Randolph Benjamin Moore
b. 18 February 1888, d. 26 July 1939
- Father: Thomas Henry Moore b. 1849
- Mother: Ella Butler b. 1851
- Randolph Benjamin Moore was born on 18 February 1888 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- He married Florence Blue, daughter of John Howard Blue and Mary Wood Cook, on 14 June 1912 in Autauga County, Alabama, and Randolph's brother Thomas married Florence's sister Kate.
- The following appeared on 15 June 1912 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Randolph Moore, returning to his business in Waycross, Ga., Friday evening, after a visit to his relatives in Montgomery, took with him a bride. He and Miss Florence Blue of Montgomery were married in Prattville Friday afternoon, to the utter surprise of the families of both.
Mr. Moore and Miss Blue had been in love for some time, it was known, but there was no intimation of the marriage. Friday afternoon they went to Prattville on an automobile ride with friends and it is presumed that the call of the heart and the imminence of Mr. Moore's return to Waycross acted together as persuasive factors toward the immediate culmination of the courtship in marriage. There was no objection to the match on the part of the parents of either of the young people. When the newly married couple telegraphed from Prattville, only surprise was expressed by the relatives in Montgomery, and some disappointment that the two had not decided on a wedding at home.
Randolph Moore is the son of Captain T. H. Moore, of 505 Washington Street. He has been in Waycross, Ga., for some time, engaged in the ice business. He came to Montgomery two weeks ago for a vacation.
Miss Florence Blue is the sister of Dr. J. H. Blue, of Cloverdale. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Moore did not stop in Montgomery upon their return from their Gretna Green, but went on to Waycross. - Randolph Benjamin Moore registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, while living with his wife and two children in Oklahoma City, employed there as a bookkeeper by Steffen Ice Cream Company, 101 East Main Street. His military experience included attending Marion Military Institute.
- The following appeared on 25 October 1918 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Moore have returned to their home in Oklahoma City after a visit to Captain and Mrs. T. H. Moore and Mrs. Mary Blue.
- Randolph Benjamin Moore and Florence Blue appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at 8 West 14th Street.
- He was employed as a bookkeeper by an ice plant, according to the 1920 census.
- Randolph Benjamin Moore and Florence Blue appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California.
- He was employed as a bookkeeper by an ice factory, according to the 1930 census.
- Randolph Benjamin Moore died on 26 July 1939 at age 51 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- His wife Florence Blue became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 20 Jun 2014