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| Name |
Margaret Moore |
| Born |
6 Apr 1811 |
Fermanagh, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
14 Jul 1881 |
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- After landing in Philadelphia in August 1824, the family of ten traveled some 300 miles west on the "Old Wagon Road," the National Road then still under construction, towards Ohio.
In September 1824, Catherine Guthrie, Thomas Moore's wife and mother of eight children, died in Washington County, PA. We have not found any information about this particular Moore family on the genealogical web sites for Washington County, PA.
The family of nine continued on to Zanesville, OH, an important town on the National Road, and lived in the Zanesville area for 5-6 years. In 1831 Thomas Moore moved to Marion County, IN, also on the National Road, where he bought 160 acres, and added more land later.
The following information was excerpted by Roy Richard Thomas (December 2007) from:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/fone/natlroad.htm
"The National Road, today called U.S. Route 40, was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson Administration. Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland in 1811. The route closely paralleled the military road opened by George Washington and General Braddock in 1754-55.
By 1818 the road had been completed to the Ohio River at Wheeling, which was then in Virginia. Eventually the road was pushed through central Ohio and Indiana reaching Vandalia, Illinois in the 1830's where construction ceased due to a lack of funds. The National Road opened the Ohio River Valley and the Midwest for settlement and commerce.
The opening of the road saw thousands of travelers heading west over the Allegheny Mountains to settle the rich land of the Ohio River Valley. Small towns along the National Road's path began to grow and prosper with the increase in population. Towns such as Cumberland, Uniontown, Brownsville, Washington and Wheeling evolved into commercial centers of business and industry. Uniontown was the headquarters for three major stagecoach lines which carried passengers over the National Road. Brownsville, on the Monongahela River, was a center for steamboat building and river freight hauling. Many small towns and villages along the road contained taverns, blacksmith shops, and livery stables.
Taverns were probably the most important and numerous business found on the National Road. It is estimated there was about one tavern every mile on the National Road. There were two different classes of taverns on the road. The stagecoach tavern was one type. It was the more expensive accommodation, designed for the affluent traveler. Mount Washington Tavern was a stagecoach tavern. The other class of tavern was the wagon stand, which would have been more affordable for most travelers. A wagon stand would have been similar to a modern "truck stop." All taverns regardless of class offered three basic things; food, drink, and lodging.
During the heyday of the National Road, traffic was heavy throughout the day and into the early evening. Almost every kind of vehicle could be seen on the road. The two most common vehicles were the stagecoach and the Conestoga wagon. Stagecoach travel was designed with speed in mind. Stages would average 60 to 70 miles in one day.
The Conestoga wagon was the "tractor-trailer" of the 19th Century. Conestogas were designed to carry heavy freight both east and west over the Allegheny Mountains. These wagons were brightly painted with red running gears, Prussian blue bodies and white canvas coverings. A Conestoga wagon, pulled by a team of six draft horses, averaged 15 miles a day."
- Census 1850 Jackson, Decatur, IN: Charles Clendening age 28, b. Ireland [sic], farmer, real estate owned $2000; wife Margaret age 27, b. Ireland; 1860 Charles Clendening age 50, b. Indiana, real estate owned $12,500; wife Margaret age 46 b. Ireland
Census 1870 Jackson, Decatur, IN: Margaret Clendening age 55, b. Ireland, real estate owned $35,000; son John C. Clendening, age 20, farmer
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| Person ID |
I15075 |
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| Last Modified |
12 Jul 2011 |
| Father |
Thomas Moore, b. Abt. 1775, Donegal, Ireland , d. 8 Jan 1838, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 63 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine Guthrie, b. Abt. 1785, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. Sep 1824, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age ~ 39 years) |
| Married |
Abt. 1805 |
Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Documents |
 | Manifest, 21 Aug 1824, for the ship "James M" which sailed from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia.
Many of this family's names and birth dates were derived from the Manifest, dated 21 Aug 1824, of the ship "James M," which sailed from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia. According to the ages listed for some of the children, the parents claimed (To obtain lower fares?) they were younger than indicated by the exact birth dates found in later sources.
Roy Richard Thomas December 2007 |
| Family ID |
F6484 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charles Clendening, b. 1 Jun 1810, Ireland , d. 7 Feb 1864, Decatur County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 53 years) |
| Married |
6 Mar 1839 |
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Children |
| | 1. William Clendenning, b. Abt 1840, Indiana, USA |
| | 2. Thomas Clendenning, b. Abt 1842, Indiana, USA |
| | 3. John C. Clendenning, b. Abt 1849, Indiana, USA |
| | 4. Emerine Clendenning, b. Abt 1853, Indiana, USA |
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| Last Modified |
12 Jul 2011 |
| Family ID |
F6477 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 6 Apr 1811 - Fermanagh, Ireland |
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 | Married - 6 Mar 1839 - Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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 | Died - 14 Jul 1881 - Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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