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Chronological History 
 
 OF 
 
 William m^ Harriett Moora. 
 
 AND 
 
 THEIR RELATIVES AND DECENDENTS. 
 
 TOGETilCX WITH 
 
 An account of their travels from the time 
 
 they left England, with their 
 
 parents, until their 
 
 death. 
 
 ALSO A SKETCH OF 
 
 THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN. 
 
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 Published in tlie year 1904. by U. S. Moore. 
 
 Loraax, 111. 
 
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 AN EXPLANATION 
 
 Dear Relatives:- A few excuses and apolog-ies 
 may be in order. It has been very difficult to .steal 
 time from my farming duties, to work at the book: 
 which accounts for the many years I have been at 
 it; and in the limited odd times that I worked at it, 
 much of the work was done winter evening^s, I would 
 hurrj'- along- and have used abrevations and fig-ures 
 often, where full words would look better. 
 
 I set the type by hand, and printed it on a 
 small hand press, one pag^e^at a time; making- over 
 30 000 impressions and 7500 sheets to fold once. 
 
 Now, as you can plainly see, it is the work of 
 an ?unateur: I have never even been in a print shop 
 to see how the work is done, So I hope j'ou will all 
 overlook the faults and mistakes, and kindly appre 
 ciate the g^ood you find in it. 
 
 Sincerely Yours, 
 
 Vi; 
 
Introduction. 
 
 It is witli :i beleif tliat my efforts will be ap- 
 jireciated by most of tlie loved ones, especially 
 those (lirecilv iiite-ested, to place in book form 
 a narrative of the travels, and hardships of our 
 father and mother, And a record of their relati- 
 ves, and decendants. 
 
 As far as the cronology is concerned, it has 
 been attempted to make it as exact as the limit- 
 ed means of information in my possession would 
 allow; and discrepancies discovered must be cha- 
 rged, with all possible leniency, to the defective- 
 ness of unaided memory. 
 
 The author ijcrebv extends his heart v thanks 
 
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 to all those who hrtv,e assisted in anv wise, in' 
 the preparation of this book. May this record 
 help to hold in remcmberance,. all the loved ones, 
 
■wheather those tluit have gone to a better land, 
 or those that still ^'Cluster 'round our home.*' 
 
 Let us not be so al)Sorbed in our present dut- 
 ies as to forget those who were dear to us in our 
 childhood, many of ihein are in distant climes, 
 
 Write to them often, let them know that vou 
 love them yet, and hope to meet them all in a 
 Home where there is no mere parting. 
 
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 "They grew in beauty side by side; 
 
 They filled one home with glee. 
 Their graves are scatter'd far and wide, 
 
 By mount', and stream, and sea." 
 
THE OLD HOME, Built in the Summer 
 of 188^. Where father and mother died. 
 
William Moore. 
 
illiam Moore, The subioct of 
 
 this cluipter; \va? born in Northtiniptoii. North- 
 H'nntoi\ Couiitv Enu:'an<]. July the ]<lt]\ 1(S12. 
 
 His fathers name was Sanmell, and his motliers 
 name was Sarah (Bea'3h) Moore liis grandfathers 
 iia Tie w IS Jolm Moore, his ma'ernal grandparents 
 were George and Mary Ik^acli. He was next to 
 the oldest of twelve chiklern. 
 
 In 1^30. when he was eighteen years old, he 
 omigrated with his parents, to America, landing 
 in New York, after a long, tedions journey ac- 
 crost the ocean in ;, sailino- vessel. Tliev then 
 traveled by boat, up the Krie Cnnel, to (tica, 
 Oneida County. N. Y. 
 
 Arriving at Uiii-a. William soon found employ- 
 ment in the silk mills at that place, where he 
 worked for some time. But this kind of work 
 
did not lon^f suit this strong, burdv vonii:'- man, 
 lie longed to see more of this great country, to 
 which he had come for liberty, and to gaiu a 
 home of his own. he wished to trv his fortune 
 farther west. 
 
 Accordingly about two years after they settled in 
 IJtica, he determined to go as ftr west as Mich- 
 igan, and bidding liis parents, and brothers and 
 sisters, farewell, and taking an ax (which h(^(ar- 
 ried all the wav to Michio-an). and -a sjnaU bun- 
 die, started out on foot and a^one, and walked to 
 Dearborn, Wayne ..Countv, Michiii^an* ,./ jU> ' • 
 
 There he soon found work in a brick-yard, ut 
 eight dollars a. iiiortth. which was considered good 
 wages, but' oh account of his dexterity in mould- 
 ing bride, and his industrious hcibits. alwavs^do-' 
 ing'as much as lie con hi during woiking hours,' 
 and working to his. employers intrests, .,he Was 
 paid the^' highest wages, and found it easy to hold 
 u job, or obiaiii work at any time.,, lie used' to 
 say ''There IS always plenty of work for those 
 
tluit are willing to work honestly, and to their 
 employers intrest-."' 
 
 He worked in the brick-vard about one vear, 
 when he obtained work at better wages, loging, 
 and ha'iling logs to a saw-mill, for Captain 
 Howard, who owned and operated a large saw- 
 mill in Dearborn. 
 
 He rem.:iined with Captain Howard, for about 
 two ye ITS. working early and late, and in a' I 
 kinds of weather, He hauled Rail Koad ties (Voiu 
 the saw-mill. He hauled the first load of ties for 
 the Lake Shore & Michis^an Southern. R. R. thfu 
 being built across the state from Detroit to Lake 
 Michigan. 
 
 Ouring the three vears he has been in Michi- 
 gaa, he has save I enongh money to buy three 
 fourty acre pieces, of government land, near Pink- 
 ney, Livingston County, ^lichigan. where he aft- 
 erward made a home. 
 
 There was another nmn in Captain Howards, 
 employ, by the name of, John Bennett, who liv(s 
 
in one of liis houses near bv, and boarJs some 
 of his working men. ]\[r. Uennett, lias some love- 
 ly daughttTs, one especially, Miss, llattie. whom 
 William learns to love, and is loved by her in 
 return, for when he askes her to be his wile 
 he meets with no opposition from the niaid»Mi 
 lierself, or her parents, and the happy day is 
 named. We will leave him now, - in this blissful 
 state, - until his wedding day. And we wiH go 
 baok a!id see what has become of his jarenls 
 and the rest of the family. 
 
 His parents, after living in Utica, about four 
 years, moved to Syracuse, N. Y one Si)ring, 
 and the next Autumn, they moved from there io 
 Wayne County, Mich, where his father worked 
 for Captain Howard, for awhile, and then nia<io 
 a home on one of the fourty acre pieces of land 
 William had bought and built a log house there- 
 on for him. where he lived until he died, in 1862. 
 
 He was a small man, and alwavs walked with 
 i* cane. Williams niother, was a large woffam 
 
dark complected, and rather loud epokeii. she 
 died iQ 1860. 
 
 Of his brothers and sisters, Marv, was the old-.- 
 est. She was married in England, to a man hy 
 the name of Lake. They came to America about 
 tvventv vears after her parents did and settled at 
 Uiica, N. Y. Tliey hal some children, one girl 
 wa3 born in 1825. TiiAt is about all the. infornia- 
 atioii we have been able to gain of them. 
 
 Lydia; (the sister next younger than William.) 
 died in Uuca, about six months after they came 
 there. 
 
 Another sister, Martha was married in Utica. 
 to Jacob S. Roe. a widower, who had a family of 
 four children, two boys of them are now living in 
 California. She came to Michgan, with her husb- 
 and, before her parents, and after a time thty 
 moved to Wisconsin, where they lived about 
 twelve years. Then in 1819, they went by .waggon 
 train, overland, to California and settled in 
 Stanishlaw County, on a farm, he died in 18G0. 
 
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 and Martha died in 18GG. One child, a girl, was 
 born to them in Utica, N. Y. she now lives in 
 California. 
 
 Hannah, the youngest sister, was married in 
 Michigan to John Fowler two children were born 
 to them. Hannah died in Livingston County, 
 Michigm. when about thirty years old. 
 
 John, mirried a Miss. Doratha Van Blarican. 
 one boy and one girl were born to them. The 
 boy died in July 1657. The girl, Lydia Ann,- 
 married a man in N. Y. John died in Michigan. 
 Djratha afterward lived in An Arbor, ^lich. 
 
 THOMA.S Moore, wa^ married in N. Y. He 
 went from there to Iowa, and from there to 
 Minnesota, where he lived for a time, and moved 
 to California, and from there to Yakima, Yakima 
 County, Washington, where he died. They had 
 three sons and three daughters, Charles, George, 
 and William. Marv, who married Charles Sher- 
 wood, ill Minnesota. Hulda, who married a Mr. 
 Copps. and lives at North Yakima, Washington. 
 
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 The oilier tlanghter's name we do not know. 
 
 SiMUELL Moore, dieJ in ^Lichi^an, when 
 about eighteen years old. After about three days 
 sickness. 
 
 George Moore, was born in 1835. lie traveled 
 from Michigan, to Colusa County California, in 
 the spring of 1S50, by overland waggon train. 
 Came back to Michigan, in full of '50 remained 
 there until spring of '59, when he went back to 
 California. Then in 1SS2, he ca'ne to Illinois 
 and stopad with his brothers William and Beacli 
 for awhile, th?n went on to Michigan, and back 
 to California in the spring of '83. and returned 
 to Illinois in the spring of '96. And in the fall 
 of 1899, he bought a little place near Angus' a, 
 DdS Moines Connty, Iowa, where he now lives. 
 He has never married. 
 
 Beach Moore, was born Julv, 8th. 1828. He 
 came from Michigan to Henderson County, Illi- 
 nois, in March. 1853. In 1859, he was married 
 to Mrs. Amelia Crane, a dan^hter cf John >jnd 
 
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 Teinperjiiice Curts. She died Dec. 28 th. ISTG. 
 No children being born to tliem. Since tlien lie 
 
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 has married Miss. Alice Tiaii.er. They live on 
 his old homestead, two miles South of Carman, 
 Illinois. In 18G0 he was in the Eockv Mount- 
 ains engaged ui mining and logirg. jje made the 
 trip with an Ox team along with a train of em- 
 igrants. He spent one year at Chippewa Falls, 
 Wisconsin. In the pinery. 
 
 Joseph Moore, the youngest that was born in 
 England, died while crossing the Ocean, and was 
 hurried at sea about three weeks sailing from 
 New York. 
 
 Another child was born to them after they 
 settled in i\Iichigan, a boy, whom they also 
 named Joseph. He started from AVavne Indiana, 
 for California, in 1819, with an emigrant train, 
 aoross the plains. And although the train wus 
 heard from several times, it is not known wheth- 
 er he ever reached California or not. He never 
 was heard from after he started. 
 
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Ilan'ittt (Bennett) Moore. 
 
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 Harriett Bennett, was bom at ipswich, 
 
 Suffolk County, England. On the 11th. of Dec- 
 ember. 1810. When a little girl, slie lived with 
 her Uncle Charles Bennett. He tauo-ht her the 
 letters of the alphabet, and was very fond of her. 
 Finely he moved to Louden, and died there with 
 tlie small -pox. 
 
 Harriet went to school and learned very fast, 
 her Sunday-school teacher gave her a pair of scis- 
 sors for learning to platt straw. She also went to 
 a knitting school for the benefit of the poor, 
 where she learned to do all kinds of knitting 
 she could knit very ranidlv. 
 
 Harriett was eleven veiirs old when slie left 
 England with her parents for America. They 
 drove from home to Louden -sixty miles- in a 
 waggon. Then had to wait three days for a ship 
 to sail. 
 While waiting there, some people wanted to get 
 
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 Iliirriutt, to keep. They offered a large sum of 
 money for her, but her parents would not part 
 with her. 
 
 Thev went on board the shin, the 14 th, dav of 
 May. 1830. And was six weeks and three days 
 crossing the ocean, tlie first three days were fine 
 weather. There were two bad s'orms during the 
 Tovage across the ocean. 
 
 They landed at Qubec, June, 28. And the 
 Cholera, was raging there, and the ship was not 
 allowed to land for three davs. When it did 
 land, they took a boat and went to Montreal 1, 
 and cholera was also raging there. They tried to 
 rent an empty house there was there, but was 
 told that three families had died in that house 
 from cholera. So they bought cloth and made a 
 tent, and lived in it six weeks, on the bank of 
 a canal. Dnring which time as many as five hun- 
 dred had died from cholera in one day. 
 
 This was in June and Jnlv, a'ld it was so hot 
 that the girls necks and arms blistered in the 
 
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 sun. They wore low-neck, and short sleeve dress- 
 es then. 
 
 On August, 17 th, 1830. They left Montreall, 
 by boat for Hamilton, Wentworth County Ontario. 
 AVhile on the wav, their little son \Vm. Henrv. 
 died. Age, about two years. The boat stoped at 
 Kingston, long anough for them to carry him 
 on shore, and get some one to burry him. 
 
 On arriving at Hamilton, they, witli several 
 other families, rented a large barn and staid there 
 all together, till they could find a place to live. 
 
 While they were staying in the barn, a man 
 by the name of Flocks, a german. Came and hir- 
 ed Harriett, to go and take care of their baby. 
 And while she was there, her parents moved 
 away, and she did not know anything about them 
 for eight months, when her father came after 
 her, and she walked home with him, twenty miles 
 away, to a place in Canada, about five miles from 
 Hamilton. After a time she went back to Flocks 
 and worked for them one jear. 
 
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 Harriett tl.en went with her parents to Cluit- 
 hcim, Buthwell Countv, Ontario. Where she was 
 working when an incident happened that she has 
 often related. 
 
 There weie a great many Indians there, ai.d 
 one day a squaw came to the house, with her 
 papoose hanging on her back, tied to a beard. 
 She sat it down outside, and came in the house, 
 and while she was talking, an old sow came and 
 got the papoose, and d raged it under an old 
 liouse. The squaw ran screaming back to the 
 Innian village and told the other Indians. And 
 they came and shot the old sow with their bows 
 till she was full of arrows. 
 
 Harriett next moved with her parents, to 
 Sandwich, Essex County, Ontario. Where she 
 worked at a hotel, for some time. 
 
 From there her parents moved around from 
 place to place, until they came to Deaborn, 
 Wayne County, Michigan. Where her father work- 
 ed for Captain Howard, And lived in -one of his 
 
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 houses and boarded some of the men who work- 
 ed in the saw-mill. Harriett being at home at 
 this time, she became acqiMinted with AVilliam 
 Moore, whom she favored until he was encourag- 
 ed to ask her to be his wife. And as their love 
 was mutual, she granted his request. Though 
 there were others who sought earnostlv to win 
 I'.er. She is very hapj)y now, and we will leave 
 her now, to prepare for the wedding, while we 
 go back to England, and trace her parents. 
 
 Her father, JOHX T^ENNETT. was born at 
 
 Uppinohal, England, ^^a.rch, 14 th. and 
 
 was christened there in the Methodist Church. 
 
 He had three brothers, Charles. James, and 
 Samuell. Charles died in I.onden, before John 
 came to America. Jauics died about the time 
 John settled in Michigan. An<l Samuel lived a 
 few years more. He had a soji Samuel, who cor- 
 responded with his Uncle John, for several years. 
 
 John Bennett's parents died before he came to 
 
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 America John Bennett, and Mary Ann Brown, 
 vras married in 1813. She was born at Ipswich, 
 Eiiiriand, on Easter Sundav, 1*95. And uas 
 christened there at llie Bapist Church. 
 
 The writer was told that she was one of twen- 
 ty brothers and sisters ? who all grew up and 
 were married. But of the history of ihe others 
 wo know nothing. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Bennett lived at Ipswich, for a 
 time !\Irs Bennett taught school there one year. 
 
 They were the parents of nine children, as 
 follows. Eliza, Mary Ann, Isabell, Harriett, 
 jveziah, Elijah, James, Elizabeth, and William 
 Henry. 
 
 Eliz-Y Bennett, was eighteen years old when 
 she came with her parents to America. She ran 
 away from home while they were living in a tent 
 across from ^donlreah She may have went back 
 to England in a ship that sailed abont that time 
 wiih a young man with whom she became nc- 
 qnaiuted. She was born at Ipswich; England. 
 
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 Mary Ann Bennett, was born at I}»swicl), 
 England. She came to America with her parents 
 and was married to Edmond Kirkham. And 
 settled at New Haven, Micliigan. 
 
 ^Fary Ann Kirkham died Augnst 28 th. 1892. 
 and her husband, Elmond Kirkham, died Dec- 
 emb9r 11 th, 1893. Tliey were the parents of 
 nine children as follows. Enieline, Adaline, Ada, 
 Almira, Miranda, Ardilhi. Sally, Giles, and Malon. 
 
 Emeline Kirkham was married to Ted Cod- 
 dington. Their four children are Mary, John, 
 William, and Isaac. Mary; was married to a Mr. 
 Finn, who died soon after. John; married a Miss 
 Door, and has two children. They live at Genoa, 
 Michigan, near Crooked Lake, on a farm. AVill- 
 iam died in infancy. Isaac is still unmarried and 
 lives in Howell ^lichigan, with his mother, who 
 has parted from her husband. 
 
