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What's New?
- Oct '07 - H. James Keith has compiled and published "3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery; "Moore's Battalion", C.S.A." This is Major John Wheeler Moore's Battalion.
- 4 Aug, 07 - Julia Short Raynor, 98, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Highland House of Fayetteville. buried in Ahoskie Cemetery August 7. [widow of James William Raynor II of Powellsville]
- 12 May, 07 - 50th Reunion of the Chowan College Class of 1957 - we attended the graduation ceremonies at Chowan University and then were treated to dinner and a great get together for the old classmates of '57.
the classmates who attended the festivities
-Sept 13, '06 - The public was invited by Dr. Benjamin F.
Speller, Jr., President of the Historic Hope Foundation, to join him in a
conversation with Genealogist Sally Moore Koestler at the
13 Sept 06 - Mrs. Sally Koestler & Dr. Speller
at the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center
-Sept 6, '06 - 30 or so members of the Moore clan descended on Murfreesboro to help Chowan College "morph" into Chowan University. Then after the convocation we were treated to a luncheon by the new University. The group then gathered at the old Historical Association, where James E Moore presented a seminar about the family's history and connection to the Wheeler House. A surprise birthday celebration for Robbie Pierce was held. [son of John Wheeler Pierce] Then most of our party toured the Wheeler House. A great time was had by all.
some of the group on campus
photos by Cathy McMahan
at the Hertford Academy
Left to Right: Front Row: Robbie Pierce, Debbie Sacra.
Second Row: William King, Faye Chaney, Sally Koestler,
Carol Jellie, Dory Pierce, Cathy Spruill, Cathy McMahan.
Third Row: Paul Sacra, Kimberly Sacra, Jennifer Sacra,
Libby McGhee, Tommy McMillan, Betty Hickey, Bobby Pierce.
Fourth Row: Scott Blackwell, Wyatt McGhee, Wyatt
McGhee IV, Ursula Pierce, James Moore.
Doorway: Mack McMahan.
Sally Koestler, Betty Hickey, Cathy Spruill
- March 31 - April 1, '06 - the
Murfreesboro Historical Association is sponsoring a living history event -
A Civil War Reenactment on Broad Street - Union
soldiers will portray camp life at the Hertford Academy, and Confederate
soldiers will take over the grounds of the Wheeler House. - also enjoy a
candlelight tour showcasing the Wheeler House.
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- now 20 June 05 - this year 7 of
Raynor and Ola Moore's great grand children graduated from high school.
Raynor Moore IV, Daniel Lawrence, Madeline
Pinnsoneault, Jane Yearwood, Hal Holloman, Troy Holloman, and Josh
Roberts.
Recent deaths in the family:
- on the 9 May 2005 at age 35, William Abner Holloman, son of Jane and
Bob
- on the 15 March 2005 John Milton Hickey of Virginia Beach, husband of
Betty Pierce Hickey
- on the 28 Feb 2005 Fred Rhea Lassiter of Gates Co NC, husband of
Evelyn Rountree Lassiter
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Sally's hard disk crashed 19 Jan 05 and had to be replaced. I lost a lot
of files.
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Sally is now back at home recovering from a complete [right] knee
replacement surgery on Nov 2, 2004.
so write again if I have been slow in responding to your messages.
11/11/04
- Sally went to Salt Lake City with the Texas Research Ramblers Oct 17-24, 2004.
Oct 9/11 '04 Memphis TICA Show- Sally with Ann and Ralph Parker
in front of the Saroko Cage - photo Bob Koestler
died 9 Feb 2004 - Adele Evelyn Koestler Ehrlich Boskey age 90 yr 8 mo
died
11 Dec 2003 - Margaret Emily Rountree Ward, at age 91
[daughter of Dorsey and Nettie Rountree] just ten
days after her son
died 1 Dec 2003 - John Atwood Ward