Hugh Mathis Moore

1919 - 1942  (23 years)

• Name	Hugh Mathis Moore
  Born	26 May 1919	Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1942	Papua, New Guinea   [1]
  Person ID	I33059	Family
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph DeMossie Moore,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Colt, St. Francis County, Arkansas ,   d. 9 Aug 1963, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Emma Dotson,   b. 21 Oct 1882, Arkansas ,   d. 13 Jul 1976, Oklahoma  (Age 93 years)
  Married	1904  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F6961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S2927] Find a Grave, 1 October 2014; Hugh Mathis Moore. Pvt Hugh Mathis Moore Birth: May 26, 1919 Frederick Tillman County Oklahoma, USA Death: Dec. 2, 1942, Papua New Guinea Mathis was a quiet boy who had a dry wit about him. A hard worker and true patriot to his country. He was drafted a few days after Pearl Harbor and after training at Fort Sill he was sent to Sydney Austrailia. He voluntiered for sniper patrole. Sitting in a fox hole he loaned his .45 to a buddy. Emit Perkins shot one of the jap snipers, then Mathis was hit in the head. An order was given to retreat and the body was never recovered. He died in the Battle of Buna. His mother had a marker placed in the family plot years later to mark his sacrafice. His father was Joseph De Mossie Moore and his mother was Margaret Emma Dotson Moore. Mathis's body was never recovered.  Family links:   Parents:   Joseph DeMossie Moore (1882 - 1963) Burial: Frederick Memorial Cemetery Frederick Tillman County Oklahoma, USA Plot: marker only Body lost in battle Created by: Joseph Edgar Parris Record added: Feb 21, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8421618 [S964] Caldwell, Sarah Ann Tennessee, ltr #96-366. Sandy is the great granddaughter of Sarah Ann Tennessee Caldwell. [S2927] Find a Grave, 1 October 2014; Joseph DeMossie Moore. Joseph DeMossie Moore Birth: Oct. 3, 1882 Colt St. Francis County Arkansas, USA Death: Aug. 9, 1963 Lawton Comanche County Oklahoma, USA He was known to his family as "Daddy Joe". His father died when he was 6 and his mother died when he was 11. He ran away from his step father a few months later. No family would take him in so he worked as a water boy and farm hand on a lumber plantation owned by the Lanier Family. The cook, a former slave, taught him to read by using the Bible. He worked as a farm hand until 1905. In '04 he married the county sweetheart, Maggie Emma Dotson. In Oaklahoma he was able to help build a small town known as Frederick. He was able to purchase his own farm after a few years and leased many others. He became King of Cotton in 1917. The same year he drilled for Oil in Burkbernet then opened a grociery store. in 1919 he opened The Consumer Oil Company. in '20 he opened the first two gas stations and a hardware. He purchased a 5 bedroom home with a servant quarters in 1919. He even owned a new '27 Lincoln Limo. In 1924 he opened the Bank of Commerce in Fredrick and Lawton. Then the crash of '29 took it all. He lost everything and had to mortgage his hime. He returned to farming, an occupation he remained in until his death in 1963. His wife died in 1976. Together they had 12 children. Three of them died under the age of two and one son, Mathis Moore was killed in the battle of Buna in the Phillipiens in 1942. He was a dedicated church of Christ member until his death. His life was right out of a Holliwood movie of rags to riches. He died on the opperating table while in surgery. He had prostrate cancer.  Family links:   Spouse:   Maggie E Dotson Moore (1882 - 1976)*  Children:   Hugh Mathis Moore (1919 - 1942)* Burial: Frederick Memorial Cemetery Frederick Tillman County Oklahoma, USA Created by: Joseph Edgar Parris Record added: Feb 14, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8386766