Joseph Utter Moore 
Joseph Utter was born about 1828 in Blount County,Tenn.. Joseph Utter's father was Samuel Moore and his mother was Jane Utter. His maternal grandparents were Abraham Utter and Martha Lycan. He had four brothers and six sisters, named James Ellis, Robert Cowden, William Augustus, Samuel, Amanda Jane, Margaret Malinda, Hetty Ann, Martha Sarah, Mary F. and Serphina. He died about 1913 in Topeka,Shawnee Co.,Kansas. He was buried in Pairie Grove Cemetery,Chase Co.,Kansas.General Notes
Joseph U. Moore's sale of 2/3 interest in his saw- and grist mill in April of 1865 indicates that he was still in Wayne Co., IA at that time. Wayne County Land Deeds. Deed Book, Vol 8, pg. 447. Signed April 12, 1865.
We also find him and his family on the 1870 census of Wayne Co., Iowa in Washington Township.
Some time between 1880 and 1882 J. U. Moore moved with his family to Kansas, as his son George was born in Missouri in 1880; and his wife, Sarah Rayburn Moore, died in Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co., Kansas in September of 1882.
Rosemary Moore's notes on what appears to be Hetty A. Moore's obituary from 1911 lists Joseph Moore's residence as Kingman, Kansas.
Joseph U. Moore is buried in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kansas, USA. His tombstone reads, "JOSEPH UTTER MOORE / 1828-1913."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.14 Feb 1803 in East Tenn. d.09 Apr 1878 in Cambria,Iowa
- b.~ 1828 in Blount County,Tenn. d.~ 1913 in Topeka,Shawnee Co.,Kansas
- b.09 May 1765 in Boston,MA d.11 Jan 1851 in Thorntown,IN
- b.17 Jun 1799 in Blount or Knox Co.,TN d.14 Oct 1871
- b.19 Jan 1767 in Virginia d.06 Sep 1847 in Thorntown,Indiana
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