William H. MooreBorn: May 5, 1852 in Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio1 W. H. Moore Dies At 91
W. H. Moore, near 92, Jasper county pioneer and a retired farmer, died shortly after noon today at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Robert F. Spearing of near Newton. Apparently in his usual health, Mr. Moore's death came unexpectedly. Surviving are three sons, Charles E., of Rochester, Minn., Curtis M., and William A., both of Newton, and three daughters, Mrs. (Minna) Spearing, Mrs. H. O. (Stella) Skow and Mrs. Bert (Dora) Kennedy of Newton. Since the death of Mrs. Moore in 1927, Mr. Moore had made his home with his children. He was a member of the Three Quarter Century club. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 21, 1944. __________Moore, William H.William H. Moore, a prosperous farmer residing on Section 9, Mound Prairie Township, was born in Richland County, Ohio, May 5, 1852, and became a resident of Jasper County in 1871. His parents were Jackson and Mina (Corson) Moore, natives of New York State. In 1869 the family came west and located at West Liberty, Muscatine County, this state. In 1871 they became residents of Jasper County. The parents are both deceased, the father dying in Jasper County, and the mother in Kansas. William H. started for himself when seventeen years of age, and worked out by the month for about six years, receiving from $8.00 to $20.00 per month. Mr. Moore is what may be termed a self-made man, having never received a dollar, other than the results of his own efforts. His first purchase of real estate was an 80-acre tract, part of his present farm. He now owns 160 acres, which is well improved. Augusta Baker became his wife October 29, 1874. She was a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Charles and Aurelia (Trimble) Baker. Ten children have been born to them: Charles Elzy, Lewis A., Mina A., Marlow Curtis, Frank Alonzo, Alva, Stella, Dora, William Allen, and Galen; the latter is deceased. Page 12 of Standard Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa, Huebinger Survey and Maps Publishing Company, Davenport, Iowa, 1901.
1. News article of 92st birthday celebration, Newton Daily News, May 7, 1943. |
Harriet Augusta (Baker) Moore
Born: January 17, 1854 in Hartford, Lickling Co., Ohio Moore Rites are HeldFuneral services for Mrs. William Moore, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Skiff Memorial Hospital, were held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Morgan Funeral home. Dr. G. C. Williams officiated and Mrs. Alfred Luck sang "Abide With me" and "Nearer My God To Thee," accompanied by Miss Pearl Sauerman. Pallbearers were L.S. Helphrey, James Callison, Louis Aillaud, Charles H. Decker, William Brock and R.E. Bond of Colfax. Burial was made at Metz Cemetery. Harriett Augusta Baker was born in Hartford, Ohio Jan 17, 1854, coming to Jasper county with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker, when a child. Her mother died when she was 12 years old. She lived for a time with her grandmother and then kept house for her father at the farm home near Metz. She was married to William Moore Oct 29, 1874, in Newton and moved to Metz where she with her husband lived in a log cabin, later moving to a farm near Colfax. She had lived in Newton since 1908. Oct 29, 1924, Mr. and Mrs. Moore celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, at which time all the children were home, including a son Alva Moore, of Minneapolis, Minn, who died the following January. Mrs. Moore was always happiest when her children were around her. Mrs. Moore had been in poor health for the last year but of late had been feeling better. Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock she was found in an unconscious condition at her home, 306 South Third avenue East, and taken at once to the Skiff memorial hospital where she died yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. A stroke of paralysis was the cause of her death. She is survived by her husband, William Moore, and five sons, Curtis, Allan, and Lon of Newton, Lewis of White Salmon, Wash., and Elsa of Rochester, Minn., three daughters, Mrs. Robert Spearing, Mrs. Bert Kennedy, and Mrs. Harry Skow, all of Newton. Two sons, Galen and Alva preceded her in death. She is also survived by one brother, Charles Baker of Oregon, one half brother, Alva Baker of Newton, one half sister, Mrs. Dora Wilson of Boulder, Colo., two nephews, Fred Baker of Oregon and Delpha Baker of Omaha, Neb., one niece, Margaret Baker of Newton and 22 grandchildren. The Daily News regrets that announcement of the funeral service was impossible yesterday because of lack of space. - Newton Daily News, 1927. |