DR. J. L. MOORE
Dr. J. L. Moore, the first practitioner of Griswold, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1827. When a small boy, his parents removed to Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. Here he began reading medicine, having access to the library of his brother-in-law, Dr. James O'Bryan, a graduate of the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio. After reading in the office of his brother-in-law, Dr. Moore removed to Shelbyville, Illinois, and later to a place near Breckenridge, Missouri, where he commenced the practice of his chosen profession. In 1869 he removed to Pottawattamie county, Iowa, near the county line. He was in very limited circumstances, and was only able to purchase eight acres of land, on which was a small log cabin. Here he spent ten years in raising small crops and riding on horseback over the prairies, attending to his practice. When the town of Griswold was started, he came to this place, where he has since followed his profession with good success. He has property in Griswold and a farm in Pottawattamie county of sixty-six acres. He was married in Fayette county, Indiana, to Mary J. Burke, a daughter of Esquire John Burke. By this union, there were seven children, six of whom are living: John W., Frank L., Joseph E., Alice, Florence, Ava E.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 404.
