Biographical Sketch (1894):1164, p. 412. "Rebecca Moore was a sister of [Van. R. Moore’s] father."

Biographical Sketch (1894):1164, p. 411-412. "Van R. Moore . . . is the son of Jacob and Mary (Dixson) Moore, natives of Augusta County, Virginia, the father born in 1788 and the mother in 1786. Jacob Moore was twice married, his first union taking place in the Old Dominion and resulting in the birth of three children, one of whom, John, resides in Delaware County, Ohio; he was born in 1813, and has always engaged in agricultural pursuits.

The second marriage of Jacob Moore resulted in the birth of five children, of whom Van R. is the next to the youngest. Caroline, the eldest, married Eli Smootz and died in 1890, leaving several children. Allie Ann became the wife of Willis Hoagland and resides in Indiana. Harvey is a widower and lives with his children in Hardin County, Ohio. Allen married Miss Mathews and is now a resident of Delaware County, Ohio."

1810 U.S. Census:1648
Virginia, Augusta County
Head of Family •• Jacob Moore
Males 26-45 •• 1 << Jacob Moore, about age 21
Females under 10 •• 1
Females 16-26 •• 1 << Margaret, about age 21

1820 U.S. Census:1484
Ohio, Licking County, Burlington Township
Head of Family •• Jacob Moore
Males under 10 •• 3
Males 26-44 •• 1
Females under 10 •• 2
Females 10-15 •• 1
Females 26-44 •• 1
Household has one person engaged in agriculture.

1830 U.S. Census:1487
Ohio, Licking County, Burlington Township
Head of Family •• Jacob Moore
Males 5-10 •• 2
Males 10-15 •• 1
Males 15-20 •• 2
Males 40-50 •• 1
Females 10-15 •• 1
Females 40-50 •• 1

1840 U.S. Census: In Burlington Township, Licking County, the following families (and their affiliations) appeared within the last forty-four households enumerated: Jacob Moore1488 (Patterson brother-in-law), Arthur Briggs2108 (Morey son-in-law), Wait Wright (Vermont family), W. P. Morey1489 (Adam Patterson's son-in-law), William Wheeler2109 (Morey son-in-law), John Sillin1491 (Adam Patterson's brother-in-law), Adam Patterson,1490 and Ephraim Patterson1284 (son of Adam Patterson).

1840 U.S. Census:1488
Ohio, Licking County, Burlington Township
Head of Family •• Jacob Moore
Males 15-20 •• 2
Males 50-60 •• 1
Females 20-30 •• 1
Females 50-60 •• 2
Three persons in this household are engaged in agriculture.