JOSEPH ALVAH MOORE -- 6th and 13th ARTILLERYARTILLERYMAN MOVES WEST - In the early 1860s, James Moore and SusannahSkinner brought their family from Vermont to farm in Ellenburg. Theireldest son, Joseph Alvah Moore, enlisted in the 13th Artillery inMalone in January 1864. He was assigned to Company H which, with CompanyA, became part of the siege artillery near Petersburg in the 3rdDivision, 18th Corps, Army of the James, from May 1864, at, and was inthe forces for the defense of, Bermuda Hundred, VA, from January; 1865.Due to consolidation of regiment, he was transferred to the 6thArtillery in June 1865, an was mustered out in August in Washington, DC.Joseph returned to Ellenburg, married and their first three childrenwere born there. In the early 1880s, the family was living in Minnesota,before finding a more permanent home in South Dakota before moving toWashington.The Granite Falls Record carried this obituary - Civil War VeteranJoseph Alvah Moore, one of our old-time residents, passed away at 7:20a.m., January 5th, 1925. He was born May 30th, 1846, at St. Albans, VT,and on January 1867 was married to Katherine McMahan. He leaves to mournhis loss his wife, one son, Arlington R. Moore, one daughter Abigail C.Robe, and seven grandchildren, Dorothy and Vivian Robe, both at presentin Montana, Fred Moore of Everett, WA, and Katherine, Donald, Carol andKeith Boring of Granite Falls, WA.He was a Civil War Veteran, a Mason of long standing, and a man ofstrong christian principles since boyhood, having been a deacon in theCongregational church of Granite Falls for many years. He came toGranite Falls over twenty years ago from Redfield, SD, where he was apioneer. Mr. Moore has always taken an active interest in the town,serving as its mayor for several years. Funeral services were held inthe Congregational Church at 1 o\'clock Thursday afternoon, after whichthe Ladies of the G.A.R. held a short service at the flag draped casket.Interment was made in the G.A.R. cemetery at Snohomish, the Masonicservice being used, J.H. Curtis presiding.
