James B. Moore, Sr.

Last week we mentioned the death of James B. Moore, Sr. who passed to the great beyond at nine o’clock Tuesday evening, August 20.

James B. was born June 20, 1839, in Montgomery county Ohio, and died at the age of 73 years and 2 months.

In 1867 he married Miss Kate Moody to this union five children were born of which only one still lives Jas. Moore, Jr., of Boone, in Boone county. There are five brothers and two sisters surviving.

Mr. Moore enlisted in the union army in 1862 and wore the blue until peace settled the strife. He served in Co. C of the 20th Iowa Infantry. At the siege of Vicksburg he received the wound which caused the illness resulting in death. He suffered for forty-four years and the last thirty years has been under constant care.

The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the house Rev. Sturdevant, of the Baptist church, was in charge. The remains being laid to rest in the Blair cemetery.

Pilot 21 Aug 1912

James Butler Moore, familiarly known as “Uncle Jim,” was found dead in his bed at about 9:15 last evening, at the home of his brother, J. A. Moore, in this city. He had been as well as usual during the day and went to bed as usual. When Mr. Moore got ready to go to bed he went into Jim’s room to see how he was and found him dead. The time of the funeral hadn’t been set this morning, as they were awaiting word from his only son, James B. jr., who lives at Boone, Neb. Mr. Moore was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, June 20, 1839 and was therefore just past 73 years of age. He enlisted in Co. C of the 20th Iowa Inf. in the latter part of ’62 and served to the close of the war. He came to Nebraska in 1866 and settled on a farm near Irvington, where his wife died in 1878. In 1883 he came to this city and has since made his home with his brother. But two older brothers survive him, Jacob, who lives near Vancouver, Wash., and Samuel, who lives near Climax Springs, Mo.

Blair Democrat 22 Aug 1912

“Uncle” Jimmy Moore died very suddenly at the home of his brother, John A., in this city Wednesday morning, and at the time of going to press no funeral arrangements had been made. Since 1978, when his wife died, he had made his home with his brother and was quite a familiar figure to the Blair people. He was an old soldier, having enlisted in Co. C, 20th Ia. Inf., in September, 1862, and served until the close of the war. During the seize of Vicksburg he suffered a concussion of the brain from the explosives and for the past fourty-four years has been mentally afflicted, of late years needing constant attention. He was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, June 20, 1839, and at the time of his death was 73 years and two months old. He was married in 1867 to Miss Kate Moody, and was the father of five children, four of whom are dead. A son, Jas. B., jr., lives at Boone, Neb. He is survived by three brothers, John A. of this city, Jake R. of Vancouver, Wash., and Samuel H. of Climax Springs, Mo.

Note: Spellings are as in the obituaries.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~