Andrew Jackson Jenks Clark Moore (1880 - 1937)

Born 8 Nov 1880 in Near Washington, IN

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Virginia (Robinson) Moore — married 5 Apr 1903 in Milan, Sumner, Kansas

Died 13 Oct 1937 at age 56 in Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Roger Williams .

The following obituary appeared in the Caldwell newspaper, and it is quoted here verbatim: "He moved from Indiana with his parents at age three. He entered the grain business at Doster, KS in 1900. He organized the Farmers' Elevator there and operated it from 1913 to 1919. He moved to Caldwell in 1919 and organized the A.J. Moore Grain Company which built elevators at Caldwell, Doster, Bluff City, South Haven, and Burdette. Upon his retirement the name was changed to the Moore Bros. Grain Company and is now operated his son, Harold, at Caldwell. Mr. Moore was a member of the Wichita Board of Trade. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Central Academy and College at McPherson. Mr. Moore was prominent in civic affairs at Caldwell and was a member of the Free Methodist Church there".

His children were: Harold Moore, Ralph Moore, Carl Moore, Elmer Moore, Paul Melvin Moore, and Violet Moore Zachry

Some confusion exists about AJ's birthplace. Violette Zachry's book|inlcudes an obituary notice that appeared in the Wichita Eagle newspaper.|That obituary states he was born near Wellington, IN. There is no such|place today but there are what appear to be subdivisions or bedroom|communities in Indianapolis and SE of there in Shelbyville, Rush, IN.|Shelbyville is about __ miles from Rushville, IN where AJ's father|enlisted in the Union Army in July 1862.

"Poor dad. When he came into the world, his parents had a difficult time naming him. Grandad's idol was Andrew Jackson, but ?Grandma wanted to name him Jenks Clark. Jenks was Grandma's maiden name. They could not agree, so Dad was stuck with Andrew Jackson Jenks Clark Moore. Years later, his banker said, "A.J., drop those last two names." (Violette Zachary, 1997).

Sources

• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-BVGN : 12 March 2020), Andrew J Moore in entry for Thos Moore, 1895.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYR-PSL : accessed 31 May 2021), Andrew Moore in household of Thomas Moore, Bluff Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 317, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,501.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZK-QLC : accessed 31 May 2021), Andrew J Moore, Bluff, Sumner, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 458; FHL microfilm 1,374,471.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66K-3V4 : 23 February 2021), Andrew Jackson Moore, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXP-D17 : 1 February 2021), Andrew Moore, 1920.
• Zachry, V. M., "The Most Difficult One", 1997.

Acknowledgements

• Additional family information provided by Alice Worsham.

See Also

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG8-46YD : 3 July 2020), Andrew J Moore, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.