James Moore1

M, #406, b. 13 January 1825, d. 22 October 1899
Last Edited: 17 Jan 2021
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Descendants of Thomas Moore of Reading

Parents:

Father: Thomas Moore1 b. 3 Feb 1781, d. 11 Feb 1849
Mother: Esther Heckman1 b. 27 Oct 1790, d. 21 Jul 1856

Family:

Catherine Hahs b. c 25 Jan 1829, d. 4 Aug 1887

Child:

William Henry Moore+6 b. 2 Nov 1852, d. 5 Dec 1922

Notes

  • Note*: Obituary, Reading Times 24 Oct 1899:

    "James Moore, aged 74 years, 9 months and 8 days, died at his home in Womelsdorf. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and also of Neversink Council, No. 127, O. U. A. M. He served as justice of the peace for a number of years. His wife, Catharine (nee Hahs), died 12 years ago. Deceased is survived by one son, William H. Moore, who resides at Philadelphia."2
  • Note: Census:

    1860 US Census, Womelsdorf, Berks, Pa.
    James Moore, 35, merchant
    Catharine Moore, 30 [b. about 1830]
    William Henry Moore, 6 [b. about 1854]

    1870 US Census, Womelsdorf
    James Moore, 44, Flour & seed store
    Catharine Moore, 40

    1880 US Census, Womelsdorf
    James Moore, 51, Dealer In Flour & Feed
    Catherine Moore, 473
  • Note: FindAGrave info:

    James Moore
    Birth      13 Jan 1825
    Death      22 Oct 1899 (aged 74)
    Burial      Union Cemetery, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Gravestone photo of three stones (from appearance, all placed in 1920's)
    James Moore 13 Jan 1825 - 22 Oct 1899
    William H. Moore 2 Nov 1852 - 21 Oct 1922
    Laura V. Moore 3 Feb 1860 - 21 Jan 1925 [presumably wife of William H]4
  • Note: James Moore & Catherine Hahs possibly m. 11 Oct 1852 St. Matthews Lutheran Church Reading5

Citations

  1. [S136] Moore, Thomas family, Family record of Thomas Moore, born 1781, naming his parents, wife and children and all their birth dates. Handwritten, in one hand, in old style writing and pen, on one tattered page. In family possession.   Moore-Thomas-Family-Record--Old-Handwritten-Doc.pdf
  2. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania), 24 Oct 1899, Tue, Page 1. Obituary of James Moore..
  3. [S211] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com
  4. [S64] FindAGrave.com, online .
  5. [S45] Cousins Database maintained by Berks County Genealogical Society (consisting of donated information). Copies obtained while at the Society library.   BerksCoGenSoc--Cousins-DB-2008-06.pdf   BerksCoGenSoc--Cousins-DB-2011-05-22.pdf   BerksCoGenSoc--Cousins-DB--Kauffman-2011-05-22.pdf
  6. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' William H. Moore, 1922.