Biography of Creed T Moore, St Francis County, AR

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        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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Moore, Creed T. -Hughes Cemetery

The Forrest City Times' Art Souvenir-1905-Page 127: Creed T. Moore, Esq., the
subject of this sketch is a magistrate of Telico township, and a agent of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad at Colt. He is a native of Chickasaw County,
Mississippi, where he was born on August 15, 1862, and is a son of Major B. B.
and Ruth Stovall (Rowland) Moore. His father was of Irish descent, a native of
Georgia, and a soldier in the Mexican and civil wars, having been promoted to
Major in the latter. He was graduated from the best college of the state; was a
scholarly man, a lawyer, editor, and politician; but gave them all up in
disgust, and retired to his farm, spending his remaining days in teaching, and
writing for various newspapers and magazines. He lived to the age of 89. The
mother of our subject was of Irish descent and a native of Virginia. Mr. Moore
was educated in the common schools, beside having the advantage of 20 years
constant scholarly association, and began life as a farmer, in which he is still
engaged. He left home at the age of 23 years, and came to Arkansas, locating in
this county in 1886. He worked in timber for a year or so, when he married and
resumed farming. In 1888 he was elected magistrate of Telico Township. In 1890
he was appointed postmaster and railroad agent at Colt; again elected magistrate
in 1893 and 1902, and in 1905 was appointed to that office by the Governor to
succeed H. C. Phillips. In 1887 he was married to Miss Mattie Srum of Colt, the
daughter of Jonas Srum, and granddaughter of Mitchell Taylor. Eight children,
viz: Ira B., Seabie Eron, Ruth E., Howard Gordon, Harold Garland, James Vernon,
Orma Leone, and Jeff Davis, four of whom died in infancy. He owns his home and
forty acres of good land.

Copyright With Permission: 1905 Art Souvenir-Forrest City Times NewspaperWeston
McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas