Taken from Fountain County Obituaries 1896 -1922 found at Crawfordsville Public Library,
Local History Room July 2007 -- James Harvey MOORE son of Samuel and Sarah anna Moore was
born in Sciota County Ohio Nov 1, 1823 and died at his late home near Annapolis Jan 30,
1904 aged 80 years 2 months 29 days. With his parents he moved to Wayne County Ind in
1838 where he lived for a time. in 1840 they moved to Parke Co, Ind and settled ont he
John Newlin farm in Sugar Creek Township near Russells Mills and helped clear th eland now
owned by Olive Carter. He had four brothers and four sisters namely, Samuel; William;
Joseph and David; Mary Durman; Elizabeth Shellady; Rebecca Moore and Sarah Goff, none of
whom are living. While yet single he and his brother William worked for Solomon Lusk at
the narrows of Sugar Creek and helped to get out the stringers for the first bridge across
the narrows. He engaged in flat boating to New Orleans in early days and had many
thrilling experiences and escapes from drowning. For many years he worked for David
Conoly at the coopers trade in Annapolis and later for Prior Wright at the Rockport Mills.
Made a great many barrels for George Wilkins. During the civil war he was an
uncompromising union man and at one time fed and housed the entire home guard of Parke
County including their horses. He was married to Hannah HUNT May 7, 1848 and to them were
born 7 children, six of whom are living. All were at the funeral except Charles who lives
in California, Hannah Moore, his wife died March 21, 1875 and was buried in the Cashatt
cemetery. He was married to Ermina Ingram Nov 1, 1881, who survives. By his death one of
the old pioneers of Parke County passes off the stage of life. The last 30 years of his
life was spent on the farm where he dfied. For a number of years he had been in failing
health and for a year or more his sufferings have been very great. In religious belief he
was a strong Universalist and believed in the ultimate salvation of all man kind,
believing that all was well with him in the great beyond. He left a message for all of
his friends saying "Tell them I could not wait, I had to go, but I will meet them at
King Daniel's gate." Funeral services conducted by Zimri Maris at his late home
Feb. 2. Burial at Cashatt cemetery, conducted by the Masonic order, of which he was an
old and esteemed member. Deceased and brother David, and Squire and George Moore, cousins
of the two former, have died within the year and all rest in the same cemetery within a
short distance of where they spent most of their lives.