Papers, 1876-1971, 1876-1933.

Mooar, Lydia Louise, 1887-

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A public school teacher, Lydia Louise Mooar was born in 1887 in Scurry County, Texas, the daughter of John Wesley and Margaret McCollum Mooar. She was educated at Colorado City, Texas, and attended St. Mary's College in Dallas, Texas, and Word Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee. She taught school in Texas, Florida, and Georgia before retiring in 1959. Her father and his brother, J. Wright Mooar, were involved in buffalo hunting and ranching. From the guide to the Lydia Louise Mooar Pap...

Mooar family.

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Mooar, John Wesley, 1846-1918

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Buffalo trader, rancher. Born 1846 in Pownal, Vermont. Lived in New York from 1861 to 1872, receiving and selling buffalo hides sent by his brother J. Wright Mooar. Joined his brother in Kansas in 1872, and they moved to Texas in 1873. With the decline of the buffalo trade, the brothers established the Mooar Brothers Ranch in Scurry County, Texas. John Wesely Mooar married Margaret McCollum and they had two children: Lydia Louise Mooar and John Combs Mooar. In addition to his ranching and busine...

Mooar, Margaret McCollum

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A music teacher, Margaret was born in 1862 in Newburgh, New York. She married John Wesley Mooar, a businessman and rancher, and moved to Colorado City, Texas. They had two children, Lydia Louise Mooar and John Combs Mooar. Mrs. Mooar was the first music teacher in Colorado City and was active in women's clubs. Margaret M. Mooar died in 1918 in Colorado City. From the guide to the Margaret McCollum (Mrs. John Wesley) Mooar Papers, S 721. 1., 1870-1920, (Southwest Collection/Special Co...

Mooar, John Combs

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Mooar, J. Wright.

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Mooar, Julia

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