WILLIAM DEE "Beanie" MOORE
PARENTS:
Frank Morgan Moore 1863 – 1903
Ellender Magdalene 'Dolly' Reid 1869 – 1942
William Dee was one of 11 children:
Frank Morgan Moore, Jr. 1885 – 1910
Knoxie Moore 1886 – 1887
Mattie Willis Moore 1887 – 1946
Ellen N Moore 1889 – 1912
Dora John Moore 1891 – 1914
Andrew J Moore 1893 – 1916 ;
Ben Crockett Moore 1898 – 1916
Emma M Moore 1899 – 1910
Infant Moore 1901 – 1901
Burgess Hopkins Moore 1903 – 1921
Born in Eastern Gonzales County, his family were farmers. He lost a lot of school time, helping out on the farm. In his late teens, he and brother Frank moved to Monahan in West Texas to get work in the oil fields as a wildcatter. His brother was having lung problems - TB was very common then, and the damp weather in Gonzales wasn't good for that. We don't know for sure how long he worked in the fields, but that is where he got his nickname "Beanie", as while working on one of the rigs, a piece of pipe came loose and 'beaned' him on the head, peeling back some scalp!
The name stuck for all of his life.
MILITARY -Signed up in Gonzales, Gonzales Co.,Texas and shipped to France
Wm Dee joined the army to fight in WWI. He fought in France, and was wounded in Argonne, France. William Dee was in Company L of the 360th Infantry. He fought in the Puvenville sector - September 12, 1918, the Argonne sector - November 1, 1918. Toul sector - August 19, 1918, and October 5, 1918. He was shipped home after his hospital stay. He received the Purple Heart because of this wound, but always felt that the plug of chewing tobacco that General "Black Jack" Pershing gave him while he was in the hospital was worth much more to him personally.
Wm Dee had a Gr-Uncle in Lometa, of some wealth and land, and he evidently came to visit him, and met Stella Smith (Estelle Clemmie Smith) who lived in rural East Lometa. They fell in love and were married November 14, 1920 at the Church of Christ in Lometa, Texas.
Wm. Dee & Stella lived with her parents, Joseph Alfred & Cora Smith in Western rural Lometa a while, then rented a home. From that first rental to the south of Lometa, they later rented a home in town by the school, which was at the edge of town and rural.
"Beany" and Stella had 4 children: Wanda Rue Moore;
Alfa Lou 'Cokie' Moore; Annelle "Nell" Moore; Warren Dee "Sonny" Moore.
They lived in Lometa all their married lives. They moved into town near the High School c. 1932, and all their children attended Lometa School. William Dee had many jobs, due to his leg disability: Night Watchman, Manager of the Pool Hall, School Bus driver, etc., and would help shear sheep, cook goat on a grill for the Firemen and American Legion Vets, trapped Rattlesnakes, etc. He dearly LOVED to hunt and fish, and that is how he put meat on the table, along with all the chickens he and Stella had. He loved to play dominos down at the Horne Cafe and spin yarns with all the old fellas, and always went down for a morning cup of coffee and visit (unless his kids were home, in later years). He love to tell old stories, funny hunting and fishing stories, play his harmonica, and just sit quietly smoking his pipe, enjoying the family, or nature outside. I miss his stories and sense of humor - particularly, that twinkle in his eye when he laughed!
He developed a heart condition after his first heart attack, and had his final heart attack and died in the Lampasas Rollins Brook Hospital January 15, 1978. He had 4 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
PARENTS:
Frank Morgan Moore 1863 – 1903
Ellender Magdalene 'Dolly' Reid 1869 – 1942
William Dee was one of 11 children:
Frank Morgan Moore, Jr. 1885 – 1910
Knoxie Moore 1886 – 1887
Mattie Willis Moore 1887 – 1946
Ellen N Moore 1889 – 1912
Dora John Moore 1891 – 1914
Andrew J Moore 1893 – 1916 ;
Ben Crockett Moore 1898 – 1916
Emma M Moore 1899 – 1910
Infant Moore 1901 – 1901
Burgess Hopkins Moore 1903 – 1921
Born in Eastern Gonzales County, his family were farmers. He lost a lot of school time, helping out on the farm. In his late teens, he and brother Frank moved to Monahan in West Texas to get work in the oil fields as a wildcatter. His brother was having lung problems - TB was very common then, and the damp weather in Gonzales wasn't good for that. We don't know for sure how long he worked in the fields, but that is where he got his nickname "Beanie", as while working on one of the rigs, a piece of pipe came loose and 'beaned' him on the head, peeling back some scalp!
The name stuck for all of his life.
