Amos W. Moore was born June 12. 1837 in Clay County, Indiana, the son of Druzilla Rice and William R. Moore.  He married Sarah Jane Burk, May 8, 1856, in Clay County, Indiana.  Civil War Service:  He enlisted September 24, 1864, to serve one year with Co. F of the 30th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.  Amos was discharged July 10, 1865.  The family moved from Clay County, Indiana to a farm near Bushnell in McDonough County, Illinois.  1870 Census.  Family lived in Harris Township in Fulton County,  Illinois, adjacent to McDonough County.  In 1874 the family moved from Illinois to Missouri.  1880 census: the family lived in the Bee Branch Community of Chariton County, Missouri.  Amos died September 15, 1918 at the age of 81.  He is buried in the West Oakwood Cemetery at Bevier, Macon County, Missouri.

Sarah Jane Burk was born July 15, 1838 in Indiana.  She was the daughter of Jacob Burk of Hooserville, Clay County, Indiana.  She married Amos W. Moore on May  8, 1856 in Clay County, Indiana.  She moved with family from Indiana to Illinois, then to Chariton County, Missouri.  Sarah and Amos were the parents of nine children, 4 sons and 5 daughters.  1. Nancy Druzilla 2. William Jacob 3. James Franklin 4. Rebecca 5. John Henry 6. Sarah Rachel 7. Mary Jane 8. Samuel J. Tilden 9. Pauline.  Sarah Jane died February 20, 1923, at the age of 84.  She is buried in the West Oakwood Cemetery in Bevier, Missouri, beside her husband Amos.

Submitted by: Roy Shelmadine src1

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