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George P. Moore, who is also connected with the farming interests of Prairie Township, is the son of Joseph P. and Matilda C. (Abbott) Moore, both natives of Tennessee, the father born in Sumner County in 1806, and the mother in Rutherford County in 1813. They were married in 1832, and after living in Rutherford County until 1837 they moved to Washington County, Ark., and settled near Fayetteville. While living in Tennessee the father made spinning machines, though after coming here he followed farming. He was a Democrat until President Jackson vetoed the banks, and was afterward a Whig. He died in 1850. The mother is still living, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Their family consisted of seven children, all boys, and only three now living. The eldest of this family, George P., was born in Washington County, Ark., May 6, 1843, was reared on a farm, and educated in the Ozark Seminary. April, 1861, he enlisted in Capt. Bell’s company of Third Arkansas Infantry, Confederate Army, and served three months. In the spring of 1862 he joined Company C, of the Third Arkansas Cavalry, and served until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Oak Hill, Fayetteville, and was in many cavalry skirmishes. He went with Gen. Price in his raid through Missouri, and was one of Gen. Cabell’s body-guards for nearly two years. Since then he has followed farming. In 1865 be married Miss Alice Nolen, who was born in Washington County, Ark., November 14, 1845, and who became the mother of nine children: Kay B., Joseph N., Edward C., George C., James K., Samuel T., Nannie J., John S. and Clarence B. Mr. Moore is the owner of 339 acres of land, 160 being under cultivation. He takes great pride in educating his children, and is giving them the best advantages. He is a Democrat in politics, and both he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he being an elder in the same.