Alameda County Obituaries

Augustus Moore 

Submitted by Mrs Mary Miller, W. R. Coleman, Mrs M. Day Nelsen

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"Another Pioneer who has crossed the Great Divide"

            "In Memory of Augustus Moore."

 

Augustus Moore was born in New Hampshire Oct 7 1828 and spent his boyhood days in 
the New England States. Mr. Moore sailed from Boston Mass in the summer of 1849 in 
the "Good Ship Neston" for the Pacific Coast arriving in San Franscisco, Cal. June 
8 1850 and lived in the Golden State for a period of 45 yrs. following various 
occupations, namely, teaming hotel keeping, mercantile business, stockraising and 
general farming and also the superintending and building of roads in the Great Sierras. 
He was married in Sacramento, Cal. Aug 15 1863 to Rebecca Rose Pluman who was born 
near Franklin, Penn Apr 19 1_40 and who emigrated from her home May 1 1857 and came 
across the Plains by Oxteam encountering the many dangers and hardships of the early 
Pioneer days arriving in Cal Nov 28 1857. Mr Moore with his wife and four children lived 
in California until Oct 14 1895, when they sold their farm in Alemeda Co Cal and moved to 
Oregon, locating near Pheonix in the fall of 1895 and there following farming until he 
retired from active life upon the farm and moved to Pheonix  When the Town of Pheonix 
became incorporated Mr Moore was elected the first Mayor, and while the Chief Executive 
Officer, he discharged his duty in a fair and impartial manner and with credit to himself 
and to his constituents. As a citizen, he was broad minded in all his views, and as a friend 
and neighbor he always extended a helping hand to the poor and needy. He was also a member of 
the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Pheonix and devoted a great deal of time 
to the work of the Great Master He was very liberal to the Church in his donations believing 
that the same was well spent and for a good cause.

Augustus Moore died at his home in Pheonix' Ore Dec 16th 1911 at the ripe old age of 83 years, 
leaving at the time of his death to mourn his loss his widow Rebecca Rose Moore, two daughters, 
Carrie Leh___ and Sunbeam Standcliff and one sone, Fred W. Moore.

"Blessed are they who die in the name of the Lord 

For henceforth, Yea' saith the Lord

That they may rest from their labors

And their works do follow thence."

From Southern Oregon Pioneer Association Records, "Resolutions on deaths of members," Volume II, 
pages 200-201.  Transcribed and submitted by Margaret Wells, March 2005.

[Transcriber's notes:  Typed verbatim.  The ship is probably "Nestor", not "Neston."  
His wife's maiden name was Rebecca Rose Plowman, not Pluman.  His daughter's married name was 
Carrie Lehners.  The son, Fred, is actually named George Edwin Moore, "Fred" being his nickname.]  
Margaret is a descendant of Augustus Moore and would like to correspond with others researching 
this line.