Sonoma-Yuba-Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Armstrong, Porter Moore 1831 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Armstrong, Porter Moore (of Geyserville). Born November 1, 1831, in the town of
Ripley, Brown county, Ohio. Mr. Moore's grandfather was a native of Virginia,
but removed from that State and settled in Ohio in the year 1800, at which time
his father was three years old. He resided with his parents in Ripley until the
age of ten years, when the family removed to St. Louis, Missouri, where for the
next two years young Moore was sent to school. In the year 1843 his father, who
had been for many years running steamers on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
disposed of his boats and removed to Peoria, Illinois, and engaged very
extensively in merchandising, milling, pork packing, etc. At the age of fourteen
young Moore was placed in his father's store as junior clerk, where he learned
the art of measuring molasses, weighing sugar, and such other duties as usually
fall to the lot of juniors. The boy was an apt scholar, and rapidly mastered the
business, so that it was not long before he had full charge of it. Mr. Moore's
father was a man of great energy and business capacity, and at this time was
possessed of a large property and an extensive and lucrative business; but
unfortunately a spirit of speculation came over him, which in the end caused him
to go to the wall financially. This unexpected catastrophe made it necessary for
young Moore to strike out for himself, which he did by starting for California
by way of the Isthmus, arriving here in November, 1851—just twenty years of age.
From 1851 to 1857 he resided in Marysville, Yuba county. Fortunately he had
acquired a good business education, and was not long in finding employment as
book-keeper in a large wholesale store at a good salary. In the Summer of 1857,
having concluded to enter into business on his own account, he removed to
Quincy, the county seat of Plumas county, and opened a general merchandise
store. Here he resided for the next sixteen years, carrying on a large and
lucrative mercantile business. During this time he served two years as Associate
Justice of the Court of Sessions and six years as County Judge, filling the
position to the entire satisfaction of the citizens of Plumas county. In 1858 he
was united in marriage with Miss Anna Mastin, daughter of Colonel Reuben Mastin
of Mississippi. His choice of a partner for life proved judicious, in
consequence of which his married life has been happy and pleasant. Six children
have been born to them, five of whom are living. In 1873, in consequence of
failing health and a desire to afford his children better educational
facilities, Mr. Moore removed to Oakland, Alameda county. For the first year
after settling there he was not engaged in any business; but a life of
inactivity not proving congenial to him, he again embarked in mercantile
pursuits, and for three years carried on business at the corner of Broadway and
Twelfth streets. In June, 1873, he disposed of his business in Oakland, and
removed to Geyserville, where he is at the present time engaged in keeping a
general merchandise store and acting as Postmaster. Mr. Moore is a man who
attends strictly to his legitimate business, strives to do everything he
undertakes well, is genial in disposition, always glad to see his friends,
possesses the confidence of the community in which he resides, of unsullied
business reputation, and in all the walks of life an exemplary citizen.

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Washington Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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