hello, i was in touch sometime back with NOAH SMOTHERS about his MOORE connection. he had a JOHN MOORE that married maybe a NANCY MAYES. in 1857 in GRAINGER Co.TN. I'm posting here to, as several yrs ago i was in touch with a MOORE resesearcher, she had tall 6' 9" MOOREs. mine weren't never know who we tie to. as i research this may be my great grandparents after all. recently a lady helped me find a great uncle THOMAS JEFFERSON MOORE,or MORE as its found in censuses. he married a DELPHIA GRUBBS. 2nd wife ANNABELL POE. Children: FRANK by DELPHIA. CHARLES. its said he married a MOLES. MARY IDA married a HAUN. d.1999 INDIANAPOLIS,IN. HARLEY married a PENLEY. d.1992 ASHEVILLE,NC. RAMON JACK d.1990 KNOXVILLE. THOMAS's siblings are: HOUSTON married ROSA BROWN,KNOXVILLE. WILL missing. b.1865 18JOHN MARION,b1872.my gramp's. m:SARAH TOWNSLEY,TAZEWELL,TN AGNES b.1874? m: maybe no proof. MACK ANDERSON,KNOXVILLE. later divorced.2 kisa moved to OREGON. m: HUGHESA? ELIZABETH "LIZZY" m: CHARLES TOWNSLEY. TAZEWELL,TN. as search seems to indicate that my MOOREs are a KNOXVILLE based family. i was before thinking they were CLAIBORNE MOOREs. so check your files. thanks Ray Moore. Lafayette,IN. Just started researching these names: GRUBBS,POE, GRAY,PENLEY, MOLES & also IDA MAE HAUN of INDIANAPOLIS.. THOMAS JEFFERSON MOORE & family of KNOXVILLE,TN. researching GRUBBS,POE, GRAY MOOR,MORE,MOORE,MAYS,MAYES, TOWNSLEY,WHITEACRE,WHITEAKER, WHITAKER,REECE,STAMPER.NORTH,PECK, GRUBBS,GRAY.these last 2 are in KNOX Co.TN.note some above names are other researchers. my webpage http://tippytnn.topcities.com/moore/moore.htm HUNDLEY, MANIS. book by GLENNA WHITEAKER WILDING:"TALES OF A RIDGERUNNER" -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...