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Note: David Thomas Moore was born on January 12, 1816 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to his parents, Jesse Moore and Elizabeth Crisler. On February 11, 1840, he married Sarah A. G. Shelton in Washington County, Illinois. He lived as a farmer the rest of his life in the Nashville area of Washington County. Four children were born to David and Sarah: William Henry (1844), Elizabeth Angeline (1850), Charles Terrel (1854) and Martha Ann (1858). He died on August 12, 1897, and is buried with his wife and a couple of children in the Masonic Cemetery in Nashville.- RW ============= From Genealogical Trails, Washington County, Illinois; Misc. Marriages: Groom's name: Moore, David Bride's name: Shelton, Sarah A. Date of License: February 13, 1840 Book A, Page 7 ========== From the 1850 Federal Census of Washington County, Illinois, District 20, taken September 26, 1850, Household 711; from ancestry.com, image 96 of 168: David T. Moore; age- 25, male, farmer, real estate- $2,500, born- Kentucky, can't read/ write Sarah A. Moore; age- 24, female, born- Kentucky, can't read/ write Henry Moore; age-6, male, born- Kentucky (According to the information from the Garr book, David should have been listed as 34 years old. David is living fairly close to the households of his brother Jonathan, and sister and brother-in-law, Lucinda and George Hood. RW) ================= From the book "Genealogy of the descendants of John Gar, or more particularly of his son Andreas Gaar, who emigrated from Bavaria to America in 1732," by John Wesley Garr and his son John Calhoun Garr; published in 1894: David is listed as person #1963 and Sarah is listed as #5849. Davis is listed with his parent's family on page 112: _______________________________________________ Name Birth Death _______________________________________________ David T. Moore Jan. 12, 1816 Sarah A.G. Shelton Sept. 7, 1825 June 4, 1876 m.- Feb. 11, 1840- Ill. Washington William Henry Oct. 6, 1844 Elizabeth Angeline Nov. 14, 1850 Charles Terrel Jan. 19, 1854 Martha Ann Dec. 2, 1858 =============== At the time of the publishing of the book, "Genealogy of Andreas Garr," by John C. Garr, in 1894, David is listed as living in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. -RW =============== I found these records showing various parcels of property that David seems to have purchased or acquired. I am pretty sure that they are all in Washington County, Illinois. David's wife Sarah is also listed as purchasing a 40 acre parcel of property in 1848. From the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database; found on-line at: http://cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/land.s : STATE WIDE Name of Purchaser// Legal Desc.// Sect-Twnsp- Ran-// Acres// Total Price// Dt of Purch// Cnty ______________ MOORE DAVID T // SWSW // 31-11N-02W // 56.22 // $70.27 // 02/02/1837 // WASHINGTON Vol. 145; Page- 141 MOORE DAVID THOMAS // NWSWFR // 31-01N-02W // 56.22 // $70.28 // 12/17/1838 // WASHINGTON Vol. 146; Page- 038 MOORE DAVID THOMAS // W2SE // 36-01N-03W // 80.00 // $100.00 // 09/09/1839 // UNKNOWN Vol. 325; Page- 182 MOORE DAVID THOMAS // NESW // 25-01N-03W // 40.00 // $50.00 // 11/03/1849 // WASHINGTON Vol. 340; Page-038 MOORE DAVID T // W2NW // 05-01S-02W // 78.82 // $00.00- WARRANT// 08/30/1852 // WASHINGTON Vol. 016- 084 MOORE DAVID T // NENW // 06-01S-02W // 55.73 // $445.84 // 01/20/1863 // UNKNOWN Vol. 791; Page- 113 ================ From the 1870 Federal Census of the City of Nashville, Township 2 South/ Range 3 West, Washington County, Illinois, page 26, taken July 14, 1870, household 138; from ancestry.com, image 26 of 60: Moore, David; age-- 54, male, occupation- farmer, real estate- $16,500, personal property- $1,000, born- Kentucky ------ Sarah A.; age- 45, female, occupation- keeping house, born- Kentucky ------ William H.; age- 25, male, occupation- lawyer, personal property- $300, born- Illinois ------ Elizabeth; age- 19, female, born- Illinois ------ Charles; age- 16, male, born- Illinois ------ Anna; age- 11, female, born- Illinois =========== From Genealogical Trails, Washington County, Illinois; Masonic Cemetery Records, Established 1865, Nashville, Nashville Township, Washington County, Illinois: Block 10 Name: Moore, David T. Born: 1/12/1816 Died: 8/12/1897 Row 9, Lateral O
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