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From: Joy <>
Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] MOORE
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:23:53 -0600
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Margaret,
Yes, genealogy is fun! The mystery & I've always loved a good mystery
and the chase, plus the thrill of finding proof of my suppositions.

You are definitely blessed to have the letter telling of family facts.
But you could possibly be assuming incorrectly based on what you
want to believe. On the 1850 & 1860 census, it's a natural ASSUMPTION
that the younger people living with Mary are her children.
However, that's not fact. They only have the same names. It's up to
you to provide further details. Making that assumption has led me
down the wrong path more that once, only to find later those in the
household might be other family relations. It looks that one of that
gals maybe found a likely marriage for you in TN. Regrettably, I don't
have cemetery records and can't even tell you the name of the
cemetery I mentioned. The Nathaniel mentioned in the letter could
indeed be son Charles N(athaniel)?

When I said follow the money, I meant exactly that. Land is money & on
both 1850 & 1860 it implies Mary (although she could have been poor)
owned land. Find out what happened to it & when & you may learn much
more. Also, do you have a copy of Nathaniel's service record?

I know you'll have a grand time searching all these things!
Joy/MO
Margaret wrote:

>Joy,
>Isn't genealogy fun?
>OK, I didn't know any of Sampson Bowles sibling until recently.
>Sampson is my ggggrandfather, Susan Dodson is his wife & Thomas A Boles is
>their son. Sampson & Susan had 10 children, lived in McDonald County,
>Thomas stayed in McDonald Co, died in McDonald CO.
>An acquaintances sent me a copy of a letter Mary had wrote to her
>gggrandfather, Charles; who was a traveling Preacher in MO & KS. She told
>Charles of their brother, Sampson death. The top of the letter has McDonald
>Co, MO, 1865.
>I believe Mary has a son Charles N, can't prove it. He'd be about 4 years
>older than Samuel.
>The 1850 census shows a Samuel & Martha Moore as hers also.
>I've asked myself the same questions, what happen to Samuel & Martha??
>Mary talks of a Nathaniel in her letter, but not Samuel & Martha. In 1865
>Nathaniel was in the Rebel Army, his wife & children were with Mary.
>Now was this her son or another family member?
>She was a poor lady, never knowing where her next meal was coming from,
>besides she talks of caring for her father James in the letter.
>So, I've just started searching for Mary's family.
>Do you have a list of the people in the cemetery you had mentioned. It's
>possible that Mary, her husband, father James & Samuel & Martha are buried
>there.
>Hope this answers some of your questions.
>Margaret
>
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>Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] MOORE
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>>I have to ask, are you positive this is the same Mary? Instead of about
>>10 years difference, there is almost 22 years different. I do find it a
>>bit interesting that none of the names that are possibly children of
>>hers show up in McDonald Co. later. Did the boys go to war? Did they
>>all move?
>>What document proves Mary was in McD Co. in 1865? Not trying to be
>>nosey, just figure out the picture. There is a little cemetery shown on
>>the map between Jacket & Mountain which is about where I think she
>>lived, but I don't know it's name.
>>
>>My personal best suggestion ~ follow the money. It appears that Mary
>>possibly purchased land in McDonald Co. (see below) The 1860 entry is
>>from the BLM land records - which are normally the first land entry.
>>When was this parcel sold? Did she end up with an estate to be settled?
>>
>>Courthouse work or maybe library or LDS searches seem to be in order if
>>you can order in the proper films. It appears there are several films
>>in the state archives, so maybe the Pineville Library has some of them
>>as well? Their genealogy specialist is great although she can't
>>possibly take on extensive searches.
>>
>>1850 Mary Moore age 30 Martha E age 10, Samuel H 12 are in her household.
>>all born TN McDonald Co., MO
>>1860 Mary Moore age 48, in HH is Charles H Moore, age 22. Where was he
>>in 1850?
>>Are Charles/Samuel the same person?
>>
>>Land purchase 1860 which is between Mountain & Jacket in ( 19/21/29)
>>if I'm reading my map correctly by Mary Moore.
>>
>>What connection might Charles Boles & Thomas Boles have to this family?
>>Also Sampson Bowles? - Sampson might have been the earliest of the
>>family group to arrive to scout the land for purchase (1853 I think)
>>
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>>
>>Anyhow, just some ideas on a Sunday morning.
>>Joy from MO
>>
>>Margaret wrote:
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>>>Do you have idea who Mary Bowles / Boles husband was? She was married to
>>>a
>>>Mr. Moore. I do not know when Mary was born, but was born in TN. as were
>>>her children. I'm guessing between 1820 - 1825. By 1850 she was living in
>>>McDonald Co, not far from her father, James Bowles with her children. I do
>>>not know if Mr. Moore died before she moved to MO or after they had moved
>>>to the state. I know she was still living in 1865 in McDonald Co, but
>>>can't find her after that.
>>>If you can help me, I'd appreciate any help.
>>>Margaret
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