Isaac Moore
On the opposite page is shown the portrait of a former well-known and prominent citizen of Mt. Sterling, now deceased. He was born near Williamsport, Pickaway County, February 11, 1806. His parents, Ephraim and Priscilla (Riggin) Moore, were born, reared and married in Delaware, and, with the exception of our subject, their children were all natives of that State. The father followed the profession of teaching in his earlier years but also worked at the wheelwright's trade, and was one of the honored heroes of the Revolutionary War. He was born August 22, 1743, and died March 12, 1815, at the age of one hundred and two years. His wife, Priscilla Moore, died December 18, 1848, at the age of ninety-three years and eight months.
The boyhood days of our subject were spent on a farm near Williamsport. In April, 1830, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Sarah McCafferty, nee Nutt, who was born in Virginia, but was residing in Fayette County, Ohio, at the time of her marriage. Mr. Moore continued to engage in farming for a number of years, but at length abandoned that occupation and removed to Mt. Sterling, where he engaged in merchandising for eighteen years. He was a self-made man, who began life empty-handed, but by his own efforts worked his way upward and amassed quite a fortune. He looked after his own landed interests up to the time of his death, collecting his own rents, etc.
In politics, Mr. Moore was first a Whig but afterward became a Republican. He was always a strong advocate of temperance principles and later in life joined the ranks of the Prohibition party. He was always a great reader and especially fond of studying the Bible, from which he could quote freely. In 1832, he and his wife united with the Methodist Church of Mt. Sterling, and were ever afterwards faithful members. He served as Steward for almost half a century, was Class-leader for about the same length of time and was an earnest Sunday-school worker. At the time of his death he had a class of young men, who acted as his pall bearers. He passed away December 25, 1891. His estimable wife was called to her final rest February 13, 1879.
This worthy couple had three children: Battael H., a hardware merchant of Circleville, Ohio, who is married and has one child; Mrs. Madeline McCafferty, who has five children and resides in White Oak, Fayette County; and Mrs. Clara Schoch. The latter was born in Madison Township, Fayette County, November 12, 1848, and after attending the common schools became a student in the Xenia Seminary. On the 14th of August, 1877, she gave her hand in marriage to Marquis De La Fayette Schoch, who was born in Rock Mills, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 7, 1843. He was a man of good education, had been a teacher of penmanship and was a book-keeper before his marriage. His death occurred ,lune 20, 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Church, to which Mrs. Schoch also belongs. She is an estimable lady, whose excellencies of character have endeared her to many friends.
From PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF FAYETTE, PICKAWAY AND MADISON COUNTIES, OHIO - Chapman Bros. [Chicago, 1892]