Jones County Georgia Bio Ussery Moore File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by SUE ELLEN BURNS MOORE sbmoore@swbell.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/jones.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm BIOGRAPHY OF USSERY MOORE Because of his unusual first name, Ussery Moore has been found under the names "Ussey Moore, Urey Moore, Ursy Moore", etc. He was born between 1807-1810 in Georgia. The earliest record that I have found on Ussery was his marriage to Sarah "Sally" Reaves in Jones County, GA on Nov. 26,1826. Next, their church membership was recorded in the minutes of the Bethel-Horeb Primitive Baptist Church in adjoining Talbot County ( formed in 1827) , "Ussery Moore - Received by experience, Aug. 9, 1828 - Dismissed by letter Jan. 12, 1833. Sarah Moore - Received by experience, Aug. 9, 1828 - Dismissed by letter, Jan.9, 1830." We know that Ussery had at least one brother named Simpson Moore, born in 1811, because there is a document in which Simpson loaned Ussery, his brother, some money or Ussery sold Simpson his land. (Ursury Moore to Simpson Moore, Taylor Co. GA Index Vol. D, 1866-1873, pgs. 234-235). Simpson lived in Jones and Quitman counties. In the first census of Talbot Co. in 1830, Ussery and Sarah were listed in Captain Thomas Balleau's District, one household away from Sarah's father, Stephen Reaves, who was also a member of the Bethel-Horeb church. In the 1840 census Ussery (spelled Usury) was listed in household #136, no township listed, in Jones Co. In 1850 , still in Jones Co., he was a farmer with $295 of real estate. He and all the children were born in Georgia according to this census, and Sarah, his wife, was born in North Carolina. William H. was the oldest child, listed at age 21, and a student. Son Samuel, who married Elizabeth Wells, and son James were listed as laborers. Ussery was in the 1860 census of Taylor Co. GA, living in Butler, along with many family members. Taylor County had been formed in 1857 from Marion and Talbot. In this census, his name was spelled "Ursery Moor." He was still farming in 1860, with real estate valued at $550. Sons William H. Moore and Stephen Romulus Moore lived in adjacent houses with their families and now worked for the railroad. In the 1863 Military Census of Taylor Co. GA, Ussery was listed as being age 56 and a farmer. During the Civil War, five of Ussery and Sarah's sons served the Confederacy as privates. Three enlisted in Taylor Co. in Co. "G", 6th GA Inf. Reg, the "Butler Vanguards", part of the Army of the Tennessee which saw many terrible battles in the Valley Campaign. James U. Moore died in College Hospital in Lynchburg, VA, on Jan. 27, 1863. It is likely that he died from wounds or illness from the Battle of Fredricksburg, VA in which his unit was involved on Jan. 14-17. He was buried in No. 4, first line, lot 187. He was twenty-seven. He had married Sarah Ross in Jones Co. Apr. 13, 1854. Another son Stephen Romulus Moore enlisted June 24, 1861in the Butler Vanguards. He was discharged at Richmond, VA on Nov. 9, 1861, after only 5 months service. In the 1863 Military Census of Taylor Co., Stephen was listed a farmer, age 24, and disabled- no doubt from wounds or illness suffered in the service. Stephen married Savannah Arah Ann B. Cox on Dec. 12, 1858 in Taylor Co. GA. Their children included Martha A. A., Stephen Hilliard, Bishop Wilburn J., and Benjamin L. F. Stephen R. died in 1920. Yet another son fought under the flag of the CSA . Bishop M. Moore enlisted on May 27, 1861in the Butler Vanguards with his brothers. He was discharged on Nov. 25, 1861. It is possible that he (at age 16) was considered too young to enlist at the beginning of the war. At any rate, he re-enlisted on May 6, 1862 in adjoining Marion Co. in Co. "G", 49th GA Inf. Reg. and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. He was 18 years old and had married Harriet Martha A. Davis on Oct. 21, 1860 in Taylor Co. GA. Bishop's older brother, Robert S. Moore, age 24, enlisted as a private the same day in the Marion Company. He was appointed sergeant . Rolls show him absent from his company from July 1864 - Feb. 1865 on detached service to the Government Shops in Richmond, VA. His wife was Sarah A. Samuels, and they had John R. U. , Martha A. E. , James , Francis (Frank), Sarah (Sallie), Thomas, Joseph, Henry, and Anna. After the War, they left Taylor County GA for Texas. Son William H. Moore, age 33, enlisted in Taylor Co. in Co. "F", 27th GA Inf. Reg., the "Taylor Guards", a part of the Army of Northern VA, on May 22, 1862. He was on detached duty at Richmond, VA, 1863- Apr. 30, 1864. He was in Macon, GA hospital on Feb. 20, 1865, with chronic rheumatism. William married Nancy Newton, and they had Leonard A. and Mary E. Moore. In "The Quitman Echo" , a history of Quitman Co. GA, by Jacquelyn Shepard, in an article on pgs. 101-102, the Simpson Moore family, Ussery's brother, is detailed by Evelyn Clifton and S. C. Moore of Atlanta . "Jones Co. GA was laid out by the State of GA into 202 and 1/2 acre lots. From meager beginnings Simpson and Cynthia acquired a very substantial land holding in Jones Co. At one time Simpson owned all of Lot #58 and 50 acres of #73 in the Sixth Dst. He also owned 50 acres of #47, all of Lot #46, and an additional 60 acres of #47. A part of Lot #47 was also owned by Samuel J. Moore. At the time of his death, he owned Ussery Moore's land in Taylor Co., GA, having taken a mortgage for his brother in 1869. It was a part of Simpson Moore's estate in 1883." In the 1870 census of Taylor Co., the family still lived in the Panhandle District, fairly close together. Bishop's widow, Martha, and small children lived with Ussery and Sarah. This time it was sons Stephen and Lewis, who had homes adjacent to their parents. Robert lived in the county , too, but not with the family group. William was no longer in Taylor Co. In the 1880 census of Taylor Co., Butler GA, "Usey" or "Urey" Moore was listed as 70 years old, born in GA, as were his parents. His wife, "Sally" was 65, and she and her family also came from GA ( not NC) in this census. They were living next door to son Alexander who had married Sabrina Wainwright. Their children included Sarah and Laura Moore. Also living in Butler, in Taylor was son S. R. Moore and family. Son Lewis W. Moore and family were in Taylor Co. at Dixon's Store. Lewis had married Mary Byrd on Sept. 14, 1865 in Taylor Co. GA. Their children were John H. and Malinda Moore. Two of Ussery's sons, Robert and George T. Moore had moved with their families to Harrison Co. TX by the 1880 census. George Thomas Moore had married Nancy Lou Curbo on Aug. 25, 1870 in Taylor Co. GA., and his large family of 15 children would grow up in Panola Co. TX. Ussery's brother, Simpson, and family members remained in Quitman Co. GA. In this census, Simpson gave the birth place of his parents as VA, not GA. Ussery and Sarah had two daughters, about whom little is known other than their names. Daughter Sarah J. was born about 1833, and Lydia A. E. was born about 1847. Lydia was 23 in the 1870 census of Taylor County GA, still living with her elderly parents. Evidently, Ussery and Sarah finished out their long lives there in Taylor County, GA. SUE ELLEN BURNS MOORE sbmoore@swbell.net ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. 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