NC, Lenoir County, Cemetery, Moore Family Cemetery ========================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be repro- duced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations.   Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.   Copyright © 2000 by Charles A. Leath, Jr. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. by Charles A. Leath, Jr caleath@bellsouth.com ========================================================= MOORE FAMILY CEMETERY Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina This family cemetery is located on high ground overlooking Stonington Creek on the Worthington Farm neat the intersection of Elmore Farms Road (secondary 1731) and the Hugo Road (secondary 1004). Adjacent to this cemetery is a small Elmore family cemetery. GPS Coordinates are N35deg.20.471¹ and W77deg33.090¹. This cemetery was completely grown over until 1998 when Mr. E. N. Dickerson, Jr. of Kinston cleaned up the trees and vegetation. Mr. Dickerson is the Grandson of Henry Hardy Moore and Ida Moore. Most of the markers are in remarkable shape in 1998. Markers identify the following graves. Martha WIGGINS (b) Oct. 15,1862 (d) May 15, 1929 George Lemuel MOORE (b) Mar 24, 1858 (d) Feb 3, 1903 Clara Bliss MOORE daughter of G L and Martha MOORE (b) Sep 11,1900 (d) May 20, 1905 Foot Stone C B M Dempsy MURPHY (b) Dec 20, 1880 (d) Jan 1933-(non marble marker- information scratched on marker) Ava J. Edwards (b0 Jan 15, 1844 (d) Dec 27, 1919 Rev. Alfred MOORE (d) Aug 28, 1870-He was a minister of the Baptist Church for 38 years Leaving a widow and 9 children to mourn his loss Mark Marvin (MOORE) son of A. J. & N. G. MOORE (b) Sep13, 1889 (d) Dec14, 1890 Foot Stone M M M Green Taylor (MOORE) son of A. J. & N. G. MOORE (b) Apr 2, 1894 (d) Feb 6, 1896-At Rest Foot Stone G T M Kirby Lee (MOORE) son of A. J. & N. G. MOORE (b) Dec 17, 1897 (d) Sep 29, 1898-Our Darling Foot Stone K L M Martha J. wife of D. H. PHILLIPS (b) Feb 16, 1837 (d) July 23, 1876 Drury PHILLIPS son of William and Elizabeth D. Phillips (b) July 16, 1818 (d) Dec 24, 1870 Foot Stone D H P Farewell-Ida N. MOORE wife of H. H. MOORE (d) Sep 15, 1885-24 years 10 months-13 day She is not dead but sleepeth Henry H. MOORE (b) Aug 16, 1847 (d) Dec 14, 1886 Infant of H. H. MOORE and Ida MOORE Feb 15,1884 In Memory-Jesse J. MOORE departed this life Dec 23, 1856 Age 31 years Sacred to the memory of Deborah- daughter of Levi and Susan MEWBORN and wife of Jesse J. MOORE Thomas S. Phillips (b) Aug 12, 1860 (d) Feb 26,1887 Mary F. NUNN wife of J. L. NUNN (b) Dec 6, 1852 (d) Sep 3, 1881-28years 10 months-8 days (Mary Frances MOORE) Thomas A. MOORE (d) May 4, 1885-aged 35 years 9 months 15 days Needham J. MOORE (d) Jan 6, 1883 aged 27 years 10 months 3 days Elizabeth wife of Needham MOORE (d) Dec 30, 1882 70 years 2 moths 9 days-There is rest in Heaven Foot Stone E. M. Needham MOORE (b) Oct 29, 1806 (d) Apr 21, 1880 Susan MOORE (b) Dec 13, 1779 (d) May20, 1845 Richard MOORE (b) June 4, 1775 (d) July 24, 1844 Edeth wife of John M. ALDRIDGE (d) April 21, 1850 aged 33 years-Foot Stone E. A. Sarah wife of William C. Loftin (d) Feb 2, 1844 aged 35 years This information was gathered by Charles A. Leath, Jr., and Glenn Dickerson Leath, 133 Middleton Place, Prosperity, S. C. 29127-803.364.1093-caleath@bellsouth.com Hurricane Floyd in 1999 blew over a large oak tree that severely damaged the stone of Drury Phillips and ³uprooting² the marker of Jesse J. Moore.