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Biography - CLAUDE ALLEN MOORE

Dr. Claude Allen Moore, who is now engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery in Carlinville, was born in Morgan county, Illinois, on the 6th of July, 1885. He is the second son of Haden and Charlotte (Large) Moore, natives of Illinois. His paternal grandfather was William Moore, a native of Fincastle, Botetourt county, Virginia, and a son of John and Katie (Wyman) Moore, also Virginians, though the father was of Irish and German extraction. William Moore married Miss Sarah Gish, who was born in the Old Dominion, a daughter of George Gish, a Virginian of German descent, whose wife was a Miss Wrightsman, likewise of Virginia, in which state both spent their entire lives, the father engaging in agricultural pursuits. William Moore removed with his wife to Illinois during pioneer days and located on a farm in Sangamon county. He passed away at Auburn at the age of seventy-two years, but his wife is still living at the age of eighty-one years. They were the parents of six children, three of whom attained maturity: Haden, the father of our subject; Nannie, the widow of Samuel Leonard, of Decatur, Illinois; and Daisy, the wife of Madison Hurley, of Auburn, Illinois. The maternal grandfather of our subject was John Large, a native of Tennessee and a son of John and Mary (Kingery) Large, of Scotch descent. The grandfather was a soldier in the Civil war and died while in service. His wife bore the maiden name of Gevina Tipton and was also a native of Tennessee, her parents being William and Rebecca (Jones) Tipton, of German descent. She died at middle age. She was the mother of four children, namely: Mary; Charlotte, now Mrs. Moore; Annie; and Nannie.

To Mr. and Mrs. Haden Moore were also born four children, as follows: William G., who is proprietor of a restaurant and cafe at 314 Monroe street. New York city; Della, a stenographer of Springfield, Illinois; Claude Allen, our subject; and Abner Augustus, who is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine at Girard, Illinois. During the greater part of his life the father has been identified with agricultural pursuits in Macoupin and Sangamon counties, cultivating a farm in the vicinity of Auburn during early manhood. From there he removed to Macoupin county and located near Womac, where he resided until 1908, and then came to Carlinville. Here he purchased a pleasant residence, now occupied by himself and family, and is successfully engaged in both the dairy and real-estate business. He and his wife are faithful members of the Christian church and are highly esteemed wherever known.

Dr. Moore was a small boy on the removal of the family to this county and in its public schools he acquired his early education. At the age of eighteen years he went to New York city and was engaged in business at 314 Monroe street for two years, but at the end of that time returned to Illinois, as his father was in poor health, and for three years thereafter he engaged in farming. At the end of that time he entered the Grand Rapids Veterinary College at Grand Rapids, Michigan, from which institution he was graduated in 1911. Upon his return to Carlinville he established an office and is now successfully engaged in the practice of his chosen profession. As he is unmarried Dr. Moore continues to make his home with his parents at No. 613 East Elm street. He holds membership in the Christian church and fraternally is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America.


Extracted 18 Nov 2018 by Norma Hass from History of Macoupin County, Illinois: Biographical and Pictorial, by Charles A. Walker, published in 1911, Volume 2, pages 654-655.


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