MOORE, James Harvey - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

James Harvey MOORE son of Samuel and Sarah anna Moore was born in Sciota County Ohio Nov 1, 1823 and died at his late home near Annapolis Jan 30, 1904 aged 80 years 2 months 29 days. With his parents he moved to Wayne County Ind in 1838 where he lived for a time. in 1840 they moved to Parke Co, Ind and settled ont he John Newlin farm in Sugar Creek Township near Russells Mills and helped clear th eland now owned by Olive Carter. He had four brothers and four sisters namely, Samuel; William; Joseph and David; Mary Durman; Elizabeth Shellady; Rebecca Moore and Sarah Goff, none of whom are living. While yet single he and his brother William worked for Solomon Lusk at the narrows of Sugar Creek and helped to get out the stringers for the first bridge across the narrows. He engaged in flat boating to New Orleans in early days and had many thrilling experiences and escapes from drowning. For many years he worked for David Conoly at the coopers trade in Annapolis and later for Prior Wright at the Rockport Mills. Made a great many barrels for George Wilkins. During the civil war he was an uncompromising union man and at one time fed and housed the entire home guard of Parke County including their horses. He was married to Hannah HUNT May 7, 1848 and to them were born 7 children, six of whom are living. All were at the funeral except Charles who lives in California, Hannah Moore, his wife died March 21, 1875 and was buried in the Cashatt Cemetery. He was married to Ermina Ingram Nov 1, 1881, who survives. By his death one of the old pioneers of Parke County passes off the stage of life. The last 30 years of his life was spent on the farm where he dfied. For a number of years he had been in failing health and for a year or more his sufferings have been very great. In religious belief he was a strong Universalist and believed in the ultimate salvation of all man kind, believing that all was well with him in the great beyond. He left a message for all of his friends saying "Tell them I could not wait, I had to go, but I will meet them at King Daniel's gate." Funeral services conducted by Zimri Maris at his late home Feb. 2. Burial at Cashatt Cemetery, conducted by the Masonic order, of which he was an old and esteemed member. Deceased and brother David, and Squire and George Moore, cousins of the two former, have died within the year and all rest in the same Cemetery within a short distance of where they spent most of their lives.