Terresa Moore was the daughter of John and Jain Scott Moore. She married William Brown on 27 February, 1830 in Ohio. They were the parents of 7 children, 5 of whom survived. They moved to Logan County, Illinois, where William was killed in 1842. She then moved her children to Manchester, Scott County, Illinois to be near her father and siblings. In 1845 she married Joshua M. Martin. They had one child, Harriet E. Martin who is listed as Hattie Brown in some of the census records, as Mr. Martin died before 1850. Terresa remained in Scott County. She was visiting family in Montgomery County, Illinois when she died and her body was returned to Manchester for burial.
Her obituary appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper:
Jacksonville Daily Journal, January 20, 1894
Jacksonville, Illinois
Mrs. Tirza Brown, wife of Col. William Brown died at home in Walshville, Illinois, January 19. The remains were taken to her old home at Manchester for burial Sunday, January 21.
Mrs. Brown was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1809. She married Col. William Brown February 27, 1830 in Ohio. They moved to Postville, Illinois where her husband was killed by the fall of a tree September 29, 1842. She came with her family to Manchester November 23, 1842. She was the mother of 8 children, six of whom are left to mourn her loss.
Although her obituary gives the date of her husband William's death as 1842, I believe that is an error. On February 10, 1842, Tirza's father John Moore was named guardian of the minor Brown children, James, John, George, Margaret Jane, Mary, and Frances, all under the age of 14, heirs of William Brown late of Logan County. The guardianship was granted in Scott County, IL, where John Moore was a resident and the place to which Tirza had moved herself and her children after William's death. With this legal action occurring in February of 1842, William's death could not have occurred in September of that year.
Her obituary appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper:
Jacksonville Daily Journal, January 20, 1894
Jacksonville, Illinois
Mrs. Tirza Brown, wife of Col. William Brown died at home in Walshville, Illinois, January 19. The remains were taken to her old home at Manchester for burial Sunday, January 21.
Mrs. Brown was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1809. She married Col. William Brown February 27, 1830 in Ohio. They moved to Postville, Illinois where her husband was killed by the fall of a tree September 29, 1842. She came with her family to Manchester November 23, 1842. She was the mother of 8 children, six of whom are left to mourn her loss.
Although her obituary gives the date of her husband William's death as 1842, I believe that is an error. On February 10, 1842, Tirza's father John Moore was named guardian of the minor Brown children, James, John, George, Margaret Jane, Mary, and Frances, all under the age of 14, heirs of William Brown late of Logan County. The guardianship was granted in Scott County, IL, where John Moore was a resident and the place to which Tirza had moved herself and her children after William's death. With this legal action occurring in February of 1842, William's death could not have occurred in September of that year.
Terresa Moore was the daughter of John and Jain Scott Moore. She married William Brown on 27 February, 1830 in Ohio. They were the parents of 7 children, 5 of whom survived. They moved to Logan County, Illinois, where William was killed in 1842. She then moved her children to Manchester, Scott County, Illinois to be near her father and siblings. In 1845 she married Joshua M. Martin. They had one child, Harriet E. Martin who is listed as Hattie Brown in some of the census records, as Mr. Martin died before 1850. Terresa remained in Scott County. She was visiting family in Montgomery County, Illinois when she died and her body was returned to Manchester for burial.
Her obituary appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper:
Jacksonville Daily Journal, January 20, 1894
Jacksonville, Illinois
Mrs. Tirza Brown, wife of Col. William Brown died at home in Walshville, Illinois, January 19. The remains were taken to her old home at Manchester for burial Sunday, January 21.
Mrs. Brown was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1809. She married Col. William Brown February 27, 1830 in Ohio. They moved to Postville, Illinois where her husband was killed by the fall of a tree September 29, 1842. She came with her family to Manchester November 23, 1842. She was the mother of 8 children, six of whom are left to mourn her loss.
Although her obituary gives the date of her husband William's death as 1842, I believe that is an error. On February 10, 1842, Tirza's father John Moore was named guardian of the minor Brown children, James, John, George, Margaret Jane, Mary, and Frances, all under the age of 14, heirs of William Brown late of Logan County. The guardianship was granted in Scott County, IL, where John Moore was a resident and the place to which Tirza had moved herself and her children after William's death. With this legal action occurring in February of 1842, William's death could not have occurred in September of that year.
Her obituary appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper:
Jacksonville Daily Journal, January 20, 1894
Jacksonville, Illinois
Mrs. Tirza Brown, wife of Col. William Brown died at home in Walshville, Illinois, January 19. The remains were taken to her old home at Manchester for burial Sunday, January 21.
Mrs. Brown was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1809. She married Col. William Brown February 27, 1830 in Ohio. They moved to Postville, Illinois where her husband was killed by the fall of a tree September 29, 1842. She came with her family to Manchester November 23, 1842. She was the mother of 8 children, six of whom are left to mourn her loss.
Although her obituary gives the date of her husband William's death as 1842, I believe that is an error. On February 10, 1842, Tirza's father John Moore was named guardian of the minor Brown children, James, John, George, Margaret Jane, Mary, and Frances, all under the age of 14, heirs of William Brown late of Logan County. The guardianship was granted in Scott County, IL, where John Moore was a resident and the place to which Tirza had moved herself and her children after William's death. With this legal action occurring in February of 1842, William's death could not have occurred in September of that year.
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