Leonard E. Moore (born 16 July 1890 in
Hunt County, Tx, died 13 March 1987 in Waurika,
Oklahoma, buried in Waurika Cemetery) came to
Jefferson County, OK at the age of 16 with his father, William T. Moore (born 1849,
Claiborne County,
Tennessee, died in 1917 in Waurika, OK, buried in Waurika Cemetery), and Sarah
Donelson, (born 1852 in Tennesse, died in 1912 at
Darwin near Antlers,
Pushmataha County, OK and buried in the
Darwin Cemetery), the daughter of Thomas (born 1821, TN, died about 1900 in Titus County, TX) and Nancy
Donelson.
The ancestors of this family go back to David
Moore, (born 1772 in VA and Margaret
Sherman, (born 1774 in NC), who raised their family in
Claiborne County,
Tennessee. David and Margaret
Sherman Moore's son, Samuel Martin
Moore (born 1792 in
Claiborne Co,
Tennessee, died after 1880,
Hunt County, TX) married in
Claiborne Co, Mary Ann "Polly" Lewis (born 1794 in
Claiborne Co,
Tennessee), daughter of Fielding Lewis,( born 1767 in Virginia) and Mary Gambill, (born 1773, Virginia). Nathan H. Moore, son of Samuel and Polly Lewis
Moore was born in 1820 in Missouri, grew up in
Claiborne County, TN and on 25 July 1844 married Sarah Ann
Thompson, (born 1820, TN), daughter of William
Thompson and Catherine
Sherman (sister to Margaret
Sherman, wife of David
Moore). Nathan fought in the Civil War and died ca 1890 in Collin or
Hunt County, TX. William T. Moore was the son of Nathan and Sarah
Thompson Moore and the father of our
Jefferson County Pioneer, Leonard E. Moore.
On the 26th of October, 1910, Leonard married
Hattie Lou
Patterson (born 25 July 1888 in Tupelo, MS, died 17 October 1957 in Waurika, OK, buried in Waurika Cemetery), daughter of Jefferson Alexander
Patterson (born 1 April 1866 in
Marion County,
AL, died 18 March 1907 in Waurika,
Oklahoma, buried in the Addington Cemetery) and Ella Cook, (born 5 Nov 1866 in
Itawamba County, MS, died 15 August 1922, in Waurika, Ok, buried in the Addington Cemetery).
Jefferson's parents were John Bowie
Patterson, (born in NC, fought in the Civil War and died in 1868 in
Marion County,
AL) and Cinthina
Thompson, (born 8 November, 1823 in
AL and died 7 February 1874 in Dorsey,
Itawamba County, MS). Ella Cook Patterson's parents were Mark Cook (born 13 December 1845 in
Itawamba County, MS, fought in the Civil War and died 27 October 1923 in
Itawamba County, MS) and Sarah "Sallie" Ward (born 1838 in
AL and died about 1881 in Mississippi).
Leonard and
Hattie were married by a Reverend Brown and left immediately by wagon to go to the Antler's area in
Pushmataha County, where Leonard's parents were living at the time. Two years later, after the birth of their first child,
Dallas Leon
Moore and after the death of Leonard's mother, the couple returned to
Jefferson County and settled on a farm just east of Waurika on Highway 70, raised their four children and lived there for many years.
"Daddy Leonard" loved to tell tales--some of them true, some not--of his early life in Texas and
Oklahoma. His mother, Sarah
Donelson was descended from the
Donelson family of Rachel (
Donelson) Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson. "Mama
Hattie" was a lover of poetry and wrote many, many poems depicting her life and experiences as an early
Oklahoma pioneer.
The descendants of Leonard E. Moore and
Hattie Lou
Patterson are as follows:
Dallas Leon
Moore (born 17 August 1911,
Pushmataha County, near Antlers, OK, died 10 January 1998, Waurika,
Oklahoma, buried Waurika Cemetery) married 29 August 1937 Lucille
Reid (born 14 August 1914, Spanish Fort, Montague County, TX) the daughter of Alonzo Cratin
Reid (born 25 February 1882, Conway County, Arkansas, died 10th of September 1966 in Waurika,
Oklahoma, buried Waurika Cemetery) and Geneva Pearl Freeman (born 10 April 1888 in Pope County, Arkansas, died 1 November 1983 in Waurika,
Oklahoma, buried Waurika Cemetery). Dallas and Lucille had six children: Phyllis Jean, Shirley Ann, Lois Ruth, Sandra Lou, Patricia Fay and
Dallas Ray.
Ruth Adelle
Moore (born 19 July 1913,
Jefferson County,
Oklahoma), married 31 December 1932 to Jewell Joe
Roden, son of John Wilt and Alba
Roden. They had two sons, Joe Jerald and Jon Lynn.
Donald Eugene
Moore (born 26 December 1915,
Jefferson County, OK, died 1992, Waurika, buried Waurika Cemetery, WWII Veteran), married first Betty Dunn and had two daughters, Blenda Gail and Cheryl Dawn. Married second Lois Ingram--no children.
Loyce Ethel
Moore (born August 1917 in
Jefferson County,
Oklahoma, died Sante Fe, New Mexico, buried in Waurika Cemetery), married Quentin Hurt and had one son and two daughters: Michael, Donna and Debbie.