From a booklet, The History of the Moorman & Pope Family by Myrtle Ann Pope.
"My grandfather, Dora Moorman, died before I was born. I heard a lot of good things about him, but I never knew him personally. I was about six years old when Grandmother Della died. I remember all of us rushing over to the house the evening she became ill. We stayed with her until her death. From what I heard about Grandmother Della, she was a very staunch Christian, a wonderful neighbor and a compassionate friend to all who knew her. Grandfather and Grandmother were both slaves. During his life time he acquire a large amount of land which enabled him to give each of his children a farm and other necessities need to operate the farm. He owned most of Buckhorn, extending from the Calhoun Road, West to Livermore Road, East*. They all owned farms connecting to each other. They also shared in the bringing up of their children. There were all prosperous farmers and gardeners. They were all devoted Christian people. I remember when I was a very small child, how they would be at church on Sunday's, shouting and rejoicing. They would meet at the little school on Wednesday nights for prayer meetings because the schoolhouse was closer than the Church. There always seemed to be a tie that kept the family together. My father was a teacher and he would have the literary society at the school house once a week. Everyone would go and have debates and spelling bees. That was out greatest entertainment in those days. My father would pass out peppermint candy after the meetings. That was fun for the old as well as the young."
"My grandfather, Dora Moorman, died before I was born. I heard a lot of good things about him, but I never knew him personally. I was about six years old when Grandmother Della died. I remember all of us rushing over to the house the evening she became ill. We stayed with her until her death. From what I heard about Grandmother Della, she was a very staunch Christian, a wonderful neighbor and a compassionate friend to all who knew her. Grandfather and Grandmother were both slaves. During his life time he acquire a large amount of land which enabled him to give each of his children a farm and other necessities need to operate the farm. He owned most of Buckhorn, extending from the Calhoun Road, West to Livermore Road, East*. They all owned farms connecting to each other. They also shared in the bringing up of their children. There were all prosperous farmers and gardeners. They were all devoted Christian people. I remember when I was a very small child, how they would be at church on Sunday's, shouting and rejoicing. They would meet at the little school on Wednesday nights for prayer meetings because the schoolhouse was closer than the Church. There always seemed to be a tie that kept the family together. My father was a teacher and he would have the literary society at the school house once a week. Everyone would go and have debates and spelling bees. That was out greatest entertainment in those days. My father would pass out peppermint candy after the meetings. That was fun for the old as well as the young."
From a booklet, The History of the Moorman & Pope Family by Myrtle Ann Pope.
"My grandfather, Dora Moorman, died before I was born. I heard a lot of good things about him, but I never knew him personally. I was about six years old when Grandmother Della died. I remember all of us rushing over to the house the evening she became ill. We stayed with her until her death. From what I heard about Grandmother Della, she was a very staunch Christian, a wonderful neighbor and a compassionate friend to all who knew her. Grandfather and Grandmother were both slaves. During his life time he acquire a large amount of land which enabled him to give each of his children a farm and other necessities need to operate the farm. He owned most of Buckhorn, extending from the Calhoun Road, West to Livermore Road, East*. They all owned farms connecting to each other. They also shared in the bringing up of their children. There were all prosperous farmers and gardeners. They were all devoted Christian people. I remember when I was a very small child, how they would be at church on Sunday's, shouting and rejoicing. They would meet at the little school on Wednesday nights for prayer meetings because the schoolhouse was closer than the Church. There always seemed to be a tie that kept the family together. My father was a teacher and he would have the literary society at the school house once a week. Everyone would go and have debates and spelling bees. That was out greatest entertainment in those days. My father would pass out peppermint candy after the meetings. That was fun for the old as well as the young."
"My grandfather, Dora Moorman, died before I was born. I heard a lot of good things about him, but I never knew him personally. I was about six years old when Grandmother Della died. I remember all of us rushing over to the house the evening she became ill. We stayed with her until her death. From what I heard about Grandmother Della, she was a very staunch Christian, a wonderful neighbor and a compassionate friend to all who knew her. Grandfather and Grandmother were both slaves. During his life time he acquire a large amount of land which enabled him to give each of his children a farm and other necessities need to operate the farm. He owned most of Buckhorn, extending from the Calhoun Road, West to Livermore Road, East*. They all owned farms connecting to each other. They also shared in the bringing up of their children. There were all prosperous farmers and gardeners. They were all devoted Christian people. I remember when I was a very small child, how they would be at church on Sunday's, shouting and rejoicing. They would meet at the little school on Wednesday nights for prayer meetings because the schoolhouse was closer than the Church. There always seemed to be a tie that kept the family together. My father was a teacher and he would have the literary society at the school house once a week. Everyone would go and have debates and spelling bees. That was out greatest entertainment in those days. My father would pass out peppermint candy after the meetings. That was fun for the old as well as the young."
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