Samuel Moore (1791-1851)

History and timeline
1791 - Born in Amwell, Pennsylvania. Parents' names are unknown.

1814 - Married Ruth Ward, aged 15, in Belmont, Ohio, (previously Wrightstown, Ohio). He was 23 years old.

1815 - Their son Dighton was born on November 25, 1815, in Noble Township, Noble County, Ohio.

1825 - Their daughter Salvania a.k.a. "Sally" was born in Ohio.

1826 - Their son Isaiah Marshal was born on September 1, 1826.

1830 - Listed in census of Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. Listed with one male and one female under age 5; three females between ages 10-14; one male and one female between ages 15-19; and his wife (between ages 30-39) - that's a total of seven children in the household.

1835 - Their son Dighton, 20, married Anna "Annie" Bates, aged 18, in Noble Township, Noble County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Timothy and Ruth (Moore) Bates.

1840 - Listed in census of Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio. Listed with one male under age 5; two females between ages 5-9; one male between ages 10-14; one female between ages 15-19; and his wife (between ages 40-49) - that's a total of five children in the household.

1847 - Their daughter Salvania, 22, married Andrew Jackson Moore, aged 20, in Ohio. He was the son of Henry and Rachel M. (Skinner) Moore.

1851 - Died in Noble Township, Noble County, Ohio, on April 12, 1851, at age 77.

Miscellaneous

 * 1) Belmont, Ohio, was named Wrightstown until the Civil War.
 * 2) Samuel and his family possibly lived near Sarahsville, founded in 1829, where several of his descendants lived. Sarahsville was the county seat for Noble County until 1858.
 * 3) Alternate spelling for their son Dighton: Deighton
 * 4) Alternate birth locations for their son Dighton: Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio | Noble Township, Morgan County, Ohio
 * 5) Alternate spellings/names for their daughter Salvania: Sally | Sylvania