MILITARY -Signed up in Gonzales, Gonzales Co.,Texas and shipped to France
Wm Dee joined the army to fight in WWI. He fought in France, and was wounded in Argonne, France. William Dee was in Company L of the 360th Infantry. He fought in the Puvenville sector - September 12, 1918, the Argonne sector - November 1, 1918. Toul sector - August 19, 1918, and October 5, 1918. He was shipped home after his hospital stay. He received the Purple Heart because of this wound, but always felt that the plug of chewing tobacco that General "Black Jack" Pershing gave him while he was in the hospital was worth much more to him personally.
Wm Dee had a Gr-Uncle in Lometa, of some wealth and land, and he evidently came to visit him, and met Stella Smith (Estelle Clemmie Smith) who lived in rural East Lometa. They fell in love and were married November 14, 1920 at the Church of Christ in Lometa, Texas.
Wm. Dee & Stella lived with her parents, Joseph Alfred & Cora Smith in Western rural Lometa a while, then rented a home. From that first rental to the south of Lometa, they later rented a home in town by the school, which was at the edge of town and rural.
"Beany" and Stella had 4 children: Wanda Rue Moore;
Alfa Lou 'Cokie' Moore; Annelle "Nell" Moore; Warren Dee "Sonny" Moore.
They lived in Lometa all their married lives. They moved into town near the High School c. 1932, and all their children attended Lometa School. William Dee had many jobs, due to his leg disability: Night Watchman, Manager of the Pool Hall, School Bus driver, etc., and would help shear sheep, cook goat on a grill for the Firemen and American Legion Vets, trapped Rattlesnakes, etc. He dearly LOVED to hunt and fish, and that is how he put meat on the table, along with all the chickens he and Stella had. He loved to play dominos down at the Horne Cafe and spin yarns with all the old fellas, and always went down for a morning cup of coffee and visit (unless his kids were home, in later years). He love to tell old stories, funny hunting and fishing stories, play his harmonica, and just sit quietly smoking his pipe, enjoying the family, or nature outside. I miss his stories and sense of humor - particularly, that twinkle in his eye when he laughed!
He developed a heart condition after his first heart attack, and had his final heart attack and died in the Lampasas Rollins Brook Hospital January 15, 1978. He had 4 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
WILLIAM DEE "Beanie" MOORE
PARENTS:
Frank Morgan Moore 1863 – 1903
Ellender Magdalene 'Dolly' Reid 1869 – 1942
William Dee was one of 11 children:
Frank Morgan Moore, Jr. 1885 – 1910
Knoxie Moore 1886 – 1887
Mattie Willis Moore 1887 – 1946
Ellen N Moore 1889 – 1912
Dora John Moore 1891 – 1914
Andrew J Moore 1893 – 1916 ;
Ben Crockett Moore 1898 – 1916
Emma M Moore 1899 – 1910
Infant Moore 1901 – 1901
Burgess Hopkins Moore 1903 – 1921
Born in Eastern Gonzales County, his family were farmers. He lost a lot of school time, helping out on the farm. In his late teens, he and brother Frank moved to Monahan in West Texas to get work in the oil fields as a wildcatter. His brother was having lung problems - TB was very common then, and the damp weather in Gonzales wasn't good for that. We don't know for sure how long he worked in the fields, but that is where he got his nickname "Beanie", as while working on one of the rigs, a piece of pipe came loose and 'beaned' him on the head, peeling back some scalp!
The name stuck for all of his life.
MILITARY -Signed up in Gonzales, Gonzales Co.,Texas and shipped to France
Wm Dee joined the army to fight in WWI. He fought in France, and was wounded in Argonne, France. William Dee was in Company L of the 360th Infantry. He fought in the Puvenville sector - September 12, 1918, the Argonne sector - November 1, 1918. Toul sector - August 19, 1918, and October 5, 1918. He was shipped home after his hospital stay. He received the Purple Heart because of this wound, but always felt that the plug of chewing tobacco that General "Black Jack" Pershing gave him while he was in the hospital was worth much more to him personally.
Wm Dee had a Gr-Uncle in Lometa, of some wealth and land, and he evidently came to visit him, and met Stella Smith (Estelle Clemmie Smith) who lived in rural East Lometa. They fell in love and were married November 14, 1920 at the Church of Christ in Lometa, Texas.
Wm. Dee & Stella lived with her parents, Joseph Alfred & Cora Smith in Western rural Lometa a while, then rented a home. From that first rental to the south of Lometa, they later rented a home in town by the school, which was at the edge of town and rural.
"Beany" and Stella had 4 children: Wanda Rue Moore;
Alfa Lou 'Cokie' Moore; Annelle "Nell" Moore; Warren Dee "Sonny" Moore.
