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continues to make additions as the demands for country homes seem to require. He has thus done much to beautify and promote the development and prosperity of the city of Geneva and vicinity. Mr. Moore is also extensively interested in western farm-lands and owns a handsome winter home at Los Angeles, Cal.
TAMES MOORE, farmer and stock-raiser, Kaneville Township, Kane County, was born in County Cork, Ireland, Aug. 15, 1848. He came to this country from Ireland in 1860, and, locating in Kane County, began farming. In 1876 he bought a farm in the Township of Blackberry, which he soon sold to his brother, only to purchase for himself a place two and three-fourths miles east of Maple Park. He has attained a very creditable local standing, and has served two years as Collector of Blackberry Township, and was Road Commissioner of Kaneville fifteen years. He is a member of the Catholic church, and was married Jan. 2, 1880, to Miss Elizabeth Conway, and they became the parents of ten children-four sons and six daughters-two of the latter now being deceased.
JOHN B. MOORE (deceased), was born at College Hill, Oneida County, N. Y., July 26, 1815, son of Shubel and Betsy (Watson) Moore, who were natives of New England and pioneer settlers of New York State. The mother was a daughter of Alexander Watson, who was a patriot soldier in the Revolutionary War, entering the service in July, 1776, when a lad of sixteen years. John B. Moore was but five years of age when his father died. He remained on the parental homestead until seventeen years of age, and assisted in the cultivation of the home farm. He learned the carpenter's trade in early manhood, and on March 12, 1839, was married to Miss Sophia Todd, who died Nov. 25. 1851, leaving one son and one daughter- Albert B. and Adelaide. On April 25, 1852, he married his second wife, Miss Lucy Sterling, and to them nine children were born, viz.: Sterling, who died in infancy; George, died aged twelve years; Shubel, of Jackson County, Kans.; Arabella (Mrs. Heiko Pelkamp), of Great Bend, Kans.; Frederick, of Great Bend, Kans.; Mrs. Maria Fellows, of Jackson County, Kans.; Delia (Mrs. John Strader), of Geneva, Ill.; Emery T., of St. Charles Township, Kane County; and John, who resides on the old homestead. Mr. Moore came to Illinois in 1844, locating first in Grundy County, but removed to Geneva Township, Kane County, where for several years he was engaged in the management of his three farms comprising about 700 acres. He was one of the prime factors in the establishment of the Geneva-Rock Springs Creamery, also of one located at St. Charles, and every enterprise calculated to advance the material interest of his community received his support. Politically he was a life-long Democrat, casting his first vote for Martin Van Buren. While not a member, he and his wife attended the Baptist church and contributed liberally to its support. Mr. Moore died Oct. 9, 1900; his wife surviving until Dec. 29, 1902.
THOMAS C. MOORE (deceased), pioneer lawyer; born near Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1817; came with his parents to Clark County, Ill., in 1821; later the family removed to Coles County, where Thomas C. grew to manhood; admitted to the bar in 1843, and. located in Batavia in 1848, practicing his profession continuously in that city until 1892, in the meantime being identified with many famous cases and much important Kane County litigation. He married in Kane County in 1843. Miss Delia A. Vanderveer, and their children are William A., Joseph R., and Mrs. Cassie Hickox. Mr. Moore died in Washington, D. C., July 11, 1895. His widow survives and is now living in Springfield, Ill.
EDWARD M. MORGAN, lawyer, Aurora, Ill., born in Aurora, Aug. 15, 1868, son of Morris and Ellen (McQueery) Morgan; was reared and educated in Aurora; in boyhood mastered the machinist's trade, which he followed for fifteen years in the Burlington car shops, and while working at his trade studied law. In 1898 he was elected Police Justice in Aurora; later completed his law studies under the preceptorship of Hon. S. Alschuler and John C. Murphy, graduated from the law department of Aurora College in 1900, and was admitted to the bar in June of that year. In 1901 he resigned the Police Justiceship to accept the position of City Attorney of Aurora; was re-elected in 1903, and has rendered the city much valuable service on questions connected with local affairs. In 1902 Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Lillian Thorne, of Aurora.
