C. W. MOORE
Page 644
C. W. MOORE
Page 644
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C. W. MOORE is the proprietor and manager of a first-class livery and feed stable in Bath, where he has a good building, well and comfortably arranged. It affords shelter for a number of fine horses, a good supply of buggies, carriages and the various appurtenances belonging to the business in which Mr. Moore is now well established. He was born in Lunchburg Township, this county, March 23, 1853, and is a son of John Moore, whose birth occurred October 30, 1817, in Tennessee. The father of our subject was reared to farm pursuits, and alternated the duties of a farmer lad with attendance at the district school. In the fall of 1837 he emigrated to this state and located on a farm in Greene County, where his father had purchased land. The latter was Thomas Moore, and his wife Mrs. Sarah (Mitchell) Moore. They were natives of Virginia and moved to Tennessee in 1816. They reared a family of seven sons and five daughters, and departed this life soon after moving to Illinois, in 1842, within a day of each other. The brothers and sisters of our subject's father were William, James, Mercy, Tyrus, Thomas, Zacharias. Sarah, Mary, Nathaniel and Laura. John Moore removed from Greene County to this section in 1844, and located in Lynchburg Township, where he purchased property and began farm work. He had learned the trade of a mason prior to coming hither, and followed the business in connection with his farm duties during the greater part of his life. He was married January 15, 1848, to Miss Susan Bowen, who was born April 22, 1828, in Montgomery County, N. Y., and was the daughter of Caleb and Ruth (Randall) Bowen, also natives of the above county. Her parents, who were born respectively in 1790 and 1792, were married in April, 1815, and in 1835 they came to Hancock County, this state, and farmed for five years, when they moved into this county and purchased land on which they spent the remaining years of their life. The ten children of whom they were the parents were: Peter, Catherine, Margaret, Andrew, Julia Maria, Angelica, Susan, Nancy, Christina V. and William II. The parental family included eight children. Sarah, who married William Sorff, resides in Lynchburg Township; Lovina became the wife of G. Taylor; C. W., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Mary E. married William Ketchum and makes her home in this township; John E. married Emma Dealin and is living in this state; Susan E died in July, 1881; Hattie J. is the wife of George W. Lacy and resides in Bath; Francis H. is single. Our subject has spent his entire life in this county, with the exception of the first six weeks spent on earth. He attended the village school and was married April 20, 1890, to Miss J. Workman, whose birth occurred in Cass County, June 20, 1864. She was the daughter of Jesse and Julia (Foster) Workman, also natives of that county, who came to Mason County in 1872, where they are now living in Bath Township. To our subject and his wife has been born a son, Clyde. Besides his livery stable, our subject owns an eighty-acre farm in this township, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation. He identifies himself with the Democratic party, and has served his fellow-citizens in the capacity of Constable for several terms. He is known and respected for the honesty and sincerity of his character, and has the friendship of the best men in the community. |