E.T. Moore, miller, Orangeville; came to Stephenson Co. in 1848 with his father & family; they stopped in Cedarville, and ran the mill for John H Adams; removed to Freeport. and at one time run the old Lurch mill, which is now destroyed; in 1866, they moved to Orangeville and bought the flouring-mill of Hefty & Legler, which E.T. Moore now runs; the mill is 40 x 60 feet on the ground, and three and a half high stories high running three pairs of buhrs with the Leffler water-wheel, Turbine, capacity of 200 bushels a day. The old family is Ann S., now Mrs. Kaufman; Edward T., Oscar C., deceased; Rebecca, now dead; Aaron, deceased; Agnes A., now Mrs. Wade, William H., now dead; John J., now dead; Ellen R., now Mrs. Tucker; and Mary A., deceased. E.T. Moore was born in Northampton Co., Penn., in 1832; has been a miller all his life. In 1859, he married Miss Sarah Fink, of Pennsylvania; he has a family of six children--Anna, Stephen, Tillie, Mary, Arthur and Stella. He has held township offices. Is Evangelical in religion, and a Democrat in politics.
Contributed by Karen Holt from "History of Stephenson Co. IL. by Tilden 1880"
Edward T. Moore, one of the most substaritial citizens of Orangeville, has been a resident of the county for nearly forty years.
His early home was in Northampton County, Pa., where he was born May 12, 1832. His parents were Charles and Josephine Moore, to whom reference is made in the sketch of J. J. Moore, which will be found elsewhere in this work.
Our subject remained under the parental roof until fourteen years of age, and then commenced to learn cigar-making, which he followed until 1849. In the spring of that year he came to this State with his parents, via the lakes and railroads to Chicago, where they hired a team to transport them to Freeport. Young Moore afterward occupied himself at various kinds of work in this county until the following year, when he went up into Wisconsin, and for two months was employed in the lead mines near Argyle. He then returned to Freeport, and for seven or eight years following, was engaged with his father in a flouring-mill, after which he went to Ogle County, but returned in a few months to Freeport. Subsequently his father operated a mill in Rock Run Township and he was employed with him there for about ten years. In 1868 he became connected with the mill at Orangeville, of which he has since mainly had charge, conducting the business for his father. He is regarded as an honest man and a good citizen, and is filling the place assignedhim in a creditable and conscientious manner.
The marriage of Edward T. Moore and Miss. Sarah Fink took place at the home of the bride in Rock Run Township, in 1858. Mrs. Moore was born in Lehigh County, Pa., in 184O, and by her union with our subject became the mother of six children, namely, Anna, Stephen, Tillie, Mary, Arthur and Stella. Tillie lives in Eastern Pennsylvania; Anna in New York City, and the rest are at home.
Portraits and Biographical 1888