 Adaline Kirkham was married to Josiali 
 Remington. Misfortune follewed them and he 
 broke a leg, They finaly parted, and he married 
 
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 II gain, and has one child. Adaliiie died July, 30, 
 1889. after a long sickness, and much suffering. 
 They had four children, Li 11 is, Betsy, A 1 vena, 
 and Jesse. Lillis was married to a Mr. Green, 
 he worked in a .-aw mill, and ab)ut a year after 
 they were married liis leg was broken, and he 
 has ahvavs to walk with crutches. Since then he 
 has been night wa'ch in the mill. They have 
 two chiklren. Betsy was married to a Mr Cory. 
 They are now living at Mt Clements, Michigan, 
 they have two children. Alvena died when 
 quite young. 
 
 Ad\ KniKHAM was married to Daniel Suth- 
 erland October 20 th 1867. He was a soldier in 
 the Cival war, he enlisted in 1862, and served 
 three years in the 22 nd, Michigan Volinteer In- 
 fantry. Company F. was discharged in 1865. they 
 have lived in Macomb County, Michigan, ever 
 since. Eight children were born to them, as fol- 
 lows, Bertie, Frank, Eben, Ella, Lantie, Henry, 
 ^Carriehattie, and Archie. 
 
Id 
 
 Bertie was born September 13 th 18G8. he mar- 
 ried ]\lalissia Dennett, December 4 th 1890. they 
 h'd'l three children, Chiiid, born Jan. 18 th 1892, 
 Floyd, born Jan. 23 rd 1804. died Nov. 23 1898. 
 Claton, born June 22 1896. Bertie and Malissia 
 died within a few days of each other Malissia Aug. 
 11th, and Bertie Aug. 18 th 1896. The two re- 
 niainig children, Claud and Claton, are living 
 Avith their mothers sister, Mrs. Lewis Myers, at 
 Mead, Michigan. 
 
 Frank was born Jan. 20. and ditd when nine 
 days old. Eben was born S( p. 5, 1871. and died 
 Jan. 10 1884. Henry was born April 3rd 1877, 
 and died Sep. 25 th 1884. Carriehattie was born 
 Aug. 30 1879, and died Sep. 7 1882. Out of the 
 eight children only two are living. Lant was 
 born July 11 1875, .^md Archie wr.s born Jan. 
 16 1882. and are living at New Haven, Mich. 
 
 Al:^!IKA KiiiKHAM married a Mr. Fox, he 
 worked in a furnace in Detroit. He is now dead 
 
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 Their children are Albeit, Eliza, Arcliie, and 
 others. 
 
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 Miranda Kirkham died in infancy, 
 
 Akdilla Kirkham was married to Henry 
 Chapman. Their children are, Edward, ^linnie, 
 and William. Edward m irried Miss. Zenobia 
 Elv. Thev had one child, Max. who died in Dec. 
 1899, and the mother died the following Antnmn 
 of grief for her child. Minnie married a Mr. 
 Corkins, and now lives in Detroit, Michigan. 
 They have one child. William is still unmarri- 
 ed, and lives in Howell, Mich. 
 
 Sally Kirkham and John F. Lowe, were 
 married June 2nd, 1867, in ^lacomb County, 
 Mich. They moved from there to Marrion, Liv- 
 ingston Co. Mich, in Sep. 1878, to care for their 
 grandfather, John Bennett, who lived at that 
 time in a log house, on sixteen acres of land 
 joining Henry Batrams. 
 
 Grandmother Bennett died two years previous, 
 October, 11 th. 1876. Age eighty-one years. 
 
 Grandfather, John Bennett, died July, 26 1881. 
 
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 Mr and Mrs. Lowe have lived on the old place, 
 in the same old log honse, ever since They have 
 eight children as follows, 
 
 Alice Viola, born Mar. 4 th, 1868. 
 
 Lucinda Melina, »hine, 23 rd, 1872. 
 
 Charles Clarkson, July, 26 th, 1875. 
 
 John Edwin, December, 23 rd, 1878. 
 
 Eva Olivia. June, 27 th, 1882. 
 
 Mary Louisa, June, 26 th, 1884. 
 
 Hattie Ruth, August, 12 th, 1886. 
 
 Floyd William, April, 13 th, 1889. 
 Sally Kirkham was born September, 5 th, 1850. 
 
 Giles Kirkham lives in Washington, Mich- 
 igan, and is married. 
 
 Malon Kirkham, is married, and lives in 
 New Haven, Mich, on the old place. 
 
 IsABELL Bennett, died in England. 
 
 Keziah Bennett, was born at Bustles, Eng- 
 land. August, 13, 1822. She came with her par- 
 ents to America, and was married June, 10, 1839 
 to William Love, at Marrion, Michigan, where 
 
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 they always lived. Her husband, \Vm. Love, died 
 Oct." \2, 18G6. after that she resided on the old 
 homestead, now owned by her .son, Frank, ...miti I 
 her death.- Oct, 3, 1890. The.fQlloiving is an ex- 
 tract from a letter written at thati.|ime. 
 
 Howell, Mich. Oct. 6, 1S90. 
 
 Dear Aunt H^irriett: — It is with sorrow that 
 I write to let you know of my Dear Icind mothers 
 death. After one year of pain and sufrering-, six 
 months of which, was spent in .bed, she died the 3rd 
 of this month 2:30 o clock AM. Twenty- four years 
 since my father died. She prayed to die, that she 
 mig-ht be out of pain. Sun lay she was laid away to 
 rest. Her text:was Malt. 11. - 2S 29. Ht?r death was 
 caused b}' a malig-nant tumerous cancea 
 
 Yours in sorrow. Good bye. 
 
 Charlott Love. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Love, were the parents of ten 
 children as follows, Mary, Emma, Eliza, Ellen, 
 Amanda, Charlotte , Frank, Kose, Lydia, and Nora. 
 
 Mary Lote was born March, 9, 1840. She 
 was married to Benjaman Matties May, 21, 1858. 
 
 Their' four childsen are, Lavina Annettie, born 
 March, 8, 1859, She was married Feb, 17, 1878. 
 to Lewis N. Spice. They live in Cheetah, Mich. 
 
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 Wm. Arron, was born Sep. 3, 1861. He was 
 scalded to death, May, 17, 1863, Orra Millie 
 was borti March, 5, 1864:, 8he was married to 
 Lewis C Marr. May, 21, 1882. They in Lafayette? 
 Gratiot County. Mich. Marv Kezah, was born 
 on the 4th. of Nov. 1875. and was married. 
 on the 4 th of Nov. 1895. to Claud B. Dean 
 They live in Oak Grove, Michigan. 
 
 Emma Love was born Feb, 28, 1842, She was 
 married to Daniel T. Wallace, Nov. 13, 1861 
 They went to Austin, Nevada, where they lived 
 for twenty-fi'^e years, then they sold their lands 
 there and bought in California, at Bishop, Inyo 
 County, where they now reside. The chronology 
 of their four children, are given as follows: 
 
 DelU Theresa.— l^orn C>cf. 10, 1862. Was mar- 
 ried Nov. 10. 1S^7. to Samuel E. Mclntire. Thev 
 live at Austin, Nevada, and have three children 
 as follows: Wallace B — born April 30, 1889. 
 Lesley R.~ June, 29, 1894. Gladys L.— May, 
 2, 1901. 
 
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 ArthukE. Wallace, — was born Dec. 18, 
 1865. lie married Mattie Watson, Aug. 14, 1901. 
 Thej live at (xenoa, Nevada. They, hava no chil- 
 dren. 
 
 George Love Wallace, — was born April, 
 
 ii6, 1873. He marriad Lulu Hampton April, 24, 
 1895. Their three childieu are Roy E. — born 
 Mar, 23, 1896. Arthur G.-^ born June, 1, 1898. 
 Luella, — born the 4 th of July, 1900. 
 
 Emma Kezeam Wallace, was born September 
 10, 1876. 
 
 Eliza Love. Was born on the 19 th of Mar. 
 1844. She was united m marriage Nov. 19, 1863 
 to Sheriden Drew. They Jive in Marrion Mich- 
 igan, They have five children as follows: 
 
 Byron G. Dkew born Aug, 14, 1864. He died 
 Sep, 10, 1865. Eula M. Drew was born Mar. 
 21, 1866. Slie grew to womanhood and became a 
 very successful school teacher. She was married 
 to Willard Hoyt, Sep. 19, 1901. when they both 
 attended, and graduatad from the sciiools at 
 
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 YpsUanti, Mich, thig being the secoml time for 
 her^ this uiuie she obtuiued the degree of B. -P. i>. 
 They are uow teaching in Uhicago llJ. 
 
 Haky N, Duew, wua boru Nov. 20, 1867. and 
 was also a teacher. She waa married to Fredrick 
 t'lieli^s, on the 15 ih, of x\ugusr. IShe is now 
 parced from her liusbijiiid, and lives ueav Howell, 
 Mich. Gak^ie Drew, was bom jSe\>. 5, 1871. 
 and died July, 1, 1873. 
 
 Aimiutt Phew, born Feo. 20, 1874. He was 
 mari'ied Apr 3,, lUOl. to his second cousin, Louisa 
 Marlow. They live near Howell, Mich, 
 
 JIllen L)VEj was born . uiy, 20, 184?^. She was 
 married to 3tose^T. i^}ons, jiar. 30, 1870, They 
 ii^ve no cliildren of their own. but have adopted 
 a koy, 1 hey Jive near Howell. Mich. 
 
 Amanda Love was born Vet. 3, 1850. feiji^ 
 was married Jan. 22, 1J?72. \o Moses Thomas 
 they live near Howell, Mi^i. They ^re the par-' 
 ente of four children ^8 follows: BLAjjtCJiE 
 TflOMAfl born \Nov, 1872. Sh<^ wii§ m^vm4 U) 
 
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 Thomas Hainmond Dee. 3, 1899. They are now 
 living at Owosso, Mich Their child, Francis was 
 born N^ov. 16, !900 Bh:ktha Thomxs was born 
 Aug. 3, 1876. and was married to Alten Baling 
 Mar 25, 1^68, They live at Howell, Michigan. 
 Caua Thomas was born Oct. 4, 1880. Clyde 
 Thomas was born Nov. 22, 1883. 
 
 Charlotte Love, was born Feb. 3, 1854. she 
 lives at the old home with her brother, F'rank. 
 
 Fraxk Love, was born Feb, 12, 1857. He is 
 not married, He lives ou the old homestead near 
 Howell, Michigan. 
 
 Rosa Love was born April, 29, 1859. She 
 was married to James Kirkham, (a nephew of 
 Edmund Kirkham, who married Mary A. Bennett) 
 their only child, Ira, was born Oct. 4, 1880. 
 Rosa died -Mar, 3, 1895. i >ir^ , v 
 
 Lydia Love was born in June, 1861. and 
 died in July, same year. 
 
 Nora Love was born Nov. 19, 1862. and 
 died Sep._12> 1865. : .: ■ :i^ .t. -..[<-.. .: i '^^ 
 
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 ELIJAH BENNETT. Was born in England, 
 He died soon after they landed in America, when 
 quite young. 
 
 JAMES BENNETT, Was born and died in 
 (.'an a- 1 a 
 
 ELIZABETH BENNETT. Was born in Can- 
 ada. She came to Michigan with her parents, and 
 was married Aug. lb, 1851. to Henry Halrani, 
 who died April, 10, 18^7, age 63 years. Their 
 1 wo children are William antl Mary. William was 
 born July, 20, 1852. He died June, 11, 1876. 
 from the etfects of meastls. 
 
 Maky Hatha m was born Nov. 1, 1857. She 
 ^was married to Charles Marlow, Nov. 14, 1878. 
 They live near Howell Mich. Their only child, 
 Louisa, was born June, 27, 1882. Slie was given 
 a good education, after which she taught school 
 for a time, and was married April, 3, 1901. to 
 her second cousin, Arthur Drew. They have one 
 child, a boy, born Dec. 7, 1903. 
 
M 
 
 William Moore, and Harriett Bennett 
 
 were married on the eighth day of ^^ay, 1838. at 
 the brides parents, near Dearborn. Michigan, by 
 a Justice of the Peace. 
 
 About a week after they were married, they 
 moved into their new hpme: a double log house 
 12x24 feet, divided into two rooms, with a large 
 chimney in the center and a fire-place on each 
 side, making one in each room. 
 
 William had built this house before they were 
 married on the land he had previously bought, 
 about two miles from Pinkney, Liviqgston County, 
 Michigan. 
 
 He made most of their furniture in a rude 
 way, for it had taken most of his money to pay 
 for his land, and build a home, and furnish it. 
 
 They did not have things very grand,, did not 
 dress very stylish, or set a very expensive, table. 
 For at that time flour cost them eight dollars a 
 barrel. Calico twenty-five to fifty cents a yard, and 
 
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 a spool of thread cost eighteen cents, and other 
 th ngs in proportion, wages aiid price of grain 
 and stock, was very low. So they must be con- 
 tented with the plain ntcessaries of life. And it 
 will be seen that their progr ss to fortune must 
 be very slow. 
 
 But William spent no idle time, he began to 
 till the ground, i^et stock om the place, and im- 
 prove his farm and liome, often working during 
 the day for wages, and doing a great deal of work 
 at home mornings and evenings. 
 
 On March 30, 1840. their first child was born, 
 they are now comfort'y fixed in their new home 
 and \ illiam is preparing to build a large barn, 
 there was a hir^e Tamrac swiunp on his land, in 
 which stood the most beantilul trees lor hewing 
 into square timbers, or for sawing into lumber, 
 and there he conld have been found working ear- 
 ly and late, getting out timbers and logs, 
 
32 
 
 One n'ght he had worked later than usual aiid 
 on his wav home, he met a black bear in the 
 paih, which did not want to turn aside for him, 
 he hild no weai'oijs with liim except a heavy 
 four-tined fork, this he presented, tines formost, 
 and the bear, not liking such effrontry, turned 
 and skulked off into tiie woods. William then 
 preceded on his way home. 
 
 The barn when completed was 40 X 60 fee;* 
 with a very h' avy sLone foundation, and a large 
 under-ground stable. The barn had large mows 
 in either end in which he placed his wheat, and 
 threshed it with a flail, on the barn floor Often 
 in the long winter evenings, after doing a liard 
 davs work, he wi nld go out into thi- barn and 
 pound out wheat. 
 
 He also built two la^ge cattle sheds 12X50 
 feet each. They tlien {)urchased another piece of 
 land containiig eighty acres. This was timber 
 land iu wluit was called white oak openings and 
 
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3a 
 
 was not hard to clear up All the land there was 
 more or less stonv, so that the stone had to be 
 gathered up and hauled otf the farming land. 
 
 William is now making preparations for build- 
 ing a new house, and we will again find him a- 
 mong the Tamrac trees, clioping. iiewing, or haul- 
 ing logs to the saw mill to be cut into lumber 
 for the new house Ue had raved and shaved 
 enough shingles from red oak, to shingle the 
 house, and hud laid them awav to season, and 
 when h- cane to use ihun they were so hard he 
 had to bore a tiny hole for each nail. 
 
 He cut one tamrac tree that made one plate 
 for the house 36 feet lorig, 6x(j. one studing 20 
 feet long. 4x4. mik! one ijifui- 14 h et long 2x4 
 making 70 feet from one tree. > 
 
 The size of the house was 24 x 36 feet. He got 
 out all the timbers, framed the building, and 
 completed the house, all with his own hands 
 They worked a farm one year for Stansbury, 
 
oi 
 
 who lived at Piakney. William used to do lots 
 of work for him, also for Dr. Staiisbury. He also 
 wo'rked a great deal tor Mr. Kirtland, who own- 
 ed and operated a tiouriiig iiiill in Pinkney, do- 
 ing carpenter work about the mill. 
 
 Giandfather and grandmother Moore, and 
 grandfather and grandmother Bennett, lived not 
 many miles apart, and the older children used 
 to go often to see tliem where they lived in their 
 log houses, on tiieii' little farms. 
 
 About the spring^of 1849 they moved into tlieir 
 new house, and lived there that summer, and the 
 next winter they sold the farm. 
 
 And in the spring of I80O, thev packed their 
 househohl g»io«]'!' iiiTd iwn heavv wagons, and 
 with their family of tive ciiildren, started for the 
 ''far \ve!;t'\ 
 
 They traveled west to Chicago, and from there 
 across the state of Illinois, a-id cossed the Mis^ 
 sissippi river at Keokeok, into the Territory of 
 
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 Iowa, and traveled as far as leva City, and came 
 back and recrossed the Mississippi river at "Day- 
 enport and Rock Island, and traveled South East 
 into Henry Co. Illinois, and bought a piece of 
 Goverment land lying about 12 miles North of 
 Wethersfiell, 
 
 Here tboy built a small log house, and had 
 lived in it but a few days, when it caught fire 
 and br.rned down, together with most of the 
 household goods and some money. 
 
 A few days before they moved into the house 
 a girl — Sarah J. — was born, and the moth- 
 er and child being so exposed in taking them 
 from the burnins: house caused the death of the 
 child a few days after. 
 
 They went to work and built tinother house 
 and moved into it before winter set in. 
 
 Late in the Autum of 1S51. they with four of 
 the children, went, by wagon, back to the old 
 home in Michigan, to visit their parents and 
 
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 relative?, c^ettii ir back to Henry Co. sorjietime in 
 the following Winter. 
 
 In tlie Sun:>mer of 1832, tliey sold out again 
 and loaded all they Lad into one 'vvagon, and 
 started in search of a more suitable locaiion for 
 a home. 
 
