Résumé

Clerk, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1891.

Partner, Blick, Moore and Price, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1896. This firmleased Room #304 of the Byrne Building in that year. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1896, p. 1670.)

Partner Blick and Moore, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1896-1899. In 1896, Blick and Moore had an office in Room #304 of the Byrne Building and Room #302 in 1899. (See Los Angeles City Directory, 1896, p. 1026 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1899, p. 1000.)

Professional Activities

In 1909, Moore was a Registered Architect in the State of CA, Southern District.

Relocation

Lester Sherwood Moore was born in KS, to a father of Canadian descent and a mother born in IL. Moore lived with his parents and seven siblings on a farm near Topeka, CA, according to the 1885 KS State Census. Two others lived in the household at this time, a woman Kittie Moore (or Katie Moore, born c. 1857) and James Welch (born c. 1862). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_130; Line: 4, accessed 10/10/2024.)

By 1890, Lester's parents had relocated to CA, according to Civil War pension documents. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 333, accessed 10/10/2024.) Lester worked as a clerk in Los Angeles in 1891, living at 502 Downey Avenue. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1891, p. 471.)

In 1896, Lester and his wife Anna Belle resided with her parents, John A. Russ (born c. 11/1836 in VT) and Louise R. (born c. 12/1844 in ME) at 827 Downey Avenue in Los Angeles, CA. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1896, p. 980.) As noted in the 1900 US Census, they continued to live with the Russ Family. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Angeles Ward 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 88; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0002, accessed 10/10/2024.)

The 1910 US Census listed Moore living with his wife Anna and two daughters at 3301 Griffin Avenue in Los Angeles's Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_83; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374096, accessed 10/10/2024.)

Moore died at age 53 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA.

Parents

His father Douglass James Moore (born c. 1845 in Seneca, ON, Canada-d. 1891) was listed as a "huckster" (a door-to-door salesman) in the 1880 US Census. He enlisted with the 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, on 08/27/1862 in Topeka, KS. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Kansas Historical Society; Topeka, KS; Kansas Volunteer Regiments and Batteries (1862-1868); Record Group: 034, Records of the Adjutant General's Office of the State of Kansas, 1856-1993; Record Group Unit Identifier: 190429; Subgroup: Wartime Records (1861-1947); Series: Enlistment Papers (1862-1869, 1917-1918); Series Unit Identifier: 190429; Set Control Number: 00429, accessed 10/10/2024.) He was listed in US Government Civil War pension records as an invalid on 08/09/1890 and deceased by 12/28/1891. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 333, accessed 10/10/2024.)

His mother was Cynthia Connely (born 08/28/1847 in Hutton Township, IL-d. 01/01/1920 in Altadena, CA)

His siblings inlcuded: Ivan R. Moore (born c. 1870 in KS); Edith Moore (born c. 1874 in KS); Effie Moore (born c. 1876 in KS); Jessie Moore (born c. 1879 in KS) and Royal Moore (born c. 1884 in KS).

Spouse

He wed Anna Belle Russ (born 08/28/1870 in CA-d. 07/23/1961 in Los Angeles County, CA) on 06/06/1894 in Los Angeles County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images, accessed 10/10/2024.) In 1900, Annabelle's father John Austin Russ (born 11/28/1836 in Exeter, ME-d. 02/12/1923 in Los Angeles County, CA) sold bicycles, but later became a lumber merchant. Her mother, Louise Rachel Spencer (born 12/30/1844 in Bangor, ME-d. 11/28/1937 in Los Angeles County, CA) relocated to CA in 1875 and had had ten children, only four of whom survived in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Angeles Ward 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 88; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0002, accessed 10/10/2024.)

Children

He and Anna Belle had two daughters: Dorothy Moore (born c. 04/1900 in CA) and Barbara Moore (born c. 1906 in CA).

Biographical Notes

According to a Los Angeles County voter roll of 1896, Moore was Caucasian with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. He stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall at age 24. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 21; FHL Roll Number: 976930, accessed 10/10/2024.)