Individual Details
Alma Louise SPINKS
(27 Jun 1908 - 15 Jun 1973)
Alma Louise Spinks was born 27 June 1908[1] in Virginia to George W. Spinks and his second wife, Ida Bryant. The place of birth was likely Fauquier or Prince William counties in northern Virginia.
The 1910 census shows her family living in Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia.[2]. By the time of the 1920 census, her father had died and she lived in her mother's household at 334 S. Patrick St in Alexandria, Virginia.[3] Alma completed three years of grade school.[4]
John William Moore also lived in Alexandria, about nine blocks away. He and Alma married on 30 Apr 1923 in Washington, D.C.[5][6][7]
Some uncertainty in the date of her birth is introduced by her marriage records, which suggest she might have been born by 1905. However, oral family tradition[8] is clear that she was a very young bride and lied about her age in order to get married. The location of the marriage in Washington, D.C. is not surprising; many northern Virginia couples married there because there was no statutory waiting period. Because her first child was born less than eight months after the marriage, some haste may have been desired.
In 1930, the family lived at 112 S Pitt St,[9], in 1934 at 304 Prince St,[10] and in 1935 and 1940, at 1106 Wilkes St.[11]
During their married life, John and Alma had 9 children, with 6 surviving infancy. The oldest child, Catherine Jeannette "Junie" Moore, preceded the second child by four years, and was age 15 at the birth of the final child. As might be expected in a sizable family, Junie assisted in the mothering duties. A sign of her role in the family is that the younger children generally did not refer to her by name; they called her "sister".
Long before 1973, the family moved to the Delray section of Alexandria, at 1216 E. Luray Ave.[12], a home that was eventually owned by one of their grandsons. Her husband died in January 1973; on 15 June, she died at Circle Terrace Hospital in Alexandria, due to multiple causes.[13][14] She was buried at Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia.[15][16]
Events
| Birth | 27 Jun 1908 |  |  | ||
| Birth | 27 Jun 1908 | Virginia, United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1909 | Virginia, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1910 | Virginia, United States | | ||
| Residence | 15 Apr 1910 | (with parents) - Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Age: 12Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 334 S Patrick St, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Ward 4, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 19 Jun 1920 | was injured at her work place - Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States (1902-present) | | | |
| Marriage License | 30 Apr 1923 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States - John William MOORE | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1923 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States - John William MOORE | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 30 Apr 1923 | tried to prevent publication of marriage license - Washington, District of Columbia, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1927 | Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | |||
| Residence (family) | 1928 | 415 Queen St., Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States (1902-present) - John William MOORE | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Age: 21Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 112 S Pitt St, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Age: 21; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1932 | 410 Queen St, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) - John William MOORE | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1934 | 1307 Prince St, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) - John William MOORE | | | |
| Residence | 1934 | Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Age: 30Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1106 Wilkes St., Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Residence (family) | Feb 1942 | 1106 Wilkes St., Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States (1902-present) - John William MOORE | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Apr 1950 | with two sons, daughter Helen and her husband and son - 1106 Wilkes St., Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States (1902-present) - John William MOORE | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1973 | 216 E. Luray Ave., Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) - John William MOORE | | ||
| Residence | Jun 1973 | 216 E. Luray Ave., Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Death | 15 Jun 1973 | Age: 65 - Circle Terrace Hospital, 904 Circle Terrace, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Death | 15 Jun 1973 | Age: 65 - Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) | | ||
| Burial | 18 Jun 1973 | Mount Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States (1779-1791) | | | |
| Education | 3rd grade | | |||
| Burial | Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States (1779-1791) | | |||
| Education | through 5th grade | | |||
| -atDNA-shared | (John William MOORE) on Ancestry 24 segments totalling 884 | | |||
| -atDNA-shared | (John William MOORE) on Ancestry, 10 segments, totalling 256 |
Families
| Spouse | John William MOORE (1898 - 1973) |
| Child | Catherine Jeanette "Junie" MOORE (1923 - 2009) |
| Child | John William "Bill" MOORE Jr. (1927 - 1981) |
| Child | Kenneth Wiley MOORE (1928 - 1928) |
| Child | Virginia Lorraine MOORE (1930 - 1931) |
| Child | Clarence Linwood MOORE (1931 - 2016) |
| Child | Helen Louise MOORE (1932 - 1997) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Martha Ann MOORE (1938 - 1939) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | George W. SPINKS (1860 - 1915) |
| Mother | Ida BRYANT (1876 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth SPINKS (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Madge Ella SPINKS (1902 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Clayton Vernon SPINKS (1904 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Edna SPINKS (1909 - 1973) |
| Sibling | (child of Ida Bryant) SPINKS (1910 - ) |
| Sibling | Dellarce "Della" SPINKS (1911 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Jennie May SPINKS (1913 - 1913) |
Notes
Birth
Date provided by death certificateApr 1910 census, age 2
Apr 1920 census, age 12
Apr 1930 census, age 21
Apr 1940 census, age 30
On her marriage license application, she claims to have been 18 on June 27, 1922, which would give a birth date of June 27, 1904. However, family tradition says that she lied about her age when she got married.
