James Harvey Moss was born July 3, 1864 in Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana. He was the eighth child of Samuel Moss (1823-1887) and Sarah (Alexander) Moss (1830-1891). His father, a veteran of both the Mexican-American War and Civil War, moved his wife and children - with all of his future Alexander family in-laws - from Bowling Green to Dinsmore (Goshen P.O.), Mercer County, Missouri in March 1868, according to his father's military pension records at the National Archives in Washington D.C.
James Harvey Moss married on November 13, 1887 in Mercer County, Missouri, to America Alice Bales (1872-1894), according to notes written by his eldest daughter, Sarah (Moss) Hall. From this marriage, three children were born:
1.) Sarah Elizabeth "Sarrie"/"Sallie" (Moss) Hall (1889-1981);
2.) Buena Vista "Vistie" (Moss) Tobius (1891-1931); and
3.) Cecil Earnest "Pete" Moss (1893-1974), also known as "Pete Bales." Note: After his parents died, Pete was raised by his grandparents, John Wesley "Wes" Bales and Margaret (Thogmartin) Bales, and Pete took their surname when he was young.
America Alice, his first wife, died of "quick consumption [tuberculosis] and complications" in 1894 at the home of her parents in Harris, Sullivan County, Missouri.
His second marriage took place in 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri to Priscilla Caroline "Carrie" (née Speer) Looman Cochran Piburn Moss (1863-1927). (This was Carrie's fourth marriage. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce. Her last two marriages were to Elisha Miner in Oklahoma, and to Andrew Cornelius DeGraw in Colorado.) Carrie brought her two youngest children (of six) - Josie May Looman and Nora Olive "Ollie" Looman - from her first marriage to their home with James Harvey's family of three children. James Harvey and Carrie had no children together.
James Harvey Moss worked as a quarryman who cleared land and broke rock with explosives to build routes and lay track for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City (QO&KC) Railroad. He and his family often lived in "tent cities" which could be picked-up and moved as construction of the train lines progressed across north central Missouri. (See: 1900 U.S. Census.) About 1901, a year or two before his death, he lost an eye when it was hit by a rock from a blasting explosion. Following the accident, he wore a black eye-patch. (A photo of the site of the explosion and the railroad work crew with a notation about the accident has been passed down through his family.)
James Harvey Moss was killed on August 10, 1902 when he was struck by a train while returning home after receiving his paycheck. He was buried in 'Jamestown' (sic, Jamesport), Daviess County, Missouri, according to his daughter Sarah's hand-written autobiograpical notes. His grave is unmarked.
James Harvey Moss married on November 13, 1887 in Mercer County, Missouri, to America Alice Bales (1872-1894), according to notes written by his eldest daughter, Sarah (Moss) Hall. From this marriage, three children were born:
1.) Sarah Elizabeth "Sarrie"/"Sallie" (Moss) Hall (1889-1981);
2.) Buena Vista "Vistie" (Moss) Tobius (1891-1931); and
3.) Cecil Earnest "Pete" Moss (1893-1974), also known as "Pete Bales." Note: After his parents died, Pete was raised by his grandparents, John Wesley "Wes" Bales and Margaret (Thogmartin) Bales, and Pete took their surname when he was young.
America Alice, his first wife, died of "quick consumption [tuberculosis] and complications" in 1894 at the home of her parents in Harris, Sullivan County, Missouri.
His second marriage took place in 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri to Priscilla Caroline "Carrie" (née Speer) Looman Cochran Piburn Moss (1863-1927). (This was Carrie's fourth marriage. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce. Her last two marriages were to Elisha Miner in Oklahoma, and to Andrew Cornelius DeGraw in Colorado.) Carrie brought her two youngest children (of six) - Josie May Looman and Nora Olive "Ollie" Looman - from her first marriage to their home with James Harvey's family of three children. James Harvey and Carrie had no children together.
James Harvey Moss worked as a quarryman who cleared land and broke rock with explosives to build routes and lay track for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City (QO&KC) Railroad. He and his family often lived in "tent cities" which could be picked-up and moved as construction of the train lines progressed across north central Missouri. (See: 1900 U.S. Census.) About 1901, a year or two before his death, he lost an eye when it was hit by a rock from a blasting explosion. Following the accident, he wore a black eye-patch. (A photo of the site of the explosion and the railroad work crew with a notation about the accident has been passed down through his family.)
James Harvey Moss was killed on August 10, 1902 when he was struck by a train while returning home after receiving his paycheck. He was buried in 'Jamestown' (sic, Jamesport), Daviess County, Missouri, according to his daughter Sarah's hand-written autobiograpical notes. His grave is unmarked.
