Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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WILLIAM MOORE

William MOORE, was born in Lawrence County, PA, October 1, 1848. His father was David B. and his mother Elizabeth (MARQUIS) Moore, both of whom were born and reared in Pennsylvania. They now (1891) live at New Wilmington, PA, and are of Scotch-Irish extraction, on the paternal side and on the maternal side they have been residents of this country for many generations. The father of our subject, while a young man worked at the cabinet trade and subsequently engaged in farming and stock-shipping. He carried on the latter on an extensive scale but on account of declining health was compelled to retire. In the parental family there were eight children who grew to maturity: Anna M; Sarah, wife of H.L. MEANS, residing in Lawrence County, PA; our subject, William; A. Patterson, of this county; Ella and Elizabeth, at home; Maggie, wife of Wilbur CUMMINGS, of Pennsylvania; and Howard, a resident of Clifton Springs, NY.

Our subject was educated in the public schools, and attended Westminster College, for four years, and in 1876, came to Iowa. From 1879 to 1884 he lived on a farm in Monona County, at the end of which time he came to Dunlap, having been there two years prior to going to Monona County. He removed to his present (1891) farm in 1884, and operates the same in company with his brother A.P.

He was united in marriage at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20, 1880, to Miss Mary I. DUNLAP, who was born at New Castle, PA, December 16, 1850. She is the daughter of William R. and Emily B. (PALMITER) DUNLAP, who were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, both of whom are deceased. The father died in Cincinnati in 1889, at the age of 68 years, and the mother died in 1876, aged 50 years.

Politically, our subject is a Republican, and is one of Harrison County's most worthy citizens. He has been Treasurer of the School Board, of Independent District, No. 3, and is Secretary of Mill Creek Farmer's Club.

A. Patterson MOORE, brother of our subject, is a native of Lawrence Co., PA, born July 18, 1858, and was reared to farm life and educated in common schools of the Keystone State, attending school one year at Edinboro. He has always devoted himself to farm life and came to Harrison County, Iowa, July, 1883, and located on a farm with his brother William, on section 28, where they own a quarter-section of most excellent land, and are engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He belongs to Harrison Lodge, No. 284, of the Knights of Pythias, at Dunlap.

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