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Origin: Searching for my elusive MOOREs. My g.grandfather, i.e. Richard Vincent MOORE married Beatrice Elizabeth CRAM in 1883 in Australia. Early in the 1900s, Beatrice and her grown children migrated to California. They were: Eleanor(b.1887) Henry G.(b.1884) Herbert V(b.1886) Austin P(b.1891) I am trying to find info on the above and their descendents. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cherry Tiffney
Surnames: MOORE
Submitted by: cherry Tiffney
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Looking for information on ancestors/descendants of Charles Q Moore, b. prob. 1818-1830 in Philadelphia, PA, m. Martha Sheetz (Shields). Had a daughter Elizabeth Shields Moore b. 5/3/1848.
Surnames: MOORE
Submitted by: Jason S Colflesh
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Dedham, Essex UK 1700-Present
Surnames: Moore
Submitted by: Thomas Peeke
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Priscilla Moore: Delaware Indian/pottowatomi? My 4 great- grandmother. Married Samuel Phebus, in Indiana,July 30,1840. I can't find anything on her parent's? Been searching 2 years for them, no 1st. names, my research stopped with Priscilla Moore.If you could please put me in the right direction I would be greatful. Thank-you. Wanda Timmons
Surnames: Moore
Submitted by: Wanda Timmons
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: looking for my sister geneva moore ,i dont know her married name.dad's name david barton moore,other sister genaeve,mothers name ,jaynette. geneva went to school in san bernardino ca. in the 1950'sand married when she was 18 i belive she was born in 1936, our parents were divorced when i was a sm. baby. i was sent with mom, and they stayed with their dad.whom i met and i also met genaeve.
Surnames: moore
Submitted by: EVA FAYE MOORE STERLING
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: looking for siblings and parents of John C. Moore and Lurinda Price Moore they are buried in Mt. Carmel cemetary near Greenville,TN
Surnames: moore
Submitted by: Thomas Moore
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Moorhead is the English Spelling of the Name Muirhead Believed to be derived from the place in Scotland called the moors and or head of the moors however it is becoming more and more apparent that the name is from one of the sons of Muireadoch of the Kings of Ireland known to have come over to Scotland in the 6th century and known to be a Clan very ancient.
Surnames: Morehead, Moorhead, Moorehead, Muirhead
Submitted by: Ben
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Moore Irlend to canada Ontario
Surnames: Moore
Submitted by: jannet
Origin of moore, Meaning of moore
Origin: Detailed below are a variety of meaning s for Moor, Moore. Moorhouse is most likely derived from the english house on the moor ("bog" or "open land"
Moore English A nickname for a person of dark complexion, from Old French more meaning "Moor".
Moore English From Middle English mor meaning "open land" or "bog"
Moore English Derived from the given name Maurus.
MAURUS m Usage: Ancient Roman Roman name which meant "dark skinned" in Latin. This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
Surnames: moorhouse, moorehouse, morehouse
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