Margaret Gilstrap was the oldest daughter of Bright and Ann Morgan Gilstrap. She was born October 9, 1826 in Eastatoe, Pickens County, South Carolina. She married her neighbor Hugh Moore on December 24, 1842.
By 1850 Hugh and Margaret, along with Hugh's mother Mary Glenn Moore and their children, Mary, Eady, and William Burt, moved to Union County, Georgia where several of Hugh's relatives had migrated several years earlier. They can be found on the 1850 Union County Census living beside his half-sister Elizabeth Moore Anderson. By 1860 three more children, Sarah, Bright , and Julia, were added to their family. They had moved to neighboring Gilmer County, Georgia and were living near his older brother William. Hugh's mother, Mary, was living with William and his family, and Hugh's reported property holdings had been reduced from twelve hundred dollars in 1850 to two hundred dollars in 1860. His occupation was reported as farmer and miner, and it appeard their move to Georgia had not been financially successful. Not long afterwards, in July 1861, Hugh and several of his nephews enlisted in the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment Margaret Gilstrap Moore and the children, Mary A., Edith F., William B., Sarah E., Bright G., Julia A., and Almedia Moore, moved back to Pickens County, S.C. There she and her children farmed the 50 acres of land located on the Little Eastatoe River that her father, Bright, had given her earlier.
Like so many other young men from South Carolina, Hugh Moore was killed in action at the Wilderness Campaign on May 7, 1864. During the three years Margaret and Hugh was apart he only had one leave of absence according to his military records. Margaret stated in later records she knew he had been killed because members of his company sent her letters, and he never came home after the war. What a sad time that must have been for their family.
Two of their older children Eady and William left home in the early 1870's. They married and settled in Arkansas. Two of her daughters, Sarah and Julia married the Walker brothers in the mid 1870's. On February 23, 1885, shortly after her son Bright married Sarah Gravely, Margaret along with daughters Mary and Almedia moved back to Georgia. On April 9, 1891 Margaret filed for a Confederate Widow's Pension in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia, and much of the information within this biography was obtained from it. Her son Bright Gilstrap (B. G.) Moore was appointed as her legal representative (attorney) during the pension process. Margaret could not read or write, and signed her name with an "X". She drew a pension of one hundred dollars a year until her death.
On the 1900 census Margaret and her daughters Mary and Alameda can be found living in the city of Alpharetta, Milton (later Fulton) County, Georgia. Also living in rural Milton County are Bright and his family, Sarah Moore Walker and Julia Moore Walker and their families. Margaret died August 26, 1902 at the age of 75 and is buried in the Moore Family burial plot at Rest Haven/Alpharetta City Cemetery; along with Bright and Sarah Gravely Moore, Alameda and Mary Moore, Julia Moore Walker and several of their grandchildren.
By 1850 Hugh and Margaret, along with Hugh's mother Mary Glenn Moore and their children, Mary, Eady, and William Burt, moved to Union County, Georgia where several of Hugh's relatives had migrated several years earlier. They can be found on the 1850 Union County Census living beside his half-sister Elizabeth Moore Anderson. By 1860 three more children, Sarah, Bright , and Julia, were added to their family. They had moved to neighboring Gilmer County, Georgia and were living near his older brother William. Hugh's mother, Mary, was living with William and his family, and Hugh's reported property holdings had been reduced from twelve hundred dollars in 1850 to two hundred dollars in 1860. His occupation was reported as farmer and miner, and it appeard their move to Georgia had not been financially successful. Not long afterwards, in July 1861, Hugh and several of his nephews enlisted in the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment Margaret Gilstrap Moore and the children, Mary A., Edith F., William B., Sarah E., Bright G., Julia A., and Almedia Moore, moved back to Pickens County, S.C. There she and her children farmed the 50 acres of land located on the Little Eastatoe River that her father, Bright, had given her earlier.
Like so many other young men from South Carolina, Hugh Moore was killed in action at the Wilderness Campaign on May 7, 1864. During the three years Margaret and Hugh was apart he only had one leave of absence according to his military records. Margaret stated in later records she knew he had been killed because members of his company sent her letters, and he never came home after the war. What a sad time that must have been for their family.
Two of their older children Eady and William left home in the early 1870's. They married and settled in Arkansas. Two of her daughters, Sarah and Julia married the Walker brothers in the mid 1870's. On February 23, 1885, shortly after her son Bright married Sarah Gravely, Margaret along with daughters Mary and Almedia moved back to Georgia. On April 9, 1891 Margaret filed for a Confederate Widow's Pension in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia, and much of the information within this biography was obtained from it. Her son Bright Gilstrap (B. G.) Moore was appointed as her legal representative (attorney) during the pension process. Margaret could not read or write, and signed her name with an "X". She drew a pension of one hundred dollars a year until her death.
On the 1900 census Margaret and her daughters Mary and Alameda can be found living in the city of Alpharetta, Milton (later Fulton) County, Georgia. Also living in rural Milton County are Bright and his family, Sarah Moore Walker and Julia Moore Walker and their families. Margaret died August 26, 1902 at the age of 75 and is buried in the Moore Family burial plot at Rest Haven/Alpharetta City Cemetery; along with Bright and Sarah Gravely Moore, Alameda and Mary Moore, Julia Moore Walker and several of their grandchildren.