 They traveled South west and crossed the Mis 
 sissippi river at Burlington, Iowa, and went a- 
 cross the corner of Iowa, down into Missouri 
 about fiftv miles, then tu.-ned and traveled North 
 west to Charidon, Iowa Not liking the country 
 there, they turned back East, and crossed the 
 Mississippi river again, at Fort Madison, Iowa. 
 and ttaveled up the river to McQueen's Mill, 
 Henderson County, Illinois. Arriving there Aug. 
 the 9th. 183i. 
 
 On the 3ist of March, 1853. William, and his 
 brother Beach, walked to Quincy Illinois, a dis- 
 tance of 67 miles, William making the trip in 
 one day, and was at the Land Office the next 
 
Oi 
 
 morning, and bought a tract of land that lay 
 under ^Military Land Warrant, No. 22418. in the 
 name of William Garner, and located in section 
 six, in Township eight north, of range five west. 
 Henderson Ccunty, Illinois 
 
 William ha I just money enough to pay for the 
 land, and buy a co.v and a barrel of flour, then 
 he had to hustle to make a living for a large 
 family, which made it very difficult to get the 
 farm in cultivation, and improved. 
 
 lie had to work fur very low wages, the first 
 two years he only received fifty cents a day, ex- 
 cept in harvest tim3, when he was paid seventy- 
 five cents a day, he being an excellent hand at 
 swinging the cradle, and scythe. 
 
 William was very expert at hewing timbers, 
 and was employed at this work two winters in 
 the Wisconsin pine regions, bringing a raft of 
 logs and timb.^rs, each spring, down the Missis- 
 sippi river to Shokokon, for Horatio Curts. who 
 owned a Lumber- vard there. 
 
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 lie done considerable work fur Fred Curts, 
 who lived one mile north of home, and for Joe 
 Kirby, one mile south. AIsj for John Cooper, 
 who lived three miles awav. lie built several 
 buildings fur them. 
 
 Meantime, he. and the boys, improved the farm 
 a3 fast as they could, until the Cival War broke 
 out, when the three older boys enlisted in the 
 service of the Union, and he was compelled to 
 b? at hom3 more closdv, urUil the close of the 
 war, then some of the boys worked the farm on 
 shares. 
 
 In 1866 he made a trip overland, by wagon, 
 down across Missouri, and Arkansas, and out in 
 Texas Coming back across the Indian Teritory, 
 and Missouri. 
 
 In 1871: he bouglit a small farm of fifty-five 
 acres, then owned by Oliver Lyons, giving a 
 mortgage on both farms to secure the debt, and 
 a few years after, he sold forty acres off the east 
 side of the home place, to G. W. Chandler. 
 
39 
 
 The house they liad been living in for many 
 years, Avas getting very old and shakily, and it 
 became necessary to have a new house, so in tlie 
 Summer of 1882, he built a two story house, 
 Jc8x30 feet square, (see Illustration) which cost 
 consi'J'erable, and together with the other debts, 
 and expenses, left a laige indebtedness on tlie 
 farm, which woul 1 take mmy years to pay. 
 
 He was then getting old, and after so many 
 years of hardships, and hard labor, he could not 
 stand exposure like he used to, and while work- 
 ing on the farm one day, the weather became 
 suddenly cold and stormy, and he took a severe 
 cold which resulted in inllamation of the blad- 
 der, from which he suffered greatly. So much so 
 that toward the last he prayed earnestly for death 
 to come and releive him of his pain. 
 
 Doctors were employed, but none of them could 
 do him any permenent good, and on June the 
 3rd 18SG. he was releived of his suffering by 
 
40 
 
 deatli. He Avas laid to rest on the oM homestead 
 where lie had labored so muny years, by his own 
 request, on a beautiful spot selected by himself, 
 which is now Licely fenced and well cared for, 
 and the flowers he loved blooirait? profusely there. 
 A large monument stands by liis grave with his 
 profile deeply cut in the marble on one side and 
 a Bible, his guide through life, lying on top. 
 
 Below his profile, is inscribed, a verse of his 
 own selection, as follows: 
 
 It IS paiip aipi 5uff«r!ipg, I h'lh etpSure, 
 
 J tcieo pi7>^5lcia2s> coulS recclVe 170 cure. 
 
 M.i last otp Jesus i^anpc J call, 
 
 Me canpe aipi put aip ei^i to all; 
 
 M\^ eartl^^ sufferiip^s Ipare beloW, 
 
 J saio dear liorh J anp rea^v| to ^o. 
 ,,. Me tcol^ npe lip I7I5 arnps of loVc. 
 . 00 oWcll Witlj Ipinp iip IjeaVe? aboVe. . - 
 
 tl- if F 1- 
 
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 A Tribute to Father. 
 
 William Moore: was a man small in stature, 
 and had a very strong constitution, and worked 
 very hard all his life. He was honest and honor- 
 able, in all his dealings with his fellow-men. His 
 schooling was very limited, but he had a good 
 store of common sense, and reasoning faculties. 
 He was a fair singer, and loved to play the 
 Harp. Ho used to sing a great deal when at work. 
 The Psalms, and Watt's hymns was his favorite 
 sacred music. 
 
 He did not beleive in monopolies, trusts, unions, 
 lodges, or sects. Politically, he was always a rep- 
 ublican. A naturalized citizen. Was very fond of 
 hunting with the rifle. 
 
 He wa3 alw.iys very solicitous for the welfare 
 of his children, helping them all he could, and 
 
43 
 
 more than he was able. Do not let us say, that 
 father never helped us, he deneied himself of many 
 comforts to help us along, he worked very hard, 
 much harder than any of us ever have, to provide 
 a home for U5; 
 
 'Spite of hail and driving' rain, 
 Storming- on the window pain; 
 
 While the wind its fury lent, 
 Forth to duties call he went, 
 
 With the vision in his mind, 
 Of the home he leaves behind. 
 
 Noble is the common task, 
 Hig-her work need no man aski 
 
 Whether skies were blue or g"ray, 
 He persued his tranquil way, 
 
 With new hopes and cheerful tread, 
 In his quest for daily bread. 
 
 Many times he would be up in the morning, 
 and gone, before daylight, perhaps several miles 
 away, to do a days work. And would often walk 
 home again at night, to do some little chore to 
 improve the home surroundings. He practised a 
 
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 great deal of cconoiny, and selfdenial, in order to 
 lay up something for "a rainy day". He had to 
 struggle against the "driiw-backs" of a new coun- 
 try. And, working under unfavorable conditions, 
 and adverse circumstances, he succeeded well. 
 
 Let us all think kindly of father, 
 
 For he was kind to us; 
 He soug-ht to lead us safely 
 
 Our life's brief pathway through; 
 He cared for us and loved us, 
 
 He tried to save us pain, 
 He g-ave us kindly counsel- 
 
 I hope not all in vain. 
 
4i 
 
 Mother. 
 
 A\ hen mother was married, of course she gave 
 up her maiden name, and girlish pleasures, and 
 entered at once upon the duties of life. She work- 
 ed hard from the first, economizing and saveing 
 in every way she could to help along in the strug- 
 gle for bread. She had none of the luxuries that 
 goes to make life pleasent, she could never think 
 of spending money for an\ thing that was not a 
 necessity. She often staid up late at night knit- 
 ting or mending for some member of the family, 
 or k litting for some one else for the few pennies 
 there was to be made by it. 
 
 We cannot realize what our mother has done 
 for us in the past; the hard labor, the self de- 
 nial, the anxious watching, the good examples 
 and advise given us. IIo.w she tried to keep us 
 
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 from going astiay, and to keep ua ever in the 
 "straight and narrow way" that leads to heaven; 
 and if any of us miss the pearly gates, it will 
 not be from any lack of her duty. 
 
 Alas! how little did we appreciate our mothers 
 love; How heedless were we in youth of all her 
 anxious tenderness while living! But when she 
 is dead and gone, how hard it is to find true 
 sympathy, how few will befriend us in misfort- 
 une, then it is that we miss and think of the 
 
 mother we have lost. 
 
 If you have a gray-haired mother 
 
 In the old home far away. 
 Sit down and write the letter 
 
 You put off day by day. 
 Don't w_tit until her tired steps 
 
 Reach heaven's pearl}- g: te- 
 But show her that 3'ou think of her 
 
 Before it is too late. 
 
 While father was suffering so much with that 
 painful bladder trouble, mother had so much 
 work to do, and anxious care and 'watching, until 
 
4G 
 
 father died. Then her life was very lonelv; She 
 and father had been companions for forty- eight 
 years, and although she had the same old home 
 and enough to live comfortably, she felt lonely 
 without him. Her children were all married but 
 one, with whom she lived till Sep. 12. 1892. She 
 went, with her son, (Ulysses) to Nebraska, where 
 she visited among her children, at ditferent places, 
 for three months, arriving home on her seventy- 
 third birthday. ^ 
 
 About Dec. 20. 1891. she went to Marseilles, 
 Illinois, to visit her son Frank, where she stay- 
 ed about two months. 
 
 Then about the first of Oct". 1897. she went 
 back to the old hjme in Michigan Arriving there 
 on the birthday of her only living sister, Eliza- 
 beth, who was greatly surprised and pleased to 
 see her. She had a very pleasent visit there a- 
 mong her relatives, and old acquaintances, arriv- 
 ing homo on her seventy-eighth birthday. 
 
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 In Xovember ICOO. she went with her son 
 Charles, to Centerville, Iowa where she visited 
 about two weeks. This was the last trip she made 
 on the cars. 
 
 On the 23rd of December, 1900. everything 
 was covered with ice, and she slipped and fell 
 and sprained her ankle, from which she suffered 
 much. 
 
 In April 1901. seven of her children made her 
 a visit at one time. Those present were: Mary, 
 Edward, Lizzie, Frank, Elcia, Charlie and Ulyss- 
 es. Then again on Thanksgiving day, same year, 
 was prepared for her, a dinner, at which there 
 were several of her chilhren and fifteen grand- 
 children and several great- grand -children. 
 
 About the first of .January she was taken with 
 nervous chills, which weakened her so, that she 
 failed very fast. Her eyesight failed too, til to- 
 ward the last she could not see any of us to tell 
 who we were. Then her lungs filled up so she 
 
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 could not speak. It was very £ad when she tried 
 to talk to ns and we could not tell what she 
 said. The last words she said plainly were "Raise 
 my head up a little' arid /Can't you raise my 
 head up a little' and when we did so, "There 
 that's better". And she quietly passed away to a 
 Better Home, between eight and nine o'clock in 
 the morning of February the 2nd. 1902. 
 
 When time is lost in endless day, 
 
 Dear mother! 
 When loved one's meet and part no more — 
 In purest light on boundless shore, 
 God will thy love and life repay — 
 
 Dear mother! 
 
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Wm H Moore. 
 
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 iiliam Henry Moore, theoiaestofa 
 
 family of twelve children, was born in Putman 
 Townsliip, Livingston County, Michigan. March 
 30. 1840. The first seven vears of his life was 
 spent in a log house where his parents lived, 
 about one mile north of Pinknev, where he went 
 to school a part of one winter. 
 
 lie was with his parents in all their travels 
 until they settled in llendtrson County, Illinois, 
 in 185:;3. 
 
 During the summer of 1853, he worked for the 
 Smith Brothers, for $7 oo a month, and that 
 winter attended the Mc Queens Mill school where 
 Geo W. Conley was then teaching. The coming 
 summer he helped his Uncle Beet Moore run a 
 breaking team of three yoke of Oxen, and the 
 next winter attended the Brooks school, taught 
 
51 
 
 bv Surah Davis, now Mrs J. Evrns. 
 
 In the spring of 1855 he hired to Joe Carman 
 for $15.00 per month where lie worked for three 
 years, attendin^: school abont two months each 
 winter at the old Sbokokon school. 
 
 In the year 1858 he worked the Carman farm 
 on shares, and the next vear he came home and 
 worked his fathers farm on shares until August 
 1862 when he enlisted for services in the Civil 
 A\ ar. his experience there will be given in his 
 own words, in another part of this book. 
 
 AVhen he returned home from the war he took 
 up his old vocaiion of farming, and November 
 2nd. 1805. he married Miss Amelia M. Hargrove, 
 who was born in Henderson Co. 111. Jan. 26 18i4 
 
 Her father, John M, Hargrove, was a Ken- 
 tuckian, he was born Feb. 26. 1705. and died 
 Nov. 25, 1814. Her mother was born July 15. 
 1804. in the old town of Kasskasca, 111. 
 
 She was married four times, first to James 
 Sutton, second to Col. Eezen Eedman, third to 
 
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 John M. Hargrove, and last to Harvey Freeland 
 her maiden name was Nancy P. Ebbernian, she 
 died Dec. 15. 1861. 
 
 JMr. and Mrs. Moore spent the first two years 
 of their married life on his fathers farm, where 
 their daughter Ella was born. 
 
 In the fall or 1S6T thev moved to Blackhavvk 
 Co. Iowa, and bought a quarter-section of land, 
 and lived there uutil the fall of 1872. when they 
 sold their farm and returned to Illinois where 
 they rented a place and farmed three years on 
 shares. 
 
 In the spring of 18T6 they bought property in 
 Carman and was engaged in the business of bny- 
 ing and shipping grain, until the Autumn of 1879 
 they einigrated by wagon to Furnace Co. Nebr. 
 where they homesteaded a quarter section of land 
 and began improving it for a home. 
 
 They struggled along against the privations of 
 a new country until the Spring of 1886 they sold 
 their homestead and bought an eighty acre farm 
 
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 on the creek bottom, and lived there two years, 
 and disposed of it and moved into the town of 
 A\ ilsonville, where he worked in a repair shop for 
 two years. In the summer of 1900 they bought 
 town lots in Wilsonville and built a dwelling 
 house thereon which afterwards they sold and 
 moved to Orleans, Harlan Co. Neb. where they 
 now live. 
 
 Their children have all gone out in woild to 
 to make homes of their own. Tiieir oldest child, 
 Ella, was born August 11. 1&66. hhe was noted 
 for her singing from a child up, and was a very 
 apt schollar. and began teaching school when only 
 sizteen years old, and taught sucessfully five terms. 
 
 She was married August 26. 1886. to T. W. 
 Timmins, who was born in Pottawatomie County 
 Kansas. March 3rd 1863. he had two sisters, 
 Jennie, and Emma, both older than himself, 
 Jennie died when two years old. Emma (j\'rs. 
 Eugene Hall,) died at Argyle, Wis. in 1883. 
 
 His father was a soldier in the Civil War and 
 
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 died at St Louis, Mo. on his way home on a Fur- 
 low in 1864. Mr. Timmins lived in Neb. Wis. S D. 
 and Iowa, from 1870 until 1885. He has two 
 brothers and two sisters by his mothers second 
 mi'-riije. L-^tfcie Pettis, (now Mrs Geo Lewis, of 
 Arapahoe, Neb.) Jessie Pettis, (now Mrs. Will 
 Knapp, Bhickwell, Okla.) and Iiwln, and Winfuld 
 Pettis, both of Bt aver City, Neb. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Timmins now live at Orleans, 
 Neb. where he is perma-iently located in the 
 Harness and Saddlery business They have four 
 children, Harrv, born Nov. 20 1887. Homer, 
 born Sep. 13 1892. Vaughn, born Aug 12. 1891 
 Beulah. born April 29 1899. 
 
 William Elsworth Moore, was born Feb. 1st 
 18G8. in Blackhawk Co. Iowa, he was strong and 
 healthy and a great worker, he began farming 
 for his father when he was fourteen years old. 
 
 When about nineteen, he went in the har- 
 ness shop and learned the trade under Mr. AVm. 
 Timmins. Then he was with a Surveying party 
 
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 in the nDuiitiiias of Colorado for two months 
 Then he came back and bought out the Dray 
 line which he run very successfully for several 
 vears. Then he was engaged in the Hardware and 
 Implement business for a number of years, and 
 in the Autumn of 1901 he sold out and went to 
 Omaha and engatred as a citv salesman for a la^-ge 
 furniture Co. He is now a traveling salesman. 
 
 Oji April, 24. 1891. he married Miss Ethel Minta 
 Gibson, of Beaver City, Neb. She was born March 
 22 1875. she had two sistei's and one brother. 
 Grace, Winnie, and Kaymond. Her parents are 
 both living at Wilsonville, Neb. Ethel was a suc- 
 cessful! school teacher and a fine musician. They 
 have one child, Arthur Raymond, born August 
 20. 1901. 
 
 Joel Moore, the youngest of the family, was 
 born at Carman, Illinois. May, 27. 1879. He im- 
 proved his opertunites at school and learned very 
 rapidly, and graduated at an early age. He was 
 
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 Tery fon'l of music and made a success of play- 
 ing tlie mandolin. He was a clerk in a large dep- 
 artment store' at Oberlin, Kan.- for ^-a time. Then 
 he learned the art of sign painting and window 
 trimming, at which he ,^is"'-very successful, being 
 constantly employed iit the Vusi-ness at. Very good 
 wages. On the 4th oFMayJ 1903^ heTnafried Miss 
 Emma M. Corzelous, of Kansas City, Mo. where 
 they now live. 
 
 
Harriett E Van lloosen. 
 
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 Harriett Elizabeth Moore, was bora 
 
 January 1st 1844. in Livingston Co. Michigan. 
 £he was moved about with her parents until they 
 setthd in Ilencdrson Co. Illinois, where she spent 
 her girlhood days going to school and helping 
 her mother do the house-woik for a large fam- 
 ilv of children. 
 
