From the Vertical Files, Tennessee Room, Jackson-Madison County Library

MOORE CEMETERY

Read by Barbara Rogers, 2717 N. Fillmore, Little Rock, AR 72207 on October 1-3, 1995. The cemetery faces Old Windy City Road (back of cemetery to Windy City Rd.). Approx. 72' 6" by approx. 55' gate to back fence. Take Old Humboldt Road from U.S. 45 By-pass. Follow to stop sign at Windy City Road. Turn right; go .9 miles to small gravel road on left. Moore Cemetery is .3.5 [sic.] mile on right between last two houses.

There are only about 26 actual tombstones (counting #7 on Row 4), but many more probable graves unmarked.

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Front row as one goes m gate on far right side: immediately on left at gate post, and proceeding
right to left on Row I

  1. James Moore, May 26, 1777-Aug 20, 1859, Aged 82 yrs 2 mos 25 dys
  2. Mary Moore, wife of Jas. Moore, May5, 1775-Sept 6, 1852, Aged 77 yrs 4 mo 1 dy
  3. Farewell, Stephen Moore, Mar 22, 1817-Apr 26, 1872
  4. Come Ye Blessed, Sarah, wife of Stephen Moore, Oct 14,1824-Sept 9, 1909, Age 84 yrs 10 mos 25 dys, Our beloved mother
  5. Gone to Rest, James G., son of Stephen & Sarah Moore, Oct 30, 1848-Jan 11, 1879
  6. Sarah T. Moore, Oct 28, 1870-Aug 2, 1873, Aged 2 yrs 9 m 4 dys
  7. (Another child) of J. G. & M. H. Moore
    (Couldn't read name, dates, son or dau)
  8. Mary H., wife of J. G. Moore, Jan 25, 1847-Aug 6, 1878
  9. J. C. Moore, consort of E. Moore, Aug 7, 1845-Mar 4, 1885
  10. Ebentha, wife of J. C. Moore, Dec 26, 1857-July 6, 1888

 

ROW 2, L to R

  1. Piercey, Mary Lou Robinson, Feb 14, 1908-Nov 17, 1983, wife of Millard F Robinson
  2. William Robert Piercey, Apr5, 1879-Mar 30, 1960
  3. Luticia Miller Piercey, 1876-1958
  4. & 5 Double headstone
    Joe L. Piercey, Dec 10, 1873-Dec 18, 1960
    Annie H. Piercey, June 11, 1880-July 22, 1923
  1. Clara Bell Piercey, Aug 17, 1914-May 12, 1917
    ?
  2. space
  3. Alfred, son of C. P. & S. J. Moore, July 19, 1886-Aug 13, 1886
  4. Sarah L., dau of W. M. & L. C. Taylor, June 14, 1883-Aug9, 1883
  5. JCM footstone
  6. EM footstone (Ebentha)

 

ROW 3, R to L

  1. Mother-footstone (behind Luticia)
  2. Papa-footstone (behind Joe)

 

ROW 4, L to R

  1. Mary Lou Piercey (behind Annie H.)
  2. -4. Approx. 3 spaces, no markers
  1. -6. Small double stone (behind Alfred & Sarah L., row 2)
    Gertie L., Mar 20, 1883-Aug 22, 1883
    Bertha L., Sept 20, 1882-Oct 24, 1883, Children of S. B. & C. D. Duffey
  1. Small base stone-no marker (possibly child), footstone MHM

 

ROW 5, R to L

  1. Jane C., wife of Wm. Todd, July 21, 1838-Feb 13, 1897, Footstone JCT
  2. Roselee, dau. of Wm. & J. C. Todd, Nov 13, 1862-Aug 1, 1870, Footstone RT

    3. Skip 2-3 spaces

  3. Drew Ann, dau. of Wm. & J. C. Todd, Oct 24, 1864-Oct 19, 1865

 

LAST ROW OF MARKERS (only one)
Behind Drew Ann

  1. W. H. Burk, Mar 9, 1848-July 17, 1871