Joseph Thomas Moore (1839 - 1917)

Born 11 Jan 1839 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (White) Moore — married 16 Aug 1863 in Webster, Missouri, United States

Husband of Martha Jane (Morton) Moore — married 29 Jul 1871 in Webster, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1917 at age 78 in Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1839 in Tennessee. He passed away in 1917 in Missouri.^[1] The Honorable Joseph T. Moore had a extended political career as first a Webster County office holder and then two terms beginning in 1878 to the Missouri State Legislature. He has extensive Civil War service for the Union forces attaining the rank of Captain. He is the son of Jonathan Franklin Moore and Mary Camper. He was married twice in Missouri. The first was to Sarah Ann White^[2] and later to Martha Jane Morton.^[3] He was father to twelve children.

Citation:

Nettie W. Gorman, v: taken from "Old Settlers' Column, published in the Marshfield Mail, 1905, Marshfield, Missouri 1988, Pg 69, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, 977.8823 D2.

Notes:

"Asa Moore, Virginian who was descended from Scottish parents, was the founder of the Webster County branch of the family. Asa Moore was born in Virginia in 1782. When he reached maturity he went to Giles County, Tennessee where he remained until his migration to Missouri. Asa Moore was a soldier under General Jackson in the war with Great Britain in 1812-1814, and later followed him in his charge against the Indian stronghold at Horseshoe Bend in Florida. He knew that General well and was always glad to recount incident of his campaign. Mr. Moore was a farmer by occupation and moved to Missouri to improve his condition in that line. He had married in Tennessee and in the the fall of 1840, the family, consisting of the father, mother, five boys and three girls came to what is now Webster County, Missouri where they settled on the Len Crider farm and a year later moved to the Rhodes place where he and the good wife lived until Mrs. Moore's death in 1854, Mr. Moore dying only two years later.

Mr. and Mrs. Asa Moore were the parents of six sons and three daughters. One of the sons, William, never came to Missouri, but lived and died in Tennessee where his descendants still live. The children who came here with their parents were: John, Jeptha , Elijah, Jonathan F., Thomas, Lucinda, Matilda and Mary. All of these lived in Webster County during the early forties.

John Moore was married when he came with his father to Webster County. He moved to Stone County, where he died. He was the father of four sons, one of which was Captain John Moore who lived in Springfield until a few years ago. One of Captain Moore's children is Mrs. Harry Frank of Springfield. A son, Homer, is a physician.

Jeptha L. Moore married Jane Stuart. They moved to Kansas in the time of the Civil War. Mr. Moore died there ten years ago.

Elijah Moore went to Texas, and has not been heard of since the breaking out of the war.

Jonathon F. Moore married Mary Camper before coming to Missouri. He died shortly afterward, leaving a son and one daughter. As that son is the most prominent member of the family, we will leave his history to last.

Thomas Moore moved to Arkansas where he joined the Confederate Army. He was in the Battle of Prairie Grove in which his nephew fought on the opposite side.

Lucinda Moore married a Mr. Styles, a former citizen of this county who moved to Texas where the descendants now live.

Mary Moore, the youngest child of Asa Moore, married Richard Kindrick and had one son Clay(?) Kindrick, who now lives near Rogersville and is a prominent Republican. Mrs. Kindrick also had two daughters who now live in Christian County. After Mr. Kindrick's death, Mrs. Kindrick married Burley Wells (Beverly Walls?)

As stated before, the descendants of Jonathon F. Moore are the principle members of the family in the county. He was the father of two children, Joseph T. and Rebecca. After Jonathon F. Moore's death, Mrs. Moore married Calvin Stuart, and had one son, John, who lived in Springfield until his death a few years ago, caused from a fall from a bridge while overseeing a body of working men.

Rebecca Moore married Elias Twaber [Tabor?]. She died, leaving one son who now lived in Arkansas.

Joseph T. Moore was the oldest child of Jonathon F. Moore. He was born in Tennessee in 1840 and moved with his parents to Missouri in the fall of the year. He has never lived anywhere else during the 65 years of his life. Mr. Moore first married Sarah White who was the mother of Naoma [Mioma] Moore Mackey, William and David Moore. Mrs. Moore died after which Mr. Moore married, choosing for his wife, Miss Martha Jane Morton, sister of Mrs. Austin Martin, G. P. Morton and Adam Morton. To this wife was born seven children; Ella, (Mrs. Lee Harmon), Lena (Mrs. Frank Harmon), Emma (Mrs. Robert Robertson), Elijah, a prominent Webster County school teacher, James P., who lived with his parents, Nixie (Mrs. Richard Moore), and Mattie, the youngest child who is also a teacher."

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2021), memorial page for Joseph Thomas Moore (11 Jan 1839–13 Oct 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #24596265, citing Moore Cemetery, Webster County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by jim (contributor 46910360) .
2. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT9-34RS : 12 August 2020), Joseph T Moore and Sarah White, 16 Aug 1863; citing Marriage, Webster, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007067152.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DJ-1X2 : 18 January 2020), Martha J. Morton in entry for Joseph T. Moore, 1871.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NJ-RXH : 9 September 2017), Elijah Moore in household of Joseph T Moore, High Prairie, Webster, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 134, sheet 291B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,740.