 Soon after the war she became acquainted with 
 Jerome 13, VauHoosen, who was born June 15th 
 1838. at Sparta, Osage Co. N. Y. He came with 
 his parents to Hancock Co. 111. in 1845. At the 
 age of 19 he went to California where he resided 
 ten years, then enlisted as a Volenteer in Captnin 
 AVilliam C. Manning's Company L. 2nd Mass. 
 Cavelery. was enrolled Feb. 10 1863. at Sai.fran- 
 cisco, Cal. 
 
 He enlisted as a blacksmith under Gen Sheridan 
 
58 
 
 figluiijg Mosbj's Guerrillas. Out of 500 men sent 
 out, only 182 returned. lie was home once on a 
 fcick furlough and visited his parents in 111. 
 He also took part in Campains of Gett3^sburg, 
 Early's Defeat, Capture of Kichmond, and Sur- 
 render of Lee. He was hurt at Vianna, Va. by a, 
 horse fa'.lirg on him while shoeing. • 
 
 Jerome li. Vai:HG0S8n, and Harriett E. Mcore 
 was married June ^, 18G8. at Terre Haute, 111. 
 wliere they lived until Sep 1872. when they mov- 
 ed by wagon, to Nebiaska ar.d settled on a home- 
 stead in Polk Co. and lived in their little sod 
 house eighteen months. Then lame the terriable 
 Gi'assliopper raid, and they were forced to return 
 
 to III. : . 
 
 Tijen in 18T6 they went again to Merrick Co. 
 Xeb. and lived on a rented farm until the fall 
 of 1882 they bought a farm of IGO acres about 
 two miles west of Central City, for which they 
 paid $1200. and the same year they built a barn 
 costing $400 and a large frame house of seven 
 
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 rooms, costiiig $1800. making a beautiful home 
 within a few rods of the U. P. Railroad with the 
 public school house located on one corner of their 
 farm. In the Spring of 1884 their barn burned 
 with all that was in it. Being fully insured they 
 received $393. for barn and contents, and the 
 same year built another, costing |600. 
 
 In the year of 1888 they sold their home for 
 $4500. and visited theire parents in Illino s, and 
 returning to Neb. they lived in Central City for 
 a. short time then moved bv rail with their seven 
 children, to Corvallis, Benton Co. Oregon, where 
 they bought a nice place in the suberbs of the 
 city. Oi: Aug. 18. 1899 Jeiome, whose health 
 had been failing for some time, died at the age 
 of sixty three years, from the effects of a \^oiind 
 received while in the war. 
 
 In ,1879 he applied for a pension and received 
 $6 a month until 1887 it was inereased to $30. 
 which afterwards was raided to $72. per month,..; 
 which amount he received until his death, he left- 
 
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 a wife aud six children to mourn the loss of a 
 lovmg husband and kind father, to them were 
 born eiglit chi.drt-n as follov*s. 
 
 8HERIDAN - was born liiree miles east of Car- 
 m.in, 111 Nov. 1-^ 1869. he went through public 
 tjchool and attended coll»-ge two trrms. then \\eiit 
 with his father lo Ore and in Aiay 1892 took a 
 honiegtead in Sweet iiome Valie}. Ore. and Block- 
 ed it with young cattle. But in August of same 
 year he wa-J pitching sheaves of wiieat to a ma- 
 hine and ru^)oured an aitei whivh cauttd his 
 death on Aug. 31. his body was laid to rest iu 
 Crystal Lake Cemetry. Ben 'on Co Ore. 
 
 (JoiiJL Alice, - was born in 111. Dec. 25 1870, 
 she died Dec. 17 1872. and was hurried in i^auu- 
 ders Co. Neb. 
 
 Elcia. Bell, - was born June 10 1872. at 
 Nauvoo, 111. She attended school at Central City 
 Neb. until they moved to Oregon, where she was 
 married to Miles J. Young Dec. 21 1892. They 
 have one child, Velva Leverne. born Decl6 1894. 
 
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 Tliey lire at present at Oregon City, Ore. 
 
 FaiKKLiN Jerome, - wa^ born at Way land, • 
 Poiip-Co. Neb; July 29 1874. he attended school 
 niOB% at Corvallifi, Ore. In Nov. 1899 he home- 
 steaded 40 acres of land in Big Elk Valky, which 
 he is improving and stocking with sheep. Hei^is'^ 
 a »ton«e cutter bv trade. 
 
 iDife-L.VvoiLET, - was born Aug. 30 1879 at 
 DiJgfee,'!!!. she wa« 12 years old when they ivent-^:^ 
 to* Ore she received nio^t of her si hcoling at Cor- *" 
 vallis, where she grew to* womanhood. 
 
 Bert Louis - was born Aug. 5 1879 at Central 
 City, Neb. was educa'ed at Corvv*llis, lie was a 
 dutiful son and grew to be an honest industrious 
 man, and is at present running an engine in the 
 Ice Factory at Corvallis. 
 
 Ruby Anna - was born at Central City, Neb, 
 Sep. 12 1881 she was a bright girl, with a mild 
 affectionate disposition. She Mas going to school 
 at Corvallis and was in the graduating class when 
 she contracted that dreadful disease, consumption, 
 
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 vvifb which she suffered ^abcut ei^.ljt moiiihs \vhe?i 
 dccitli releived her of her suffering. , She v-'^yi'LS. a 
 member of the Btibtist. church, and .the. Babl^St 
 Young Peoples Society, in which .she took a.:=\Ler.y 
 active part, and, w:as great] j inis.sed,;bf.:al:,l:. "\j']i0 
 knew her. _._,.. :_j^ . ...,•,. ... . .;,. ■. .r ••,•■:•:; -!i?;i ii: f;-: 
 
 Harriett Elizabeth - \v.as born at , Centi'al 
 City, N«b. Sep. 6 1884. She is going to school 
 au4 wiiL;S.oc,R.t)e r^Jidy.fpr College. She is living 
 at .home, with her mother who still lives, at Corr, 
 vallis, Benton . Co. Oregon. - __ ,.■ ^f ,^uri-v 
 
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 dward Albert Moore, 
 
 was born Dec. 
 
 Iv. 1842. in Livingston county Michigan. lie 
 went to school a short time near Plnknev, was 
 with his parents in all their travels until they set- 
 led in Henderson countv Illinois, where he finished 
 
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 a comon- school education, working for his father 
 until he was ninteen years o]d,Avhen he enlisted 
 as a volenteer soldier in the Civil War. His four 
 years of soldier life will be given further along. 
 After liis discharge from the services of the 
 U.iittid States Army, he came home, a'.d after a 
 three weeks stav he went to Cliicairo and went 
 on tlie Police force there and walked a beat on 
 Mir hi -an an<l Wabasli avenue as special police, 
 for over two years In Feb. IbGS he came home 
 and woiked by the munih on a farm until Sep. 
 7th 1870 \\hen henariitd Miss Orrilla Fiazell, 
 ct OJfna JIL She \vas born Aug. '22. 1853. near 
 Oquavvka Illinois. 
 
 Her fatliL-r, Leonard IIakiuson Fkazklt, was 
 born in the state of New York. Sep 5. 1808, he 
 was mai-ritd twice and had one child by his first 
 wife Celia Alzina, born Jan. 12 1844. her mother 
 died when she was quite young. Orrilhi's mothers 
 maiden name was ^Margret Arrictt. She was 
 
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 married fii&t to William Ziiin, they had one 
 child, a daughter, Mary, soon after her birth 
 AYilliam Zinn died, (Mary died Sep. 15 1867.) 
 and in April 1847. Leonard II. Frazell and Mrs 
 Margret Zinn were married at Johnston Ohio. 
 They came to Illinois in 1850 and settled near 
 Opiawki Their first two children died in iu- 
 l"an cy. 
 
 William Arnett Frazell was born in 1851 and 
 married Miss Mary E. Biuilch Oct. 6 1871, they 
 have eight children. 
 
 Miirgret Frazell born in 1852. died in infancy. 
 James Murray Frazell was born Nov. 27 1857, 
 h3 ma-ried Ida B. Reiiibarger, Mar. 23 1886 she 
 was born in 1870 at Iowa City, Iowa, they have 
 two children. Edith V. born July 17 1887. at 
 Harvard Iowa. Maud L. born April 11. 1839 at 
 Trenton Mo. 
 
 Viola Frazell Avas born Feb. 20 18G3. she was 
 married first to John 0. Moore, in Sep. 1878 
 
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 three girls were born to this union. In 1884: she 
 was divorced and married }.ray 13 1889 at Tren- 
 ton Mo. to David F. Sexton, who was born Oct 
 7 1861. at McKeysport Ta. 
 
 Leonard II. Fr.izell died Sep. 20 1881. 
 
 Margret Frazell died Mar. ll 1885. both were 
 biirried in tiie Seymour Iowa Cemelry. 
 
 Edwai'd A. and Orrilla Moore began life to- 
 geuher on his fathers faini where they lived un- 
 til 18r'i they went to Seymour Iowa and lived 
 there two vears, and then came back to Illinois 
 and lived at different places until Sep. 18T8 they 
 moved by wagon to Cential City, Nebraska where 
 they farmed two seasons, but owing to croj:) fail- 
 ures, and other misfortnnes,. they \\eie compelled 
 to return to Illinois, starting in Dec. 1879. 
 
 In the S])ring of 1830, they built a log house 
 on his fathers farm, where they lived about five 
 years. On Sep 11 ISSt while re shingling an old 
 barn for a neighbor, he fell otf the roof and lit 
 

 iistride a fence post wliicli crippled him for life 
 aiul f^r over ii year he v.as iiiiable to work. 
 
 Ill ISS'i t.liey moved to Iowa and worked in 
 the cojl miaes, tln-re, a;id at Trenton Mo. until 
 1SS9 wlien they returned to Ilanois and bought, 
 a piece of land in Laha^'pe, and built a lionse^ 
 thereon, where thty lived until 1895 when tl.ey 
 sold their p-operty there and bought a farm of 
 twenty-five acjes, in Mc Doi.oi'gh County Ills/: 
 for $1125.00 where l.e built a good coniforlahle 
 house and other buildings. lUHldng a nice little; 
 home, on R F D 4 from Laharpe, 111. where he 
 now lives. To them we're born nine cluklren a?. 
 follows. born 
 
 Florance Eno^i Xov. 3. 1871. at Olena, 111. 
 
 Ma'7 Elizabrth. Oct. 25. 1873 at Numa, Iowa. 
 
 Lettie Orrilla, Mar. 18. 1875. at Olena, 111. 
 
 Murray Franklin, June, (3. 1877. at Olena 111. 
 
 ZM-d Vivinnie, July 2 1879. at Central Cy. Neb 
 
 Ada Viola, Mar. 27 1832, In log house on his 
 fathers farm. 
 
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 Laural Alziiia, July 14 188i. In the log house 
 on his fathers farm. 
 
 Edna Violet, Nov. 1886. at Harvjird, Towa. 
 
 Lena TiOrretta, June 12, 1890. at Labarpe, 111. 
 Ada Viola, died June 6 1886. and was hurried 
 in the Sevmour Iowa, Cemetrv. 
 
 Florence Enola, was niarried, Feb. 18 1891. to 
 Warren Frances, at I.aharpe 111. Their children 
 were born as follows. Murray Albert,, Mar. 29. 
 1892. Joseph Lewis, Apr 17 1894. Warren Clay- 
 ton, Jan. 27 1896. Lorenzo Weslie, Jan. 22 1898 
 Oliver Lee ,Oct 21 1899 Lena Miranda, Nov. 14 
 1902. Lorenzo Weslie ditd Dec. 10 1898. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth and Lettie OrriL'a were niani- 
 ed Jan. 21 1894 to Joseph Pierce, and James 
 Cain, respectively. Mr and Mrs Pierce have no 
 children. Mr and Mrs Cain have one child a girl, 
 born Nov. 20 1896. 
 
 Zclda Vivinnie was married Jan. 2S 1898. to 
 Jesse CarneSj of Laharpe 111. 
 
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 itldry R, IVsUuiu, wjis bom in Livingston 
 County, Michigan, on Monday, Jan. 12 1846. she 
 was seven years old when her parents settled in 
 Henderson C<\ 111. where she grew to woman- 
 hood, when she became acquainted with Henry 
 Vanhoosen, whose great grand-father came from 
 Holland with a colony, and settled in New Ams- 
 
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 terdam, (Xew York) in 175C. Henry's grand-fa- 
 ther, John Vanlioosen, was born in 1752. serred 
 in the Revolutionary War as teamster, he n^arried. 
 ]\rargret Van Horn, and settled in Dnohes Co. 
 N. Y. three miles from the city of Hudson, they 
 had five sons, Justus,. James, Leonard, Luman, 
 and William. Justus, James, an<l Lnman, died 
 with consumption, in Osage Co. N. Y. 
 
 jMai'gret Van Horn's father came from Holland 
 and leased a lar^e tract of land on Lony: Islajid 
 for ninety-nine years. 
 
 William .yanhoo.s.e^i< (if^enry's father) was born 
 Aug. 10 1805. at Columbia N. Y. he married 
 Selinda Woodard, of S}.iingfuld N. Y. in 18:.'9. 
 and settled in Livingston Co. N. Y where he 
 lived until 1845, when he moved with his family 
 to Hancock Co. Ill, wheie he lived until 1871. 
 he then moved to Polk Co. Neb. and homestead - 
 ed apiece of land. His wife went to Marysville 
 Cal. in 1875, to visit a daughter. While there she 
 was taken suddenly ill, caused by an injury whi^e 
 
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 fiiroiite to Cal. and died in a few davs. Mr. Van 
 hoosen went to Central City Neb. in 1S90. to live 
 witli bis son Henry, wbere be made bis borne 
 nntil be died April 5 1833. 
 
 They bad ten cbildren as follows, Leonard, 
 Jerome, Henry, Margret, William, Saniantba 
 Loomis, John, and Ilial. 
 
 Leonard was torn in Osr.ge Co. N, Y. in 1831 
 ai.d was killed in a runaway, in Hancock Co. 111. 
 at fifteen years of age. 
 
 Jerome, (see page 57) 
 
 Henr3% was born in Livingston Co. N. Y. Aug. 
 15 1835. be emegrated witb bis parents to Han- 
 cock Co. HI. wben ten years old wbere be grew to 
 nninbood. 
 
 Margret was born in N. Y. in 1837. came to 
 Illinois with ber parents, and was m.arried to 
 David Tortna in 1857. tbey lived in Missouri, 
 tbree years then cmegiated to California by water 
 making tbe trip, by Cape Horn, in two montb?, 
 to Grand Island, Colusa Co. wbere sbe still lives 
 
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 with her children, three sons and five diiughters. 
 David Tortna died in 1895. 
 
 William was born in Livingston Co. N. Y. in 
 1839, he went with his parer.ts to Hancock Co. 
 III. and in 1861 he enlisted to serve in the Cival 
 AVar as a Caveleryman, 1st Iowa Co I. he served 
 three vears and six months. In lbG5 he married 
 Elizibeth Mc Cane, they moved to Mo. in 18G7, 
 and ficm there to Pulk co. N'.b. in 1872. and to 
 Fnriiacj co. Neb. in 18S0. he returned to Folk 
 CO. in 1900 where they now reside, his first wife 
 died ill 1878, he married again in 1880. he has 
 nine children. 
 
 Samantha was born in 1811, and was married 
 to Mason Mc Qnary at Cartilage 111. She died in 
 1836 with c^nsump ion. tliey liad two children, 
 Edgar and Belle. 
 
 Loomis was born in 1843 In 1862 he enlisted 
 as a soldier in the 7th Iowa Inft. Vol. Co. D, he 
 served nn'il the close of the war, he was wound- 
 ed in both thii^hs at the battle of Oelmont Mo, 
 
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 was taken prisoner ari'l held five days, then ex- 
 changed, taken to the Union Hospital at Birds 
 I'oint. After being there- three months, he came 
 liome, staying about six mo. tlis, when he return- 
 ed to liis regiment and remained with them un- 
 till the close of the war. he married Emily Emery 
 in Illinois, tliev moTed to Polk co. Neb. in 1872 
 Avhere he now lives on a farm near Osceola, they 
 Lave nine children living. 
 
 John was born in Hancock co 111. Nov. 184.(»' 
 where he lived until 1872. when he went to Polk 
 Co Neb. and took up a homestead near Osceola, 
 cf which he has made a most beautiful faim home 
 built up by his own hard labor, he is a very hard 
 working man. he has a beautiful bi-ick house and 
 a fine orchard on his farm, he married Miss Ilattie 
 Stone of Ashland Neb (formerly of old Niota 111) 
 in May 1873 they have no children. 
 
 Justus was born in Illinois in 1849. In 1808 he 
 went to Minnesota, where he n arried Ada Tracy 
 and after a time, moved to Polk Co Neb, then to 
 
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 riirn;ice Co Neb. where he died in 1895. his 
 \vife and ten children still live there. 
 
 Hial was born in Hancock Co. 111. in April, 
 1852. he went to Polk Co. Keb. in 1872. he 
 wa3 niarried in 18?5. unto them were born six 
 children, fcur boys and two girls, they still live 
 in Polk Co. Neb. near Gresham. 
 
 Mary A. Mo re, and Henry Vanhoosen, was' 
 married July 2nd 1862. at Hamilton Mo. They 
 lived in Illinoig, and a siiort time in Missouri, 
 unril 1871, when they moved to Saunders Co. 
 Neb and lived there, on a homestead, for several 
 > ears aud thi ii moved to Merrick Co. Neb. where 
 th<y bought a quarter-section of land from the 
 V. P. Railroad Company, three miles west of 
 ^'entral City, which they have improved and 
 made a good fa- m and a beautiful home, where 
 they now live. To them were born ten children. 
 