Miscellaneous
https://www.newspapers.com/image/347407148/Alexandria Gazette, 28 Jun 1920, p. 1, col. 1
"Happenings about City Told in Brief"
...
"Miss Alma Spinks, who was badly scalped while at work at the plant of the Alexandria Manufacturing Company, June 19, has recovered from her injuries and Saturday left the Alexandria Hospital for her home, 334 South Patrick Street. Dr. Powell, who attended the young woman, stated that her recovery was most rapid considering her injuries."
Residence (family)
The source also lists a Diane M Moore, student, living at the same address.Burial
Cunningham Funeral HomeRev Kenneth L Teague, Commonwealth Ave Brethren Church
-atDNA-shared
https://www.ancestry.com/dna/tests/559A9796-615C-497E-85C5-155AD27E9FD6/match/FA6BDB06-AC37-4548-88DD-6F99583160F7Endnotes
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6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
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8. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: T624_1643; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375656.
9. 1950 U.S. census, Alexandria (city), Virginia||Alexandria, VA, population schedule, Alexandria City, enumeration district (ED) 101-53, sheet number 16, lines 12-18, dwelling 172, 1106 Wilkes St., Moore, John W.; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ : accessed 20 May 2023) > Virginia > Alexandria > Alexandria > 101-53, image 17 of 27; Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.
10. 1950 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia || Alexandria, VA, population schedule , Alexandria City, enumeration district (ED) 101-53, sheet 16, lines 12-18, 1106 Wilkes St, dwelling 172, Moore, John W.; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-74C1 : accessed 29 August 2023).
11. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: T624_1643; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375656.
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13. 1910 U. S. census, Prince William County, Virginia || Prince William Co, VA, population schedule , Brentsville, enumeration district (ED) S.D. 8, E.D. 93, sheet 11B (penned), lines 81-90, dwelling 213, family 218, George Spinks household; database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-9SZ2 : accessed 29 December 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,641.
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20. "Refuses License to Marry Unless It's Kept Secret," (Washington, DC) Evening Star, 30 April 1923, p. 12, col. 3; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 1 March 2024). https://www.newspapers.com/image/618187217/.
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22. 1930 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia, population schedule , Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) S. D. 2, E. D. 101-12, sheet 4B (penned), lines 83-87, dwelling 76, family 95, 112 S. Pitt St., John W. Moore household; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8N-93QK : accessed 29 December 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL film 2342200.
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29. 1940 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia || Alexandria, VA, population schedule , Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) S. D. 8, E. D. 101-14, sheet 9B (penned), lines 65-72, family 146, 1106 Wilkes St., John W. Moore household; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MR-S912 : accessed 29 December 2015); citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4304.
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33. 1950 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia || Alexandria, VA, population schedule , Alexandria City, enumeration district (ED) 101-53, sheet 16, lines 12-18, 1106 Wilkes St, dwelling 172, Moore, John W.; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-74C1 : accessed 29 August 2023).
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46. 1940 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia || Alexandria, VA, population schedule , Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) S. D. 8, E. D. 101-14, sheet 9B (penned), lines 65-72, family 146, 1106 Wilkes St., John W. Moore household; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MR-S912 : accessed 29 December 2015); citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4304.
49. 1950 U. S. census, Alexandria (independent city), Virginia || Alexandria, VA, population schedule , Alexandria City, enumeration district (ED) 101-53, sheet 16, lines 12-18, 1106 Wilkes St, dwelling 172, Moore, John W.; database index and image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-74C1 : accessed 29 August 2023).