John White Moore was the son of Dr Nicholas G Moore and his wife Margaret Anne White. He was the husband of Margaret White Moore, the father of Ms Rebecca Moore McIntosh. He attended Iredell county schools and NC State, Raleigh. He bought his first plane in 1927 and hauled passengers landing in fields. He raised cattle in his later years. He served as sheriff of Iredell County from 1934 to 1943. He was a 50 year Mason and a Shriner. He was a member of Mooresville's First Presbyterian church and past president of the Men's Bible class. His siblings were Annie, Wilson, Nicholas Jr and James Moore.

Charlotte Observer [article interviewing Margaret White Moore]

Mooresville: "Those who knew John Moore in the early years of this century declared he would never reach manhood. They said the adventurous youth would be kicked to death by one of the horses he rode helter skelter across Iredell County countryside.

Later in pre super highway 1927, Moore accepted a dare and piloted his Chrysler touring car from Atlanta to Salisbury beating the time of the Southern Crescent Lmtd, the ultimate in railway travel at the time. Folks said Moore was bound to meet an untimely end in that speed contraption.

Later still, when Moore was among the first in the area to take to the air, people said his barnstorming would send him crashing to the earth.

Moore survived it all and died of a heart attack in 1974 at age 74..."

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Mooresville native John White Moore, was sworn in as Iredell County Sheriff on August 22, 1934, to fill out the unexpired term of Sheriff Godfrey C. Kimball. While Sheriff, Moore and his wife resided in Statesville at the Mulberry Street Apartments at 114 South Mulberry Street, since demolished by Mitchell Community College.

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Father of J. W. Cline.

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John White Moore
North Carolina Deaths
Name John White Moore
Event Type Death
Event Date 19 Aug 1974
Event Place Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina
Birth Year 1900
Burial Date 21 Aug 1974
Burial Place Mooresville, N.C.
Cemetery Willow Valley
Residence Place Mooresville, Iredell, N.C.
Address 302 West Center Ave.
Gender Male
Age 74
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Occupation Cattle Farmer
Birth Date 10 Aug 1900
Birthplace N.C.
Father's Name Nickolas Gibbon Moore
Mother's Name Margaret Ann White
Spouse's Name Margaret White
Additional Relatives X

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record of John White Moore and Margaret Alice White
Name John White Moore
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 10 Feb 1931
Event Place Mooresville Coddle CreekTownship, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 30
Marital Status Married
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1901
Father's Name N. G. Moore
Mother's Name Maggie W. Moore
Spouse's Name Margaret Alice White
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 27
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Father's Name J. A. White
Spouse's Mother's Name Rebecca White

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John White Moore
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name John White Moore
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 10 Aug 1900
Birthplace , , United States

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