William Johnson Moore

1852 - 1928  (76 years)

• Name	William Johnson Moore
  Nickname	Gordon
  Birth	16 Apr 1852	Middleton, Smith County Tennessee
  	He was 57 in the 1910 Census, being born in TN, and both his parents being born in Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Smith County, Tennessee
  Married	16 Feb 1886	Smith county, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	http://edwards-moore-family.net/testbrown/showmedia.php?mediaID=5019&medialinkID=5465
  Census	1900	Civil District 12, Smith, Tennessee, USA
  Census	1920	Civil District 10, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
  Residence	06 30 1921	Lebanon, Wilson, TN
  Residence	1 Jan 1927	Indianapolis, Marion, IN
  Death	8 Jun 1928	Indianapolis, Indiana
  		Death Certificate for William Johnson Moore, birth name was Gordon Died in Indianapolis, In
  Notes	Research Plan 23apr2015 John Moore
  Person ID	I66	edwards_moore
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Gordon,   b. Sep 1821, Virginia d. Bef 1910, TN (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Julia Eliza Gordon,   b. Jun 1830, Smith County, TN d. TN
  Histories		Our Ancestors Written April 25, 1989 by Willie Jane Moore I asked Mom to write this down when we did the first family tree, back in the 80's.
  Checklists		Descendants of William Gordon Checklist Checklist of items to research and status of items found
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Bolton (Moore),   b. Abt 1874, Indiana d. 19Aug1932, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1886	Smith county, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Albert Allen Moore,   b. 14feb1898, Smith County Tennessee d. 15Jul1954, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 56 years)   2. Gilbert Gordon Moore,   b. 1 Jan 1900   d. Bef 1954 (Age 53 years) + 3. Willie Mae Moore (Skillion),   b. 1 Jan 1900   d. Bef 1954 (Age 53 years) + 4. Unknown Skillon,   b. 1 Jan 1900   d. Bef 1954 (Age 53 years)   5. Hurt Bolton Moore,   b. Abt 1892, Smith County Tennessee d. 13 Jun 1916, Smith County, Tennessee (Age 24 years)   6. Ethel Moore,   b. Abt 1900, Smith County Tennessee d. Bef 1962, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 61 years)   7. John Lula Moore,   b. Abt 1903, Smith County Tennessee d. Bef 1954 (Age 51 years)   8. Meleni Moore   d. Bef 1952, East Moline, IL   9. Hettie Moore + 10. Mary Ellen Wyatt Moore,   b. 20 Feb 1894, Grant Tennessee d. 8 Jul 1965, Indianapolis, Indiana (Age 71 years)   11. Fanny Moore,   b. 21jan1894, Smith County Tennessee d. 19jun1919, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee (Age 25 years) + 12. Carrie Belle Moore (Chumbley),   b. Abt 1896, Smith County Tennessee d. 4 Dec 1918, Smith County, Tennessee (Age 22 years)
  Photos		Bolton-Smith Family Reunion 1972 Sophie found this 1972 Invitation in 2012
  Documents		List of Items to research at the Allen County Public Library Preperation for the October 2015 Bus Trip to Fort Wayne
  Histories		Timeline for Smith county Tennessee
  Research Plans		Research Plan for descendants for William Johnson Moore This plan was drafted at the end of April 2015. To follow the progress, click on the link to the checklist.
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1880 - Smith County, Tennessee Married - 16 Feb 1886 - Smith county, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 16 Feb 1886 - Smith county, Tennessee, USA Census - 1900 - Civil District 12, Smith, Tennessee, USA Census - 1920 - Civil District 10, Wilson, Tennessee, USA Death - 8 Jun 1928 - Indianapolis, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bolton-Smith Family Reunion 1972 Sophie found this 1972 Invitation in 2012
  		Reconstruction: How did my family make it through the Reconstruction period? The goal of completing my Family Tree is to understand the life and times of William Johnson Moore. The PBS series Reconstruction places the era in historical context. click to watch
  		JJ Moore
  		In 1928 William Moore died, and a marker was placed at his grave in 2019 We only discovered he was buried in Indianapolis in 2018
  		Sparta Pike Where my father and grand father lived in Lebanon, TN

