WE Moore Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

William Erastus Moore

October 26, 1837 - June 5, 1902

"He has a brave and efficient soldier and very popular with the regiment." - Hays Yarrington

Born in Rahway, NJ on October 26, 1837.
Moved with family to Mobile, AL in 1840.
Emigrated to Victoria County, TX in 1845.
Moved to Indianola, TX around 1848.
Wounded in a hunting accident when he was about 16.
Left school at age 17 to work as a cowboy.

Mustered into Company K at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Suffered gunshot through the hip at Murfreesboro, TN on July13, 1862.
Regained regiment in November 1862.
Promoted to 4th Sereant by December 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Served with Shannon's Scouts.
Located at Middle TN at war's end.
During the war he had three horses killed under him.

Returned home in August 1865 and began rounding up cattle.
Married Augusta Butterfield on May 24, 1866.
His wife, "Gussie," died in 1868.
Married Mary C. Swift on December 15, 1869.
Purchased a boat and began hauling freight in 1872.
Joined the Methodist church in August 1875.
His wife, Mary, died on December 17, 1878 at age 33.
Married his brother's widow, Kate A. Seaman Moore on June 5, 1881.
Worked in the mercantil business with his brother at Demings Bridge in 1882.
Moved to his ranch in Ashby, TX in 1891.
Credited with naming the community of Ashby, TX.
Operated a store and served as Postmaster in Ashby, TX.
Wrote to the Confederate Veteran from Ashby, TX in 1897.
Attended the 1898 Ranger reunion in Austin, TX.
Member of the Masonic Lodge.

Died suddenly on June 5, 1902 at Ashby, Matagorda County, TX.
Buried in the Ashby cemetery, Matagorda County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Will Moore, W. W. Moore
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(Great-Grandson)
Parents:
	Robert Baxter Moore b. 1807 d. 1875 Mary Crowell Layton Moore b. 1812 d. 1896
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Augusta Butterfield b. m. W. E. Moore on May 24, 1866 d. 1868 Mary C. Swift b. ~1845 m. W. E. Moore on December 15, 1869 d. December 17, 1878 Kate A. Seaman Moore b. m. brother of W. E. Moore m. W. E. Moore on June 5th, 1881
Children:
	St. Leges Moore b. September 29, 1870 d. September 29, 1870 Margaret Martha Moore b. October 1, 1871 m. Robert Gilden Kuykendall d. January 4, 1950 Mary Moore b. May 18, 1874 Ella Moore b. June 11, 1877 d. October 27, 1883 Cecil Hamilton Moore b. April 7, 1882 Vera Moore b. December 9, 1884 William Ashby Moore b. December 29th, 1890 d. May 25, 1892 Gladys Moore b. April 3, 1893
Gravesite:
	Ashby Cemetery, Matagorda County, TX.

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Calhoun County, Indianola, Page 234, Dwelling 1, Family 1, (image 8/31)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Robt. B. Moore	53	M		Carpenter	1,000	300	NJ
	M. C. Moore	43	F					NJ
	William Moore	21	M		Cattle Rigger		300	NJ
	Eudora Moore	11	F					TX
	S. C. Moore	9	M					TX
	Adolph Moore	7	M					TX
	Baxter Moore	5	M					TX
	H. E. Moore	3	M					TX

1870 Census - TX, Matagorda County, Nelsons Creek and Tres Palacios, Page 479, Dwelling 16, Family 15, (image 2/7)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	William E. Moore	33	M	W	Stockraiser	600	500	NJ
	Mary C. Moore	24	F	W	Housekeeper			TX

1880 Census - TX, Matagorda County, Precinct 6, Page 39D, Dwelling 33, Family 33, (image 4/10)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

William E. Moore

W/D

Farmer

Mary C. Moore

Mother

W/D

Keeping House

Margarita Moore

Daughter

At school

Mary F. Moore

Daughter

At home

Ellan Moore

Daughter

At home

Udora J. Moore

Sister

Teaching School

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	Marshall Kuykendall's William Erastus Moore "Death of Judge Gustave Cook," Confederate Veteran, August 1897 , p. 418 "Correction regarding Death of Terry," Confederate Veteran, December 1897 "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372. "The Last Roll: W. E. Moore," Confederate Veteran, September 1902 Biographical Notes of Hays Yarrington
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) Marshall Kuykendall's Recollections of a Hays County Settler (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: Moore, Eudora Inez (offsite) Hugh Adams' Adams/Walker/Blackmore Gedcom (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Moore) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Moore) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Victoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Victoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Victoria County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Matagorda County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Matagorda County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Matagorda County, TX) (offsite) MOORE-L archives: Some Morre Moores

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