William Boyd Moore (1866 - 1945)

Born 21 Nov 1866 in Sparta, Randolph, IL

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1945 at age 79 in Los Angeles, CA

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Biography

William married Lena Smith on 28 Sep 1898 in Sparta, ILin the 1900 census, the couple was living with Lena's parents. In Apr 1902 they moved to Portland, OR; William was in the grocery business there until 1938, when he went into building and contracting until 1938. In May 1942 they moved to the Hollenbeck Home for the Aged in Los Angeles. They are buried in Roosevelt Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

1880 US Census: Central, Randolph, Illinois William B. Moore, age 13, b. IL parents Frank Moore (b. Ireland) and Mary J. Moore (b. IL)

1900 US Census: Sparta Precinct; Randolph, IL: 425 E. Main Street. William 57, married 36 yrs. carpenter b. July 19, 1843 Sarah J. 55, bore 6 children; 5 living; b. Aug 16, 1845 Eltha M. 16, at school; b. Feb 2, 1884 W.B. Moore 34, son-in-law, traveling salesman; b. Nov 21, 1866 Lena Moore, dau, 27, married 1 yr.; b. July 10, 1873

1910 US Census: 459 Marguerette Ave, Portland, Ward 7, Multnomah, Oregon William B. Moore, 43, b. IL; married 11 years. building contractor. Lena, 35, b. IL married 11 years, 0 children/0 living.

1920 US Census: Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City, California William B. Moore, head, 53, owns home w/ mortgage, investment contractor Le[o]na 46, Sarah J. Smith, mother-in-law, widow, 74.

1930 US Census: 1129 W. 135th Street, Gardena, Los Angeles, California William B. 63, b. IL. married at age 32, building contractor; owns home Lena 56, b. IL married at age 25.

1940 US Census: 1223 W 135th Street, Inglewood Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, William B. Moore, 73, b. abt 1867, retired, HS2 Le(o)a 66 b. IL HS3. living in same house as 1935

William Boyd Moore died at age 79 in Gardena, Los Angeles, California and is presumably buried there. Sarah Jane Smith, Lena's mother lived with Lena and William after she was widowed and died in their home. Her obituary (see S.J.'s record) states that Sarah Jane is buried in Roosevelt Memorial Garden, Gardena, Los Angeles, CA, but I have not found them there or anywhere in Los Angeles county or back in Illinois.~cp

Sources

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-SRH : 3 March 2016), Frank Moore in entry for William Boyd Moore and Leona Smith, 28 Sep 1898; citing Randolph, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 975,012.

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HY-5GQ : 17 October 2014), Francis Moore, Illinois, United States; citing p. 15, family 114, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,771.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKH-JQ3 : 22 August 2017), William B Moore in household of Frank Moore, Central, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 488A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0244; FHL microfilm 1,254,244.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHW-B7J : accessed 21 January 2018), W B Smith, Sparta Precinct Sparta city Ward 1-3, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,338.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKH-JQ3 : 22 August 2017), William B Moore in household of Frank Moore, Central, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 488A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0244; FHL microfilm 1,254,244.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQT-ZKV : accessed 21 January 2018), Sarah J Smith in household of William B Moore, Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 296, sheet 10A, line 48, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 111; FHL microfilm 1,820,111.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCF2-W9L : accessed 3 February 2018), William B Moore, Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 939, sheet 9B, line 86, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 126; FHL microfilm 2,339,861.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97T-L89 : accessed 3 February 2018), William B Moore, Inglewood Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-327, sheet 3B, line 64, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 236.

• U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970

Illinois Sparta Trinity United Presbyterian Church Register 1938 - 1970. Ancestry.com p. 55 #779 Lena Smith, dau of Wm B. and Sarah~ Ex Feb 12, 1887, Certified May 9, 1899. Married Wm Moore

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-SR4 : 18 October 2017), William Boyd Moore and Leona Smith, 28 Sep 1898; citing Randolph, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 975,012.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQN-C8S : 26 November 2014), William Boyd Moore, 09 Dec 1945; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• Medrith Smith's (1903-1994) personal history and genealogy of the Smith-McDill Family-possession of Carole Morris Pancake