Howard Courant
November 10, 1927
DEATH OF A PIONEER
James Moore, an early settler of Union Center township, died at his home in Piedmont Tuesday. He was very old, well up in the nineties, but had been able to be around most of the time until recently. He was in Howard at the reunion of the Moore families last summer.
The funeral will be at Piedmont today.--Thursday at 2:30.
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Howard Courant
Thursday, November 17, 1927
DEATH OF JAMES MOORE
James Moore, better known as Uncle Jim or Grandpa Moore passed away Tuesday of last week at his home in Piedmont. He was a very aged man being 98 years old but still quite active. He will be greatly missed by all since he had been with us for so long a time. His parents were also very aged. His father reached 100 years, his mother 99 years of age. Grandpa came and built his home south of Piedmont before even a railroad was known, where the city of Piedmont is now built. He drove oxen to Fall River to get a sack of corn ground and often drove 60 miles to get lumber to build his home. He had many experiences we will never have for ourselves since he was an early settler of Kansas. The Indians used to pass through his place everyday. His seven children were all present for the funeral and 29 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren are left to mourn his death.
The relatives from distant towns attending the funeral were: Mr. Alpheus Moore of Thomas, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Purl Honstead and two children of Dighton, Kansas; Mr. Rufus Moore of Larkinburg, Kansas; Mrs. Olga Jenkins and daughter of Springfield, Missouri, Mrs. Stella Yarbrough of Blackwell, Oklahoma; Mrs. Daisy Moore and Mildred and Hazel Moore of Pittsburg, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Murrey of Leon, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Moore, Viola, Marie and Cecil Allen Richardson of Beaumont, Kansas and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Love and daughter of Udall, Kansas. There were many relatives from Severy and Howard and near towns.
The funeral services were held in the Christian church by the Methodist and Christian minister. Burial in the Piedmont cemetery.
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