Thomas Moore, p. 652, History of Grundy County, Missouri 1881 THOMAS MOORE Is a native of Greene County, Indiana, born February 14, 1827. His parents were natives of Virginia, of English descent. Thomas G., grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. When our subject was but a child his parents moved to Macoupin County, Illinois. Here he was reared, and educated in a log schoolhouse, having split logs with pin legs for seats, and a stick and clay chimney. He engaged in farming until twenty-five years old, when he began selling goods as salesman. In June, 1846, he enlisted for the Mexican War, in company B, Fourth Illinois infantry volunteers, commanded by Col. E. D. Baker. They took a boat at Alton, Illinois, for New Orleans, from there shipped to Point Isabelle, near the mouth of the Rio Grande River, and then marched to Fort Brown, and as their provision train was delayed they were four days without provisions. The regiment was in many of the hard fought battles of that war. After his return from the Mexican War, he began farming which has been his business since. He married, September 24, 1851, in Macoupin County, Illinois, Miss Nancy Covington. She was born November 23, 1833. By this union they have had ten children, eight of whom are living; namely, Edward M., born July 21, 1852, George T., born April 21,1854; William S., born March 19 1857, died in infancy; Frederick A., born September 5, 1859; Lyon b., born September 24, 1861; Sherman G., born January 4, 1864, died November 6, 1880; Lincoln F, born July 12, 1861; Sheridan S, born January 22, 1869; Jennie W., born April 27, 1871; and Edwinna Oannalls San Men Ulto Florence, born October 23, 1873. Mr. Moore enlisted July, 1861, in company D, Men-ill's Horse, which were the first troops sworn into the United States service at Chillicothe; he was wounded at. the battle of Roanoke, and was discharged on account of disability caused by this wound. He was once a firm believer in Providence, but by reading the writings of Bob Ingersoll and others has switched off on their track, and believes that nine out of every ten professors of religion worship the "big dollar" instead of their God; he thinks there never was a beginning nor never will be an ending of the planetary system of worlds. Mrs. Nancy Moore is of French and English descent. The family came to this country before the Revolution. NOTE: This name is not a scanning mistake. Edwinna Oannalls San Men Ulto Florence, born October 23, 1873