Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Moore, Ziba Hibbard 1845 - 1916
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ZIBA HIBBARD MOORE.

    Ziba Hibbard Moore, at one time one of the successful bankers and business
men of Oketo, now deceased, was born near Avondale, Chester county,
Pennsylvania, on a farm on March 14, 1845, and was the son of Ziba and Mary
(Bell) Moore. The parents were natives of Pennsylvania and New York, the father
having been born in Pennsylvania and the mother in the state of New York. They
were members of old and respected families in their home states and were among
the prominent people of the community in which they lived and where they were
held in the highest regard.

    Ziba Hibbard Moore received his education in the district schools and as a
young man learned the carpenter trade. When he was but eighteen months old he
lost his father and when but a lad he became dependent upon his own efforts. He
worked at his trade for a number of years and in 1870 he, with Jesse Griest, the
uncle of his future wife, he engaged in the canning factory business at Adams
and in this work they became successful business men. Some years later Mr.
Griest became Indian agent for Kansas. During his administration of this
important office he met with much success and was recognized as one of the best
men in the service.

    On December 19, 1872, Ziba Hibbard Moore was united in marriage to Lavinia
Griest, who was born on November 13, 1849, m Adams county, the daughter of Hiram
and Louisa Griest, both of whom were natives of the state of Pennsylvania. Hiram
Griest was the son of Cyrus and Mary Ann Griest, natives of Pennsylvania, and
Baltimore, Maryland, respectively. The father of Mrs. Moore was born on
September 12, 1826, and is now living. In 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Moore came to Kansas
and located on the Otoe Indian Reservation, where Mr. Moore worked as a
carpenter for the government for a period of nearly five years. He then came to
the section of the country where Oketo is now situated and at a time when there
was no town. Here he built the first house and dug the first well in the place.
He later established himself in a general store, in what later became a thriving
settlement. He met with much success and later as the town grew and he became
more prosperous, he established the -State Bank of Oketo, which he conducted for
many years. Ziba H. Moore died on September 19, 1916.

    Mr. and Mrs. Moore were reared in the faith of the Friends' church and lived
consistent Christian lives according to the teachings of the church of their
parents. They were the parents of two sons, Edgar H. and J. Howard. Edgar H. was
born on April 2, 1878, and is now the owner of the elevator at Oketo, where he
is engaged in a large and extensive business. He married Mary Thomas and to them
have been born two children, Margaret and Ziba. J. Howard is the efficient
cashier of the State Bank at Oketo and is known as one of the prominent and
successful men of the community where he lives. He was born on August 20, 1884,
and received his education in the local schools of the county, later marrying
Margaret Betzer, of Topeka. They have a beautiful home in the town and are among
the prominent and highly respected people of the community. They have long been
identified with the social life of the town and have had much to do with the
moral and social development of the district.

    Ziba H. Moore had long been identified with the Republican party, and had
always taken an active interest in local affairs, serving as mayor of the city
of Oketo. He was a man of fine appearance and of much ability, and run! ever
used his best efforts for the advancement of the growth and development of the
home community in which he lived and where he was held in the highest regard. He
was a member of the Masonic order and attained the degrees of the Royal Arch
chapter. He took an active part in all affairs that tended to the betterment of
the district. Being a man of high ideals and possessed of the best of judgment
his advice was often sought in all matters that pertained to the civic life of
the township and the county.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)

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