James Moore (M)
b. 11 April 1819, d. 28 October 1891
Relationship=Grandfather of Seth Alexander Moore.

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Moore Family Timeline
Ancestors of Seth Alexander Moore
Descendants of James Moore

James Moore
Photograph Courtesy of: James Wm. Tackitt, Concord, CA, recieved by email 23 October 2002.

     James Moore was born on 11 April 1819 at Banbridge, County Down, Ireland.^1,2,3 He immigrated on 11 April 1840 to Quebec, Canada.⁴ He immigrated in 1847 to New York.⁴ He was naturalized in 1848 in New York.⁴ He married Mary Vickers, daughter of Peter Vickers, on 13 April 1850. James Moore was a farmer for his entire life.^5,6,7 James and Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census, of Scott, Columbia County, Wisconsin, enumerated 14 June 1860. Their children Catherine, John, Mary Jane and Thomas were listed as living with them, also in the household were Mary's son James Chandler and her father Peter Vickers.⁸ James and Mary appeared on the 1870 Federal Census, of Scott enumerated 1 June 1870. Their children George, John, Alexander and Thomas were listed as living with them.⁹ James and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Scott, Columbia County, Wisconsin, enumerated 17 June 1880. Their son Alexander was listed as living with them, also enumerated in the household was farm laborer George W. Gorsuch.¹⁰ James Moore died on 28 October 1891 at Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin, at age 72.⁴ He was buried at Marcellon Cemetery, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin.

Children of James Moore and Mary Vickers

Catherine Moore b. 17 Jan 1851⁴
John Moore b. 9 Feb 1852, d. 3 Mar 1952
Mary Jane Moore b. c 1855, d. 19 Dec 1918⁴
Thomas Moore b. c 1856
George Moore b. 8 Apr 1861, d. 27 Mar 1935
Alexander Moore b. 2 Feb 1863, d. 2 Oct 1931

Notes and Citations:

1. [S77] James Moore household, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Scott, enumeration date 14 June 1860, page 36/558, line 20, dwelling 249, family 246 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 5 of 20, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M653_1401), accessed 13 December 2001, , age listed as 41, birthplace as Ireland.
2. [S110] James Moore household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration district (ED) 37, enumeration date 17 June 1880, page 21A/283, line 25, dwelling 147, family 149 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 22, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1420), accessed 27 November 2001, , age listed as 61 and birthplace as Ireland.
3. [S111] James Moore household, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration date 1 June 1870, page 347, line 30, dwelling 16, family 17 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 3 of 23, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M593_1706), accessed 13 December 2001, , age listed as 51and birthplace as Ireland.
4. [S286] Jeannine Lamb, "Family Group Sheet for James Moore and Mary Vickers", 11 March 2003 (e-mail address). Received by E-Mail 12 Mar 2003.
5. [S77] James Moore household, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Scott, enumeration date 14 June 1860, page 36/558, line 20, dwelling 249, family 246 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 5 of 20, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M653_1401), accessed 13 December 2001, , occupation farmer, real estate $500, personal property $172.
6. [S110] James Moore household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration district (ED) 37, enumeration date 17 June 1880, page 21A/283, line 25, dwelling 147, family 149 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 22, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1420), accessed 27 November 2001, , occupation listed as farmer.
7. [S111] James Moore household, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration date 1 June 1870, page 347, line 30, dwelling 16, family 17 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 3 of 23, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M593_1706), accessed 13 December 2001, , occupation listed as farmer, real estate valued at $3000 and personal property at $715.
8. [S77] James Moore household, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Scott, enumeration date 14 June 1860, page 36/558, line 20, dwelling 249, family 246 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 5 of 20, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M653_1401), accessed 13 December 2001, .
9. [S111] James Moore household, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration date 1 June 1870, page 347, line 30, dwelling 16, family 17 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 3 of 23, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M593_1706), accessed 13 December 2001, , all members of the family list parents of foreign birth.
10. [S110] James Moore household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Town of Scott, enumeration district (ED) 37, enumeration date 17 June 1880, page 21A/283, line 25, dwelling 147, family 149 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 21 of 22, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication T9_1420), accessed 27 November 2001, , the George Gorsuch listed with the family is probably the same person who witnessed the marriage of George Moore and Minnie Wing.