Hi, the first Moores that popped into my mind was Charlie and Clarence Moore, brothers in Chalk Mountain., Erath County, Texas One had daughters Ailele and Carlene that I knew of. I am not sure if Hayden Moore was their brother or cousin or not close kin, They attended Chalk Mountain elementary and Stephenville High I attended Johnsville first. Today they would be in the Three Way Consolidated Independent School District between Glen rose, Somerville County and Stephenville. and would be bussed to Hico, Hamilton county for High School . Charlie used to combine some oats, barley, Vetch, and Maize or Milo for my dad. . They were both farmers. (Charlie and Clarence). Charlie may have been Charles, but Charlie was all I ever heard. Ring any bells? Charles A. Wyly On Mon, 28 May 2001 13:52:58 -0400 "Ken Turner" <turnerk@erols.com> writes: > Hello Southern Trails Subscribers > > The message below was posted to another list that I belong to and I > obtained > permission to pass it on to you all.....thought you'd be interested > in the > route. > > Mary T > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Moore <moorelawfirm@webtv.net> > To: TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 2:49 PM > Subject: [LCT] Re: Moores Genealogy > > > Hi all, > > I have had several request for this daily log of the trip from > Fairfield > South Carolina to Texas by the Charles Moores the older brother of > my > Major John Brown Moores. These are two of the son's of lt Henry > Moores > who was married in Rowan Co. North Carolina to Jean Brown Ross in > 1775, > and died in LCT in 1814. > > THIS RECORD IS TYPED JUST AS I RECEIVED IT WITH NO CORRECTIONS > > >From Mrs. Montague's Records: > > Charles Moores who married Mary Harrison, settled in Bowie County, > Texas > in 1837 was born in S.C. Mary Harrison, daughter of Ruben Harrison > was > born in VA., and who came to Richland district with relatives, the > Kirklands, and others of Virginia. They are related to the Willou > hby, > Battaile and other prominent V. Southside families. Ruben Harrison > served in the Revolutionary War, as is shown by the record in the > War > Department, Washington. > > In 1837, Charles Moores, accompanied by five of his sons, came to > what > is now Bowie County,, Texas (at the time Red River County),, and > began > to "set up" a home place, near Redwater. It _ook more than two > years > for them with the help of slaves to clear land, start fields to > cultivation, build a home and slave quarters. In the winter of 1839 > they returned to S.C. and in February of 1840, the journey to Texas > began. The following is a true and exact copy of the log of the > journey > kept by Anderson Rochelle Moores. The original is in the possession > of > Mrs Wiley Linn Murie, Clarksville, Arkansas. > > February the 27, we left our South Carolina home behind and started > to > Texas. > > The first day we came 7 miles > 28th we came to Winsborro 10 miles > 29th we crossed little River 10 miles > > March 1st, 1840 > > 1st we crossed Broad River 18 miles > 2, we passed Union Court house 20 miles > 3, we crossed Martinburg C.N. 20 miles > 4, we crossed packlett River 25 miles > 5, we crossed the blue ridge 18 miles > 6, we passed Ashville N.C. 24 miles > 7, we camped on the French Broad River 30 miles > 8, we passed warm springs 17 miles > 9, we passed newport 17 miles > --------------- > 226 miles > End of 1st page > > Page 2 of log of journey from S.C. to Texas > > 10, We passed Dandridge, Tenn 21 miles > 11, we came 18 miles > 12, we passed Knoxville, Tennessee > 18 miles > 13, we passed Campbell station 34 miles > 14, we passed Kingston 16 miles > 15, we came to Cumberland Gap 19 miles > 16, we came 21 miles > 17, we passed Sparta, Tenn. 18 miles > 18, we crossed the Caney Fork 20 miles > 19, we passed ________ville 17 miles > 20, 21,22,23,24,25,26 we stayed a Uncle N's > 27, we left Uncles N's 8 miles > ------------- > End of second page 220 miles > > 28, we passed Shelbyville, Tenn 20 miles > 29, we came 15 miles > 30, we passed Columbia, Tenn. 9 miles > 31, we passed Mt Pleseant 24 miles > April 1840 > 1, we passed Murfreesboro 28 miles > 2, we came 19 miles > 3, we came 17 miles > 4, we passed Dardin 27 miles > 5, we passed Collierville 25 miles > 6, we passed Somerville, 22 miles > 7, we came 12 miles > 8 we passed Raliegh 16 miles > ------------------- > 220 miles > end of third page ______________ > > Copy-Page-2 - Log of Charles' Moores' journed from S.C. to Texs > > 9, we lay over at Memphis 0 miles > 10, we ferried the Mississippi River > 14 miles > 11, we came 5 miles > 12, we crossed Black Fish Lake 4 miles > 13, we came 3 miles > 14, we came 2 miles > 15, we came 5 miles > 16, we came 6 miles > 17, we camped > 18, we crossed St. Francis River 14 miles > 19, we came > 20, we we lay by > 22, we crossed L'Angulle River 14 miles > 23, we came 5 miles > ------------------------------ > end of fourth page 67 miles > > 24, we came 13 miles > 25, we came 12 miles > 26, we came 8 miles > 27, we are camped on White River > 28, we crossed White River 8 miles > 29, we came 10 miles > 30, we came 8 miles > _________________ > Total 72 miles > > May 1840 > 1, we came 14 miles > 2, we came 6 miles > 3,4,5, we lay by > 6, we crossed Bayou Meta 11 miles > 7, we lay by on ArkansasRiver > 8, we come to the ferry 1 mile > ------------------------- > 32 miles > end of fifth page > > May 9, we crossed the Arkansas River and left Little Rock > 2 miles > 10, we passed Benton 24 miles > 11, we lay by > 12, we crossed Saline River 18 miles > 13, we crossed Wachita River 15 miles > 14, we crossed Caddo Creek 18 miles > 15, we crossed Antoine Creek 18 miles > 16, we crossed Little Missouri River > 10 miles > 17, we passed town of Washington > 18 miles > 19 and 20 we are water bound by Red River > 21, we crossed Red River 5 miles > 22, we left lost Praire 6 miles > ------------------------ > 152 miles > end of sixth page > > 23, we came to our place 14 miles > 24, we arrived home 10 miles > --------------------- > 24 miles > > 226 > 220 > 234 > 67 > 104 > 152 > 24 > ---------- > 1027 miles > > "UNCLE " N's" IN TENNESSEE > > When the trips to and from South Carolina and Texas were made, there > were certain stops that were made on each trip for visits, for > renewals > of old acquaintances, and laying in of provisions. One such was a > Fayetteville, Tenn. at NORVELL"S. One of the daughters of Henry > Moores > married a Norvell and they lived in Tenn. Thomas Briggs Moores, one > of > the sons of Charles Moores and Mary Moores married his cousin on the > last trip. The wedding was a festive occasion and the bride > accompanied > the Texas-bound immigrants. > > (Westward the Tide of Empire Goes to Texas) Montague's file > (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) > > This log entered by Ken Moore > Fresno, California > > Ken Moore's note: > > The note (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) was just there at the bottom of the > log. > I found that Uncle Norvelle lived in Bell Buckle, Bedford County > Tennessee. John B. Moores lived in Fayetteville. His daughter Mary > Moores who married Thomas Hines also moved to Texas from LCT as did > severl other members of the family. > > Ken > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >