Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Moore, John M. and Bertha E.
Contributed by Bill Moore
My grandparents, John and Bertha Moore, were both born in Arkansas and moved to Indian Territory (McCurtain County) as children with their families. John Madison was known as Matt. His father, James, was a blacksmith in Bethel. Matt married Bertha Tucker in 1919 and raised a family of eight in McCurtain County: Garland, Tilman, Orval, Estol, Irma, J.M., Jean, and Dale. They farmed and Matt worked various jobs including delivering mail, contacting with the highway dept. and working in the timber industry. Matt even came to OKC to help construct the Douglas Building before World War II. In the early 1950s, they moved to Washington state, following the timber industry work there.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
