Background
Moore, John Trotwood was born on August 26, 1858 in Marion, Alabama, United States. Son of Judge John and Emily (Billingslea) Moore.
Moore, John Trotwood was born on August 26, 1858 in Marion, Alabama, United States. Son of Judge John and Emily (Billingslea) Moore.
Bachelor of Arts, Howard College, Alabama, 1878.
Principal Moore Academy, Monterey and Pine Apple, Alabama. Appointed by governor, captain Company H, Alabama National Guard, 1884. Moved to Columbia, Tennessee, 1885.
Took up the rearing of blooded stock near Columbia, Tennessee.
Afterward began literature work. Editor Trotwood’s Monthly, 1905-1906.
With Robert Love Taylor, editor The Taylor-Trotwood Magazine, 1906-1911. Director departments libraries, archives and history, Tennessee State Library, since 1919.
The scriptures are the final authority for all faith and practice.
Member Tennessee Confederate Pension Board Commissioner Nashville General Hospital, 1921-1923. Mason, K. of Philisophy.
Married Florence West. Allen, 1885 (died 1896). Married second, Mary Brown Daniel, 1900. Children: Austin Merrill, Helen Lane and Mary Daniel (twins).