Mary Stoker Sayre and Otis Joseph Moore

OTIS JOSEPH MOORE was born January 21, 1876 in Indiana, and died October 7, 1947 in Glynn County, Georgia.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.^{456, 5155}

He married MARY STOKER SAYRE on September 8, 1903,⁴⁰²⁹ daughter of MARTHA URETTA ELIZABETH STOKER and WILLIAM ALLEN SAYRE. She was born July 12, 1880 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,⁹³⁴ and died July 13, 1923 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina.⁹³⁴ She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.^{934, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary S. Sayre)

Children of MARY STOKER SAYRE and OTIS JOSEPH MOORE:

1. WILLIAM SAYRE MOORE, b. March 14, 1905, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina;⁹³⁴ m. EDITH MCINTOSH; d. October 4, 1946, Albermarle, Stanly, North Carolina.⁹³⁴
2. ELIZABETH L. MOORE, b. April 1, 1906, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee;⁹³⁴ d. February 16, 1920, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina;⁹³⁴ bur. Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.^{934, 456}
3. JOHN SCOTT MOORE, b. May 8, 1915, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee;⁷³⁷⁷ m. MARGUERITE MILDRED GAUTIER on January 18, 1942 in Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi³⁹⁸²; d. July 30, 1988.⁵⁶
4. RICHARD BENFORD MOORE, b. May 10, 1923, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina;⁹³⁴ d. October 3, 1923, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina;⁹³⁴ bur. Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.^{934, 456}



Personal Information

Otis J. Moore

• was an inspector for the Western Electric company⁵¹⁵⁵
• was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America⁵¹⁵⁵

Marriage Announcements and News

Asheville Daily Citizen, September 9, 1903⁴⁰²⁹

Sayre—Moore

Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Sayre, of Atkins street, Miss Marie Sayre was married to Mr. Otis J. Moore of Richmond, Ind.

Mr.and Mrs. Moore went to Richmond and will make their home there.

Obituaries

Asheville Citizen, July 15, 1923⁶³⁰⁴

Sylva Woman To Be Buried Here Today

Funeral service for Mrs. O. J. Moore, daughter of Mrs. M. E. Moore, of Woolsey, who died at her home in Sylva Friday, following a lingering illness, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Riverside Cemetery.

Mrs. Moore was in her early forties and is survived by three sons, Sayre, Scott and Benford, all of Sylva. Other survivors are the husband, the mother, sisters, Mrs. W. P. Howard, of Jacksonville, Fla., and two brothers, B. F. and Scott Sayre, of California.

Mrs. Moore came to this section some 20 years ago from Muncie, Ind. The children are natives of North Carolina.

Asheville Citizen, October 10, 1947⁵¹⁵⁵

LAST RITES FOR OTIS J. MOORE SET FOR TODAY

Funeral services for Otis J. Moore, 71, former Asheville resident, who Tuesday at the home of his son, with whom he resided, at Brunswick, Ga., will be held in the chapel at Lewis funeral home this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The Rev. C. Grier Davis, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Charles D. Clarke, Jr., Charles D. Peebles, Henry C. Fisher, Philip C. Cocke, Jr., James E. Patton, and James M. Rogers.

Mr. Moore, a retired inspector for the Western Electric company, was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sayre Moore, of Asheville. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.

In addition to the son, Mr. Moore is survived by two grandchildren, Sayre Scott and Elizabeth Jean Moore, both of Granite Quarry.

Asheville Citizen, February 17, 1920⁴⁴⁵⁶

ELIZABETH MOORE DIED HERE MONDAY

Was 13 Years Old and a Native of Nashville.

Elizabeth Moore, aged 13, died yesterday morning at six o'clock at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Sayre, in Woolsey. The deceased came to the city several months ago from her home in Nashville, Tenn., and had been ill for quite a while.

Miss Moore is survived by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Moore, ad two brothers, Sayre and Scott, of Nashville, Tenn.; her grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Sayre of this city; an aunt, Mrs. W. T. Howard, of Jacksonville; two uncles, B. S. Sayre, of this city, and Scott Sayre, of Los Angeles, California. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Asheville Citizen, February 18, 1920⁴⁴⁵⁵

FUNERAL FOR MISS ELIZABETH MOORE

Funeral services will be held this afternoon for Miss Elizabeth Moore, who died at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. N. E. Sayre, in Woolsey Monday morning after an illness of several months. The services will be conducted by Rev. H. L. Shoup, pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist church, and interment will follow at Riverside cemetery. The pall bearers will be members of Troop No. 1, of Boy Scouts.

Miss Moore came here several months ago from Nashville, Tenn., and was well known.

Asheville Citizen, October 4, 1923⁶³⁰⁵

INFANT CHILD DIES

Richard Binford Moore, five months old son of O. J. Moore, of Sylva, died yesterday at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Sayre, No. 5 Chatham Street, Woolsey. Funeral services will be held at the home of the grandmother this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 11, 1900661	Clyde Twp, Haywood, North Carolina	William Allen Sayre Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker Mary Stoker Sayre Helen Margaret Sayre Benjamin Franklin Sayre
May 4, 1910649	Knox County, Tennessee	Otis Joseph Moore Mary Stoker Sayre William Sayre Moore Elizabeth L. Moore
January 24, 1920644	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina	Mary Stoker Sayre John Scott Moore William Sayre Moore Elizabeth L. Moore
April 8, 19404036	Harrison County, Mississippi	Otis Joseph Moore