 Kosella M.iy. was born in Hancock Co. 111. 
 March, 21 1863. She was given a good education 
 and s!ie tan^rht school for a time in Dawes Co. 
 
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 Neb. where she became acquainted with, and 
 was married to C. H. Fiandt, Dec. 30 1883, he 
 died a few yean iater. She attended the Stroms- 
 biirg Business College duriug the term of 1901-2. 
 after which she went back to Dawes Co. and 
 taught school again, aid finaly was married to 
 lier present husband, Iiobert E. Phelps, who was 
 born Mar. ID 1863. at Roanoke Mo. 
 
 William U. was born in Illinois, Jan. 9 ISGo. 
 he worked on his fathers farm until he was ;^1 
 yeai"S old when he went to Shirtlif College, at 
 Upper Alton III to study for tlie Babpiist Min- 
 istry, where he met Miss Bertha Monice. Their 
 acquaintance grew into friendship and love, and 
 they were married July 12 1892. Their son, ^iles 
 I. was born ^ep. 20 1886 
 
 Elsworth A. was burn in Schyler Co. Mo. Jan. 
 15 1807. and died April 18 1873. 
 
 Georcre W. was born Mar. 16 1870 in Ilendir- 
 son Co. HI. and died June 21 1880. 
 
 John A. was born May 9 1872 in ^a.mders Co. 
 
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 Neb. he grew to manhood on the farm, auu he 
 married Miss Bose Linden April 16 189? at Xew 
 Castle Wvo. they have one child. 
 
 Charles F. uas born in Saunders Co. Keb. on 
 Mar. 16 1ST5. he married Miss Elsie Young, a: 
 Central City Xeb. Oct. 9 1808. 
 
 Louis was born Oct. 19 18t7 iu Saunders Co. 
 Xeb. when two years old he was playing with an 
 ear of corn and got a grain in his windpipe and 
 choked to death, he died June 1 1870. 
 
 J. Edward was born Aug. 27 1879. in Saunders 
 Co* Neb. he is farming his fathers place. 
 
 Lillian M. was born Mar. 20 1881. at Lhaca 
 Saunders Co. Xeb. 
 
 Margaret L. was born Jan. 18 1887. in Merrick 
 CountT Nebraska. 
 
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 SamUei! F. Moore, was bom near Howell 
 Livingston Co. Michigan, on the 24th of August 
 1818 he went to school in Henderson Co. 111. 
 until he was thirteen years old, when the Cival 
 war broke out and he saw his two older brothers 
 enlist for services in the army: it fired a desire 
 in him also to take rart in the ereat conflict. 
 
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 his experience there is given in another chapter. 
 
 After his discharge from the ai'my, which Avas 
 in Chicago 111, he began working in a planeing 
 mill, operated by Beach rmd-.^Williams, where he 
 worked about three mo-nths.'' t^en he got position 
 as brakenian on the -Illinois Ctntial l!ailioud, 
 Southern Division, from G^-'ntralia to Cai-io. lie 
 worked for them two months, tlien began firciiig 
 an engine in the., switch vard of the Michii^jan 
 Central Pailroad. 
 
 In June 1806^ tc^lfrnt io^.i^La ^e Co. 111. to 
 
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 Avork in the lurvt-st fields there, afier which he 
 Avent to St. Joseph Mo. tl.en back home toll en- 
 dersen Co. 111. and went to school one term, then 
 farmed one season, then worked by the montii 
 until the \yiiiter of 1870, for J. (J. Anderson 
 where he became acquainted with Jennie Porter, 
 whose father, Lot Porter, was bo]-n in Chilothie, 
 Ohio, her mothers maiden rane was Davis, who 
 died when Jennie was about two veas old. her 
 father about Nov. 1860. he was twice married. 
 

 the first wifes r.ame was Davis, and by her he 
 had three children, Gideon, who died in infancy. 
 Virginia Jennie, born Xov. 25 1850. and John 
 W. born ^Mar. 28 1852. he Las a family of fire 
 children, his wife is now dead. 
 ■ Lot Porter's second wifes name was Caress, she 
 had been mui'iied before, her n^aiden name was 
 Bice, Avliose parents lived near Oqnawka III. by 
 thi^ second union were also born three children 
 William, who died in infancy. Marrie, who is twice 
 married and lives at York Neb. 
 
 Jennie's paients moved from Ohio to Olena 111 
 where Ihey both died and Mas hurried in the 
 AVatson Cemetrv. 
 
 Jennie lived with Jolm Evans unlil &he wa3 
 eigjiteen years old, then she worked at J. 0. An 
 dersons until she and S. F. Moore were man-ied 
 Dec. 1 1870. at Olena 111. Tliev worked one vear 
 for James Cross, and one year for John Evans 
 and in the Autumn of 1872 they went to Seymoiu' 
 Iowa, and in May 1873 they moved by wagon 
 
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 to Prairie Co. Ark. ^vhere they met with many 
 disapointments and misfortunes, at one time on 
 the road down, at Peachville Mo. they lost near- 
 ly everything by fire in tlie wagon, he also receiv 
 ed a badly burned hand from a can of oil catch- 
 itig fire just as he picked it up to throw it out. 
 They arriaved th.ere in July and remained until 
 Oct. 1874 when thev moved back to Illinois wh.ere 
 they worked by the month. ;ind farmed, until 
 Aug. 1879. they moved by wagon to Furnace Co 
 Keb. and on account of the crop failures there, 
 they came back as far as Hastings, ^lills Co. 
 Iowa, where he worked by tlie month for three 
 years, then farmed a rented place for three yerrs 
 and then bought property in Hastirgs, Avheie 
 they now live. Their ten children are as fcdlaws. 
 
 Mary Ellen, was born Sep. 11 1871 in Illinois 
 she was married to P-en A. Tyler, of Council 
 Bluffs Iowa. Julv 21 1890. They have three chil- 
 dren," Lena, Hazle, and Willie. 
 
 Laura Rose, was born in Arkansas Dec 1873. 
 
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 she was married to Derwood W. Gladwin, . Apr. 
 IG 1893. slie died Jan. 22 1899 at La Conner, 
 Wash, the,}:, li ad. two children^ EWira and Laura.. 
 
 John H. was born Oct. 26 1876 in , Henderson 
 Co. 111. he died Apr. 10 1890, at ife'tings Iowa. 
 
 Harriett A. was born Jan. 28 1879 in Illinois, 
 she was married to James A. Witclier, Oct. 28 
 1895. their two children are Inio, ai;d Emil. 
 
 Franci^ L. was born Feb. 23 1881. she was 
 marric'l to Fred L, Lowery. of Council Bluffs Iowa 
 Oct, 22 1900. 
 
 Nora A. was born July 22 1884. She died Aug. 
 4 1889 at' Hastings Iowa. 
 
 Jessie ' S. was born Pep. 27 1888. at Hastings. 
 
 Daisy Ila, was born Dec. 20 1891. 
 
 Sarnie,* was born April 18 1894. 
 
 Robin E. was born Mar. 24 1896. 
 

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 Sarah J. IVIOOre ^as bom in Henrj 
 
 County, III. Sep. 9 1850. and died 15 days later. 
 
 Sarah E. Moore ^^s bom March 21 
 
 1853. in Henry County, 111. and when a little 
 child, with her parents, removed to Henderson 
 
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 County Illinois where she began going to school 
 when six years old, Eliza Gittings being her 
 first teacher. She continued going to school until 
 she was nineteen years old, Appleton Park was 
 her last teacher. 
 
 Her school days being over, she began Avorking 
 by the week for A. C. Ents near Ellison Illinois 
 Avhere she r:iniuiied for three yearr. Then she 
 worked at the T. F. Pence place for two years 
 during which lime she lecame acquainted with 
 George Howell who was working at the 
 same j lace, he was born in England Oct. 5 1853. 
 where he grew to manhood and 'started for Am- 
 erica Oct. 23 18?5. he was ai honestindustrious 
 man a'.id was liked by all who employed him. 
 
 George Ilowell and S. Elizibeth Moore was 
 married JNi'ay 2 1878. at Oqnawka 111. They be- 
 gan farming for themselves at once on a rented 
 farm, owned by A. J. Davis, where they lived a 
 fev/ years, and then moved to a place three miles 
 north-west of Olena III. where he died of con- 
 
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 sumption I^Tov. 27 1876. he was a member of t"he 
 churcb, and after suffering for a long time he 
 said he was ready to die and went fully trusting 
 in the Savior. 
 
 To them were born four ciiildren - William E. 
 Oscar C. Ilattie. and ^fary 11. 
 
 AVilliani E. was born Feb. 26 1879. he has 
 grown to sturdy manhood, alway giving good hon- 
 est service to all who employ him. 
 
 Oscar C. was born March 5 1881. he received 
 a conion school education and hai grown up to 
 honest, industrious manliood. In Nov. 1900 he 
 went to Kcw Castle, AV}o, where he becaUiC ac- 
 quain!al with .Miss Myrtle Oilmen, and on the 4th 
 of xVug. 1902 they were iiia-ried at riattsmouth 
 Nth. they have one child, Gtcrge Gurnie, lorn 
 June 19 1903. 
 
 Hattie, was born Nov. 13 1882. she was birght 
 and quick to learn but her schooling oppeitunities 
 was very limited, she stayed \\itli her motlier un- 
 til she was eigliteen years old when she was 
 
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 marrifcd to Win. Houck, of La Crosse ill. thej 
 live at Augusta, Iowa. 
 
 Mary M. was born Not. 27 1885. being just 
 one year old when her father died. She grew to 
 lovely girlhood, although her education wa3 lim- 
 ited she acquired a number of qualificatioui neces- 
 sary to a useful and happy life. She was married 
 March 15 1903. to Edgar G. Kniss of Monmouth. 
 111. where thev now live. 
 
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 George Franklin Moore was bom 
 
 Dec. 3*"v 1854, in the old log house, which was 
 built in the Spring of 1853, being the first house 
 built on the old homestead in Henderson County 
 111. and answered for a home for a family con- 
 
Bistiiig of father, mother and eiglit children, for 
 several years. 
 
 He began going to school when he was six 
 years old, having to walk two miles. When six- 
 teen years old he went to Waterloo, Iowa, where 
 he worke'l in the harvest field for $2.50 a day 
 Then he bought a team of horses and rented land 
 of Charles Vaughn where he farmd tliree years. 
 
 In the Spring of 1876, he went to Buffalo Co. 
 Neb. and entered a timber claim of 160 acres. 
 he then came back to 111. and raised a crop that 
 summer, during which time he won the hand of 
 Miss EfFie Wile}^ who was living with her aunt, 
 Mrs. 0. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin owned and opera- 
 ted the Koney Creek grist mill, a two bhur wa- 
 ter powu- mill, which at one time done a good 
 busine.^s, but because of the popularity of the 
 •roller process, it went into disuse, and is now 
 dismantled and gone. 
 
 Miss Wiley was left an orphan wlYen six 
 years old. she was born Au2f. 13 1858. on her 
 
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 fathers homestead, three miles south of Dallas 
 City, 111. her father, Oliver Wiley, came from 
 New York 1842. he died in 1866. her mother 
 died ill 1862. She has two brothers and three sii- 
 tert; AUzina-Mrs. C. E. Clifford, of Marseilles 
 111. - who died in Jan. 1902. Allmina, - Mrs. Wm 
 Silliman, of Clarksville, Mo. Jennie, who after her 
 sisters death, became the second Mrs. Clifford, 
 E-cidward Wiley, of Thorp, W is. and Louis Wiley 
 of Dallas, Texas. 
 
 Geo. V. Moore and Effiie Wiley was married 
 Aug 23 1876, at Lomax. 111. Eev. 13. King ofii- 
 ciatino^. Thev went at once to visit relatives at 
 Cla ksville Mo. 
 
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 In" a short time after, thev started for Neb. 
 overland, with a wagon, to make a home on their 
 timber claim, but owing to the hard times in 
 Neb. they let the claim go and came back to 
 ?.[errick Countv Neb. and lived on a rented farm 
 three years. They returned to 111. in Dec 1880. 
 and he was employed at carpenter work. 
 
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 In the S[)Fing of 1887 they moved to La Harpe, 
 III. and bought a 4)lace and studied Architecture, 
 
 In Mareli 1892. he sold his property there, 
 and moved to Marseilles. 111. where he engaged 
 ji' contiactirg and building, he bought town lotg 
 and built a comfortable seven room house where 
 they now live. 
 
 He also built a large shop, fited up with a 
 number of wood-working machines, run with gas- 
 oline power. He is a first class architect and 
 bulkier. Thev have three children as follows, 
 Arrhur F. born Oct. 5 18T8. near Central 
 City, Neb. when a small boy going to school, he 
 met with an accident by which he lost the use 
 of one arm, from which he never fully recovered. 
 
 May Edith, born Dec, 18 1882. she was giv- 
 en a good education and she learned the dress- 
 making trade, at which she worked for a time. 
 She wa3 married to Harry W. Campbell, Oct 31 
 1901. their first child, Geo. 11. born Dec. 7 1902. 
 
 AVillia AV. was born in La Harpe 111. Jan. 1 
 1888. he is going to school at Marseilles, 111. 
 
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 ElCia P. Moore ^^s bom March 5, 
 1857. In Henderson County, Illinois, on the old 
 homestead, where she grew up and spent her 
 childhood days. She went to school regularly and 
 learned fast and obtaited a good comon school 
 
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 education Slie aUended Sunday- school at the 
 Honey Creek school liouse. she always worked 
 hard at liome where she acquired thiC knoweled,£:e 
 of ,u:()od housekeeping and liomekeeping. 
 
 Among her many admirers was her nearest 
 neighbors son. Gcorge Kemp, wlio was born May 
 8 18-)8. l:e has four brothers and four sisters 
 jiving, Jesse, boi-n Jan. 18 1860. married .Miss. 
 Julia Dowell. they live at Mullen, Neb. John E. 
 born Jan. 6 1862. he nvirried Miss Cassie Mc Gee 
 thev live in Galesburg, 111. Minnie, born Feb. 8, 
 ]8(U. was married to A. Pea^ley. of Terre Haute 
 Ilk Cliarles F. born April 18 1866 died Dec. .31 
 1866. ^Martha E. born Dec. 20 1867. was married 
 to Ben Dowell. AVarren S. born Jan. 20 1871. he 
 married Miss Fouie Walker, wh.o died in April 
 ..1908. Addie, born .V ay 15 1873. died July 1 1874. 
 Marv E. born Julv 1 1875. v. as marrid to Joe 
 Lynch, they live in Galesburg. 111. Lilli? .M. born 
 Dec. 2 1877 was married to Charles Roy.-e also 
 
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 of Galesburg 111. F. Alda, boru June 22 1880 
 ani rlificl Dhc. 21 1899. Ben L. born Feb. 21 1883 
 hti Uiurried Mary Uoweil ol CHrniau, Hi. 
 
 Warren Kemp was born Jan. 8 1837. near 
 (Sagetown) Gladstone, 111. Mary E. (Shanks) 
 Kemp was born in Union Co. Ky. Sep. 25 1840 
 they were married July 16 1857, They settled on 
 the place where they now live in 1861. 
 
 Elcia r. Moore and George Kemp was mar- 
 ried Feb. 25 1878. thev lived on rented farms for 
 several yea"S. then they bought property in Decorra 
 111. where they now live. They are the parents of 
 ten children, born as follows. 
 
 John Marion, July 11 1879. Cora Graced 
 Ang. 17 1881. Esther Bell, Sep, 5 1883. Hattie 
 Edith. Sep. 14 1885. Sadie Permelia, Sep. 281887 
 George Warren, July 17 1889. ?.[ary Ruth, Jan. 
 10 1892. Eaehel Elizabeth, Jan. 1894. Minnie 
 Bertha, Jan. 9 1393. Dale Vergile, Apr. 5 1398. 
 
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 John Charles Moore. 
 
 Was born Feb 
 
 4 1859. in tlie log house on the old homestead in 
 Heiulerson Co. 111. he was a stroiiS^ healthv bov 
 and began going to school when quite 3'oung and 
 attended until he grew to m.inhood, obtaining a 
 
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 good eomon scliool education. 
 
 In Sep. 1878. he started on a trip to Eldorado 
 Kan. trvcliiig by wagon, accompanied by Murray 
 and Viola Frazell and their mother. When ariv- 
 ing at Put man, ^lo. he and Viola was married 
 Sep. 15 1878. they traveled on to Eldorado, and 
 stayed there until Feb. 1879. when they went up 
 to Central City, Neb. 
 
 In the Spring of 1881 they came back to 
 Valisca Iowa, where he worked in a grain eleva- 
 tor until the Fall of 1882. they came home and 
 Btayed two years, then they moved out to Seymour 
 Iowa and he worked in the coal mines there until 
 the Fall of 1886, thev came home ao^ain and he 
 worked at the building of the Santa Fe railroad. 
 
 Durinof the Winter of jS89 he obtained a di- 
 Torce from Viohi, his first wife, bv whom there 
 \vere born tliree child- en as follows. 
 
 Lilly A. born Mar. 3 1879. at Central City 
 Keb. was married to Abram S. Compton, Nov. 19 
 189-4:. at Centerville Iowa. 
 
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 Jessie A. born Dec. '6 1880. at Cliapmau, Xeb. 
 was married to George Anderson, March 30 1895. 
 
