Bio of MOORE, Dr. George Wilber (b.1870), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 817-818
GEORGE WILDER MOORE, M. D.
Since 1896 Dr. George Wilber Moore has engaged in the general practice of
medicine in Hopkins and he stands high among the members of his profession in
this state. He was born at Moores Hill, Indiana, on the 8th of August, 1870, a
son of Benjamin Franklin and Florence B. (Wilber) Moore, likewise natives of
Indiana. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war Benjamin Franklin Moore enlisted in
Company K, Sixty-eighth Indiana Regiment and participated in most of the
strategic battles of that war. At the close of the war he was married, and in
1870 he moved with his wife to Macon, Missouri, and for some time was engaged in
the conduct of a dry goods store. A number of years later he disposed of that
interest and established a shoe store. In 1881 he moved to Minneapolis and was
engaged in the mercantile business there until ten years later, when he went to
New York city. He lived there two years and then returned to Minneapolis and for
several years was associated with the Northwestern Envelope Company. At the time
of his death, in 1912. he was in the city assessor's office. Mrs. Moore died in
1917. To their union two sons and one daughter were born, George Wilber being
the second in order of birth.
In the acquirement of his preliminary education George Wilber Moore attended the
public schools of Macon, Missouri, and the Central high school of Minneapolis.
After removing to New York with his parents, he enrolled in the Bellevue Medical
School, where he was a student one and one-half years. Upon returning to
Minneapolis he entered the medical department of the University of Minnesota,
during the year that department was established and was a member of its first
graduating class, the M. D. degree being conferred upon him in 1892. The
following year he worked on the staff of the Rochester State Hospital for the
Insane and in 1893 located in Hatton, North Dakota, where he practiced
successfully until 1896, when he came to Hopkins, where he has since resided. He
is enjoying an extensive and important patronage and he is prominently known in
a professional capacity throughout the state. Dr. Moore was mayor of Hopkins for
ten years, giving to this community a most successful and business-like
administration, and for twelve years he was active as deputy county coroner.
Dr. Moore has been twice married. His first marriage was celebrated in
Minne­apolis in 1893, when Miss Charlotte E. Bell became his wife. She died in
1902. leaving two children: Richard Watts, who is twenty-six years of age; and
John Wilber, who died on the 8th of January, 1918. During the World war he
served with the United States Marines, having been among the first to enlist
from the University of Minne­sota. He was stationed at Mare Island for a time
and then transferred to Pontico, where he was taken sick and was prevented from
going overseas with his company. He had many friends in Minneapolis and his
death came as a severe shock to all who knew him. In St. Paul, on the 22d of
February, 1906, occurred the second marriage of Dr. Moore, Miss Emily Yaeger, a
daughter of Charles P. and Caroline (Hermann) Yaeger, becoming his wife. The
Yaegers originally resided in St. Paul, where they were among the oldest and
most honored families, but are now residing in Minneapolis, where Mr. Yaeger
conducts a jewelry business. To the second union one son was born, George, whose
death occurred at the age of five years.
Dr. Moore is a stanch supporter of the republican party and the principles for
which it stands. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, holding
membership in Albert Pike Lodge; and he is also a member of Minneapolis Lodge,
No. 44, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is connected with the Commercial
and Manufacturers Club of Hopkins and along strictly professional lines is
identified with the State and Hennepin County Medical Associations. During the
World war he gave generously of his time and money in the furtherance of the
government's interests and was a member of the Hennepin county draft board, No.
14. Dr. Moore is a great lover of the outdoors and he finds recreation from his
many professional duties in fishing and hunting.