Margaret Gilstrap was the oldest daughter of Bright and Ann Morgan Gilstrap. She was born October 9, 1826 in Eastatoe, Pickens County, South Carolina. She married her neighbor Hugh Moore on December 24, 1842.
By 1850 Hugh and Margaret, along with Hugh's mother Mary Glenn Moore and their children, Mary, Eady, and William Burt, moved to Union County, Georgia where several of Hugh's relatives had migrated several years earlier. They can be found on the 1850 Union County Census living beside his half-sister Elizabeth Moore Anderson. By 1860 three more children, Sarah, Bright , and Julia, were added to their family. They had moved to neighboring Gilmer County, Georgia and were living near his older brother William. Hugh's mother, Mary, was living with William and his family, and Hugh's reported property holdings had been reduced from twelve hundred dollars in 1850 to two hundred dollars in 1860. His occupation was reported as farmer and miner, and it appeard their move to Georgia had not been financially successful. Not long afterwards, in July 1861, Hugh and several of his nephews enlisted in the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment Margaret Gilstrap Moore and the children, Mary A., Edith F., William B., Sarah E., Bright G., Julia A., and Almedia Moore, moved back to Pickens County, S.C. There she and her children farmed the 50 acres of land located on the Little Eastatoe River that her father, Bright, had given her earlier.
Like so many other young men from South Carolina, Hugh Moore was killed in action at the Wilderness Campaign on May 7, 1864. During the three years Margaret and Hugh was apart he only had one leave of absence according to his military records. Margaret stated in later records she knew he had been killed because members of his company sent her letters, and he never came home after the war. What a sad time that must have been for their family.
Two of their older children Eady and William left home in the early 1870's. They married and settled in Arkansas. Two of her daughters, Sarah and Julia married the Walker brothers in the mid 1870's. On February 23, 1885, shortly after her son Bright married Sarah Gravely, Margaret along with daughters Mary and Almedia moved back to Georgia. On April 9, 1891 Margaret filed for a Confederate Widow's Pension in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia, and much of the information within this biography was obtained from it. Her son Bright Gilstrap (B. G.) Moore was appointed as her legal representative (attorney) during the pension process. Margaret could not read or write, and signed her name with an "X". She drew a pension of one hundred dollars a year until her death.
On the 1900 census Margaret and her daughters Mary and Alameda can be found living in the city of Alpharetta, Milton (later Fulton) County, Georgia. Also living in rural Milton County are Bright and his family, Sarah Moore Walker and Julia Moore Walker and their families. Margaret died August 26, 1902 at the age of 75 and is buried in the Moore Family burial plot at Rest Haven/Alpharetta City Cemetery; along with Bright and Sarah Gravely Moore, Alameda and Mary Moore, Julia Moore Walker and several of their grandchildren.
By 1850 Hugh and Margaret, along with Hugh's mother Mary Glenn Moore and their children, Mary, Eady, and William Burt, moved to Union County, Georgia where several of Hugh's relatives had migrated several years earlier. They can be found on the 1850 Union County Census living beside his half-sister Elizabeth Moore Anderson. By 1860 three more children, Sarah, Bright , and Julia, were added to their family. They had moved to neighboring Gilmer County, Georgia and were living near his older brother William. Hugh's mother, Mary, was living with William and his family, and Hugh's reported property holdings had been reduced from twelve hundred dollars in 1850 to two hundred dollars in 1860. His occupation was reported as farmer and miner, and it appeard their move to Georgia had not been financially successful. Not long afterwards, in July 1861, Hugh and several of his nephews enlisted in the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment Margaret Gilstrap Moore and the children, Mary A., Edith F., William B., Sarah E., Bright G., Julia A., and Almedia Moore, moved back to Pickens County, S.C. There she and her children farmed the 50 acres of land located on the Little Eastatoe River that her father, Bright, had given her earlier.
Like so many other young men from South Carolina, Hugh Moore was killed in action at the Wilderness Campaign on May 7, 1864. During the three years Margaret and Hugh was apart he only had one leave of absence according to his military records. Margaret stated in later records she knew he had been killed because members of his company sent her letters, and he never came home after the war. What a sad time that must have been for their family.
Two of their older children Eady and William left home in the early 1870's. They married and settled in Arkansas. Two of her daughters, Sarah and Julia married the Walker brothers in the mid 1870's. On February 23, 1885, shortly after her son Bright married Sarah Gravely, Margaret along with daughters Mary and Almedia moved back to Georgia. On April 9, 1891 Margaret filed for a Confederate Widow's Pension in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia, and much of the information within this biography was obtained from it. Her son Bright Gilstrap (B. G.) Moore was appointed as her legal representative (attorney) during the pension process. Margaret could not read or write, and signed her name with an "X". She drew a pension of one hundred dollars a year until her death.
On the 1900 census Margaret and her daughters Mary and Alameda can be found living in the city of Alpharetta, Milton (later Fulton) County, Georgia. Also living in rural Milton County are Bright and his family, Sarah Moore Walker and Julia Moore Walker and their families. Margaret died August 26, 1902 at the age of 75 and is buried in the Moore Family burial plot at Rest Haven/Alpharetta City Cemetery; along with Bright and Sarah Gravely Moore, Alameda and Mary Moore, Julia Moore Walker and several of their grandchildren.
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Margrate Moore - Born Oct 9, 1826 - Died Aug 26, 1902. Rest mother rest, in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep.
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