JoAnn, This has got my attention now. I have a Joseph Gilmore who was age 38 and a carpenter in 1860 Moore County, NC census married to Lousia age 36. He stays in Moore County. Do you have anything on him? Or I would love to know more about what you do have on Gilmores of Moore County. Danny Riddle -----Original Message----- From: JoAnn Beagle <jofus@ix.netcom.com> To: GILMORE-L@rootsweb.com <GILMORE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:04 PM Subject: Re: William Gilmore >FWI wrote: > >> My great great grandmother was Sarah Jane Gilmore. My records >> indicate that >> she was born on Dec. 11, 1816, in Washington Co GA. >> >> She married Emaual Ritch who was born in NC, probably Mecklenberg Co. >> They >> had a 10 known children who lived into middle age and all but one of >> them >> are buried in the Ritch Cemetery on the Ft Benning Army Reservation in >> >> Muscogee Co GA. Three of their sons had children, but one did not. >> None of >> their six daughters ever married. >> >> I have photos of Sarah Jane Gilmore and her old maid sister. I also >> have >> visited the Ritch Cemetery and seen all of the ornate tombstones. It >> is >> very interesting. Especially interesting is how the six daughters are >> >> arranged and what kind of Tombstones they have. >> >> My great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Ritch, married Julia Amanda >> Harris >> and they are buried in Atlanta GA. His nickname was "Old Ship" This >> is >> short for old ship of Zion. He was reported to have been very fervent >> in >> his religious beliefs and quick to insist that someone repent and get >> right >> with God right away. >> >> I have correspondence dating to 1890 between granddaughters of Sarah >> Jane >> Gilmore Ritch. In fact one of Sarah Jane's descendants has quite a >> bit of >> material but neither he nor I know much of anything about Sarah Jane's >> >> family except for her old maid sister. >> >> Would like to here more about this family. Particularly interested in >> her >> ancestors and her descendants who went to TX. I assume that Sarah >> Jane's >> grand children who went to TX followed other relatives there. >> >> Yours, Franklin Ingram, Raleigh, NC > > Frank, >Our Gilmores came from Moore Co., N.C. into Wilkes, Washingtomn and >Wilkinson Co., Ga.. Many went to Pike CO., Ala. befroe scattering. >Have two books of researcch and will share with you. How might I help. >JoAnn >