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Born 1836
From The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881)
RICHARD MOORE, carpenter; was born in England January 14, 1836, where he enjoyed the advantages of a moderate education. He emigrated to America in 1851, landing in Cleveland, Ohio, from which place he went to Mt. Vernon, and thence to Kansas, where he remained for three years. He afterwards explored Montana and returned to Missouri in the fall of 1859; has followed carpentering ever since. He married Mary Spearman, a native of England, and they had one child, Frank A. Mrs. M. died in 1857. Mr. Moore married in 1859 Mattie Pickard, also a native of England. By this union they have five children, P'red, Harry, Nelly, and Stephen. Mr. Moore's second wife died April 6, 1876. He enlisted in the Thirteenth Kansas Regiment, Company A, for three years, and returned home safe and sound. He is an Odd Fellow. Has been successful in life, and owns the house and lot where he lives.
As printed in The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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