By request, Source: Grundy County, Missouri 1881 history book. 13. Levi Moore, p. 719-20 LEVI MOORE Was born in Howard County, Missouri, May 22, 1844, and the son of Josiah and Nancy Moore, nee Montgomery. They were natives of Kentucky, but came to Missouri at an early day. His mother died when he was about three months old, and his father four years later. Being left an orphan at this early age he was taken care of by his uncle, Levi Moore, who lived in Grundy County, and by him was reared till he was eighteen years of age, when he enlisted in company H, Twenty-third Missouri volunteer infantry, and served with them over three years. He relates the following incident as a part of his life in the army: About the first of November, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia, while detailed on a foraging expedition he was in the upper story of a tobacco warehouse, about four and one-half miles from camp. Looking out at the gable-end of the building he saw thirteen mounted Confederates coming toward him and where his horse was hitched. He knew it was time to leave, and climbing and falling through the tobacco racks for thirty feet to the floor he quickly picked himself up and made for his horse with all speed, but by the time he was mounted the Confederates were within one hundred and seventy-five yards and opened fire upon him; then began a race for life. Luckily for him his horse was a good one, and he kept his distance but still under fire, and the chase was thus kept up for about four miles, when he came to a ditch about fourteen feet deep and twelve feet across, which his horse successfully cleared, but it stayed his pursuers, and turning in his saddle he called to them to come on. They only answered with oaths, that he was a d——d Yankee, and hastily beat their retreat. A few days after the occurrence above related he, with several of his comrades, was taken prisoner and held at Andersonville and other places, during which time he suffered much from fevers and the hardships of a prisoner's life. After the war he returned to Grundy County, and on the 22d of February, 1867, was married to Miss Martha Ann Boyce, who was born October 14, 1845, in Daviess County, Missouri. They have had three children; namely, James E., born December 17, 1868; William Harley, born February 18, 1870; and Ida, born March 19, 1871. Mr. Moore had but little opportunity of obtaining an education, but now, by diligence in study at home, has become a well-informed man, and has secured to himself and family a fine home of forty acres, where he lives a happy and contented life.