Kim (Ford) Moore
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Jun 2020 | 453 contributions | 7 thank-yous | 887 connections
Signed 20 Jun 2020 | 453 contributions | 7 thank-yous | 887 connections
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My family tree is at <https://www.myheritage.com/member-998693071_1/kimberly-ford-moore?public=1&originalSiteID=691898061>.
I am astonished about the many names and how far and wide my family goes. My Father was Warren C Ford and my Mother was Margaret Joan Phipps. The Ford side is very elusive after William Ford 1839-1877 m. to Elizabeth Powell 1846-1931. Wm Ford's Fa. is supposed to be (John?) Lewis Ford 1810-1842 m. to Elizabeth Spurlin 1815-1870?. Family tradition holds that many of the male line used only middle names, and Lewis Ford is on their marriage certificate. But no parents. HELP!!! My husband is David Moore, his Father Maurice Moore, Mother Margaret Elizabeth Romine (adopted by grandparents after mother Vera Gilmore Romine divorced Virgil Thomas Romine). Grandparents were James Thomas Gilmore and Lillie Burl Castleberry. This has opened up so many avenues, and I need all the help I can get.
with
cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
My family tree is at <https://www.myheritage.com/member-998693071_1/kimberly-ford-moore?public=1&originalSiteID=691898061>.
I am astonished about the many names and how far and wide my family goes. My Father was Warren C Ford and my Mother was Margaret Joan Phipps. The Ford side is very elusive after William Ford 1839-1877 m. to Elizabeth Powell 1846-1931. Wm Ford's Fa. is supposed to be (John?) Lewis Ford 1810-1842 m. to Elizabeth Spurlin 1815-1870?. Family tradition holds that many of the male line used only middle names, and Lewis Ford is on their marriage certificate. But no parents. HELP!!! My husband is David Moore, his Father Maurice Moore, Mother Margaret Elizabeth Romine (adopted by grandparents after mother Vera Gilmore Romine divorced Virgil Thomas Romine). Grandparents were James Thomas Gilmore and Lillie Burl Castleberry. This has opened up so many avenues, and I need all the help I can get.
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Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
and Sister of
[private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]
Mother of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)], Mike Moore, [private daughter (1980s - unknown)] and [private son (1980s - unknown)]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Kim (Ford) Moore: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup J2a1a1, FTDNA kit #961593
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Kim (Ford) Moore:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LY6657444 [compare], yourDNAportal KIM506ba7b9, Ancestry member nickeltherapy2
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Laurence Smiser
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23andMe, GEDmatch M140729 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M140729 [compare], FTDNA kit #176662
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We need to be bulldogs, so that's perfect. What a fascinating story.
Researching on your own: you started with the US Census. I would have, too. RootsSearch will give you several different options: Ancestry (paid), FamilySearch (free), and FindAGrave (free) are my favorites. I use them all.
Try looking on Archive.org for family genealogies or histories checking various spellings of the surnames. Some of it isn't very accurate, but it can provide leads. Also on Archive.org, check for the specific county John/Ephraim might have lived. Small publishing houses between 1870-1920 had a flourishing business writing the history of various counties including biographies of prominent people. After that, I'd try military records. Maybe there's a website or a record for the First Cavalry (Confederate) of Missouri? The government has a record, but I've found it tricky to use at times.
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If none of these helps, I would be happy to poke around, too.
Keep me posted, okay?
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I love everything you had to say. I do use Ancestry, Family Search, Fold 3, RootsSearch (a little bit, still getting the hang of it), Find A Grave, and have poked around in Archive.org too. I have even investigated some of the family genealogies (and you know they can be traps too), and I still can't find some of them. When I was young, I wanted to be an archeologist, and I guess in a way this is just another type of archeology.
I love research. Did I say I LOVE research. I really do. So, I can become obsessive. You should see the piles of documents that I have printed and now have to organize into folders...OMGosh. But since my disability 10 years ago, I am having fun. I am going to leave behind myself, a legacy. Something that maybe my kids will be able to tell stories to their children about.
I will be taking anyone who can help me up on finding these scoundrels, wherever they are hiding because the family is not talking. So, my trusty shovel (internet), will be digging away, calling historical societies if necessary.
Thank you for your kindness, and offering to help me. I may need help crafting those questions you mentioned to put to the G2G folks, if I don't get somewhere soon.
Take care and stay safe, Kim
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