U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore, Samuel Alba (1870-1941) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 430 Samuel Alba Moore, born 1870 near Meadowville, son of Jasper and Melissa (Holsberry) Moore, was married at Philippi, March 3, 1895, to Estrella, daughter of Mrs. Laura A. Peck. Their daughter is named Mildred Margerie. He is a member of the M. E. Church, South, is an Odd Fellow and a Mason, and by occupation a merchant at Philippi. Mr. Moore was raised on a farm, began teaching when fifteen years old, and taught three years in this county. Then he was traveling salesman in this State for three years, at the expiration of that time going to New York as general agent for the Brown Manufacturing Company. In 1893 he returned to Philippi and took charge of the affairs of Moore & Holsberry, two years later succeeding to the business, and has continued in that capacity ever since, meeting with great success in his undertakings. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Kanawha County, WV #3610 FULL-NAME: Samuel A. Moore BIRTH-DATE: Mar. 12, 1870 BIRTH-PLACE: Barbour County, WV DEATH-DATE: Mar. 20, 1941 DEATH-PLACE: 1310 A. Quarrier, Charleston, Kanawha, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Stella Peck) OCCUPATION: Real Estate Dealer FATHER: Jasper Moore (born in Giles County, Va) MOTHER: Melina Holsberry (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Coronary Thrombosis INFORMANT: C. T. Hawkins (of Charleston, W.Va.) BURIAL: Springhill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------