William H. Moore
Born: May 5, 1852 in Bellville, Richland Co., Ohio1
Died: April 21, 1944 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa2
Buried: Lot 66
Lot Owner: Wm. H. Moore, purchased in 1900
Married: Harriet Baker on October 29, 1874 in Jasper Co., Iowa3
Children: Charles Elzy, Lewis A, Mina A. [Spearing], Marlow Curtis, Frank Alonzo, George Alva, Stella [Skow], Dora [Kennedy], William Allan and Galen
Parents: Jackson and Mina Erwin Moore2 or
Jackson and Mina (Corson) Moore (see bio sketch)
Family Group Sheet: William H. and Harriet A. Moore
 
W. H. Moore Dies At 91
Well-Known Jasper County Pioneer Succumbs
Early This Afternoon
W. H. Moore, near 92, Jasper county pioneer and a retired farmer, died shortly after noon today at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Robert F. Spearing of near Newton.
Apparently in his usual health, Mr. Moore's death came unexpectedly.
Surviving are three sons, Charles E., of Rochester, Minn., Curtis M., and William A., both of Newton, and three
daughters, Mrs. (Minna) Spearing, Mrs. H. O. (Stella) Skow and Mrs. Bert (Dora) Kennedy of Newton.
Since the death of Mrs. Moore in 1927, Mr. Moore had made his home with his children.
He was a member of the Three Quarter Century club. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 21, 1944.
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Moore, William H.
William H. Moore, a prosperous farmer residing on Section
9, Mound Prairie Township, was born in Richland County,
Ohio, May 5, 1852, and became a resident of Jasper County in
1871. His parents were Jackson and Mina (Corson) Moore,
natives of New York State. In 1869 the family came west and
located at West Liberty, Muscatine County, this state. In
1871 they became residents of Jasper County. The parents are
both deceased, the father dying in Jasper County, and the
mother in Kansas.
William H. started for himself when
seventeen years of age, and worked out by the month for
about six years, receiving from $8.00 to $20.00 per month.
Mr. Moore is what may be termed a self-made man, having
never received a dollar, other than the results of his own
efforts. His first purchase of real estate was an 80-acre
tract, part of his present farm. He now owns 160 acres,
which is well improved.
Augusta Baker became his wife
October 29, 1874. She was a native of Ohio, and a daughter
of Charles and Aurelia (Trimble) Baker. Ten children have
been born to them: Charles Elzy, Lewis A., Mina A., Marlow
Curtis, Frank Alonzo, Alva, Stella, Dora, William Allen, and
Galen; the latter is deceased. Page 12 of Standard
Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa, Huebinger
Survey and Maps Publishing Company, Davenport, Iowa,
1901.
1. News article of 92st birthday celebration, Newton Daily News, May 7, 1943.
2. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 3, page 287
3. Jasper Co. Marriages, Book II, page 302
4. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 1, page 133
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Harriet Augusta (Baker) Moore
Born: January 17, 1854 in Hartford, Lickling Co., Ohio
Died: January 25, 1927 in Jasper Co., Iowa4
Buried: Lot 66
Lot Owner: Wm. H. Moore, purchased in 1900
Married: William Moore on October 29, 1874 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Charles Elzy, Lewis A, Mina A. [Spearing], Marlow Curtis, Frank Alonzo, George Alva, Stella [Skow], Dora [Kennedy], William Allan and Galen
Parents: Charles and Aurelia Trimble Baker
Moore Rites are Held
Funeral services for Mrs. William Moore, who died Tuesday
afternoon at the Skiff Memorial Hospital, were held Thursday
at 2 o'clock at the Morgan Funeral home. Dr. G. C. Williams
officiated and Mrs. Alfred Luck sang "Abide With me" and
"Nearer My God To Thee," accompanied by Miss Pearl
Sauerman.
Pallbearers were L.S. Helphrey, James Callison, Louis
Aillaud, Charles H. Decker, William Brock and R.E. Bond of
Colfax. Burial was made at Metz Cemetery.
Harriett Augusta Baker was born in Hartford, Ohio Jan 17,
1854, coming to Jasper county with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Baker, when a child.
Her mother died when she was 12 years old. She lived for
a time with her grandmother and then kept house for her
father at the farm home near Metz.
She was married to William Moore Oct 29, 1874, in Newton
and moved to Metz where she with her husband lived in a log
cabin, later moving to a farm near Colfax. She had lived in
Newton since 1908. Oct 29, 1924, Mr. and Mrs. Moore
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, at which time
all the children were home, including a son Alva Moore, of
Minneapolis, Minn, who died the following January. Mrs.
Moore was always happiest when her children were around
her.
Mrs. Moore had been in poor health for the last year but
of late had been feeling better. Monday afternoon about 2
o'clock she was found in an unconscious condition at her
home, 306 South Third avenue East, and taken at once to the
Skiff memorial hospital where she died yesterday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock. A stroke of paralysis was the cause of her
death.
She is survived by her husband, William Moore, and five
sons, Curtis, Allan, and Lon of Newton, Lewis of White
Salmon, Wash., and Elsa of Rochester, Minn., three
daughters, Mrs. Robert Spearing, Mrs. Bert Kennedy, and Mrs.
Harry Skow, all of Newton. Two sons, Galen and Alva preceded
her in death.
She is also survived by one brother, Charles Baker of
Oregon, one half brother, Alva Baker of Newton, one half
sister, Mrs. Dora Wilson of Boulder, Colo., two nephews,
Fred Baker of Oregon and Delpha Baker of Omaha, Neb., one
niece, Margaret Baker of Newton and 22 grandchildren.
The Daily News regrets that announcement of the funeral
service was impossible yesterday because of lack of space. -
Newton Daily News, 1927.
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