Résumé

Civil Engineer, Pencoyd Iron Works, Pencoyd, PA.

Civil Engineer, American Bridge Company, Pencoyd, PA.

Civil Engineer, D.H. Burnham and Company, Chicago, IL.

Civil Engineer, T.L. Condron, Civil Engineer, Chicago, IL.

Civil Engineer, US Engineering Department, Fort Worden, WA.

Civil Engineer, Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Company of Washington, Seattle, WA. (See "Associate Professors," Catalogue for 1911-12 and Announcements for 1912-13 of the University of Washington, [Olympia, WA: E.L. Boardman, Public Printer, 1912], p. 14.)

Major, US Army, World War I, 1918-1919. According to Find A Grave.com, "He served in World War I and was honorably discharged with the rank of Major with letters of commendation from the War Department for the development of engineering instructional methods at the Engineers' School at Camp Humphreys, Virginia." (See Find A Grave.com, "Charles Church More II," accessed 04/03/2019.) More was stationed at the Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, WA, Washington, DC, Humphreys, VA, and the Presidio Of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Teaching

Acting Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, (UW), Seattle, WA, 1900-1901.

Assistant Professor, UW, Seattle, WA, 1904-1906.

Associate Professor, UW, Seattle, WA, 1907- 1912.

Professor of Civil Engineering, UW, Seattle, WA, 1912-1947.

Professor Emeritus, UW, Seattle, WA, 1947-1949. (See "Associate Professors," Catalogue for 1911-12 and Announcements for 1912-13 of the University of Washington, [Olympia, WA: E.L. Boardman, Public Printer, 1912], p. 14.)

More served as Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering from 1917 to 1925 and a professor of structural engineering from 1925 until 1947.

Professional Awards

The University of Washington named its new Engineering Building, completed in 1946, for Charles Church More after his retirement.

College

Bachelor's Civil Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1898.

M.S., Civil Enginering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1898-1899.

M.S., Civil Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1901.

Relocation

Born in Rock Island, IL, Charles Church More resided with his family on a farm near Pine Plains, NY, as per the US Census of 1880. He lived with his parents, two brothers and sister and a farm hand, Thorne Boutin (born c. 1854 in NY). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 824; Page: 340A; Enumeration District: 047, accessed 04/03/2019.)

He attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, between 1898 and 1900.

More lived in Philadelphia, PA, at 253 Rochelle Avenue in 06/1900. He boarded with the family of Robert and Helen Hornby. More was one of four people boarding with the family at the time. At the time, the census listed his occupation as "draftsman." (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0472; FHL microfilm: 1241463, accessed 04/03/2019.)

Charles and Myra More lived at 4301 4th Avenue NE in 1910. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Seattle Ward 10, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1661; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1375674, accessed 04/03/2019.) They lived in a duplex at 4521 10th Avenue NE in 1920. An architect, Clare Moffitt (born c. 1886 in KS), lived with his wife, Lena (born c. 1885 in KS), in the other unit. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1925; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 72, accessed 04/03/2019.)

By 1930, Charles and Myra lived with her younger sister, Elizabeth K. Ober (born c. 1901 in MA) at 4545 5th Avenue NE. Elizabeth worked as a nurse in a local hospital. The Mores owned their own house in 1930, that had a value of $5,000. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2342228, accessed 04/03/2019.) A decade later, they remained in this house at 4545 5th Avenue NE. During this 1930-1940 period, his next-door neighbor was also an engineer, Frank W. Starkey (born c. 1890 in Canada), who worked as a structural engineer.

Parents

His parents were David F. More (born c. 1840 in NY) and Sarah T. More (born c. 1840 in PA). Both David and Sarah operated the family farm in 1880. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 824; Page: 340A; Enumeration District: 047, accessed 04/03/2019.)

His siblings included: William C. More (born c. 1870 in NY), Kate S. More (born c. 1872 in IL), and David H. More (born c. 1877 in IL).

Spouse

He wed Myra Hadlock Ober (born c. 1879 in MA) on 08/24/1904 at Fort Worden, WA.

Children

He and Myra did not have children.

Biographical Notes

Member, John More Association. More belonged to this family geneaological group for 25 years, and served as its secretary.

• Rock Island, IL (Architect's Birth)
  Rock Island, IL 61201

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• Seattle, WA (Architect's Death)
  Seattle, WA

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