They lived in Lometa all their married lives. They moved into town near the High School c. 1932, and all their children attended Lometa School. William Dee had many jobs, due to his leg disability: Night Watchman, Manager of the Pool Hall, School Bus driver, etc., and would help shear sheep, cook goat on a grill for the Firemen and American Legion Vets, trapped Rattlesnakes, etc. He dearly LOVED to hunt and fish, and that is how he put meat on the table, along with all the chickens he and Stella had. He loved to play dominos down at the Horne Cafe and spin yarns with all the old fellas, and always went down for a morning cup of coffee and visit (unless his kids were home, in later years). He love to tell old stories, funny hunting and fishing stories, play his harmonica, and just sit quietly smoking his pipe, enjoying the family, or nature outside. I miss his stories and sense of humor - particularly, that twinkle in his eye when he laughed!
He developed a heart condition after his first heart attack, and had his final heart attack and died in the Lampasas Rollins Brook Hospital January 15, 1978. He had 4 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
PARENTS:
Frank Morgan Moore 1863 – 1903
Ellender Magdalene 'Dolly' Reid 1869 – 1942
William Dee was one of 11 children:
Frank Morgan Moore, Jr. 1885 – 1910
Knoxie Moore 1886 – 1887
Mattie Willis Moore 1887 – 1946
Ellen N Moore 1889 – 1912
Dora John Moore 1891 – 1914
Andrew J Moore 1893 – 1916 ;
Ben Crockett Moore 1898 – 1916
Emma M Moore 1899 – 1910
Infant Moore 1901 – 1901
Burgess Hopkins Moore 1903 – 1921
Born in Eastern Gonzales County, his family were farmers. He lost a lot of school time, helping out on the farm. In his late teens, he and brother Frank moved to Monahan in West Texas to get work in the oil fields as a wildcatter. His brother was having lung problems - TB was very common then, and the damp weather in Gonzales wasn't good for that. We don't know for sure how long he worked in the fields, but that is where he got his nickname "Beanie", as while working on one of the rigs, a piece of pipe came loose and 'beaned' him on the head, peeling back some scalp!
The name stuck for all of his life.
MILITARY -Signed up in Gonzales, Gonzales Co.,Texas and shipped to France
Wm Dee joined the army to fight in WWI. He fought in France, and was wounded in Argonne, France. William Dee was in Company L of the 360th Infantry. He fought in the Puvenville sector - September 12, 1918, the Argonne sector - November 1, 1918. Toul sector - August 19, 1918, and October 5, 1918. He was shipped home after his hospital stay. He received the Purple Heart because of this wound, but always felt that the plug of chewing tobacco that General "Black Jack" Pershing gave him while he was in the hospital was worth much more to him personally.
Wm Dee had a Gr-Uncle in Lometa, of some wealth and land, and he evidently came to visit him, and met Stella Smith (Estelle Clemmie Smith) who lived in rural East Lometa. They fell in love and were married November 14, 1920 at the Church of Christ in Lometa, Texas.
Wm. Dee & Stella lived with her parents, Joseph Alfred & Cora Smith in Western rural Lometa a while, then rented a home. From that first rental to the south of Lometa, they later rented a home in town by the school, which was at the edge of town and rural.
"Beany" and Stella had 4 children: Wanda Rue Moore;
Alfa Lou 'Cokie' Moore; Annelle "Nell" Moore; Warren Dee "Sonny" Moore.
They lived in Lometa all their married lives. They moved into town near the High School c. 1932, and all their children attended Lometa School. William Dee had many jobs, due to his leg disability: Night Watchman, Manager of the Pool Hall, School Bus driver, etc., and would help shear sheep, cook goat on a grill for the Firemen and American Legion Vets, trapped Rattlesnakes, etc. He dearly LOVED to hunt and fish, and that is how he put meat on the table, along with all the chickens he and Stella had. He loved to play dominos down at the Horne Cafe and spin yarns with all the old fellas, and always went down for a morning cup of coffee and visit (unless his kids were home, in later years). He love to tell old stories, funny hunting and fishing stories, play his harmonica, and just sit quietly smoking his pipe, enjoying the family, or nature outside. I miss his stories and sense of humor - particularly, that twinkle in his eye when he laughed!
He developed a heart condition after his first heart attack, and had his final heart attack and died in the Lampasas Rollins Brook Hospital January 15, 1978. He had 4 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Inscription
Cpl US Army WW I
Family Members
Siblings
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Frank Morgan Moore Jr
1885–1910
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Knoxie Moore
1886–1887
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Mattie Willis Moore Kridler
1887–1946
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Ellen V Moore Mangum
1890–1912
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Dora John Moore
1891–1914
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Andrew J "Andy" Moore
1893–1916
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Benjamin Crockett "Ben" Moore
1899–1916
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Emma Mae Moore
1900–1909
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Infant Moore
1901–1901
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Burgess Hopkins Moore
1903–1921
