1925 Biography - William Moore
William Moore began his life work on a farm but removed to Vienna many years ago, and entered the business world. Having been left and orphan at an early age, he was handicapped in a way for lack of education, but has made quite a success in business. He began in a small way and has been engaged in many different occupations, grocer, drygoods merchant, farmer and stock raiser, and at present operates a large farm just west of Vienna. He married Nanny J. Boardman, they had Ernest (2), who married Arista Frizzel and died when a very young man, leaving two sons, Len Wallen and Ernest Jr.; Myrtle (2) married F. C. Thomas, who is an abstractor of land titles and is one of Vienna's substantial citizens.
Extracted 08 Feb 2017 by Norma Hass from 1925 A History of Johnson County, Illinois, by Mrs. P. T. Chapman, page 407.
