Re: Moorefields of Virginia and North Carolina
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In reply to:
Moorefields of Virginia and North Carolina
Richmond Frederick 4/06/05
Richmond, I have lots of information on this family and will send you more at your e-mail address tonight. Elijah Johnson "John" Moorefield was born about October, 1867 in Bedford County, Va. to Joseph Henry and Ann Eliza Redd Moorefield, both of HalifaxCounty, Va. I am pretty sure I have found Joseph's grave, along with his older brother John J. "Jack", on property owned by his father Elijah Moorefield whose wife was Martha Cheatham.I am also certain that Elijah was an older brother of my great great great grandfather Steven Moorefield, and that they were sons of Mastin and Wilmouth Stokes Moorefield. I'll send you information on all this tonight.
John and Ada were married in Person County, NC on 2-18-1891 and lived there until after 1910 when they moved into Yanceyville in Caswell County. According to her death certificate, Ada is buried in the First Baptist Church cemetery there. I believe John must have died in Virginia as I have found no North Carolina death certificate. I plan on going over to Yanceyville to see if he is buried with Ada, just have not made the trip yet; about 40 miles east of me.
Bill Moorefield