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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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REV. DANIEL MONTIETH MOORE, Presbyterian minister, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, January 3, 1824. He received a collegiate education, graduating in 1846, at Duquesne College, Pittsburgh, Penn. In 1849, he graduated at Lane’s Theological Seminary, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a member of the Presbytery of Ripley in September, 1850, and preached in Brown County, Ohio, for two years. He was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church at Greenfield, Ohio, for twelve years. Then accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Yellow Springs, where he remained four years. In 1868, he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Lawrence, Kan., and resided in that city nearly six years. In 1874, he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Hutchinson, Kan., where his successful pastorate continued seven years. He was at Carthage, Ill., one year, and was invited to the Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Kan., in March, 1882. He was an organic member of the Presbyterian Synod of Kansas, organized in 1870, and was chosen moderator of that synod in 1874. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Ellison, of Manchester, Ohio, in 1851, and has three children— Mary E., wife of E. L. Meyer, Hutchinson, Kan.; William E. and Edward M., of Peru, Ill.

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This family biography is one of 289 biographies included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883.  For the complete description, click here: Cherokee County, Kansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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