Amanda Jane Leighton1

b. May 3, 1861, d. Jan 26, 1931
     Amanda Jane Leighton was born on May 3, 1861 in near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.2,3,4,5,6
     Amanda Jane Leighton immigrated in 1865.3,7
     Amanda Jane Leighton was naturalized after 1865.3
     Amanda Jane Leighton married Winfield Scott Moore, son of Armstrong Moore and Anna Hamilton, on Aug 20, 1881.1,8,3,9,10,11,6
     Amanda was listed as Winfield Scott Moore's wife on the 1900 Census in Harvey Township, Smith Co, KS.11
     Amanda Jane Moore moved in 1901 to Genoa, Nance Co, NE.12
     Amanda was listed as Winfield Scott Moore's wife on the 1910 Census in Genoa, Nance Co, NE.9
     Amanda Jane Moore moved in 1917 to Albion, Boone Co, NE.12
     Amanda was listed as Winfield Scott Moore's wife on the 1920 Census in Oakdale, Antelope Co, NE.8
     Amanda Jane Moore died on Jan 26, 1931 in at her home, Albion, Boone Co, NE, at age 69.6,13 Amanda's funeral was held at Christian's Chapel in NE.6 She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion, Boone Co, NE.6 An obituary was published.6

Family

Winfield Scott Moore b. August 20, 1855, d. May 15, 1935
Children
  • Sadie Moore10
  • Scott Edward Moore10,11 b. Apr, 1883
  • Orice Moore12,11 b. 1884
  • Claude Campbell Moore12,11 b. Mar, 1889
  • Edna Moore12,11 b. May, 1892
  • Frank E. Moore12 b. Oct, 1895

Citations

  1. [S1061] Roberta Burkheimer, "W Moore," e-mail to Julia Langel, November 2, 2004, W Moore.
  2. [S1566] 1920 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Antelope County, Oakdale village, ED 4, sheet 10B, line 78, dwelling 160, family 161, Nebraska, Antelope County, This source suggests c 1867, which would be after she immigrated from Canada.
  3. [S1567] 1930 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Boone County, Albion, ED 1, sheet 22A/22, line 39, dwelling 563, family 591, Nebraska, Boone County.
  4. [S1569] 1910 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa, ED 159, sheet 8B, line 94, family 193, Nebraska, Nance County, This source says c 1863.
  5. [S1579] 1900 U.S. Census, Kansas, Smith County, Harvey Township, ED 171, sheet 1A/197, line 27, dwelling 6, family 6, Kansas, Smith County, this source says born March 1862.
  6. [S1580] Unknown.
  7. [S1569] 1910 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa, ED 159, sheet 8B, line 94, family 193, Nebraska, Nance County, This source says 1870.
  8. [S1566] 1920 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Antelope County, Oakdale village, ED 4, sheet 10B, line 78, dwelling 160, family 161, Nebraska, Antelope County.
  9. [S1569] 1910 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa, ED 159, sheet 8B, line 94, family 193, Nebraska, Nance County.
  10. [S1578] Unknown, after May 19, 1935, this source is an unlabeled clipping.
  11. [S1579] 1900 U.S. Census, Kansas, Smith County, Harvey Township, ED 171, sheet 1A/197, line 27, dwelling 6, family 6, Kansas, Smith County.
  12. [S1578] Unknown, after May 19, 1935.
  13. [S1581] Winfield S. Moore and Amanda Jane Moore Cemetery Marker, Rose Hill Cemetery, NE.
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