Stowell Moore Jr. (1921 - 1978)

Born 1 Feb 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edna (Haas) Moore — married 9 Jan 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Saint Mark Episcopal Church

Died 30 Mar 1978 at age 57 in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Stowell Moore Jr. served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: September 4, 1942
Unit(s): 141st infantry, 36th Infantry Division
Service ended: October 19, 1945

Stowell was born on February 1,1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Stowell Moore and Sarah Leach. His parents had emigrated from England in 1906. Sometime before 1930, his family had relocated from Philadelphia, to Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Stowell enlisted in the US Army in September of 1942, and served until his release in October of 1945. He married Edna Haas in Philadelphia at Saint Mark Episcopal Church on January 9, 1946. Stowell passed away on March 30, 1978, and was Buried as a Veteran, at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Abington, Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

Sources

• United States Federal Census 1930: 466 Penn Avenue, Abington, Montgomery, Pa. Age 9.

• United States Federal Census 1940: 434 Penn Avenue, Abington, Montgomery, Pa. Age 19.

• U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946: Enlistment, 4 September, 1942, Philadelphia.

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Marriage, 9 January, 1946, Philadelphia, Saint Mark Church.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951: Marriage License #805615 Digital GSU#4143871.

• U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: 30 March, 1978, Lansdale, Montgomery, Pa.

• Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1979: Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Abington, Montgomery County, Pa. #24740. Section, Holly, Lot, 511.

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• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHCB-JBZ : accessed 3 January 2016)], Stowell Moore Jr. in entry for Stowell Moore, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ76-2H6 : accessed 3 January 2016)], Stowell Moore in household of Stowell Moore, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-11, sheet 23B, family 461, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3576.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8T3-JV2 : accessed 3 January 2016)], Stowell Jr Moore, enlisted 04 Sep 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV7N-PLS : accessed 3 January 2016)], Stowell Moore and Haas, 1946; citing license number 805615, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.

• Citation Information, Veteran's Burial
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 2-4; Folder Number: 659. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 for Stowell Moore (Free Ancestry Image)