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Mrs A. M. Williams Moore

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22 Jan 1925 (aged 80–81)
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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Mrs.A.M.Moore, sister of Judge R.J.Williams of this city, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham, 1080 Monroe Street, Memphis, shortly after midnight last night, Jan.22,1925. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs.Graham in Memphis Friday afternoon. Death resulted from complications setting in after a severe cold of a few days ago. Mrs. Moore was idenitified with the educational activities of Memphis for a number of years, and was a woman of unusual literary talent. News of her death is received with sorrow by friends of the family in this city. Besides her daughter, she is survived by two brothers, Judge R.J.Williams of this city, and Joseph Williams of Little Rock. She was a native of Winchester, Tenn. from the Memphis News Scimitar-Jan.22-Mrs.A.M.Moore, 81, for more than 65 years a teacher in female colleges in Tennessee and Mississippi, died shortly after midnight today at the home of her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham, 1080 Monroe Avenue. She had been ill only a few days with pneumonia. Funeral services will be held from the residence of Mrs.Graham, the Rev.T.W.Lewis, pastor of the Madison Heights Methodist church, interment in the Elmwood cemetery. Soon after the Civil war, Mrs.Moore with her husband, moved to Somerville, Tenn., where she became presiding teacher at the old Somerville Female Institute. They moved to Byhalia, Miss., and organized the Waverly Institute, which was carried on successfully for 12 years. Mrs.Moore moved to Memphis from Byhalia and for 14 years was presiding teacher at the Miss Higbee school for young women, teaching Latin and Greek. She and her husband returned to Byhalia and again became head of the Waverly Institute, remaining there seven years when the institution was moved to Memphis. Prof.Moore taught in Memphis until 14 years ago, when he died, and Mrs.Moore taught in a private school she conducted on Monroe Avenue, until a week ago when she became ill with pneumonia. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham; two grand daughters, Mrs.Frank W.Novitzki and Mrs.Cornelia M.Whitaker, and two brothers, Judge R.J.Williams of Forrest City, and J.B.Williams of Little Rock. Forrest City Times-Herald Jan.22 and Scimitar Jan.22,1925
Mrs.A.M.Moore, sister of Judge R.J.Williams of this city, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham, 1080 Monroe Street, Memphis, shortly after midnight last night, Jan.22,1925. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs.Graham in Memphis Friday afternoon. Death resulted from complications setting in after a severe cold of a few days ago. Mrs. Moore was idenitified with the educational activities of Memphis for a number of years, and was a woman of unusual literary talent. News of her death is received with sorrow by friends of the family in this city. Besides her daughter, she is survived by two brothers, Judge R.J.Williams of this city, and Joseph Williams of Little Rock. She was a native of Winchester, Tenn. from the Memphis News Scimitar-Jan.22-Mrs.A.M.Moore, 81, for more than 65 years a teacher in female colleges in Tennessee and Mississippi, died shortly after midnight today at the home of her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham, 1080 Monroe Avenue. She had been ill only a few days with pneumonia. Funeral services will be held from the residence of Mrs.Graham, the Rev.T.W.Lewis, pastor of the Madison Heights Methodist church, interment in the Elmwood cemetery. Soon after the Civil war, Mrs.Moore with her husband, moved to Somerville, Tenn., where she became presiding teacher at the old Somerville Female Institute. They moved to Byhalia, Miss., and organized the Waverly Institute, which was carried on successfully for 12 years. Mrs.Moore moved to Memphis from Byhalia and for 14 years was presiding teacher at the Miss Higbee school for young women, teaching Latin and Greek. She and her husband returned to Byhalia and again became head of the Waverly Institute, remaining there seven years when the institution was moved to Memphis. Prof.Moore taught in Memphis until 14 years ago, when he died, and Mrs.Moore taught in a private school she conducted on Monroe Avenue, until a week ago when she became ill with pneumonia. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.Stella Graham; two grand daughters, Mrs.Frank W.Novitzki and Mrs.Cornelia M.Whitaker, and two brothers, Judge R.J.Williams of Forrest City, and J.B.Williams of Little Rock. Forrest City Times-Herald Jan.22 and Scimitar Jan.22,1925

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  • Maintained by: JKHCCD
  • Originally Created by: Paul V. Isbell
  • Added: Aug 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40143884/a_m-moore: accessed ), memorial page for Mrs A. M. Williams Moore (1844–22 Jan 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40143884, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by JKHCCD (contributor 47565933).