 M)rtle E. born July 10 1885. at Harvard 
 Iowa., she died in Feb. 1907. 
 
 On April 14 1889 J. C. Moore married Cassie 
 A. Lynch, whose parents, Joseph l\ Lyncli Avas 
 born in 1810. in Penn. and died Aug. 15 188?. 
 .Mary F. (Messer) Lynch, born in 18'21:. and died 
 June 14 1907. they had nine children as follows. 
 
 Frank, William, Jane, who died Nov. 14 
 1911. Dave, who died Nov. 10 1893. Cassie, 
 Alary, Marlha, Joe, and Mac. 
 
 On April 20 1889, J. C. Moore attended the 
 sale of the old ho;iie, and bought the part known 
 as the Lyons place, on wliich he has S-t some 
 line orchards, and a number of other ini])rove- 
 ments. and have jnade a comt'ortible home. 
 
 Their one child, Koy 1). was born ?.;arch 2o 
 1S90. he is still at home. 
 
 Ebba J. Moore, pom d.c. 15 1862 
 
 Died Feb. 9 18G3. 
 
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 ■'• speaking of myself, there is nothing note- 
 wortliv to sav. Born Jan. 30 1865. I was named 
 for two great men, Ulysses Sherman, two heroa 
 of the day, which proves there is nothing in ;i 
 name. I was too stupid to obtain much of an 
 education. I never studied grammer in any form, 
 

 Avliicli accoiUil-s for so many gntmniatical errors. 
 1 v.a? born, grew up and liave always lived on 
 
 tlie old home. 
 
 Three years after my fiitlKM's death, the old 
 liome was placed in court at Oquawka 111. to be 
 f-old at partition sale on April 20 1889. where 
 I, being the highest bidder, bought the old home- 
 stead consisting of 117 acres, for |2650. 
 
 Having no money to pay down, I bought heirs 
 shares to the amount of $604. and borrowed 
 $.313. from my mother, then gave a mortgage on 
 the laud for the balance of $1731:. at S4 intrest, 
 payable to Mathew Vaiighn. 
 
 Owing to fathers long illness, the old place 
 was so badly run down it took several y^ars, with 
 mv limited luean?. to rebuild fences and make 
 other necessary improvements. I bronght into cul- 
 tivation about twenty acres of heavy timber land 
 which required lots of hard labor, but paid fur 
 it with the years of good crops. 
 
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 At tie age of twciitv - stven v( ars, I nianitd 
 Atiiiettie 8. leed. age twuity - two, ^'ep. 15 19(':i 
 at tlie borne of the biides ] ar' nts, on I'laiiie 
 Jslaixl, Merrick Co. Keb. Kev C. liamiltoii. offi- 
 ciating We went on a visit to Nettie's i\l- 
 ilives at Crawford Neb. IwtiinJng, we started for 
 111. arriving bon;e Oct. 1' 
 
 Tben came tbe long l:ard strngle of paying A r 
 aid improving the old borne. During tbe fifteen 
 years we ])tiid $1196 in intiest on tbe nioitgage 
 alone. We practicaly payed for ibe old place by 
 growing corn for market, tbe banner crop being 
 in 1902, wliich averaged 50 busbels per acre on 
 G3 acres, for which we received 35 cents a bushel 
 the highest price received during the time. 
 
 The lowest price being in 1897 of 16* cents 
 during tbat year we sold 2272 busbels at average 
 of 181 cents. The average price for the 15 years 
 was 31 cents* the year 1901 was our lightest crop 
 making 300 bushels on 55 acres. The average 
 price received for hogs wa3 4i centg per lb. 
 
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 Annettie S. Reed was bom Jul v IG 1870. in 
 Ottawa Co. Mioh. her father, Harlow lieed. boni 
 J\Iay 2 1823. at Hartford Conn, his- niotlier died 
 when he was young, his father married again. 
 
 Harlow Heed married Fidelia Criffin Apr 18 
 18 U. she was born Qjt. 8 1829. at Hartford Conn. 
 They lived in Conn. Ohio, and Mich, until 1872 
 when they started to Keb. 
 
 'Inking boat at ^onlli Haven intending io 
 land at Chicago but the awful storm that svvept: 
 the great lake that uight drove them out of their 
 course until they were near Milwaiitee Wis tie 
 DQxt morning, a number of boats were sunk and 
 many lives lost in that storm, biit their boat land- 
 ed in Chicag:o the next dav, safe. . 
 
 They traveled on from there by rail, to Central 
 City Keb. and settkd cii Pjairie Jcfland in Ocr, 
 1872. Fidelia S. Eeed died Feb. 24 1879. and Aug 
 5 1882. Harlow lieed married Marrilla Griffith 
 with whom he afterwards parted, and went to live 
 with his son Maurice, where he died Mar 2-i 1908. 
 
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 To Harlow Reeds first marriage, there were 
 born ten chiklreii, as follows. 
 
 ^\ illiam If. Reed, Jin^e 1848. he married 
 ^liss Florence liovee Sep. 7 1870. their son Oscar 
 P. was born Sep. 7 1871. at Dorr Allegan Co. ^lich 
 lliey went to Neb and lived there until the death 
 of his wife June "^4: 187-1. when he went to Wvo. 
 and engaged in the vocation of collecting geologi- 
 cal specimens, and lias n ade some valuable col- 
 lections. n:any of which may be st-en at some of 
 the cri-eat nr.iseiuni? and at the raiversitv of Wvo. 
 wheie ho is now employed as Curator. 
 
 He was miiri'ied the second time to Miss Anna 
 Glark. of Oh'o. Sep. 11 IbSO. tliey have two chil- 
 dren born as follows, Anna Ooi-othy, Aug. 27 ]881.- 
 at Carbon. Wvo. Wiili>im H. April ^7 1883. at 
 Como AVvo. Oscar went to Yv^vo, when his father 
 married aia'n, he is new encno'ed in the cattle 
 business and owns a valuable ranch in Carbon Co. 
 
 Ella A. Reed, born Ang 22 18,30. ;ind John 
 Clark, boi'n Feb. 7 1839. both of Jamestown Mich. 
 
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 was married Aug. 20 18G8. at Kulamazao, Mich. 
 Tiiev liave five children born as follows. 
 
 Oscar M. Dec. 4 1869. Carrie E. Sep. 20 1S;2. 
 ]\rartin L. June 21 1875. Harlow V. Dec, 15 1870, 
 Laura M. Feb, 7 1881, they are all married and 
 have cliildren. Carrie E, who was Mrs Stai)der, 
 died near Plattsmonth Xeb. she had a large fam- 
 ily. Mr and Mrs Clark now live at Fleak, N, D. 
 
 Henry E, Leed born Sep, 12 1852, he married 
 Hannah Bovee about 1873 at the old home in Neb 
 to them were born 12 children, they settled in 
 northwestern Neb, lie died Ma-ch 24 1901. 
 
 Laura E, IJecd, born Dec, 25 1854, married 
 to Wm E. Phelps at Central City Neb, they have 
 four cliildren as follows Wilbur \V, Lucy F, 
 liaymond E, and Eugene B. a^l are mariied, 
 
 Augustus E, Eeed born Dec, 6 185G, he r.ever 
 married and is running loose in Wyoming, 
 
 Clarence B, Leod hern ^larch 18 1858. he 
 died July 14 1881. caused from striking his head 
 asrainst a rock while in s\\immins: at Ccmo Wvo. 
 
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 Maurice 11. Eeeu, born Jure 10 1859. lie 
 married Mrs Myra J. (Bo^-ce) Miller, they live in 
 Dawes Co. Xeb. where he owns a valuable ranch 
 liiey have two children, Ra'ph and Earl. 
 
 Eugene C. Teed, born Sep. 11 1861. married 
 ^liss Mary Bani?, Ihcy htive three children as 
 follows, Ilarrip, Adelia and Jenette. they live in 
 Dawes Co. Xeb. where he owns a farm. 
 
 Alburtus U. Iieed, born Afarch 5 1865. he 
 married Miss 0. Eva Drown they have six cliil- 
 dren. they have traveled around considerable, but 
 now live at Basin Wyo. 
 
 On Aug. 11 1002. we started on a visit amcng 
 relatives, traveling with a team of l.crses hitched 
 to a spring wagon fitted np fur the purpose. Wo 
 traveled across Iowa, then a^ong the Phitte liver 
 as far as Kerne y Xeb. then southwest to Ilarlai 
 Co. then back by Hastings to Giand Island, and 
 from there liome on nearly the same route we 
 went, traveling about 1400 miles. "We v as gone 
 tliree months. Nettie was almost a:i invalid when 
 
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 we sfciirted, but she gained 18 pounds in weight 
 during the trip. 
 
 In Nov .1903. we adopted a boy baby, nine 
 months old. Le was born Feb. 2 1903. we nanncd 
 him E. Linwood Moore. 
 
 In the Spring ^of 1904, we hnialied paying 
 off the mortgage and all other debts, so that the 
 ohl home was once more fi"ee of debt. 
 
 In Nov. 1904 wa visited the Worlds Fair at 
 
 St. Louis Mo. where I purchas.^d a saw mill which 
 
 vas en exibiticn there, end dv.rii g the Wii.td cf 
 
 1905 - 6, we cut a lot of bard vvo)d lumber from 
 
 logs cut on the o'd place. 
 
 In the Spring 1909 we began preparations 
 fur building a new house, carefully taking down 
 the old house, we run all the old lumber through 
 a pUneing mill, also the hard wood lumber. AVe 
 built on the old foundation, my brother Frank 
 superintending the work from p'ans I had drawn 
 
 In Sep. 1909 we adopted a baby girl, five weeks 
 old, we named her Lela. she was born Aug 12. 
 
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 A 
 NAUKATIVE 
 
 of ^ 
 
 THREE BROTHERS EXIERTENCE 
 
 THE CIVIL AVAR. 
 Given In'Tezir Oavn WoErs. 
 
 Eadward A. Moore, Being first to Enlist 
 
 On Aug. 20 18GI I enlisted as a soldier in 
 the service of the U. S. Armv. I served in the 
 10 tli'^Hlinois Volinteer Infantry. AVe were sent 
 to Carlo 111. to join our Regiment, where we were 
 mustered, examined and sworn in the Regt. as 
 Company E. and the next day I was appointed 
 
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 Cor}^oral. AVl;cn our Regt. "was fully organized 
 v.'e wa? sent up the Mississippi river to Muinid 
 City to guard 3 Gun Boats that was being built 
 there. We lay at Mound City ten mouths, about 
 three months of tlie time I was down with the 
 measles, I was placed on duty too socn. on a raiuy 
 day, and the measles settled on my lungs, uiul I 
 lost my voice, which I did not regain uniil the 
 warm days of S^^riug. 
 
 Ill the Spring cf 1862 we wai sent to Birds 
 Point Mo. while there our Company went or- a 
 two days scout afttr Jef Tompson. we routed liim 
 out of the swamps and came back to Birds Point, 
 About three weeks after this we marcbel to Kew 
 ^Jalrid to reinforce the trooj^s tha'. was bombard- 
 ing Island Xo. 10, we took part in the bombard- 
 ment, and after the rebels evacuated New Madrid 
 I was in the forced mirch to Tipton ville to head 
 off the rebel army, which we did, and captured 
 GCOO men and as many stand of arms, with 18 
 pieces of artillery. 
 
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 After placing our prisoners on boats and starting 
 I hem oti' lur liuck Itlaiid, \^c rclunitsu lu iNc.v 
 ^ladrid. We lay there about three days, then we 
 \vent down the river on steam boats, to reinfoice 
 the troops at Fort Pillow, but before we reached 
 there, we got orders to go back and report to Gen 
 Grant at Shiloh. arriving there on Friday after 
 the battle. 
 
 We took part in the bombardment of Pulaski 
 and the battle of Cornith Mav 27 186 >. We was 
 in the battle of luka Sep. 19. We then niatclK d 
 to XashviPe Tenn. and en Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, 
 "vve took part in the battle of Murfreeiborough. 
 
 We lay in Xashville ten months, to hold that 
 point, while there, we, tlie 10 th Illincis, built 
 Fort Negley, on Kegley Hill, We was releiv(d 
 of this post by some eastern troops and we went 
 to Eossville Ga. where on Dec, 31 1863 we was 
 discharged, mustered out. and leuius'^ered into 
 the service again, and received Veltian Furloughs 
 for 30 days and went home. When the time was 
 
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 up ^ve returi:ed to our Eegt. which was then 
 Ciini|»ed at Itos'sville Ga. On my anival there I 
 was promoted from Corporal to Sargent, in which 
 capacity I served until the close of the war. 
 
 As soon as the veterans had all returned, we 
 was pushed on in the direction of Atlanta Ga. 
 We took an active partdn all Skirmishes and a 
 ] art of the hattles along the rout. We fought at 
 Huzzaed Koost Gap. Teach Tree and Pumpkin 
 Vine Creeks. Kesaca. Chattauooga. Lookout 
 Mountain. Misdon Ild^e. Kennaaw Mouiitain. 
 and Atlanta 
 
 After we had captui'ed Chattanooga, Lookout 
 Mountain, and Missionarv Eidi:o. We, the 10th, 
 and IGth. Illinois Regiments was sent in pursuit 
 of the rebels, we followed ihem about ten miles, 
 and captured a part of their rear guards then re- 
 turned to Chattanooga, where we lay in camp a 
 Aveek to recruit. We were then ordered at forced 
 march, to Knoxville Kv. a distance of 180 miles 
 to reinforce Gen. Barnsides. When we were within 
 
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 20 iii.les of Kuoxvillu the rebel Gen. luiirdorthe 
 leinfurceinents coming and letrcated into Virginia 
 We was then ordered bajk to Chattanooga, wheie 
 Ave hiy about a week and then pushed on in the 
 direction of xVthmta. The march from Chattanoo- 
 ga to Atlanta was ahnost a continous battlefield. 
 
 On the 1-1 ill of Nov. we burned Atlanta and 
 began tlie famous March to tlie Sea, more than 
 250 miles awav, Avith GOCOO men. We entered 
 b'avannah on the morning of Dec. 21 1861:. 
 
 After a s'av cf about a montli at Savannah, 
 our division took transportion on beard a steamer 
 and uent bv water to Hilton Head S, 0. from 
 there we marched bv the wav of Charleston S C. 
 to Taleigh N. C. arriving tliere Apiil 13. This 
 was the end of the great march. A shoit lime 
 after this the southern armv surrendered to Gen 
 Grant. After this we was ordered to march to 
 Washington to pass a final grand Keview of the 
 Union Armv. We were at Washins^ton about foui* 
 wjeks, aid th^n was sent to Louisville Kv. wh?re 
 
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 we AVMs mustered out of tlie service on tlie 4 th 
 d ly of July. Av'e staved at Louisville about two 
 weeks, when Ave was sent to Chicngo Til. where 
 we received cur discharge on tlie 17 th. day of 
 July ]8G5. and Ave was free to go home. 
 
 I stayed in Chicngo about a week and arriv- 
 ed home on the 26 th. I was then confronted 
 vith the problem of making a home. I had given 
 fonr years of tlie prime of my life to the service 
 of tl.c country. Patriotically, I am proud of it. 
 Financially, I see my mistake. 'Jlirse who did not 
 respond to their countrvs call, but remained at 
 home and reaped the harvest of high prices of 
 crops, brought about by the war, was allrtady on 
 the road to wealth. 
 
 I struggled along, and wlien my health began 
 to fail I obtained a pension of $ G.CO per month. 
 I am now an old man, my health is broken down. 
 I shall soon answer the last great roll call. 
 
 Eadward A. Moore. 
 
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 .f,>!i\: ■I. 
 
 .:._,..:.- ^William II. Moore. 
 
 0n Aug. 2 1862 I was sworn into the U. S. 
 service by Squire Samuell Harvey, for three years 
 or during the war. My recruiting officer was 
 Alva Paul. 
 
 AVe went to Springfield 111. and went in camp 
 six miles East of "Springfield, at camp Butler; 
 and there We Was organized and officered into the 
 91 st Kegiment Illinois Volinteer Infantry, and 
 
Ill 
 
 was mustered into the U. S. serrice as Company 
 B. on the 8 th of Sep. 18^2. We was drilled; ard 
 guarded priioners there until Oct. 1. when we 
 wer? ihipped by rail to camp Jo Holt Ind. then 
 we marched across the Ohio river on a pontoon 
 bridge, and through Louisville Ky. to camp Oak- 
 land, and from there to Shepherdbville, 30 miles 
 south. We lay in camp here until the 14 th. then 
 marched GO miles farther south where we scout- 
 ed, and skirmished, with rebel Geu. John Morgans 
 forc(^s. Than guarded railroad bridges until the 
 25 th. when our Co. with Co'd A. And C. was sent 
 back to Shepherdsville, ^\here we expected to stay 
 all winter, but on Dec. 9 we marched south along 
 the L. and N. Tailroad. 
 
 Five Go's of otir Regt. was left at Elizabeth- 
 town. Our Co. was sent 14: miles southto 15acon 
 Creek, where we worked hard to strengthen our 
 Stockade and prepare for winter. But on the 26 th 
 of Dec. our guards was driven in, and we waa 
 completely surrounded by Gen. John Morgans 
 
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 f<)raes, consisUng of five Eegimeuts of Mounted 
 Infiintry. and five pieces of Light Artillery. We 
 li;id 64 men in the Stockade. A flag of truce was 
 gent in to ns, witli a demand to surrender, but 
 we would not; and fought them five hours. 
 
