George Washington Moore
- Born: 25 Jan 1860, Oxford, Butler, Ohio
- Marriage (1): Hannah Emmiline Eisenhour on 10 Apr 1880
- Died: 20 Feb 1921 at age 61
- Buried: Snow Hill, Randolph, Indiana
 
Russell Moore on far right
Russ and Mary Moore Grave, Snow Hill Cemetery, Randolph. Co., Indiana
My great-grandfather George Washington Moore was born to William and
Sarah in Oxford, Ohio in 1860. In the Spring of 1861, the Moore family
moved to Randolph County, Indiana. . The photograph above is of the family of George Washington
Moore, circa 1895 near Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana.
George's parents, William and Sarah Moore were born in County Down, Ireland in the early
1800's. They came to America in 1850. They sailed from the seaport of Belfast
in an old wooden sail ship.It took eleven weeks and three days for William
and Sarah to arrive at New Orleans. They encounterd very severe stroms
along the way. The ship's rigging was torn and the crew had to throw some
of the cargo overboard. The ship had to stop at Havana, Cuba to get provisions
and water to continue their voyage.
Upon arriving in New Orleans, the travelled up the Mississippi River
and the Ohio River to Cincinnati. They settled in Oxford, Butler County,
Ohio north of Cincinnati. Their four young sons William, James, Samuel
and Alexander traveled with them from Ireland to America. All four of these
boys later served in the Grand Army of the Republic in the Civil War. Alexander
was known as the "regimental poet" of the 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
My great-grandfather George Washington Moore was born to William and
Sarah in Oxford, Ohio in 1860.
A more comprehensive work on the descendents of William
and Sarah Moore is contained in the following Adobe Acrobat files which
may be downloaded.
Moore_History_circa 1930
This is a 26-page Moore History compiled by Sarah E. Moore for the
Moore Reunion held at Goodrich Park, WInchester, Indiana, in the year 1927
and finished in August, 1933. A 13-page update was added in 1977.
File size 2.1 Mb
Moore_History_circa 1975
This is a 38-page Moore History "William and Sarah Moore Descendents"
complied by Betty Cougill and Gertrude Moore Ayres. It appears to have
been prepared in the mid-1970's. File
Size 2.3 Mb
George married Hannah
Emmiline Eisenhour, daughter of Joseph Eisenhour and Rachel Fry, on 10
Apr 1880. (Hannah Emmiline Eisenhour was born on 5 Aug 1862, died on 28
Feb 1936 and was buried in Snow Hill, Randolph, Indiana.)
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