William Moore Guilford1,2

M, #363, b. 26 November 1832, d. 10 December 1938
Last Edited: 27 Oct 2023
Charts:
Descendants of Sebastian Graff

Parents:

Father: Simeon Guilford1 b. 10 May 1801, d. 16 Feb 1895
Mother: Catharine Elizabeth Doll1 b. 2 Oct 1809, d. 8 Oct 1858

Family:

Ann Mary Elder b. 10 Jul 1836, d. 29 Jan 1928

Notes

  • Name Variation: Billy Guilford
  • Note*: Medical doctor, Civil War veteran, resided Lebanon, Pennsylvania. See Egle's bio.3,6
  • Note: Family bible marriage record:

    W. Moore Guilford, Son of Simeon & Catharine E. Guilford
    Born in Lebanon Penna. November 26th 1832
    Ann Mary Elder, Daughter of John & J. H. Elder
    born in Indianapolis July 10th 1836
    Married at the residence of the Brides brother J. R. Elder,
    Indianapolis Ind. Novr 12th 1857 by the Rev. Mr.(?) Stevenson5
  • Note: Release of a Legacy from Wm. G. Stoy to Wm. Moore"

    Elizabeth Moore, late of the Borough of Lebanon, by her will written 13 Feb 1845 and proved 25 April 1845, gave $1000 each to William Graff Moore and Elizabeth Hester Moore, the minor children of her niece Mary Ann Moore and her husband Dr. William Moore, with Dr. Moore as guardian and co-executor. Her will also left the residual of the estate, now $76.44, to nephew William G. Stoy. In the event of the death of one of the minor children, then their amount was to go, as part of the residual, to nephew William G. Stoy.

    On 28 July 1846 William G. Stoy of the County of Philadelphia, in consideration of $212 paid, assigned to Dr. William Moore of the Borough of Womelsdorf any interest he might have in the minor childrens' portions in the event of their deaths, and in the residual.

    Recorded 28 July 1846 Lebanon County Miscellaneous Book B, p. 645. Photocopy obtained from Berks Co. Abstracted by Jeff Moore.7
  • Note: William Moore Guilford authored a document cited in this database, namely "Guilford, Billy 'The Genealogy of the Graff Family'", and a section of it "Guilford, Billy 'William Moore record'". To his cousins, he was 'Billy'.

    William Moore Guilford was in a position to have access to the papers of William Moore of Lebanon and to have personal knowledge, as William Moore was William Moore Guilford's great-uncle, and his mother Catherine Elizabeth Doll was raised by William Moore of Lebanon, and they all lived in the same town.2,8,9
  • Note: Obit published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday 11 Dec 1938, page 23. Obit also on College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database, Columbia University.10,11

Citations

  1. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript. p. 134.   Lancaster-First-Reformed-Hinke-20349.pdf
  2. [S73] Guilford, Billy. 'The Genealogy of the Graff Family'. A six page, legal size, typed manuscript, with a few penned corrections and additions, in family possession. Found with Rev. Robert Pilgram's 1921 letter. Possibly the manuscript was typed by Pilgram. Pilgram's letter quotes a portion of the manuscript. Pilgram says he has had the data for 15 years - so the data was created circa 1906.   Guilford--Billy-Guilford-Data--Genealogy-of-Groff-Family.pdf
  3. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' William M. Guilford, 1938.
  4. [S64] FindAGrave.com, online , Gravestone photo, Mount Lebanon Cemetery, William Moore Guilford.
  5. [S221] William Moore of Lebanon Family Bible. Published Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1814. In possession of descendants of Dr. Wm Moore; sold in 'Seyler Auction', lot #66. Title page inscribed 'Willm Moore Lebanon'. The 'Family Record' page records: the marriage of William Moore & Elizabeth Groffn 23 Nov 1800, and their deaths, and the marriage of their nephew W. Moore Guilford & Ann Mary Elder, 10 July 1834. Pasted in a front leaf are obituaries of sisters Catharine Elizabeth (Doll) Guilford and Mary Ann (Doll) Moore.   Moore--William-Moore-of-Lebanon--Bible.pdf   Moore--William-Moore-of-Lebanon--Bible--Transcription.pdf
  6. [S69] Google Books, online https://books.google.com, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German, by William Henry Egle, p.169, under Ann Mary Elder. URL https://books.google.com/books?id=d7_akH9VO_cC&pg=PA169.
  7. [S114] Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania. Office for Recording Deeds. Release of a legacy from William G. Stoy to Dr. William Moore. Recorded 28 July 1846, Miscellaneous Book B, page 645?. Photocopy obtained from Berks Co., Pa. Register of Wills.
  8. [S74] Guilford, Billy. 'William Moore record'. One paragraph of the 'Genealogy of the Graff Family', page 6. Referring to William Moore of Lebanon (d. 1841), the paragraph starts "in his family bible are found records of other members of his family who emigrated to America", and goes on to list seventeen people with death dates.    Guilford--Billy-Guilford-Data--Wm-Moore-Bible--Transcription.pdf
  9. [S166] Pilgram, Rev. Robert. Three page typed letter, dated January 27 1921, from Rev. Robert Pilgram, 912 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster Pa, to his cousin May Moore of Redlands, California. Author was the son of Rev. Frederic Pilgram. Contains family news and genealogical info on Graff and Doll families, and refers to the 'Billy Guilford Data'.   Pilgram--Letter-to-May-1921.pdf
  10. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/.
  11. [S149] Obituary for Dr. William Moore Guilford, copied from Columbia Univ., Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database, website   Columbia-Univ--Obit-Dr-William-Moore-Guilford.pdf