While searching for the siblings of my grandfather, John
Moore, I finally broke down one of my brick walls.
I do know the names of the siblings, Ann Wilhelmina, Mary,
Elizabeth (Bessie) and Tristram. They
were all born in Savannah to Tristram and Genevieve (Jenny) Counts. I know that when my grandfather left Savannah
and came to New York he brought the whole family except his father. His father had deserted the family around
1901. The family came to New York
sometime between 1910 and 1918. I found
the family in the 1910 census in Savannah and then I find my grandfather
getting married in 1918 in Brooklyn.
I know a lot about my grandfather’s sister Mary. She married William Cosgrove and had a son
named John Cosgrove. Unfortunately, Mary and William divorced. My grandfather promised to help his sister
and nephew out. The other two sisters never married and took care of their
mother. I know the family lived
together in Brooklyn for many years, except for my grandfather and his wife and
children. What I didn’t know was
anything about my grandfather’s brother.
No one ever talked about him or do I have any pictures with him
included.
I have been looking in all records trying to find something,
anything about his life. The databases
on-line are always getting updated with new information and I always put in his
name to check. Well, this week, I was
told about a database on FamilySearch.org that was updated and I check for the
death of Tristram Moore. I found the
death record for James T. Moore with the parents of Tristram and Jenny
Moore. Apparently, he switched his
middle name to his first name. It also
gave the birth date that I had for him. The
death date was September 10, 1946. The index for the document also indicated he
was married and his wife’s name was Edith.
What a find!
I looked in the 1940 census and didn’t find him but the 1930
census had James and Edith living with her parents, John and Nellie Wright in Manhattan. The census indicates they were married for 6
years. I then looked at the index for
marriages in Manhattan and found the marriage for James and Edith Wright, on
February 24, 1924.
I will be sending for the actual documents to see if there
is any more information than on the index.