 We then surrendered on conditions. Having 
 none killed and but five wounded. I received a 
 shot over my left ear, thought at first to be ser- 
 ious, but proved to be only slight. For fear of 
 being re-faptured; they did not UDder;ake to get 
 us to Libby or Andcrsonville prisons, so they dis- 
 armed us. a;id turned us loose on parole, of which 
 tlie following is a duplicate. 
 
 Headquarters, Army of I^y. 
 Harden Co. Kv. Dec. 26 1S62. 
 
 Wm 11. Moore private Co. B. 91 st Eegt HI. 
 Vol. liavii g this day been taken prisoner by the 
 Confederate States forces, is released on parole, on 
 ihe conditions agreed upon in the Cartel regulat- 
 ing the exchange of prisoneis between the United 
 States and Confederate States. 
 
 hy Conmund, Gen. Morgan. 
 
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 The next day we followed the rebel ii^my until 
 \\Q came to El'zabetbtown, ^vhere 8 Go's of our 
 Itegt. had concentrated; and stcod them a fight, 
 b^everal of our men were killed. 
 
 We were on a hi 11- top where we could see both 
 armvs fiirlitin<j: about sunset we could see our 
 men hi.t the white flag and surrender. Tiien 
 (Jen. ^lorgan had us shut up in the measle hos- 
 I'ital. and we were all exposed. 
 
 Early Sunday morning, Dec. 28 th. we stai't- 
 ed for Louisville Ky. a distance of 100 miles, with 
 no money or food. Bv befri'lno- and forraiiinij" we 
 arrived at Louisville by noon of the 30 ih. Then 
 we crossed the river to New Albany and took the 
 cars and went liome. 
 
 I was home about six weeks, then I went 
 back to my liegt. Benton Barrack, St. Louis Mo. 
 There to await the exchange of prisoners of war 
 which was made the first of June 186 3. 
 
 About July 7 we went on board transport 
 boats for Vicksburg, where we landi-d o:i the lOlh 
 
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 and camped until tlie Td rd. when we boarded 
 
 transports and moved down the river to Port 
 Hudson, where we camped until Aug. 6 th. when 
 we went to guard the 1 st Ind. heavy artillery of 
 109 wagons, to Baton Rogue, we then returned 
 to Port Hudson. 
 
 On Aug. 12 1863 we boarded the transports 
 and moved down tlie river to CarroUton Miss. 
 There were 15 steamers in lii5e, and the fog was 
 so heavy we could not see the boat ahead or be- 
 hind us, the length of a boat apart. We camped 
 about one mile North of New Orlean?. 
 
 Wliile there our troops were reviewed once by 
 Gen. Banks, and twice by Gen. U. S. Grant. This 
 is the onlv time I saw Gen. Giant. 
 
 After this, quite an army, with Gen. Herron 
 in command, was sent by transports, up the liver 
 to Morgauza La. where we fought the battle of 
 the Atchafalla Kiver. The first days fighting was 
 in the Cyprus Swamps. The weather v\as very 
 hot; we was without water so lorg and ^Olen we 
 
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 did get water it was very bad, and I drank too 
 mucli, winch started a diarrhoea, which in spite 
 of the Doctors lasted three months. 
 
 Oct. 10 1863 we was sent back to New Orleans 
 to rocriiit, until the Fed Kiver Expedition in 
 which we took apart. On the 23rd we was put 
 on board Gulf Steamers. We was a detachment of 
 the Red River Expedition sent to cut ( ff the rebel 
 supplys from fojeign nations. 
 
 There ^^a3 32 boats in the ileet. we encount- 
 ered a bad storm and two boats were wrecked 
 and sunk. I was very seasick for 8 days which 
 completely cured me of the diarihoca 
 
 We Icinded on l>riizos Island- From there we 
 ma'ched 40 miles up the river to old Ft. Brown 
 We remained l.ere on Carjison dutv until jibout 
 the middle of July ISnl: when we left Browns- 
 ville and came back to Brazos Island, where we 
 staved until Christmas dav. when our Hek,t was 
 ]mt on board a Gulf Steamer and sert lack to 
 New Orleans. 
 
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 While at Brownsville our Chaplin held a series 
 of meetings and I gave my heart to God. While 
 here I witnessed the exicntion of a soldier for de- 
 sertion. I enjoyed the trip hack to Xew Orleans 
 Very much. We staved in the City six weeks on 
 Provost dnty. 
 
 Then we went to Lake Pop.chatrain and took 
 boats and went to the month of Mobile 1-ay and 
 went in camp three days at Navy Cove. Then be- 
 gan that difli?nlt march aronnd the East side of 
 Mobile Tay to ^rpanish Fort befoie Mobi'e, where 
 we engaged in a 13 days &ie^e and took the fort. 
 Then we crossed the Bav and marched throno-'n 
 I\lobile to Whistler Station, where we overtook 
 the enemy and had qnite a fight. 
 
 From there we vrent np the Mobile Piver to 
 Nina Ilnbba Blnffs and camped a few days, we 
 was there when Lincoln was a?sa!;sinated. Then 
 we moved on np the Tombiiibv river to Mc Intosh 
 ]31uff, there we lay in camp uniil the sni-render 
 of Dick Tavior and Gen. Lee. and wai" was over. 
 
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 When the rebel gun boats and transports came 
 along our men took charge of the fltet. aud got 
 aboard the boats and can:c to Mobile and camp- 
 ed at Whistler Station. ^Whi'e there',! aiw the 
 explosion of the Mng.-izine that contained all the 
 amnnition that Dick Taylor had surrendered, the 
 shock was so great it leveled three blocks, bioke 
 every window in the ciiv. and brouolit horses to 
 their knees in our camp 3^ miles away. 
 
 We were mustered out of the service July 11 
 1865 at ^Icbile. Then we went to New Orleans 
 and took boats for Carlo 111. and by rail to Camp 
 Butler, Where I was mustered into the service 3 
 years before. There J got my final discharge and 
 starte<l home; Home once more, with father, 
 mother, brothers, sisters, and friends, Oh! the joy! 
 When I look over that three vears of mv sold- 
 ier life it seems like only a dream. 
 
 AVilliam II Itfoore. 
 
lis 
 
 famuell F. Moore. 
 
 When my brother Eadward enlisted as a sol- 
 dier, I hud a great desire to join in tlie conflict 
 for tlie preservation of the Union. But being only 
 13 years old, I hid to remain home awhile longer. 
 
 Then in 1SC2 when brother William enlisted 
 the fhime of patriotism again flashed up, and I 
 resolved to enter into the service at the first op- 
 peitunitv; wliich privilege was refused me until 
 
U9 
 
 brother E;id\v;ird came home on veteran fiirh neh 
 J succeded in enlUting in Co. E. 111. Regt* Vol. 
 Infantry; Jan. 16 1804, at Oqnawka 111. and was 
 niuitered in as a TJ. ?. f^oldier Being 15^ years old. 
 AVhen the army broke camp near the Chat- 
 ta'iooche river to move on Atlanta* I was taken 
 sick with Typhoid fever, and was taken by Am- 
 bulance to th.e division field Hospital, Jnly 17 th 
 a'ld the next day I was pnt aboard an old box 
 car and was taken to the General Field I]osi)itai 
 at Chattanooo-a Tenn. I renniined tliere several davs 
 Then I was a^ain pnt in a box car with as many 
 others as conld be put in; But this time there 
 was a whole train load of sick and wounded; In 
 the car I was in some would pray and moan and 
 groan with pain; and others w^ould moan, groan 
 and swear; but before we got to Nashville I be- 
 came unconscious; and when I recovertd consc- 
 iousness I found myself in the first division 3rd 
 ward, general hospital, No. 19 Nashville Tenn. 
 Where I remained under doctors care until I liad 
 
r:o 
 
 recovered ciiongh to be able for light duty, when 
 I was detailed as assistant nurse. I served in this 
 cafacity until about Nov. 1 IHU. 
 
 Tlien came an order from Sherman, for all 
 who was able for duty, to report; Accordingly 
 about 800 of us started for the front; but when 
 we got to Ci;att:inooga, we was ordered to go into 
 ramp; where 50 of us was detailed to guard a 
 Military Prison; to prevent the prisoners escap- 
 ing, and t.ike them out in turns to Avork. 
 
 We rema'ned on guard duty there until Feb 
 1 st 180") when Sheiman ag-.iin ordered us to the 
 fi'ont" So we were organize'! in Co's and Battal- 
 ions, vviih 103 men in a Company and 10 Co's 
 in a Batta1i( n: with such officers as was available, 
 in command. 
 
 About Feb. 15 th Ave stjirted to join Shermans 
 armv; ^oirir by rail to Nashville Tenn. then to 
 J^ouisville Kv. ai^d from there by steamboat up 
 Ih.e Oliio river to Cincinnatti. then by rail to 
 Pittsburg I'a, and to Annapolis Md. arriving 
 
10 I . 
 
 A Ar I ■ 
 
 there Feb. 2(3 th. We stayed there until Moi.day 
 March 5. we went aboard ibe lar^e ocean Steam- 
 ship, New York, and started fur Btanfort X. C. 
 about 36 hours run; but ^fondav night Ave en- 
 countered a violent storm which bisted until noon 
 the next day; The ship became nnmanagable and 
 was driven South until we were below Savannah. 
 
 It wa^ Saturday evening when we got back 
 in sight of the harbor of Ijeaufoit;^ ai.d Sunday 
 March 13 we were piloted in, aiul we got ofi"the 
 vessel and camped for the night, 
 
 Thea we went by i-ail to Kingston to take 
 part in a baMle that was f(aight there; AVe re- 
 mained there a few days after tie lattle, then we 
 marched to Goldsborough N C. There we met 
 Shernmns army, and joined our own licgiment. 
 
 ^Ve remained here until April then marched 
 to Iialeigh, where Sherman received the surrend- 
 er of Johnstons army, and the war came to a 
 close. We then inarched to Washington, where 
 in May the war-worn Union Veterans 65 0'Oin 
 
13^ 
 
 number, with their fcided uriiforma .-ind tattfred 
 banners, passed in Grand Review through the 
 streets of the National CapitoL 
 
 We then disbanded, and we went to Louis- 
 yille Ky. and was mustered out of the service 
 July 4 th. Then we went to Chicago and receiv- 
 ed our discharge on the 17 th day of July 1865. 
 We was then free to go home. 
 
 Samuel I F. Moore. 
 
 The g-lorious Union shall not perish! 
 Precious leg-ac}' of our fathers, it shall go down 
 
 honored and cherished to our children. 
 
 — Everett, 
 
 Upon a nations grateful heart. 
 
 They're written down by memory's pen; 
 
 And time shall never dare erase 
 The deeds of patriotic men. 
 
 — Barker, 
 
123 
 
 The following is a copy of a letter written 
 to John Bennett by Lis brother i^amuell. 
 
 Ipswich, Eng-laiid, July 4 1859 
 
 Dear Brother :- I received your letter, and we 
 was g"lad to hear, you and all, was so well as you 
 were; and we hope these few lines will find you 
 and all qnite well; as it leaves me atid my wife, ex- 
 cept old ag-e, and that g-ets a hold of us both, 
 
 I wrote and tried to find your daughter Eliza, 
 But I am s-.orry to sa}', I cannot hear anything- about 
 her. I could not find neither her husband nor his 
 father; and I had the letters come back to me that 
 I sent; and they think, and so do I, that she must 
 be somewhere near you, for we don't think she is 
 in Eng-land; and we think you had better have her 
 put in the papers, and that will find her. 
 
 I am sorr}' to tell you brother James of Bramford, 
 is dead; he was taken ill last April, and died June 
 24 th. he was doing- much the same as when j'ou left 
 and did up to the time of his death; his wife and 
 family send their love to you all, and they are all 
 well. Their sons, George and James, left heme four 
 j-ears ag-o, and have not heard of them since. 
 
 Hannen married to Abbatt, of Sproughton, that 
 you did v%ci k with, he is grme keeper at Na.cton 
 Hall, near Ipswich. I am ^orr}' I cannct tell j-ou 
 much about my son Samuell, he went away with a 
 traveling- famiU--, and the last time I heard of him, 
 that is about 18 months ago, he was ac California. 
 John La3 ton is dead, and his widow I'ves with her 
 
12-i 
 
 son in the same house that 3011 lived in at Emsett. 
 Hannens step-son is living- in the same place. 
 
 Robert Orbarn's wife is very ill, and all send 
 their love. Charles Brown's daughter would like tj 
 come over, but she says it costs so much. 
 
 John Hill sends his love to all. I cannot say any 
 thing- about the Browns, I have not seen them since 
 your brother was hurried the 28th of June. 
 
 My son Henry is in Londen and is doing- well and 
 is quite v\^ell. Our kind love to all, and remain your 
 Brother and Sister — Bennett. 
 
 S. Bennett, 
 
 6 Lady Lane Ipswich. 
 
 When you write let me know if you have heard 
 of 3'o.ir daug-hter Eliza. 
 
UB, 
 
 WH »,1> > <v.>>iv<f^-»v»t 
 
 APPEKHIX. 
 
 A few Notes and IlappeniiJgs 
 Of Later Date. 
 
 Winter of 1013. 
 
 Elizebelh (Bennett) Eatiam, (Aunt 
 Betsey) still lives with her daughter near Howell 
 Jilich. She was §8%ears old in Oct. 1912. 
 
 Mrs. Eliza (Love) Drew died March 18 1910. 
 from injuries received from being thrown out of 
 a carriage at a railroad crossing. 
 
 Arthur and Louise Drew have three children 
 born as follows; Morris, Dec. 7 1903. Ellis, Mar. 
 23 1900. Theron, May 22 1909. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Willard Iloyt are still in the 
 employ of the Chicago Parental School. 
 
U[) 
 
 M/3. 3ally (XlrkliaT.) Lowe aieJ Feb. 23 1012. 
 .Mr. Lowe still lives ncur llowtll Mich. 
 
 Edwin Lowe married Tressa rtussick, thej 
 
 h;ive one child, Thelma. 
 
 * » 
 
 Eva Lowe, was niaiTleJ to Jxrhn Martin, tiiej 
 have three children. 
 
 J\Iar3^ Lowe vva5 m'lrried to Saimiell Spare, 
 they have three children.-^ ^'' ■ 
 
 Ilattie Lowe married Ernest Loundsberrv 
 
 they have tlirie cliildien. 
 
 NOTE — There has been a nuiriber of chang'es 
 anion,:::^ oar ..relatives in Michig"an, the aatts and 
 particulars of wliich .1 have been unable to obtain. 
 
 ;,,;■-. i^'^L.:-: i-'lJi-^Dc:^ 'j.'i^t d^PH iiOYii lli:^ '. 
 
 AVm II. Moore, during the- sui^inier of 19C5 
 
 ,built a nice, comfortable home in Orlieans^:K(.b. 
 
 •,where they lived uu-tiL the fall of 19.07 \yhen, they 
 
 sold cut and nioycd to^ Kansas^ City, KaD^^.a|id 
 
 ,^9Pght ^^:.honie 1% ^^iqU they :ji^^ Ji^<J-.l 
 
 ., .;J^lla .Timmiiis dives iii Kansas City aUo, their 
 
 son Ilarrv, is nmrried and lives in .Ghicago lil. 
 
 -the other, children, ^re at hame.; ,i[.,^ i,,,,^, , y 
 
 Elsworth Moore^ lives at St. Josejili Mo., .wliere 
 
130 
 
 he has a good pa3-ing position as bookkeeper for 
 
 a "wholesale liardwave i'ivnv 
 
 Joel Mor^re is still ia the window trming business. 
 
 Harriett E (Moore) VanHoosen still lives at 
 Corvallis Ore. her daughter, Elcia B (Mrs Young) 
 died July 23 1011. at Corvallis. 
 
 Frank was married June 22 1911. he is in tl o 
 monumeiit business at Corvallis. 
 
 JVrt is niar-ied and has two chiklrcn, 
 
 ITattie was married to A. A. Cay May 29 1912. 
 
 E. A. Mo.ire died April 30 1910. he suffered 
 terribly lor several years from a crouic bladder 
 trouble, he bore the suffering with great patience, 
 he was hurried in the Laharpe Cemetry. by order 
 of the G. A. R. Geddes Post Xo. 42. where he 
 rests, av/aitins; the reward of a brave soldiej*. 
 
 Another vetergn sinks to rests; 
 
 His earthl3' pilgrimag-e is o'er, 
 His last dread battle now is foug-ht, 
 
 And he has made a liappier shore. 
 
 —Barker. 
 
131 
 
 ?.rary Eiizabfth (Moore) Pierce died Dec. 8 
 1911. iit Moiiiic lil. from the effects of an oper- 
 ation for nppcndicitis. she was brorglit Ik ire 
 iiiid laid to n-st iii the L-jliarpe Cemetry. 
 
 Laurel was married to Joliii David of Colchester 
 111. Dec. 21 1905, they have four children. 
 
 Tiena was married to Charles LoveU Oct. 5 
 1907. tliov have one child* 
 
 Murray married Ellen [Stump] Lynch, Feb, 29 
 190S. their two children are Bertha and Ravmond. 
 
 Edna married to Gaylord LoveU July 15 1908. 
 
 Mary A. [Moore] Vaniioosen and husband are 
 now living in Central City Neb. they celebrated 
 their Golden Weddino^ July 2 1912. their child- 
 ren are all married. Eadward, lives in Grand 
 Island Neb. they have three children. 
 
