Washington Co., AR - Biographies - Wilburn Denton Moore

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Wilburn Denton Moore, farmer and stock dealer, was born at Cane Hill, 
Washington Co., Ark., October 30, 1854, and is a son of David Milton 
and Pauline Jane (Reagan) Moore. The grandparents, John D. and his 
wife, who was formerly a Miss Patrick, moved from Kentucky shortly 
after the birth of our subject's father, and settled in Tennessee. In 
1830 they removed to Cane Hill, Ark., where they now reside. They 
reared eight children to maturity and buried four children in early 
youth. One son, Thomas David, died while on duty in the Confederate 
service. David Milton Moore was for many years associated with his 
father in the mercantile business at Cane Hill, their store being one 
of the first in that place. After the death of his father he, for many 
years, was extensively engaged in farming and stock dealing. His son, 
Napoleon C., is a merchant at Siloam Springs: Edward is a merchant at 
Witcherville; John R. is now a partner of his father in agricultural 
pursuits and the nursery business; James O. is a prominent farmer near 
Cincinnati. Ark., and Robert Lee is engaged in farming at Prairie 
Grove. He has two daughters, Cynthia Alice and Mary Pauline, the 
latter of whom is the wife of Dr. Edward Davenport, of Witcherville 
[see sketch]. Pauline Jane (Reagan) Moore was a daughter of John 
Reagan, a native of Tennessee, who located at Cane Hill in 1829 [see 
sketch]. Wilburn Denton Moore grew to manhood in this county, and is 
now a substantial farmer and stock dealer. He married Mary J., eldest 
daughter of the Hon. Hosea M. Maguire [see sketch]. Mr. Moore has two 
sons living: Hosea David Clyde and Horace Duke. Two children died when 
young, Mallory and Hugh Oscar. Mrs. Moore died December 4, 1885, and 
is buried beside her two children in Valley Grove Cemetery, Richland. 
She was a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and 
her loss was greatly mourned by her friends and acquaintances.