Moir, George Ross, 1855-1936

MOIR, TUCKER, ROSS

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:37

From the Alton Democrat, April 10, 1936:

George R. Moir, prominent Sherman township farmer for many years, died at his home in Le Mars Tuesday evening following a paralytic stroke. Mr. Moir was within ten days of his 81st birthday on April 17th. He came to Sherman township about fifty years ago and resided in that township until he moved to Le Mars last October.

Funeral services will be held at his home in Le Mars, 208 Fifth Ave. S. W. at two o’clock Friday afternoon, with interment in the Seney cemetery.

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From the Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 10, 1936:

WIDELY KNOWN AND PROMINENT STOCKMAN DIES
George R. Moir Was Successful Farmer in Sioux County Many Years
Instructor In His Youth
Formerly Served In Capacity Of Public Official

Death claimed George R. Moir, 81, prominent farmer and stockman in Sioux county for many years, at his home, 205 Fifth Avenue SW., in this city, Tuesday evening. Infirmities of age were the cause of death. He had been in failing health for a year.

George R. Moir was a native of Canada, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Moir, immigrating from Scotland to Canada in early days, and was born at Exeter, April 17, 1855. He received a good education in his native place and when a young man taught school for ten years.

While resident of Sioux county in addition to farming successfully, he served as county and township clerk for a number of years, and was active in community affairs. He came to Le Mars six months ago to make his home.

He was married to Mary Florence Tucker, May 15, 1883, in Sioux county. He is survived by his wife and seven children, George A. Moir, Ellsworth, Neb.; Will R. Moir, Maurice, Iowa; Carl R. Moir, Akron; Roy E. Moir, Sioux City; Mervin Moir and Glenn Moir, Orange City; and Mrs. Lloyd Laughton, Le Mars. Two daughters, Mrs. Oscar Eason and Bertha Florence Buss, preceded him in death, the former in 1913 and the latter five years ago.

He also leaves three sisters and five brothers, Mrs. Richard Hawkins, Seney; Mrs. Merrill McMullen, Larchwood; Mrs. Van Witchell, Barnsville, Minn.; R. J. Moir, Le Mars; Robert Moir and Peter Moir, Mitchell, S.D.; Andrew Moir and Thomas Moir, of Andover, S.D.

Funeral Friday Afternoon
The funeral will be held at the residence this Friday afternoon at 2 p.m., Rev. M. B. Phillips officiating, and interment will be made in the cemetery at Seney. His six sons will act as pallbearers.

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RESEARCH NOTES

His birth certificate has George Ross Moir, born April 17, 1855 in Canada; parents Alexander Moir and Jessie Ross, both born in Scotland; a resident of the U.S. 55 years and of Le Mars 6 months; wife Mary Florence Moir; died at 6:50 p.m. April 7, 1936; causes, cerebral thrombosis, onset April 2, 1936, arteriosclerosis, onset 1925, and senile dementia, onset 1935.

His FindaGrave page gives his birthplace as Usborne, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; parents Alexander Moir (1821-1898) and Jessie Russel Ross Moir (1835-1899); wife Mary Florence Tucker Moir (1862-1939); eight siblings and four of his children are listed. One of the children listed is an unnamed infant son, born and died February 1892.

The 1900 U.S. census says that he immigrated to the U.S. in 1882 and is naturalized.