Bio furnished by Robin Will (#47748399)
Isaac Moore was the founder of the town of Orleans, Oregon, directly across the Willamette River from present-day Corvallis. Orleans disappeared in 1861 in the largest Willamette River flood in recorded history.
Moore staked his land claim in 1848. By 1851, he had marked off a waterfront section of the claim as a townsite for the city of Orleans; he was selling properties, and was running a ferry service to Marysville (now Corvallis) at the site of the Van Buren Street Bridge. By 1856, Orleans was a popular trading town.
After dark on December 1, 1861, floodwaters rose suddenly and wiped out most of the town of Orleans. No loss of life is documented, but livestock were swept away and farms were ruined. Corvallis, on higher ground, suffered relatively light damage. Orleans was never rebuilt.
Isaac's first wife was Susan Moore, who died April 10, 1870 at the age of 49 years and 9 months. That suggests a July 10, 1820, date of birth. She was not living with him in the 1860 census, and she died before the 1870 census was taken. No marriage record has been located. Susan's grave is in the Crystal Lake (Masonic) Cemetery in Corvallis.
On May 6, 1875, Isaac married Mary Adeline Moor Wier, who was born in New York on January 11, 1820. Isaac died on May 30, 1886, and is buried in the Crystal Lake Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, and an older brother, Reuben Moore.
Mary Adeline Moore died in 1907. Her grave is in the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Witham Hill in Corvallis.
Isaac Moore was the founder of the town of Orleans, Oregon, directly across the Willamette River from present-day Corvallis. Orleans disappeared in 1861 in the largest Willamette River flood in recorded history.
Moore staked his land claim in 1848. By 1851, he had marked off a waterfront section of the claim as a townsite for the city of Orleans; he was selling properties, and was running a ferry service to Marysville (now Corvallis) at the site of the Van Buren Street Bridge. By 1856, Orleans was a popular trading town.
After dark on December 1, 1861, floodwaters rose suddenly and wiped out most of the town of Orleans. No loss of life is documented, but livestock were swept away and farms were ruined. Corvallis, on higher ground, suffered relatively light damage. Orleans was never rebuilt.
Isaac's first wife was Susan Moore, who died April 10, 1870 at the age of 49 years and 9 months. That suggests a July 10, 1820, date of birth. She was not living with him in the 1860 census, and she died before the 1870 census was taken. No marriage record has been located. Susan's grave is in the Crystal Lake (Masonic) Cemetery in Corvallis.
On May 6, 1875, Isaac married Mary Adeline Moor Wier, who was born in New York on January 11, 1820. Isaac died on May 30, 1886, and is buried in the Crystal Lake Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, and an older brother, Reuben Moore.
Mary Adeline Moore died in 1907. Her grave is in the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Witham Hill in Corvallis.
Bio furnished by Robin Will (#47748399)
Isaac Moore was the founder of the town of Orleans, Oregon, directly across the Willamette River from present-day Corvallis. Orleans disappeared in 1861 in the largest Willamette River flood in recorded history.
Moore staked his land claim in 1848. By 1851, he had marked off a waterfront section of the claim as a townsite for the city of Orleans; he was selling properties, and was running a ferry service to Marysville (now Corvallis) at the site of the Van Buren Street Bridge. By 1856, Orleans was a popular trading town.
After dark on December 1, 1861, floodwaters rose suddenly and wiped out most of the town of Orleans. No loss of life is documented, but livestock were swept away and farms were ruined. Corvallis, on higher ground, suffered relatively light damage. Orleans was never rebuilt.
Isaac's first wife was Susan Moore, who died April 10, 1870 at the age of 49 years and 9 months. That suggests a July 10, 1820, date of birth. She was not living with him in the 1860 census, and she died before the 1870 census was taken. No marriage record has been located. Susan's grave is in the Crystal Lake (Masonic) Cemetery in Corvallis.
On May 6, 1875, Isaac married Mary Adeline Moor Wier, who was born in New York on January 11, 1820. Isaac died on May 30, 1886, and is buried in the Crystal Lake Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, and an older brother, Reuben Moore.
Mary Adeline Moore died in 1907. Her grave is in the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Witham Hill in Corvallis.
Isaac Moore was the founder of the town of Orleans, Oregon, directly across the Willamette River from present-day Corvallis. Orleans disappeared in 1861 in the largest Willamette River flood in recorded history.
Moore staked his land claim in 1848. By 1851, he had marked off a waterfront section of the claim as a townsite for the city of Orleans; he was selling properties, and was running a ferry service to Marysville (now Corvallis) at the site of the Van Buren Street Bridge. By 1856, Orleans was a popular trading town.
After dark on December 1, 1861, floodwaters rose suddenly and wiped out most of the town of Orleans. No loss of life is documented, but livestock were swept away and farms were ruined. Corvallis, on higher ground, suffered relatively light damage. Orleans was never rebuilt.
Isaac's first wife was Susan Moore, who died April 10, 1870 at the age of 49 years and 9 months. That suggests a July 10, 1820, date of birth. She was not living with him in the 1860 census, and she died before the 1870 census was taken. No marriage record has been located. Susan's grave is in the Crystal Lake (Masonic) Cemetery in Corvallis.
On May 6, 1875, Isaac married Mary Adeline Moor Wier, who was born in New York on January 11, 1820. Isaac died on May 30, 1886, and is buried in the Crystal Lake Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, and an older brother, Reuben Moore.
Mary Adeline Moore died in 1907. Her grave is in the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Witham Hill in Corvallis.
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