| Archive Description | Oral History - Jack Hutchins Moore 2016
Jack Moore’s family history begins before there was a Texas or a Fort Bend County or Stephen F. Austin. His first ancestor was his 4 times maternal great-grandfather James Britton “Brit” Bailey who arrived from Tennessee to an area along the Brazos River between West Columbia and Angleton about 1818. Along the way, Brit’s daughter, Betsy Bailey was kidnapped by Indians, taken to San Antonio and eventually rescued. Betsy is Jack’s 3 times maternal great-grandmother. Another ancestor who arrived in the 1820’s was his 4 times paternal great-grandfather William Stafford. The City of Stafford is named for him and an historical marker is on the former grounds of his winter home near Riverbend County Club.
His paternal great-grandfather John Moore, Sr. and his great-grandmother, Lottie Dyer Moore, married in 1883 and built the now historic Moore Home with some of Lottie’s inheritance. They also used the inheritance to purchase land in the area to add to Lottie’s land and cattle. John, Sr. was appointed Secretary of State for Texas in the mid-to-late 1880s. By 1890 he ran for the state legislature and served several terms. He was the first congressman from Fort Bend County, serving from 1905-1913.
Jack’s uncle, John Moore, III continued in the family cattle and land management business. Jack’s mother was Hallie Kelley Peareson Moore. Her family included several attorneys. Jack is a fourth generation attorney on his mother’s side p |
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