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		History of Cole - Brown Family
  		In Loving Memory of Wallace H. Webb, Jr.
  		Wallace Hall Webb, Jr. Obituary Wallace Hall Webb, Jr. departed this life peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Wallace was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 26, 1938.
  		Marker for William Johnson Moore. The last of the known enslaved of our ancestors. His original surname was Gordon.
  		Sparta Pike Property recorded sales 1923 and 1936 William J. Moore was listed on Sparta Pike in the 1920 census and Albert Moore was listed on the 1940 census. I am not sure if it was the same location. Oral history is that a house was constructed on Sparta Pike in 1937. The lot was adjacent to woods that family friends would hunt in on weekends. Sophie confirms it was on the same property, but built not the existing house that was occupied by aunt Willie and her husband in the late '30s. The seller was Mary Ellen Moore (Wyatt), A. A. Moore's sister. My sister recalls a dairy farm that was adjacent to the woods where her father's friends from Nashville (Fisk & TN A & I) would come to hunt. She doesn't recall the Baubor Family, possibly they had moved by the mid-'30s, they weren't there in 1940.
  		My reflections during the Covid Pandemic 2020 on the Grandparents I never knew. Back to the grandparents I never met. My grandmother Ella Bolton Moore was said to have been born in “Indian Territory”, I haven’t found a birth certificate for Grandma Ella, but over time “Indian Territory” would have many meanings. However, I did find Ella and William’s marriage documents. The marriage documents provide the confirmation of my mother’s story that William Moore was born William Gordon, and when given a chance he changed his last name to make it easier for his siblings to find him.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Possible Slave Holder
  		Library of Congress Collection of images provided by W. E. B. DuBois of Black Life in 1900. My father Albert Moore was born around 1898, so this is the world that William and Ella brought him into. These images are fascinating. I am especially interested in the infographics; who knew W.E. B. DuBois was a data hack!
  		Our oral history notes that my grandfather changed his name from Gordon to Moore, to better reunite with siblings. I gave a presentation on how I found marriage documents that place the time of the name change between 1885 and 1886.
  		Research Question: William Johnson Moore I know very little about my paternal grandparents.
  		My Pandemic Journal for June 2020 My reflections on various dates throughout the years, and my thoughts on events of June 2020
  		Oral history of surname change from Gordon to Moore

  
  

  Videos		Wallace Webb tribute video Please click the link to view the video
  		Reclaim Indiana Avenue 2020 ASALH Conference Justin was one of the panelists discussing the future of Indiana Avenue, he referenced his great-great grandfather William Moore, who lived near Indiana Avenue in the mid 1920's

  
  

  Census Images » Slide Show		William Johnson Moore Household 1900 Census
  		William Johnson Moore Family, 1920 Census, Wilson County, TN
  		1880 Census: Gilbert Gordon

  
  

  Marriage » Slide Show		William Johnson Moore and Ella Bolton Married February 16, 1885, in Smith County Tennessee William passed in 1928. eight years before their 50th wedding anniversary
  		Ella Boulton and William Gordon Marriage License 16feb1885 In the "Record of Marriages" William's last name is listed as Moore
  		Marriage Bond, William Gordan and Ella Boulton, 16 Feb 1885 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKH9-NVN4 : 20 July 2016), William Gordan and Ella Boulton, 16 Feb 1885; citing Smith, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 319,171.

  
  

  Military

  September 12, 1918 Military registration for William Gordon Note on May 26, 2022: This is not for the William Moore born in the period 1844 - 1853, plus the name doesn't match up. John G. Moore, Sr.

  
  

  Albums		William Johnson Moore (8) William Johnson (Gordon) Moore was one of the main reasons I do genealogy. Growing up a picture of him and my grandmother Ella sat on a bookcase in our upstairs hall. That photo was lost in a house fire. The only image of them is in my mind.
  		Reunions and Interviews (34) Reunions and interviews are the best way to gather oral history and to document the life and times of your family

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. (Reliability: 3). [S22] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002., 25aug2015 (Reliability: 3).