Arthur A. Moore

As printed in 1908

ARTHUR A. MOORE, president of the People's Savings and Banking Company, at Barberton, and also interested in a real estate and insurance business, was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, September 15, 1857, and is a son of Reuben and Lavantia (Adams) Moore.

For a number of years Reuben Moore, father of Arthur. A., conducted a general mercantile business at Leon, Ohio, and was concerned to a considerable extent in the lumber industry of Ashtabula County, where he owned mills. He al.so owned and operated mills in Florida. Both he and wife are residents of Barberton.

Arthur A. Moore in boyhood attended the countnschools near his home, and later the Grand River Tn.stitute at Austinburg. When eighteen year.s of age he started into business w'ith his father with whom he remained two years. On attaining his majority, he decided to go into business for himself, having his own ideas concerning its development. Lacking, capital to purchase a horse and wagon, he hired them, bought a stock of seasonable goods, and started out through the country to.sell them. He met with excellent.success, and soon established a store of his own at Leon, Ohio, keeping a man on the road, and was thus engaged for about thirteen years. When he came to Barljerton he immediately.showed hk enter]')rise by the erection of the fii-st brick block in the place, a substantial building, in which he established a general.store. He was appointed the first postmaster of the village, serving in this office for two years. Closing out his mercantile interests, Mr. Moore, in 1901, entered into the insurance and real estate busine., in which he is now the leader in this place. When the People's Savings and Banking Company was organized, Mr. Moore was elected president of this financial institution, which enjoys the confidence of the public. In many ways he has shown his public.spirit and demonstrated his progressive ideas, and he ranks among the most prominent citizens of Barljcrton.

In 1879 Mr. Moore was married to Dora N. Bailey, and they have three children, namely: Nellie, Lena and Hattie. For five years Mr. Moore served as a member of the Barberton Board of Education, all his influence being given to encouraging good schools and other uplifting agencies. Mr. Moore is a member of the U. B. Church, of Barberton, and one of its mo.t liberal supporters. Fraternally, he is a Mason.

As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.