BIO: James Moore, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                               CHAPTER LV.

                              PENN TOWNSHIP.

531  PENN TOWNSHIP.

  JAMES MOORE, retired farmer, Walnut Bottom, Cumberland county, was 
born December 10, 1805, in Dickinson Township, this county, and early 
began an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade in Latimore Township, 
Adams County, with John Miller.  He followed his trade as a journeyman 
for several years through Cumberland and Adams Counties.  He married 
Miss Elizabeth Ripton January 20, 1831.  He carried on a shop at the 
turnpike and Stone Tavern, in Dickinson Township, for fourteen years, 
in Cumberland County.  His first wife had three children, all girls:  
Elizabeth, Isabella and Nancy.  Elizabeth died when eighteen years old; 
Isabella married Mr. Kurtz, and Nancy married Mr. Miller.  In April, 
1844, Mr. Moore removed to the place where he now resides, in Penn 
Township, at once locating here, and has been engaged in farming.  He 
has acquired a fine farm property of 131 acres of land in the valley, 
with two sets of buildings, and 200 acres of timber land on the side of 
South Mountain; and has also purchased 120 acres of land in Clinton 
County, Ind..  His first wife died January 20, 1836, leaving the three 
daughters above mentioned, and our subject then married Miss Jane 
Smith, January 18, 1839.  She gave birth to seven children four sons, 
(William, James, John and David), and three daughters (Margaretta J., 
Mary and Anna G. Moore).  His second wife died in 1855, leaving four 
living children of her own:  James, in Clinton County, Ind.; Anna G. 
Mitten, Margaretta J. Utley, and David, who was a soldier in Company H, 
One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 
and died at Camp Mankinswood, Maryland, August 12, 1864, Mrs. 
Margaretta J. Utley died, leaving two children, a son and daughter; the 
son is still living, and resides with our subject.  This leaves two 
children by the first wife, Isabella and Nancy, and two by the last 
wife, James and Anna G. Mitten, still living; the other three of the 
last wife's children died - William, at the age of one year and one 
month; John, at the age of five years and two months; Mary at the age 
of four years and two months.  James was in Boyd's cavalry in Virginia.