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James H Moore
JAMES H. MOORE has spent all his life on the farm in Boggs township,
Armstrong county, which he now occupies, having been born there July 27, 1873,
son of Matthew and Mary (Hay) Moore. His grandfather, Charles Moore, had the
following children: Eliza, Mrs. Sparks; Gracie, Mrs. Moses Park; Ann Jane,
Mrs. Stien; Rebecca; Sarah, Mrs. Mickelwain; William; Charles; John, and
Matthew.Matthew Moore was born in Ireland, on an island away from the mainland, and
came to America in 1852. He spent some time in Philadelphia, where he married.
Previous to that event he had located and purchased a farm in Boggs township,
Armstrong Co., Pa., where he settled with his wife in the late fifties. His
first buildings there were a log cabin and barn which in after years were
replaced with more modern structures, a frame residence taking the place of
the original dwelling. The tract consisted of 127 acres, which he cleared and
improved, and there he passed his remaining days, dying in 1897, at the age of
about seventy-three years. His wife died May 8, 1883, at the age of forty-two
years. Their children were: James H.; Charles S., who is deceased; John S.,
deceased; George M., deceased; Mary J.James H. Moore grew to manhood at his native place and attended the common
schools of the vicinity during his boyhood. He graduated from the commercial
school at Grove City, Mercer Co., Pa., and when a young man taught school in
Boggs township for two years. Upon his marriage he commenced housekeeping at
the old homestead, and there he has continued to reside, engaged in general
farming and stock raising. Mr. Moore is a citizen who takes considerable
interest in the general welfare, and he has been active in his locality in
school affairs particularly, holding several township offices.Mr. Moore married Clara B. Spence, who was born Oct. 6, 1869, daughter of
Samuel and Eliza Spence, and they have become the parents of five children,
born as follows: Howard Mason, Dec. 2, 1898; Elizabeth M., May 3, 1900; Alice
Gertrude, May 2, 1902; Robert L., Feb. 6, 1906; Charles W. H., Nov. 9, 1911.Source: Page 769 Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers
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