James Harvey Moss was born July 3, 1864 in Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana. He was the eighth child of Samuel Moss (1823-1887) and Sarah (Alexander) Moss (1830-1891). His father, a veteran of both the Mexican-American War and Civil War, moved his wife and children - with all of his future Alexander family in-laws - from Bowling Green to Dinsmore (Goshen P.O.), Mercer County, Missouri in March 1868, according to his father's military pension records at the National Archives in Washington D.C.
James Harvey Moss married on November 13, 1887 in Mercer County, Missouri, to America Alice Bales (1872-1894), according to notes written by his eldest daughter, Sarah (Moss) Hall. From this marriage, three children were born:
1.) Sarah Elizabeth "Sarrie"/"Sallie" (Moss) Hall (1889-1981);
2.) Buena Vista "Vistie" (Moss) Tobius (1891-1931); and
3.) Cecil Earnest "Pete" Moss (1893-1974), also known as "Pete Bales." Note: After his parents died, Pete was raised by his grandparents, John Wesley "Wes" Bales and Margaret (Thogmartin) Bales, and Pete took their surname when he was young.
America Alice, his first wife, died of "quick consumption [tuberculosis] and complications" in 1894 at the home of her parents in Harris, Sullivan County, Missouri.
His second marriage took place in 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri to Priscilla Caroline "Carrie" (née Speer) Looman Cochran Piburn Moss (1863-1927). (This was Carrie's fourth marriage. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce. Her last two marriages were to Elisha Miner in Oklahoma, and to Andrew Cornelius DeGraw in Colorado.) Carrie brought her two youngest children (of six) - Josie May Looman and Nora Olive "Ollie" Looman - from her first marriage to their home with James Harvey's family of three children. James Harvey and Carrie had no children together.
James Harvey Moss worked as a quarryman who cleared land and broke rock with explosives to build routes and lay track for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City (QO&KC) Railroad. He and his family often lived in "tent cities" which could be picked-up and moved as construction of the train lines progressed across north central Missouri. (See: 1900 U.S. Census.) About 1901, a year or two before his death, he lost an eye when it was hit by a rock from a blasting explosion. Following the accident, he wore a black eye-patch. (A photo of the site of the explosion and the railroad work crew with a notation about the accident has been passed down through his family.)
James Harvey Moss was killed on August 10, 1902 when he was struck by a train while returning home after receiving his paycheck. He was buried in 'Jamestown' (sic, Jamesport), Daviess County, Missouri, according to his daughter Sarah's hand-written autobiograpical notes. His grave is unmarked.
James Harvey Moss married on November 13, 1887 in Mercer County, Missouri, to America Alice Bales (1872-1894), according to notes written by his eldest daughter, Sarah (Moss) Hall. From this marriage, three children were born:
1.) Sarah Elizabeth "Sarrie"/"Sallie" (Moss) Hall (1889-1981);
2.) Buena Vista "Vistie" (Moss) Tobius (1891-1931); and
3.) Cecil Earnest "Pete" Moss (1893-1974), also known as "Pete Bales." Note: After his parents died, Pete was raised by his grandparents, John Wesley "Wes" Bales and Margaret (Thogmartin) Bales, and Pete took their surname when he was young.
America Alice, his first wife, died of "quick consumption [tuberculosis] and complications" in 1894 at the home of her parents in Harris, Sullivan County, Missouri.
His second marriage took place in 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri to Priscilla Caroline "Carrie" (née Speer) Looman Cochran Piburn Moss (1863-1927). (This was Carrie's fourth marriage. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce. Her last two marriages were to Elisha Miner in Oklahoma, and to Andrew Cornelius DeGraw in Colorado.) Carrie brought her two youngest children (of six) - Josie May Looman and Nora Olive "Ollie" Looman - from her first marriage to their home with James Harvey's family of three children. James Harvey and Carrie had no children together.
James Harvey Moss worked as a quarryman who cleared land and broke rock with explosives to build routes and lay track for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City (QO&KC) Railroad. He and his family often lived in "tent cities" which could be picked-up and moved as construction of the train lines progressed across north central Missouri. (See: 1900 U.S. Census.) About 1901, a year or two before his death, he lost an eye when it was hit by a rock from a blasting explosion. Following the accident, he wore a black eye-patch. (A photo of the site of the explosion and the railroad work crew with a notation about the accident has been passed down through his family.)
James Harvey Moss was killed on August 10, 1902 when he was struck by a train while returning home after receiving his paycheck. He was buried in 'Jamestown' (sic, Jamesport), Daviess County, Missouri, according to his daughter Sarah's hand-written autobiograpical notes. His grave is unmarked.
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