 Lillian wa^ married to Wm Powell, they have 
 three children, thay live jit Angora Neb. 
 
 Margaret, was married to Harvey Moore, they 
 live at North Yakima, Wash. 
 
I3;i 
 
 Cliar'es F. Vunnoosen ditd Dec. 17, 1912. he 
 lived at Sttrlii]g Colo he had been an engineer on 
 the BurliiiG'tou road fur ei^ht vcars. he had o:ono 
 as far as Bru&h, wilh a train of C5 cars, uhen he 
 got duwn to oil the engine, he had climed up 
 on the driving rod to reach certain j arts, when 
 the engine suddenly backed a few feet, crushing 
 liim between the rod and air-chanibcr. he was 
 taken to Central -City, I^eb. for bariah 
 
 S. F. ^loore still lives at Hastings Iowa, his 
 wife, Jennie, died Aiarch 14, 1908. of pleuro- 
 pneumonia, she was hurried at Hastings. 
 
 — There has been a number of changes among 
 the children, but I have been unable to obtain 
 the dates and particulars. 
 
 Elizabeth (Moore) Howell, was marrJed ^to 
 B3'ron Shav/ in the Spring of 1908. 
 
 Wm E. Hov/ell married E. Pearl ^fc Guire on 
 April 11, 1906. their children. Geo II. born Apr. 
 24 1907. died April 17, 19.8. Taul E. Apiil 12 
 
IS) 
 
 1909. Charles C. Aver. 9 1911. 
 
 Oscar G. Ilowell lives at Arjr.str< iig' Towa. they 
 liave fuiir cl ilclren. Ceo Gurney, Jure 19 1903 
 Chestei- C. Oat. 20 1905. Edgar T. Aug. 7 1907. 
 Margaurite Vl. Dec. 4 1911. 
 
 ^Fary (Hovv,-]l) Knit's lives in Monmouth Hi. 
 their children are Harold, Thelma. and. Glen. 
 
 Geo Frank ]\*oore is now living at Loniax, 
 111. their children are all gor.e from. home. 
 
 Arthur, is living ^•'^]l his sister. May, thev 
 are farming together, at AVallingford Iowa. 
 
 May E. (^Moore) Campbell has four children 
 Geo ir Dec. 7 1902. Joiin W. ^'ep. 21 1904: 
 Helen Louise Oct. 8 1900. Chester A. Ma . 2 19k).' 
 lier husband. Harry W. Campbell, diid May.' '^3 
 1911. with a{)peiidiciris. h.e was born J:in, CO 18? 0, 
 
 "Willis W is in Chicago 111. at present working 
 at the macliiiist trade. 
 
 Elcia I\ (.Moore) Kemp lives in Decorra 111. 
 their children married as follows. 
 
134 
 
 Cora G to Mir.er Aj t, IVb. 23 lODO. tli-y 1 :ive 
 lour cliildfen, A\''iim V. born Aug. 4 1000. Kadie 
 A. Feb. 2i 1003. A EmaMiic. Dec 12 10.5. Elsie 
 C. Jaly 4 lOl'O. 
 
 John Marion, manied OlJic C;;r£il] June iO, 
 ]00]. their chiklren are, Cecil A. :\Iar. 17 lOl'-.^ 
 Eldrid E June 13 1005. Grace M, Jan, 4 1007. 
 Ituby M. Jan, 13 lOOO. 
 
 Esther II, was married to Joh.n Ilalbasch Au_i;- 
 31 1004 their two clii.dren are G. Fern, »^'cp, 25 
 10C5. John Grin, April 24 10(0. 
 
 Ila'tie was n^ai'ri'd June .28 1003. to Ikn 
 Wickell, they have four cliildicn, 
 
 k'adie, uas nia-ried ^'ar, 12 IOCS, to Silas Apt, 
 their child Amy I), was born Aug, 4 1000. 
 
 George AY, n.arried Katie Ank, a;ov, 27 lOoO, 
 their daughter Ddathy was born 1012. 
 
 Ivuth, married Hough Glazebrok, Aug, 17 1010, 
 
 IJachel, married Jan, 27 lOlJ. to lian-v Car'^ill, 
 
 J, C, Moore, is still on the farm, thtir son, 
 
 Roy, married Ida Scott, Oct, 2 1012, thry live at 
 
 Decorra III, he is station agent for the ?anta Fo 
 
"OR 
 
 Nettie and I are still here on the old place 
 There is u new city being started here, and we 
 are within the limits of the optioned town -site 
 of 25000 acres, If they succeed, and take the old 
 place, they will pay us f23Loo an acre. It will 
 be in the residence and park districts, and we 
 intend to try to buy pack a few lots where the 
 house stands, if we can, for a home, if we can't 
 we will locate in some other part of the world. 
 
136 
 
 BIRTHDAY DATES and ADDRESS' 
 Arrang-ed In Familybetical Order. 
 
 Names Birthda3's Address Paofe 
 John BennettT Mar. 14 IS 
 
 Mary AniH Brown ^Ferrctt. Eittei Smdiv, 17^5. 16 
 
 Mary A ( Bennett )Kirlhrrn. 17 
 
 Emeline;Kirkhrm )Cot1dingtcn, 17 
 
 Adaline ,, RemiDgton. , 17 
 
 Ada ,, Sutherland. 18 
 
 Cl'^iud Dennett. Jan 18 Mead Mich. 19 
 
 Clatcn ,, Jun 22 ,, 19 
 
 Lant Sutherland. July 11 New Haven 
 
 Archie ,, Jan 16 ,, 
 
 Sally(Kirkham. )Lcwe. Sep 5 Howell 20 
 
 Alice V, Lowe Mar 4 ,, 21 
 
 Lucinda ,, June 23 ,, 
 
 Charles C, ,, July 26 
 
 John E. ,, Dec 23 
 
 Eva O. (,,) Martin June 27 
 
 Marv Iv (,.) Spare June 25 
 
 Hattie R, (,J Loundsberry Aug- 12 
 
 Floyd W. ,, Apr 13 ,, 
 
 Giles Kirkham Washing-ton, Mich. 
 
 Malcn ., ^'Cv, Il^ven ,, 
 
 Keziah (Bennett) Lcve Aig- 13 
 
 Mary (Love) Matties Mas 9 HoM-ell ,, 
 
 Lav-Ina (Matties) Spice Mar 8 Choctah ,, 72 
 
 Orrn M. .. Marr Mar 5 Lafayette .. 23 
 
 Marv K. ., Dean T.(.\ 4 Oak Grcv2 
 
 5 » 
 
137 
 
 Names 
 
 Dirthclav* 
 
 A<Mr3s^ 
 
 P:i 
 
 ig-e 
 
 £mma ( Love) Wallace, 
 3ella T. (Wallace) Mclnt 
 Vallace B. Mc Intire 
 
 -<ehlev 
 
 R. 
 
 
 » ' 
 
 :Madvs 
 
 I>. 
 
 
 » * 
 
 \ rthur 
 
 E. 
 
 W 
 
 'allace 
 
 ieo L. 
 
 
 
 » » 
 
 ^ov E. 
 
 
 
 » t 
 
 \rthur 
 
 G 
 
 
 » • 
 
 l/uella Wallace 
 Emma K. ;..) Newlon 
 FAl'.-'A (Love) Drew 
 Euln M. (Dre\\) Fovt 
 Mary N. ,, Phelps 
 
 Arthur DrvW 
 
 Louise (Marlow) Drew 
 
 Morris Drew 
 
 Ellis 
 
 r heron ,, 
 
 Ellen (Love) Lj'ons 
 Amanda (..) Thomas 
 Blanche (Thomas) Hamond 
 Francis Hammond 
 Bertha (Thomas) Basing- 
 Cara Thomas 
 Clyde ,, 
 
 Llharlotte Love 
 
 Frank ,, 
 
 Rose (,, ) Kirkham 
 
 Ira Kirkham 
 
 Elizabeth (Bennet] Batram 
 
 Mary [Batram] Marlow 
 
 William Moore 
 
 Harriett [Bennett] Moore 
 
 Wm H. Moore 
 
 Mircm [Harj^rrv^?. Moore 
 
 Feb 2H 
 ire Oct 10 
 
 Apr 3) 
 June 2) 
 
 May 2 
 
 Dec H 
 Apr 
 Mar 
 J i: n e 
 July 
 Sep 
 
 Bishop 
 Austin 
 
 Aug 
 
 26 
 
 21 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 Mar 21 
 
 Nov 20 
 
 Feb 20 
 June 27 
 Dec 17 
 Mar 23 
 May 22 
 July 20 
 Oct 3 
 Nov 
 Nov 
 
 Howell 
 
 Aug^ 
 Oct 
 
 Nov 
 
 Feb 
 Feb 
 Apr 
 
 Oct 
 
 Oct 
 
 Nov 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 4 
 
 3 
 12 
 
 29 
 
 4 
 
 1^2 
 1 
 
 Owosso 
 
 nJwell 
 
 Lansing- 
 Howell 
 
 1 
 
 9 » 
 J 5 
 
 July 16 
 Dec 11 
 Mar 30 
 J."n 20 
 
 i'al. 
 
 Nev. 
 
 Webster N. Y. 
 
 Mich. 
 
 
 
 1812 
 1819 
 Kansas Citv 
 
 1844 
 
 Kan. 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 25 
 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 50 
 
 51 
 
1.38 
 
 Ella (Moore) Timniins 
 
 J. W. Timmins 
 
 Harry ,, 
 
 Homer ,, 
 
 Vc)u.i;-lm ,, 
 
 Baal a 
 
 W. E. Moore 
 
 Ethal M. (Gibson) Moore 
 
 Arthur R. Moore 
 
 Joel Moore 
 
 H. E. ( ,, ) Van Hoosen 
 
 Elcia B. (,,) 
 
 Velva E. Younc: 
 
 Frank J. Van Hoosen 
 
 Ida E. 
 
 Bert L. 
 
 Hattie E. (.,) Day 
 
 E. A. M«iore 
 
 Orrilla (Frazell) Moore 
 
 F. Enola (Mcore) Francis 
 Eettie O. (,, ) Cain 
 Murray F. Moore 
 
 Z. Vivinnie ;,,) Games 
 
 Pearl Carnes 
 
 Laural A. (Moore) David 
 
 Edna V. (,.) Lovell 
 
 Eena L, (,.] ,, 
 
 Mnry A. Van Hoosen 
 
 Henrv 
 
 Bir1l 
 
 u. 
 
 Aug- 11 
 Ma'r 3 
 Nov 2.) 
 Sep 13 
 
 Au-.:^ 1- 
 Apr 20 
 
 Feb 1 
 
 Mar 22 
 
 Aug 20 
 
 Mav 27 
 
 vs 
 
 Ail 
 
 or ess 
 
 Pr 
 
 Kansas Citv Kan. 
 
 St. Joseph 
 
 M 
 Jan 
 
 1 Corvallis 
 
 Mo. 
 
 Ore. 
 
 Young- June 10 
 
 Laharpe 
 
 Kose M. 
 
 \Vm H. 
 
 John 
 
 J. Ewd 
 
 Dorathy 
 
 Donald 
 
 Eillian 
 
 AVilma 
 
 Winn if red 
 
 Margaret 
 
 5 ? 
 
 9 ( 
 
 Phelps 
 
 Powell 
 
 Mccre 
 
 Dec 16 
 July 29 
 Aug- 30 
 Aug- 5 
 Sep 6 
 
 Dec 12 
 
 A ug 22 
 Nov 3 
 Mar 18 
 J u t^ e 6 
 Julv 2 
 Mar 24 
 Jnlv 14 
 Sep 21 
 June 12 
 
 Jan V2 
 
 Aug- 15 
 Mar 21 
 Jan 9 
 >lav 9 
 Aug- 27 
 Sep 23 
 Jan 25 
 Mar 20 
 July 9 
 Feb 2 
 Jan 13 Narth Ya!::: 
 
 
 Central City Neb. 
 North Yak ami Wash. 
 Central City Neb 
 
 Angora 
 
 > » 
 
 'ash. 
 
130 
 
 Names 
 
 B:rth:]av= Aolt^rc 
 
 Sf^ P 
 
 aire 
 
 .. F. Mcore 
 
 AuiT 24 
 
 Hastings 
 
 Iowa 
 
 77 
 
 ''. Jennie (Porter) Moore 
 
 Nov 2r> 
 
 
 
 
 1. Ella (Moore) Tyler 
 
 Sep n 
 
 Council Bl 
 
 .iffs ., 
 
 79 
 
 lattie A. (Moore) Witcher 
 
 Jan 2-5 
 
 » > 
 
 « » »» 
 
 81 
 
 I'rancis L. (,.) Lowery 
 
 Feb 23 
 
 
 
 
 -essie S. Moore 
 
 Sep 27 
 
 II I stint's 
 
 lo'.va 
 
 
 )ais,y Ila ,, 
 
 Dec 2.) 
 
 » « 
 
 » < 
 
 
 ^amie M. ,, 
 
 Apr 18 
 
 ? ' 
 
 » « 
 
 
 r^obin E. 
 
 Mar 24 
 
 1 ♦ 
 
 > » 
 
 
 :^. E. (Mcore)( Howell) ShaAA 
 
 ' Mar 21 
 
 Arg-l:s^ta 
 
 > » 
 
 82 
 
 Byron Shaw 
 
 Jan 'J ; 
 
 1849 
 
 
 
 |vVm E. Howell 
 
 Feb 26 
 
 Dol 1 i ver 
 
 »> 
 
 84 
 
 |E. Pearl (McGuire)Howell 
 
 Mar 14 
 
 
 
 
 Oscar C. Howell 
 
 Mar 5 
 
 Armstrong- 
 
 ? » 
 
 
 Hattie (,,) Honk 
 
 Nov 13 
 
 
 
 
 Mary M. ( ., \ Kniss 
 Edg-ar G. Kniss 
 
 Nov 27 
 
 Monmouth 
 
 111. 
 
 
 Dec 9 
 
 
 
 
 Harold J. ,, 
 
 Alio- 22 
 
 
 
 
 Thelma L. ,, 
 
 May 20 
 
 
 
 
 peo F. Moore 
 Effie (Wiley) Mcore 
 
 Dec 30 
 
 Lomax 
 
 111. 
 
 86 
 
 Aug- 13 
 
 
 
 
 Arthnr F. 
 
 Mav E. (Mcore) Campbell 
 
 Wiilis W. ,, 
 
 Oct 5 
 
 Wallingfor 
 
 d Iowa 
 
 89 
 
 Dec 18 
 
 • J 
 
 1 ? 
 
 
 J an 1 
 
 Chicago 
 
 111. 
 
 
 Elcia P (Moore] Kemp 
 
 >Iar 5 
 
 Decorra 
 
 ? ? 
 
 90 
 
 Georpfe Kemp 
 
 Mav 8 
 
 » ? 
 
 » » 
 
 
 J. Marion ., 
 
 July 11 
 
 >» 
 
 »» 
 
 92 
 
 Cora G. ,Kemp, Apt 
 
 Aug- 17 
 
 
 
 
 Esther B. ,, Halbasch 
 
 Sep 5 
 
 
 
 
 Hattie E. ,, Wickel 
 
 Sep 14 
 
 
 
 
 Sadie R. ,, Apt 
 
 Sep 28 
 
 
 
 
 Geo W, 
 
 Jul V 17 
 
 >» 
 
 ^' 
 
 
 Ruth ,, Glazebrcok 
 
 Jan 10 
 
 
 
 
 Rachel ,, Cargil 
 
 Jan 6 
 
 
 
 
 Minnie B, ,, 
 
 Jan 9 
 
 >> 
 
 9» 
 
 
 Dale V. ,, ^ 
 
 ^pz 5 
 
 : t 
 
 . » 
 
 
 .Tohn C. Moorej^'D" ]|_ 
 
 Roy B. ,. 
 
 nel 4 
 
 Tvomax 
 
 111. 
 
 93 
 
 Mar 23 
 
 Decorra 
 
 • n 
 
 134 
 
up 
 
 Names 
 
 Birthdays Address P 
 
 age 
 
 U. S. Moore 
 
 Jan 30 
 
 Lcmax 
 
 111. 
 
 96 
 
 Nettie (Reed) Moore 
 
 July 16 
 
 > ! 
 
 5 5 
 
 99 
 
 Linwood Moore 
 
 Feb 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Lela ,, 
 
 Aug 12 
 
 9 » 
 
 1 ? 
 
 
 Wm H. Reed 
 
 June 9 
 
 Laramie 
 
 Wyo. 
 
 100 
 
 Oscar P. ,, 
 
 Sep 7 
 
 Edmonton 
 
 Can. 
 
 
 Ella A. (,,] Clark 
 
 Aug 22 
 
 Fleak 
 
 N. Dak. 
 
 
 Laura E (,, ) Phelps 
 
 Dec 25 
 
 Clarks 
 
 Neb. 
 
 101 
 
 Augustus E. Reed 
 
 Dec 6 
 
 
 
 
 Maurice H. ,, 
 
 June 10 
 
 Hough 
 
 >» 
 
 102 
 
 Eugene C. ,. 
 
 Sep 11 
 
 ? ? 
 
 »> 
 
 
 A. U. 
 
 Mar 5 
 
 Basin 
 
 Wyo 
 
 
 Vera Sebring 
 
 June 18 
 
 1895 
 
 
 
 Joel Mason 
 
 Sep 28 
 
 Smithshire 
 
 111. 
 
 
 Vennie ,, 
 
 Nov 8 
 
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