William Michael Seltzer Moore1

M, #1059, b. 21 April 1866, d. 17 July 1927
Last Edited: 4 May 2024
Charts:
Descendants of Thomas Moore of Reading
Descendants of Sebastian Graff
Descendants of George & Veronica Hain

Parents:

Father: Capt. William Graff Moore1 b. 1 May 1841, d. 7 May 1899
Mother: Elmira Seltzer1 b. 17 Nov 1841, d. 7 Nov 1902

Family:

Sarah Rebecca Miller b. 18 Dec 1867, d. 1 Sep 1944

Notes

  • Note*: Wedding Announcement:
    "Mr. William M. S. Moore, son of Capt. Wm. G. Moore, of Womelsdorf, President of the Berks & Dauphin Turnpike company, and Miss Sadie R. Miller, daughter of Mr. Henry H. Miller, a well-known farmer in the Northern section of Berks county, were wedded on Wednesday. Rev. L. D. Stambach, of Rehrersburg, performed the ceremony at the residence of the bride."3
  • Note: Obit
    "William M. S. Moore, 61, died at his home in Womelsdorf..." Names his widow, two daughters and a brother and sister.6
  • Note: Huntington Library:
    The Huntington Library in San Marino, California contains a collection of fifty three letters from William Graff Moore to his son William M. S. Moore, between the years 1884 and 1897.7
  • Note: Death date:
    Note that William M. S. Moore's death certificate lists the date of death as 18 July 1927, while the family bible and his gravestone list the date as 17 July 1927. The newspaper death notice does not state the day.8

Citations

  1. [S55] Dr. William Moore's Family Bible. Book published 1837 by Thomas Manson & George Lane for Methodist Episcopal Church. Contains family vital records, starting with 1840 marriage of William Moore and Mary Anne Doll. Four-plus generations. In Moore family possession, 'bought at public sale of Dr. William Moore deceased by William G Moore Aug 17 1872.'
  2. [S231] Zion Lutheran and Reformed, Womelsdorf, Pa. original records. FHL microfilm 20529.   Womelsdorf-Zion-Lutheran-and-Reformed-20529.pdf
  3. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Lebanon Daily News, Sat., 17 Oct 1891, marriage Moore and Miller..
  4. [S2] Akerboom, Jack and Anna Ruth Salzman, compilers, The Descendants of Peter and Sophia (Lauer) Ruth (Elverson, Pa.: Mennonite Family History, 1994), p. 754.   Akerboom--Descendents-Of-Peter-and-Sophia-Lauer-Ruth.pdf
  5. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' File No. 72361. Wm. M. S. Moore.
  6. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Reading Times, 19 Jul 1927, p. 16, death notice William M. S. Moore.
  7. [S133] "Moore family papers, 1774-1930 (bulk 1850-1930)". Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. Archives and Manuscripts, call # mssMoore family papers. Catalog record number b1713103., online https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1713103.   Huntington-Library--Moore-Family-Papers.pdf
  8. [S7] Ancestry.com "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970", "Mr Wm M S Moore", Cert. Nbr. 72361.