Richard Simpson Moore was also known as Pa Dick.
2 He was born on 20 January 1839 at
Jackson, Tennessee.
1,3,4 He was the son of
Matthew Moore and
Fanny Carlisle.
1 Richard Simpson Moore appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of
Matthew Moore at
District 14, Jackson, Tennessee.
5 Richard Simpson Moore married
Elizabeth Jane Norris, daughter of
John Norris and
Mary McGurie, on 14 November 1858.
1 Richard Simpson Moore appeared on the census of 1860 at
Jackson Township, Newton, Arkansas.
3,6 As of 1860, Richard Simpson Moore was also known as More.
7 Richard Simpson Moore appeared on the census of 1870 at
Six Mile Township, Franklin, Arkansas.
3 He was a farmer.
3 Sometime about between 1880 and 1885 Richard Simpson Moore moved to
Chickasaw Nation then Hood, Texas. The following people are thought to have moved with him,
Elizabeth Jane Norris and
Macky Peeler Moore.
8 Richard Simpson Moore was listed as the head of household on the 1880 census on 8 June 1880
Denton, Texas. Also living in the house was his wife,
Elizabeth Jane Norris, his son,
William Moore,
Robert Waddy Moore,
Richard Simpson Moore and
Matthew Moore, his daughter,
Mary Francis Moore,
Sarah Bethise Moore,
Allura Belle Moore,
Macky Peeler Moore and
Zeralda Craven Moore, a lodger,
Thomas J. Sullivan. Page 205, Dwelling 76.
9 Sometime about in December 1886 Richard Simpson Moore moved to
Greer, Oklahoma. The following people are thought to have moved with him,
Elizabeth Jane Norris and
Macky Peeler Moore.
8 Richard Simpson Moore appeared on the census of 1900 at
Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma.
10 Richard Simpson Moore appeared on the census of 1910 at
Bloomington Township, Greer, Oklahoma.
10 Richard Simpson Moore became widowed on the death of
Elizabeth Jane Norris on 10 October 1914 at
Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma.
1 Richard Simpson Moore died on 19 December 1917 at
Martha, Oklahoma, at age 78.
1,4 He was buried on 21 December 1917 at
Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma.
1 The Moore Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas, does not appear to have any Moore families buried there. Moores are found in other cemeteries in the county, but no connection identified at this time (10/1999). No Norris family found on this film either.
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