Arthur Cotten Moore

Sally's Uncle Jim Ward

James Ward Moore 1894 - 1962 | his parents
& 1940 Gladys Whitfield 1894 - 1981 | her parents
of Norfolk VA

This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!

James Ward Moore 17 Aug 1894 - 14 Oct 1962 book-keeper
married 12 June 1940 Gladys Whitfield 28 July 1894 - 15 Feb 1981
Gladys was the daughter of Thomas Japeth Whitfield and wife Annie A Benton.
Jim and Gladys are both buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk VA.

Jim graduated from High-School in Ahoskie.
Jim was allowed to stay home and manage the farm during WW I - his brothers Rayner and Cotten were early on drafted by the local draft board - and they both served in France.

1901 Moore Brothers: Jim, Cotten, Raynor & Percy

1929: Cotten, Raynor, Jim holding John, Julia holding Julia

James Ward Moore and Gladys Whitfield had no children.

1955 Jim & Gladys Moore at Bessie Pierce's

Sally's Uncle Cotten

Arthur Cotten Moore Jr 1896 - 1965 | his parents
& 1926 Evelyne Wright 1902 - 1991 | her parents
of Suffolk VA

          This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!

Arthur Cotten Moore Jr. 8 Dec 1896- 30 Nov 1965 logger
     married 18 July 1926 Evelyne Wright 1 May 1902 - 30 June 1991
                 dau of Leighton A Wright & Lucie Pierce

Cotten and Evelyne are both buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk VA

1901 Moore Brothers: Jim, Cotten, Raynor & Percy

World War I: Cotten Moore in wool uniform

1929: Cotten, Raynor, Jim holding John, Julia holding Julia

Arthur Cotten Moore and Evelyne Wright had:
1. Marjorie Moore 1927 - 13 Aug 2001 obit
    married James Madren **
           a. Carol Ann Madren
           b. Silas Arthur Madren
           c. Ruth Evelyne Madren

Ruth and her cousin James Moore posing as
"Lord and Lady Moore in front of the Manor"
Williamsburg January 07

           d. Elizabeth Moore Madren
           e. James Woodrow Madren Jr.
2. Annie Ward Moore 1928-1929
3. Evelyne Wright Moore 1929-
   married Walter Daniel Graham
            a. Lynne Graham
            b. Julie Graham
            c. Walter Daniel Graham Jr

1955 Cotten & Evelyne Moore at Bessie Pierce's

Sally's Uncle Percy

Percy Raynor Moore 1900 - 1964 | his parents
& 1936 Irma Dunning 1900 - 1972 | her parents
of Murfreesboro NC

          This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!

Percy Raynor Moore 25 Mar 1900- 28 June 1964 odd-jobs
     married ca 1936 Irma Dunning 6 Aug 1900 Bertie Co - 16 July 1972

          A horse rolled on top of Percy when he was a young teen; afterwards he usually walked with a limp. He was a member of Raynor and Ola's household until his marriage in 1936.
Percy could sing, yodel, and play the guitar to everyone's enjoyment.
He loved to "tramp" in the woods and "go fishing" with his bamboo poles in the swamps.

1901 Moore Brothers: Jim, Cotten, Raynor & Percy

Percy Raynor Moore and Irma Dunning:
1. Merrill Moore* 1937 -



            Percy ca 1935   ca 1943 Jane, Sally, Aunt Irma & Arthur

* indicates close relative of wife who was adopted by husband
**indicates couple divorced

02 November 2009