My grandfather was the youngest son of Wiley Franklin Pierce and Lela Annie Thornton Moore. He grew up in the Youngsport area of Bell County with his brothers and sister and attended school there.
He married Ida Bell Young, daughter of Noah and Emma Vieregge Young, on Aug 10, 1919 at the Rock Creek Baptist Church at the Lampasas River near Youngsport. They lived in a small house in Florence where their first two children were born, and where he worked as a letter carrier for the Florence area. He later became a carpenter and building contractor.
Children:
Dorothy Lee Moore Reid
Ross Ballard Moore, Jr.
Gordon Franklin Moore
Dixie Juanita Moore
They later adopted a granddaughter, Vicki.
In the mid 1930's his work took the family to Tyler, Smith County, where his three older children graduated from high school. They were living there during World War II when his sons were killed in the war.
They returned to Bell County, and Ross worked as a building contractor at Ft. Hood in the early 50's when the base was growing to accomodate more soldiers. He and Ida moved to a farm near Belton with their two grandchildren they were raising. While still working at Fort Hood, he raised cattle and goats and always had a large garden each year. He would come home from work and milk his cows, feed the livestock and work in the garden. He loved spending time with his family.
He worked tirelessly and in October, 1957 learned he had cancer. He lived only two more months, and died in Dec. at age 59. He is buried with his wife and oldest daughter at Killeen City Cemetery.
He married Ida Bell Young, daughter of Noah and Emma Vieregge Young, on Aug 10, 1919 at the Rock Creek Baptist Church at the Lampasas River near Youngsport. They lived in a small house in Florence where their first two children were born, and where he worked as a letter carrier for the Florence area. He later became a carpenter and building contractor.
Children:
Dorothy Lee Moore Reid
Ross Ballard Moore, Jr.
Gordon Franklin Moore
Dixie Juanita Moore
They later adopted a granddaughter, Vicki.
In the mid 1930's his work took the family to Tyler, Smith County, where his three older children graduated from high school. They were living there during World War II when his sons were killed in the war.
They returned to Bell County, and Ross worked as a building contractor at Ft. Hood in the early 50's when the base was growing to accomodate more soldiers. He and Ida moved to a farm near Belton with their two grandchildren they were raising. While still working at Fort Hood, he raised cattle and goats and always had a large garden each year. He would come home from work and milk his cows, feed the livestock and work in the garden. He loved spending time with his family.
He worked tirelessly and in October, 1957 learned he had cancer. He lived only two more months, and died in Dec. at age 59. He is buried with his wife and oldest daughter at Killeen City Cemetery.
My grandfather was the youngest son of Wiley Franklin Pierce and Lela Annie Thornton Moore. He grew up in the Youngsport area of Bell County with his brothers and sister and attended school there.
He married Ida Bell Young, daughter of Noah and Emma Vieregge Young, on Aug 10, 1919 at the Rock Creek Baptist Church at the Lampasas River near Youngsport. They lived in a small house in Florence where their first two children were born, and where he worked as a letter carrier for the Florence area. He later became a carpenter and building contractor.
Children:
Dorothy Lee Moore Reid
Ross Ballard Moore, Jr.
Gordon Franklin Moore
Dixie Juanita Moore
They later adopted a granddaughter, Vicki.
In the mid 1930's his work took the family to Tyler, Smith County, where his three older children graduated from high school. They were living there during World War II when his sons were killed in the war.
They returned to Bell County, and Ross worked as a building contractor at Ft. Hood in the early 50's when the base was growing to accomodate more soldiers. He and Ida moved to a farm near Belton with their two grandchildren they were raising. While still working at Fort Hood, he raised cattle and goats and always had a large garden each year. He would come home from work and milk his cows, feed the livestock and work in the garden. He loved spending time with his family.
He worked tirelessly and in October, 1957 learned he had cancer. He lived only two more months, and died in Dec. at age 59. He is buried with his wife and oldest daughter at Killeen City Cemetery.
He married Ida Bell Young, daughter of Noah and Emma Vieregge Young, on Aug 10, 1919 at the Rock Creek Baptist Church at the Lampasas River near Youngsport. They lived in a small house in Florence where their first two children were born, and where he worked as a letter carrier for the Florence area. He later became a carpenter and building contractor.
Children:
Dorothy Lee Moore Reid
Ross Ballard Moore, Jr.
Gordon Franklin Moore
Dixie Juanita Moore
They later adopted a granddaughter, Vicki.
In the mid 1930's his work took the family to Tyler, Smith County, where his three older children graduated from high school. They were living there during World War II when his sons were killed in the war.
They returned to Bell County, and Ross worked as a building contractor at Ft. Hood in the early 50's when the base was growing to accomodate more soldiers. He and Ida moved to a farm near Belton with their two grandchildren they were raising. While still working at Fort Hood, he raised cattle and goats and always had a large garden each year. He would come home from work and milk his cows, feed the livestock and work in the garden. He loved spending time with his family.
He worked tirelessly and in October, 1957 learned he had cancer. He lived only two more months, and died in Dec. at age 59. He is buried with his wife and oldest daughter at Killeen City Cemetery.
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