Article taken from the Confederate Veteran Mag. dated 1926. { This is not my family , only post the articles.} J.J. MOORE, died at his home at Keytesville, Mo., and under the flag of the Confederacy he was laid to rest in the cemetery there. He had reached the age of 86 years. Comrade MOORE was born at Old Chariton, a thriving town that once existed in the southern part of the county, his father being the first white child born in that county. He spent all his life in Chariton County, with the exception of the time he was ion the army. He enlisted under Gen. STERLING PRICE, at Lexington, in 1861 and fought in the battles of Lexington, Mo., and Pea Ridge, Ark., was then transfered east of the Mississippi River, where he took part in every engagement fought by the First Missouri Brigade. At Vicksburg, he was blown up with the stronghold when Grant undermined the Southern forces, and his life was saved by a convenient brush pile on which he landed. He was wounded 3 times during the war, none of the wounds being serious. JIM MOORE, was married twice, first to MISS ELIZA REYNOLDS in 1871 and she left one son. His second wife was MISS ELIZA WOOD and six children were born to them. He was held in high respect by the people of his community, and his passing was widely deplored.