Lee Moore, resident of Wyoming for half a century, died unexpectedly late Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 7, 1928) at the Ogallala ranch at Ross. Lee Moore was one of the best known stockmen in the state. He was a native of Texas, having been born in Milam County in that state January 1, 1856, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore. When a young man he helped trail a herd of cattle from Texas to Wyoming and this state had been his home since. In 1878 he located a ranch on Lightning Creek and for many years was engaged in the cattle business there. Later he disposed of his holdings here and moved to Diamond in Platte County. In Platte County he was a member of the Board of County Commissioners and in 1923 was elected Secretary of the State Board of Livestock Commissioners. He retired from the office last April, since which time he had been living at the Ogallala ranch. Mr. Moore was married to Miss Amanda Thomas at Taylor, Texas in January, 1883. She survives him. Surviving also are four children, Leroy of Douglas, Mrs. W. Paxton Irvine and Floyd of Lusk and Neeley of Sacramento, California. (Information was obtained from his obituary in the Douglas Budget Feb. 9, 1928 and mortuary records by Betty Alberts, FAG Member #47293729.)
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A biography titled "Why I Should be Classed as an Old Time Cowboy" by Lee Moore that was obtained by Hallie Croco in 1938 for the WPA is available at the Wyoming State Archives. To find the article, go to the photo section of the archives, click on Collections, then WPA Federal Writers Project. You can then search for Lee Moore.
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MOORE, LEE
Lee Moore, stockraiser; (Dem.); b. Jan 1, 1856, Bell County, Texas; son of John and Emily R. Moore; educ. Pub. Schls. Milam County, Texas; rode the range in Texas until 1878; located in Wyoming, 1878, and rode the range in central Wyoming until 1891; married Jan 4, 1883, to Amanda Thomas, of Taylor, Texas; of that union was born four sons and three daughters, three sons and one daughter now living in Wyoming; foreman O-Bar-O outfit, 1883-6; foreman O-Bar-K outfit, 1887; foreman Ogalalla outfit, 1889-90; engaged in cattle business on Belle Fourche River in Weston County, Wyo., 1891-99; bought range in Converse County, near Douglas, 1899, and raised cattle there until 1910, when he moved his outfit to Laramie County and located at Diamond; pres. Lee Moore Live Stock Co., 1907-11; mem. first board of county commissioners of Platte county (organized 1913), Wyoming , for term of 1913-15; mem. Elks, Eagles. Address: Diamond, Wyoming. [Source: Men of Wyoming , Publ 1915. Found on the Texas Genealogy Trails website