The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-07-13
TO THE aaGAT BEYOND
Has Judge G. P. 7. Moore, ofEl-
well. This County. Gone.

well, This County, Gone.
The Register. together with the
many friends of Judge @. P t.
Moore. of Elweil, this county,will
regret TO learn of his demise which
occurred on Thursday evening at 5
O'Clock. July 2. 1904, surrounded
by loving relatives and friends who
did all in their power to relieve
this venerable gentleman's suffer.
ings.
AT the above mentioned hour he
passed peacefully away, his soul
entering that shore from. whence
no traveller ever returns.
Funeral services were held Sun,
day morning at 10 O'Clock, Rev. j
H. Gibbons, of this city. conduct
ing the ceremony. Interment tool
place in the Bruce Chapel buryine
ground.
Below is the biographical sketch
of the deceased taken from the
History of the Great Kanawhs
Valley:
Charles Page. Thomas Moore
-was born in Lewisburg, w. Va.
then Virginia, on February 8, 1881,
His paternal grandfather was
Joseph Moore, who welded Mary
Ellen Morgan, sister of Gen
Daniel Morgan, of Virginia, and
became the progenitor of the fol
lowing offspring: Nancy, Morgan,
Thomas, George and Morris.
Thomas Moore was born in Shen-
andoah county, Va, and married
Augusta Delphia Page. a native of
Augusta county. Va, and unto
them were born the following
named children: Vincent, Mary
E and Charles Page Thomas
The father of the before mentioned
children died in Lewisburg, w.
Va, in 1882. The mother, after
a second marriage, departed this
life at Lewisburg in 1874. Vim.
cent, the oldest of the children,
now resides in Kentucky. The
sister and subject of this sketch
were adopted by their uncle,
George Moore. and his wife, who
became the foster parents of these
orphans. George Moore was a
native of Shenandoah county, Va,
and welded Frances Harness, but
the marriage resulted in the birth
OF no children He was q tanner
by-trade in early years. but during
the latter part of his life turned, his
attention to farming and settled in
Mason county, w. Va, 1886. He
lived a long and active life, aud
died in 1880. aged eighty years,
respected by all who knew him.
His wife preceded him to the grave
dying in 1878, at the age of seven
ty-five years. With these foster
Mary e grew to woman
hood. was married, and now resides
in Kentucky in her widowhood.
Charles p. 7. Moore was youth
of thirteen years when adopted
into the home of his uncle. He
received his early education in a
local school and at the age Cf six
teen he was placed in Marshall
now college. OF, Hunting.
ton. w. Va. Subsequently, at the
homo of Hon. John 1. Van Meter,
in Pike county, Ohio. he received
q three years. course of instruction
under private tutors. later attended
Jefferson college. Penn and in
1853 graduated at Union college
Of New York under DIR. Eliphaiet
Mott, Presbyterian divine In
the fall of 1853 he entered the
Virginia State university, where
he began the study of law, com-
plotting the course in 1856. In
that year he was admitted to the
bar, located at PIT. Pleasant, W.
Va, and began his career in the
egal profession. In 1860 he was
sleoted commemorative attorney
Tor Mason county, which position
ne held until the outbreak of the
,ivil war. After the close of the
var, he continued the practice of
Ills profession up to 1870, when,
Is democrat, he was elected to
he supreme bench of West Vir-
yinia, fer term of twelve years
n 1872 the change of the state
legislated him, with
,ther state officials. ont of offioa
nut in the election of that year he
vas the democratic candidate for |
Q. election, was endorsed by the
ther political parties and chosen
opposition. The newl
tate constitution provided that |
he length of term which should !
all to each of the newly elected
ndges should be decided by lot. !
he subject of our sketch vollin- (;
arily took the last draw but as
ortune would have it, il gave him