Ida Adell (Rowley) Moore (1875 - 1945)

Born 11 Jan 1875 in Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan

Ancestors

Wife of Lafayette Moore — married 27 Aug 1892 in Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1945 at age 70 in Hillsdale, Michigan

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Biography

Ida Adell (Della) was born in 1875 in Denmark, Michigan, the youngest child of Adoniram Judson Rowley and Adeline Ware. ^[1] In 1880, she lived with her family on the family farm in Denmark, Michigan.^[2]

In 1892, Della married Lafayette Moore in Denmark.^[3] By 1900, they had 3 sons.

In 1900, Ida's family was separated. Her husband, Lafayette, was living in a boarding house in West Bay City, employed as a city street laborer. Their oldest son, Charles, was living with Della's brother Ernest and his wife Lois. Their younger sons Wayne and Ralph, ages 4 and 2, were living with Della's brother Eugene and his wife Maggie in Fairgrove. Della's whereabouts at that time are unknown. By 1910, the family was reunited, with the addition of twin daughters, Leona and Luella, and living in Bay City.^[4]In 1920, Della and her husband and children were living in Oakland.^[5]In 1930 and 1940, Della and Lafayette and their youngest son, Kenneth, were living on their farm in Jefferson County, Michigan.^[6][7]

Della died in Hillsdale in 1945.^[8]She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan.^[9]

Della's obituary, Hillsdale Daily News, March 7, 1945: Mrs. Della Moore, 70, died at her home, 57 Willow Street, Tuesday noon. She had been in ill health for eight weeks and death was due to a heart ailment. Mrs. Moore was born in Tuscola County, Michigan, January 11, 1875, and later made her home in Osseo, and Pontiac. She had been a Hillsdale resident for two years. On August 27, 1892, she was united in marriage to LaFayette Moore who survives her. The survivors besides the husband, LaFayette, is one daughter, Mrs. Lula Cook, Pontiac; two sons, T/5 Kenneth with the army in England, and Wayne L., of Ohio, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the Dutcher Funeral Home, Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The Reverend V. R. Dunckel will officiate. There will also be a service in the Huntoon Funeral home in Pontiac Friday at 3:00 p.m. with the Reverend A.W. Hastings of Flint officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery in Pontiac.^[10]

Research Notes

Where was Della in 1900? Not found in census record.

At her death in Mar 1945, her daughter Lula lived in Pontiac, her son Kenneth was with the army in England and son Wayne L was living in Ohio.

From FamilySearch.org, her children were:

Charles 1894- Wayne L 1896-aft 1945 Ralph Judson 1897-1934 Luella Melissa 1902-1979 Leona 1903- Dorothy 1907- Kenneth A 1919-aft 1945

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F41D-MVK : 17 January 2020), Ida Rowley, 1875.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3N-4TL : 13 November 2020), Ida Adell Rowley in household of Adamison J. Rowley, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 399, sheet 79D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,607.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCH2-FL1 : 17 January 2020), Della Rowley in entry for Lafayette Moore, 1892.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPD-TM9 : accessed 21 January 2021), Della Moore in household of Lafayette Moore, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 637; FHL microfilm 1,374,650.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQR-532 : 8 January 2021), Della Moore in entry for Lafayette Moore, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB1-M6S : accessed 21 January 2021), Della Moore in household of La Fayette Moore, Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 5A, line 29, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 993; FHL microfilm 2,340,728.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4L4-72C : 10 January 2021), Della Moore in household of Lafayette Moore, Jefferson Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-16A, sheet 14A, line 8, family 265, 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 1755.
8. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSR-DHS : 13 March 2018), Della Moore, 06 Mar 1945; citing Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,728.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2020), memorial page for Della Rowley Moore (11 Jan 1875–6 Mar 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #83881461, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by SisterMaryLouise (contributor 46984885) .
10. ↑ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPB-89JZ : 1 April 2020), Mrs Della Moore, 1945; citing Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2,380,380.