A Washtenaw Pioneer Dies

A WASHTENAW PIONEER DIES

George W. Moore Who Lived 71 Years in County

CAME TO A WILDERNESS

When Six Years of Age-For 45 Years He Has Resided in Ann Arbor City.

Geo W. Moore died Sunday evening at his home, 304 S. Fifth avenue, after a long illness.

Mr. Moore was one of the pioneers of Washtenaw county, coming here 71 years ago, when but six years of age. He was born in Phelps, Ontario Co., N Y., March 12, 1825, and was the son of Loren Moore. He came with his father to Michigan in September, 1831, and settled on the farm in York township, which the father took up from the government and which has since been occupied by the Josenhans family, making only two families on this farm since it was part of the wilderness. When the Moore family came to Michigan they were on Lake Erie five days. From Detroit it took two days to reach Saline by wagon road so rough that along the road could be seen remains of horses killed because of broken legs. From Saline they went to their home in York, which had been located the previous year by marked trees along an Indian trail.

Up to 1857, Mr. Moore lived on his father's farm in York and then on Lodi Plains. In 1857 he moved to Ann Arbor city and has since resided here. He bought the Palmerlee corner, on Main and Liberty streets and sold off lots where a number of stores are now located, retaining the store occupied now by the Utopia millinery. He lived for years on the corner of Fourth and William and for the past 16 years at his present house on S. Fifth avenue. He was in the grocery business with Frank Sperry and later with the Eberbach hardware firm, but his health failing he was obliged to retire from active business.

Mr. Moore was married three times. His first wife was Caroline Hunt. daughter of Timothy Hunt, of Lodi PIains. They had two daughters, Emily who married Dr. Yale, of Deerfield, and afterwards died, and Ella, who married Samuel Robinson, of Lexington, Ky., where she now resides. His second wife was Jane Hunt, daughter of John Hunt, of Saline. There were two children from this marriage, both of whom are living, Arthur J. Moore, of Furnaceville, Ind., and Addie, wife of Dr. Alvord, Of Battle Creek. His third wife was Miss Emily Barnes, of Webster, who survives him.

Mr. Moore was one of a family of eight children, only two of whom are now living, Charles Moore, of Detroit, of the U. S. Fish Commission, and Mrs. Carrie M. Stone, of this city.

His wife and three children were all present at his deathbed.

The funeral was held Tuesday at 1 o'clock from the house and the burial was at the Lodi cemetery.