Moore Cemetery
The Moore Cemetery is located on the old Carmack Wright farm at the southeast corner
of intersection of Lebanon Road (Hwy 70N) and Flatt Rock Road. It is on the hill to west
of house. This cemetery is enclosed by the finest hand hewned stone wall of any cemetery
in Smith County.
36-15-02N 86-05-79W
Buried here:
Crypt-
Sacred to the Memory of
Armistead Moore
Who Died Aug 11, 1843
Aged 69 Years
Crypt-
Sacred to the Memory of
Tabitha Moore
who died
Sept 14 1855
Aged 77 Years 23 Days
Sacred to the Memory of
Levisa Bowen
Consort of Orville Green
Daughter of Armistead & Tabitha Moore
Born April 15, 1810
Died July 12, 1875
11 after 3 O'clock PM
Age 65 years 3 mos & 7 days
Sacred to the Memory of
Frances D Harrison
Born Dec 12 1804
Died Mar 15 1867
Tombstone and a large crypt cover
with the same information for Frances D Harrison
was located buried..
Copied by Retta Waggoner May 14, 2001.
It is our feeling that several more stones could be located with proper investigation.
NOTE: Tabitha Moore was the daughter of Capt William Bowen of Summer County
who received this property by revolutionary land grant of 640 acres on Nov 20
1784. Tabitha married Armistead Moore about 1796 and they made their home on
this grant. The census of 1820 show them with 5 boys & 4 girls living with them.
At that time they had 5 male slaves and 8 females. In 1830 they had 3 boys and 2
girls living with them plus 15 males and 8 female slaves for a total of 31 in the
household. It 1840 there were no childred with them but there was 13 male and
4 females slaves for a total of 19 with 11 being engaged in agriculture. In 1850
census Armistead had died and Tabitha was aged 71 in household with other Moore
family members.
Source- Smith County Tennessee History - Smith County Census -
Family Search Latter Day Saints website.
