Greenbrier County, West Virginia         Biography of CAPTAIN DAVID TAY MOORE

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History of Greenbrier County 
J. R. Cole 
Lewisburg, WV 1917 
p. 201-202

CAPTAIN DAVID TAY MOORE.

Captain David Tay Moore, business manager of the Greenbrier Military School, 
was born February 8, 1881. He obtained his early education in the public 
schools of Randolph county, West Virginia, later in the public schools in 
Augusta county, Virginia; also in a private high school at the same place, 
and then entered Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia.
On leaving the university, Mr. Moore entered the Rockingham National Bank, 
Harrisonburg, Va., remaining three years. In April, 1906, he accepted a 
position in the National Exchange Bank, Roanoke, Va., becoming auditor of 
this bank in 1910. In July, 1912, he resigned this position to become 
business manager of the Greenbrier Presbyterian Military School, and from 
that time the school has been advancing by leaps and hounds.
The increased attendance of students, from out of the state in particular, of 
necessity brought ahout increased improvements, with larger equipments. Not 
only new buildings were added to the college campus, but a farm was bought, 
that the table might have the advantage of its own live products. A well 
equipped gymnasium, which, with the addition of a large athletic field, a 
tennis court, ground for track work, and a spring camp, the surroundings 
became ideal for successful educational work. The attendance at the present 
time is very large and the citizenship of Greenbrier county is very proud of 
their home institution.
Capt. David T. Moore married Miss Emma Watson Brown, of Roanoke, Va., 
February 23, 1910.  One son, William John Moore, was born to this union, now 
deceased. Mrs. Moore is a daughter of Frank Watson Brown and Margaret Gibson 
Brown, of Roanoke. Captain Moore has been a member of the Presbyterian church 
from his early boyhood days.
Rev. Joseph M. Moore, A. B., B. D., is the assistant principal of the 
institue. He was born February 8, 1885, and received his early training at 
the same place and school his brothers did, after which he took his degree of 
A. B. in 1908 from the Washington and Lee University, and that of B. D. from 
the Union Theolog-ical Seminary in 1914. He was instructor of ancient and 
modern languages in 1908, 1909 and 1911, and teacher of Bible and philosophy 
at the present time.