Tulare County Biographies

JAMES R. MOORE

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        James R. Moore, proprietor of Moore's Transfer in Porterville and one of 
the best known men in that city, has been a resident of California since the 
days of his young manhood and is thoroughly familiar with conditions here. He 
was born on a farm in the state of Tennessee on December 4, 1887, and was there 
reared, finishing his education in the high school at Peakland. Until he had 
attained his majority Mr. Moore remained on the home farm, helpful in the labors 
of its development, and then, in 1906, came to California "to look around a 
bit." He was so well pleased with the condition of things here that he went back 
home, closed out his affairs there and straightway returned to this state, which 
ever since has been his place of residence and in which he is quite content to 
spend the remainder of his days.
        For three years following his arrival in this state Mr. Moore worked in 
the oil fields and then he became the manager of a ranch in the Woodville 
neighborhood in Tulare county. For another three years he was thus engaged and 
then he became connected with the operation of a transfer company in Porterville 
and in that connection thoroughly familiarized himself with the details of the 
transfer business as related to this trade area. In 1917 Mr. Moore went into the 
transfer business in Porterville on his own account and since that time has 
built up a business that makes him one of the leaders in his line in this 
county. Beginning in a modest way in 1917, with one light motor truck and a 
couple of teams, he gave such close attention to the service that it soon became 
necessary to increase his facilities and these facilities since have been 
increased to meet the growing demand for Moore service, until now he is 
operating several large motor trucks and has created an establishment that is 
one of the distinctive business concerns of the town. Mr. Moore is prepared to 
undertake any sort of transfer engagement within his territory and his trucks 
are called on to travel far and wide. He has an admirably equipped place on West 
Olive street, a thoroughly up-to-date establishment.
        On July 5, 1906, in Athens, Tennessee, James R. Moore was united in 
marriage to Miss Maggie L. Peak, who also was born in Tennessee, and they have 
one child : A son, Rodgers Lee Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are democrats and Mr. 
Moore is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Knights of 
Pythias and of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., p. 317