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The '''Moore Cemetery''' is a family cemetery established in [[1839]] near [[Verbena]] in [[Chilton County]]. | The '''Moore Cemetery''' is a family cemetery established in [[1839]] near [[Verbena]] in [[Chilton County]]. | ||
[[Obadiah Moore, Jr]], a veteran of the siege of Charleston in the American Revolution, moved his family to the [[Chestnut Creek]] area of what was then [[Autauga County]] around [[1820]]. His son, [[John Moore]] purchased the property on which the cemetery stands on [[September 4]], [[1834]]. It became the final resting place of his father, at his death in 1839. The cemetery contains a total of 37 graves, of which 10 are marked. | [[Obadiah Moore, Jr]], a veteran of the siege of Charleston in the American Revolution, moved his family to the [[Chestnut Creek]] area of what was then [[Autauga County]] around [[1820]]. His son, [[John Moore (Chilton County)|John Moore]] purchased the property on which the cemetery stands on [[September 4]], [[1834]]. It became the final resting place of his father, at his death in 1839. The cemetery contains a total of 37 graves, of which 10 are marked. | ||
The cemetery was added to the [[Alabama Historic Cemetery Register]] in [[2009]]. | The cemetery was added to the [[Alabama Historic Cemetery Register]] in [[2009]]. | ||
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* [[Obadiah Moore, Jr]] ([[1754]]-[[1839]]), Revolutionary War veteran | * [[Obadiah Moore, Jr]] ([[1754]]-[[1839]]), Revolutionary War veteran | ||
* [[Winney Moore]] ([[1760]]-[[1857]]) | * [[Winney Moore]] ([[1760]]-[[1857]]) | ||
* [[John Moore]] ([[1792]]-after [[1870]]) | * [[John Moore (Chilton County)|John Moore]] ([[1792]]-after [[1870]]) | ||
* [[Polly Moore|Mary "Polly" Moore]] ([[1798]]-[[1870]]) | * [[Polly Moore|Mary "Polly" Moore]] ([[1798]]-[[1870]]) | ||
* [[Moses Moore]], ([[1824]]-[[1910]]) Confederate veteran | * [[Moses Moore]], ([[1824]]-[[1910]]) Confederate veteran | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 24 September 2009
The Moore Cemetery is a family cemetery established in 1839 near Verbena in Chilton County.
Obadiah Moore, Jr, a veteran of the siege of Charleston in the American Revolution, moved his family to the Chestnut Creek area of what was then Autauga County around 1820. His son, John Moore purchased the property on which the cemetery stands on September 4, 1834. It became the final resting place of his father, at his death in 1839. The cemetery contains a total of 37 graves, of which 10 are marked.
The cemetery was added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register in 2009.
Notable burials
- Obadiah Moore, Jr (1754-1839), Revolutionary War veteran
- Winney Moore (1760-1857)
- John Moore (1792-after 1870)
- Mary "Polly" Moore (1798-1870)
- Moses Moore, (1824-1910) Confederate veteran
- Hansford Chitty (1829-1911), Confederate veteran
- Rueben Popwell (1811-1873)
- Sarah Moore Popwell (1815-1894)
- Benjamin Popwell (1860-1894)
- Itishey Hagan (1871-1894)
References
- "Two Chilton County cemeteries added to Alabama Historic Cemetery Register" (November 19, 2008) Alabama Historical Commission press release
External links
- Moore Cemetery at chiltoncemeteries.net