James Rufus “Rufe” MooreAge: 91 years1867–1959
- Name
- James Rufus “Rufe” Moore
- Given names
- James Rufus
- Surname
- Moore
- Nickname
- Rufe
 Birth | August 26, 1867 37 26 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Columbus Washington “Lum” Moore December 5, 1869 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 16 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 30, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | America “Merky” Gragg before 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Caroline Moore April 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Otis Finley “Ote” Moore March 22, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriett Elmina “Hattie” Moore July 25, 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Herbert Moore April 25, 1881 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lewis John Harris December 19, 1884 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Pinkney Hardy Moore March 6, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William David Moore July 26, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | William David Moore July 29, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | George Washington Moore February 19, 1909 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Otis Finley “Ote” Moore January 14, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Caroline Harris August 16, 1913 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a sister | Harriett Elmina “Hattie” Moore September 7, 1918 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 50 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-sister | Margaret Ann Dickson March 8, 1928 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a half-sister | Marticia Emaline Moore February 1, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Marticia Emaline Moore February 3, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Carrie Etta Moore January 7, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Caroline Moore March 20, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Columbus Washington “Lum” Moore October 26, 1947 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 21, 1959 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | February 22, 1959 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Mound Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Moore Birth: August 8, 1830 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 19, 1909 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Martha Caroline Harris Birth: April 27, 1841 25 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1913 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 18, 1864 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Carrie Etta Moore Birth: November 23, 1865 35 24 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 7, 1947 — Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
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21 months himself |
James Rufus “Rufe” Moore Birth: August 26, 1867 37 26 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1959 — Matador, Motley, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Columbus Washington “Lum” Moore Birth: December 5, 1869 39 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: October 26, 1947 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Caroline Moore Birth: April 1872 41 30 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1947 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Otis Finley “Ote” Moore Birth: March 22, 1874 43 32 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 14, 1912 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Harriett Elmina “Hattie” Moore Birth: July 25, 1878 47 37 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: September 7, 1918 — Marshfield, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Herbert Moore Birth: April 25, 1881 50 39 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1961 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Pinkney Hardy Moore Birth: March 6, 1885 54 43 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 13, 1980 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Gragg |
| father |
George Washington Moore Birth: August 8, 1830 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 19, 1909 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary “Polly” Gragg Birth: March 13, 1837 25 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 1864 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 1857 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months half-sister |
Marticia Emaline Moore Birth: July 16, 1858 27 21 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1936 — Collettsville, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
William David Moore Birth: November 9, 1861 31 24 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: July 26, 1893 — Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Sarah Susan Moore Birth: October 1862 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1863 — North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Franklin Dickson |
| step-father |
James Franklin Dickson Birth: December 3, 1812 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: May 9, 1859 |
| mother |
Martha Caroline Harris Birth: April 27, 1841 25 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1913 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 1858 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months half-sister |
Margaret Ann Dickson Birth: October 30, 1858 45 17 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1928 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Moore - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Moore - Household
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