Biography of Henry Moore, Bowie County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: V Richardson Date: May 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm *********************************************************** Henry Moore, Sr. was an attorney and had been county clerk for Lafayette County, Arkansas, before moving to Texarkana, Texas. When their house in Arkansas burned, Moore and his family moved across the state line to a large two-story brick home. Moore served as an attorney for the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad until his death in 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore, Jr. were married in 1920 and began living in the house at that time along with Moore's parents. Henry Moore, Jr. became a prominent local attorney and civic leader. He attended the University of Virginia and studied law at Columbia. Upon returning to Texarkana, he entered into law practice with his father for the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad. After Henry, Sr.'s death in 1922 and Mrs. Moore, Sr.'s death in 1935, the house was turned over to the children of the Moore's. Henry, Jr., bought out the others' interest in 1935 and lived there with his wife and children until his death in 1942. His civic accomplishments include President of the Red River Levee District, a member on the Board of Directors of the Texarkana National Bank and President of a local hardware store. Moore was also a large landowner and farmer in southwest Arkansas. Mrs. Henry Moore, Jr. survived her husband.