Moore, John W. (John Wheeler), 1833-1906

John W. Moore (1833-1906), historian, author, lawyer, and Confederate officer was born at Mulberry Grove Plantation, Hertford County, N.C. An 1853 graduate of the University of North Carolina, he married Ann James Ward and practiced law in Murfreesboro, N.C. During the Civil War, Moore served with the 2d Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry and later commanded the 3d North Carolina Battalion.

At war's end, he returned to Murfreesboro and later moved to Maple Lawn Plantation in lower Hertford County. In the 1870s and 1880s, Moore published several historical works, including a North Carolina history text, a roster of North Carolina troops in the Civil War (1882), and a series of historical sketches of Hertford County. He also published a novel, "The Heirs of St. Kilda" (1881); completed the manuscript of another; and wrote extensively on religion and politics.

From the description of John W. Moore papers, 1851-1908, 1961 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24303252

John Wheeler Moore (1833-1906), historian, author, lawyer, and Confederate officer, was born at Mulberry Grove Plantation in Hertford County, N.C. The son of Dr. Godwin Cotton Moore and Julia M. Wheeler Moore, Moore graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1853. That same year, he married Ann James Ward and opened a law practice in Murfreesboro, N.C. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Moore joined the Confederate Army as a staff officer in the 2d Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry. The following year, he assumed the rank of major and took command of the 3d North Carolina Battalion.

After the war, Moore returned to Murfreesboro, N.C., practicing law there until his home (Anniesdale), located just outside the city, burned. He then moved to Maple Lawn Plantation, his wife's family's estate in lower Hertford County. In the 1870s and 1880s, Moore, who had long been a writer, published several historical works, including School History of North Carolina (1876), History of North Carolina, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time (1880), and Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States (1882). He also published a novel, The Heirs of St. Kilda (1881); completed the manuscript of another novel (unpublished), The Belle of Albemarle ; and wrote a series of historical sketches of Hertford County, N.C. (some of them published), and other miscellaneous works on politics, religion, and literature.

John W. Moore and Ann James Ward Moore had twelve children: Arthur Cotton Moore; Elizabeth Jones Moore; Charles Godwin Moore; Julia Wheeler Moore; Helen Manly Moore; Philip St. John Moore; John W. Moore, Jr.; Annie Ward Moore; James Ward Moore; Godwin Cotton Moore; Rutland Ward Moore; and Isabella, who died in infancy.

From the guide to the John W. Moore Papers (#2734), 1851-1908, 1961, and undated, (Southern Historical Collection)