Moore - page 3
David Cullen Moore was born March 15, 1884 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois, and died April 07, 1976 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. He was the son of Gardner Moore and Mary Elizabeth Stonum Moore. He married Volna Vae West 1914 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, lllinois. She was born February 16, 1894 near the Union/Johnson County line in Southern Illinois, and died September 1989 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. Her parents were Lorenzo Dow West (1857 – 1894) and Sarah Alice Menees (May 9, 1869 - September 14, 1953) Dave and Volna Moore had one daughter, Alzowlee Moore Ford.
There was another Moore child born just before Dave Moore, and this child’s history needs further research. A. L. Moore was born on March 18, 1882 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois. Book 1 - Page 129 - Record 1668 in the Johnson County Courthouse indicates that this was the eighth child. This is a child that the family does not know of, who may not be connected. The mother is listed as "P. Moore (maiden name looks like Slancum), 36 years old born in Kentucky. The certification was made by T. W. Simmons. This birth needs further investigation. The Kentucky birth and age of the mother matches the details of Mary Elizabeth Stonum Moore, and perhaps either Thomas Walker Simmons or the clerk recording the birth made an error. A. L. Moore was born between Charles Edward Moore and David Cullen Moore.
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Nellie Albana Moore was born July 30, 1876 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois, and died September 29, 1923 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Gardner Moore and Mary Elizabeth Stonum Moore. She married Francis Marion Webb July 20, 1907 at N. F. Coonce’s place, Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois, son of Allen McDaniel "Fox Dan" Webb and Martha Caroline Grace Webb. He was born July 31, 1883 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson County, Illinois, and died September 27, 1962 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois. It was natural that Marion Webb and Albana Moore should marry, since their fathers were best friends since childhood. Their children were Mary Caroline Webb Wollard, Amon Eli Webb, Edna Webb Lambert, and Zedna Webb Cavitt. Edna and Zedna were twins, and even as old women were full of fun and laughter. They would sing "The Old Rugged Cross" and other old hymns in harmony, and Edna was one of the best dancers in the Tunnel Hill / Creal Springs area. Mary Webb Wollard was secretary of the Moore Family Reunion for 40 years, and sent flowers and letters of condolence to any who experienced illness or loss in the huge extended Moore and Webb families.
The Moores say Fox Dan and Martha Webb had 17 children as follows: Mary Jane Webb Boner (26 Jul 1872 - 14 Mar 1946), Ellen Webb (born 1874), Allen Jefferson Webb (02 Jan 1875 - 26 Oct 1940), Henry Travis Webb (26 Mar 1877 - 07 Jul 1952), Allice S. Webb (born 13 Sep 1879), Elexander Sylvester Webb (13 Sep 1879 – 1962), Winne Narcissa Webb (31 Jul 1881 - 20 Nov 1904), Francis Marion Webb (31 Jul 1883 - 27 Sep 1962), Lula Arann Webb Schierbaum (Dec 1885 - 17 Mar 1970), Aaron C. Webb (born Jul 1888), Grover Cleveland Webb (10 Jul 1888 - 12 Sep 1946), George Webb (born 1890 and may have been a twin), William Barton Webb (19 Jul 1890 - 10 Nov 1966), Nancy Thankful Webb Lamphere (20 Feb 1892 - 15 Dec 1947), James Webb (13 Dec 1893 - 15 Dec 1893), Gertie Webb (born Jul 1896), and Allen Riley "Mack" Webb (18 Apr 1899 - 29 Oct 1967).
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