Delta was born June 30, 1891, in Murray County, GA, to
Willis Smith Arthur and Martha Jane
Moore. She married Harve McGinnis Moore (b.
02/04/1887, d. 09/14/73) of Clay County, NC, on 01/09/10 in Benton, TN. Delta
and Harve were unaware that they were distant cousins. They had the same
great-grandparents, Abner S. and Ann Cook Moore. Delta
and Harve reared seven children who lived to adulthood:
Arthur Paul, born 06/07/14; married Verna Rabes of Omaha, NE; died 01/17/78.
Gladys Ruth, born 12/28/16; married Oscar Neal Jarrett (b. 09/14/09) of Clay
County, NC, on 03/09/35.
Willis Quentin, born 06/06/19; married Ruth Annette Eldredge of Hastings, NE;
died 01/23/81.
Harve McGinnis, Junior, born 02/06/22; married Marylyn "Gingy" Jones of Clay
County, NC; died 08/14/90.
Martha Joan, born 06/23/25; married Frank Eugene Rockwell of Atlanta, GA.
Oakley Lanier, born 06/16/30; married Loette Wilson of Towns County, GA.
Franklin Wendell, born 09/29/32; married Eula Mae Allen (b. 04/13/44) of
Cherokee County, NC, on 07/23/69 at Sweetwater Baptist Church in Clay County, NC,
Rev. Aud Brown officiating.
Delta died May 21, 1980, and was buried beside Harve in the
Baptist-Presbyterian Cemetery in Clay County, NC.
Source: The Heritage of Clay County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, pp. 60, 89.