Nathaniel Moore and Descendants 1828-2006
Nathaniel Moore and Descendants 1828-2006 Norma Justine Moore Chance Summer 2006 Copyrighted by Justine M. Chance All Rights Reserved August, 2006 DEDICATION 1 <<Original Picture Omitted>> Dedicated to my family: Back row: Jerry McAuley Chance next row: daughter, Diane Ruth Kroeger, editor; Justine Moore Chance, writer; son, Peter Jerremy Chance (deceased but near us, always). Front row: son in law, Tony Brittin Kroeger holding Kelly Allison Kroeger and Ryan Keith Kroeger holding guitar. (1989) A Prayer Thank you, God, for letting me share your best. Thank you for great hard working, determined and devoted ancestors, for kind committed relatives, and a wonderful loving family, an eternal treasure. CONTENTS Section 1: Introduction: thanks/ meaning of symbols/some history Section 2: Nathaniel Moore’s family (and son Alfred’s family) Section 3: Bedford William Moore’s family Section 4: Thomas Judston Moore’s family Appendix: Documents/ Family photographs/Memorabilia, etc. /Bussell transcript Introduction /Section 1 / Justine Moore Chance I grew up along with my seven siblings on the Alfred Moore Land Grant and cherish my days on that land: land which was never trod on, as my husband Jerry says, by anyone except the Indians and the Moores. I never really thought about broader kinship until I retired from teaching, lost a son and felt a strong urge to make connections. Sometimes, when tired and discouraged about finding descendants from Nathaniel and Margaret to the present, I think of those who have gone on (Pete Chance included), I feel a tug at my heart and bravely pick up my phone and dare to call my unmet kin and ask personal questions.
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