The Moore Place Community Remnant of a Time Gone By: Remnant Of A Time Gone By

The book is about the history of my great grandfather Tom Moore, Sr. and how in 1905 he purchased 200 acres of land and established his own farm town the Moore Place. He also built a community school and named it Bethel Hill. Papa Tom as he was affectionately referred to by his family was born December 15, 1869 in Alabama and was the son of slave parents. The book also contains a collection of true life stories and incidents that happened in my family during my childhood in the Moore Place that exemplifies the importance of basic Christian and family values. These stories are filled with laughter, love, faith, childish mischief, life lessons, ghost stories and some sadness. The Moore Place, now recognized as Moore Town on the US map, is located on Alabama Highway 28 East in Coatopa, Alabama and is still a thriving community.

Author: Gwendolyn Moore Delaine
Publisher: Gwen Delaine Books
Published: 11/19/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.23d
ISBN: 9780997176001

About the Author
Gwendolyn Moore DeLaine: Throughout my life, I have always been passionate about family and the importance of knowing one's history and genealogy. Because of the rich history that I have uncovered about my family, I was inspired to write a book about it. Born in 1956 in Bellamy, Alabama, I am the daughter of Walter and Leola Sanders Moore and the wife of Gerard DeLaine. I have three children and the proud grandmother of eleven grandchildren. For the first four years of my education, I attended Bethel Hill School which was established by my great grandfather Tom Moore, Sr. Bethel Hill School was located in the Moore Place community now listed on the U.S. map as Moore Town in Coatopa, Alabama. I am a 1974 graduate of Livingston High School. I earned an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science in 1977 from the college of business at then- Livingston University, now University of West Alabama. After graduating, I was employed by the Sumter County Commissioners as a clerk in the Tax Assessors office and in 1979; I was employed by the Sumter County School System as secretary to the superintendent. I was the first African American to hold both positions. After twenty six years of employment with the school system, I retired on June 30, 2005. On March 1, 2010, I was employed by Children of the Village Network, Inc. as their intervention and prevention programs director.

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