Isaac R Moore Obituary, 1900, Cleburne County, AR

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        Date: 4/10/04
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Isaac R Moore March 15, 1900 The Jacksonian

(The obituary is actually an editor's writeup in his newpaper.)

"I.R. Moore is passed away. On the 8th day of March, 1900 after an
illness of four days, he sucumbed to the fatal malady that preyed
upon his vitals. Mr. Moore was born on the 25th day of March, 1830 
in Meigs County, Tennessee, where he lived until he lived until he
grew into manhood's active life and work and at the age of 25 years
he united with Miss Mary Genoe, of the same county and state in     
which he was born. As a result of this marriage, eight children was
born, five boys and three girls, seven of which survive their father. 

On the 11th day of January, 1893, Mrs. Moore, who had shared the
successes and reverses of life with the deceased, passed away.
 
Leaving the state of Tennessee, Mr. Moore, in the year 1860, with 
his small family removed to Lawarence County, Missouri where he lived
until the year of 1866, at which time he with his family removed to 
the state of Arkansas.
 
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Moore, sympathizing with the
South, enlisted in the Confederate Army and became a brave and 
faithful soldier, laid not aside his weapons of the warfare until
Lee and Grant met at Appromatox. After the surrender, he returned to
his ruined home but to a loving, faithful family and with a courage
befitting such a man, he proscecuted the civil pursuits of life with
as much bravery as he had offered his life on the crimson battle
fields of a long and stormy.

Mr. Moore has served many years of his life subsequent to his removal
in various official capacities and throughout the whole of his official
career, as well as in his private life, he has so deported himself,
that the world has been constrained to say of him. "This is a man of
honor and integrity."

I am not advised as to the religious opinions fo the deceased; whether
he ever belonged to any one of the various churches or not, is a matter 
unknown to me, but I do know that so long as heaven rewards honesty and 
God loves those who tells the truth, we need have no fears concerning 
the ultimate destiny of "Uncle Ike." As he lived the life of a brave and 
honest man, so he died.  May we cherish the memory of his honorable life 
while his body calmly sleeps in a windowless palace of rest"