothing, nor have we any means of obtaining any in formation. When the writer was seven years old he well remembers his being a frequent visitor in his father's home. He was at that time an old man. He lived on his farm, in Franklin County, nine miles west of Carnes ville, on the Carnesville and Gainsville public road. He was considered a minister of far more than ordinary ability. He was a Doctor of Divinity and was said to be one of the most thoroughly educated men of that time, being a graduate, but of what College or University nothing is now known. His son, V. A. S. Moore, who spent his life on the farm ·where he was brought up, and who died about 1915, once showed the writer of this sketch his father's Hebrew Bible. He enlisted as a private and entered the service of the Confederate States in 1861, and died at Savannah, Ga., in November follow ing. The writer remembers hearing a report soon after his death, that such was the reputation he had made as a minister during his brief life in Savannah, that a delega tion was sent from the First Baptist Church, requesting that his body be turned over to the church for burial, ·which ·was granted. His son, James M. Moore, who went to Mississippi about 1860, was for many years a prominent minister in that State. He died about fifteen years ago. A.t the session of the Association in 1862, the following resolution was drawn up and signed by W. F. Bowers and D. H. Payne, and was adopted and entered on the minutes:
We find that God in His providence, since our last session, has broken the tie that here upon earth united us, the Christian part as well as the general community, to our much beloved, aged brother, John Moore. The subject of this report by his unwaver ing energy in the cause of Christ, peculiarly distinguished himself as a devoted man of God by labors of love as a minister of Christ, not only in the pulpit, but upon all occasions. He particularly evinced, to all discerning minds, his efficiency as an able instructor in the great truths and doctrines of the Bible. And in the close of his Ii£e he proved that he not only esteemed the cause of Christ, but that he was a patriot indeed, in this that he at a very advanced age in life sacrificed the comfort of home and the social inter course of friends, and entered the service of his country in de fense of its rights, and enduring for a short time the privations of the camp, died a soldier's death. We bless the name of God for the lives of such men, though they are not in person with us to instruct, yet their examples are before us to teach us how Christians ought to live.
We find that God in His providence, since our last session, has broken the tie that here upon earth united us, the Christian part as well as the general community, to our much beloved, aged brother, John Moore. The subject of this report by his unwaver ing energy in the cause of Christ, peculiarly distinguished himself as a devoted man of God by labors of love as a minister of Christ, not only in the pulpit, but upon all occasions. He particularly evinced, to all discerning minds, his efficiency as an able instructor in the great truths and doctrines of the Bible. And in the close of his Ii£e he proved that he not only esteemed the cause of Christ, but that he was a patriot indeed, in this that he at a very advanced age in life sacrificed the comfort of home and the social inter course of friends, and entered the service of his country in de fense of its rights, and enduring for a short time the privations of the camp, died a soldier's death. We bless the name of God for the lives of such men, though they are not in person with us to instruct, yet their examples are before us to teach us how Christians ought to live.
Last Will & Testament of Reverend John Moore
Last Will & Testament of Reverend John Moore
John Moore (1799-1861) Will.pdf
Internment of Rev. John Moore at Laurel Grove Cemetery. See second record dated October 25, 1861.
Internment of Rev. John Moore at Laurel Grove Cemetery. See second record dated October 25, 1861.
Internment of Rev. John Moore at Laurel Grove Cemetery. See record 8th from bottom.
Internment of Rev. John Moore at Laurel Grove Cemetery. See record 8th from bottom.
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