1870 U.S. Census, Center Township, Appanoose County, Iowa
Page 14
Dwelling 102, Family 104
Moore, Samuel M., 40 male, white, attorney, $9,100 in real estate, $1,238 in personal estate, born in Ohio
Moore, Mary J., 38, female, white, keeping house, born in Indiana
Moore, Alice, 16, female, white, born in Iowa, attended school
Moore, Addison, 12, male, white, born in Iowa, attended school
Moore, William, 9, male, white, born in Iowa, attended school
Moore, Irvin, 2 male, white, born in Iowa

1880 U.S. Census, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Enumeration District 20, Page 564
Dwelling 261, Family 277
Moore, Samuel M., white, male, 50, married, attorney at law, born in Ohio, both parents born in Ohio
Moore, Mary J., white, female, 48, married, keeping house, born in Indiana, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana
Moore, William G., white, male, 19, son, single, law student, attended school, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Moore, Irvin S., white, male, 12, son, single, at home, attended school, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Moore, Charles M., white, male, 5, son, single, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Binge?, Mattie?, white, female, 20, servant, single, servant, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother’s birthplace unknown

1930 U.S. Census, Appanoose County, Iowa, Centerville City, 2nd Ward
Sheet 19A
509 Maple East
Dwelling 528, Household 528
Kletfer, L C, head, owns home, value of home $10,000, owns radio set, not on farm, male, white, 32, married, age at first marriage 25, not in school, can read and write, born in Missouri, both parents born in Germany, speaks English, occupation repair shop, works on own account, at work previous day, not a veteran
Kletfer, Cecyl, wife, female, white, married, age at first marriage 25, not in school, can read and write, born in Iowa, both parents born in Iowa, speaks English, home worker
Kletfer, Larry, son, male, white, 6, single, in school, can read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Missouri, mother born in Iowa, speaks English, no occupation
Moore, S. C., father in law, male, white, 63, married, age at first marriage 22, not in school, can read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, speaks English, retired [illegible], not a veteran
Moore, Lida, mother in law, female, white, 58, married, age at first marriage 18, not in school, can read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, speaks English, no occupation

On 15 November 1956, Samuel Irvin Moore died at Phillips Manor, 59 Drake Avenue, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Resident of Centerville; lived within city limits; address 509 E. Maple; not on a farm; male; while; married; born 1 January 1868; age 88 years, 10 months; 14 days; retired mail carrier; born in Centerville, Iowa; father Samuel Milton Moore; mother Mary Jane Pendergast; not a veteran; informant Mrs. Cecil Klepfer of Centerville. Cause of death intestinal obstruction due to arterio sclerotic heart disease and due to chronic nephritis. Burial on 17 November 1956 at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa. [Certificate of Death, State of Iowa, 56-21788.]

“Samuel Irvin Moore of 417 [crossed out, and 509 interlined] East Maple passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 1956, at 12:30 p.m. following a lingering illness, at the age of 88 years, ten months, and 14 days.
Born in Centerville, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1868, he was the son of Judge S. M. and Mary Jane Pendergast Moore. In early life, he attended Iowa Wesleyan College and the Elliott Business College at Burlington.
He was in the lumber business, was deputy county treasurer, and was later a mail carrier for 35 years, retiring in 1930. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Modern Woodman Lodge.
He was married to Lida Stone, who survives, along with three children, Mrs. Cecil Klepfer of Centerville; Dillon Moore of Kansas City, Mo., and Rex Moore of Aurora, Ill.; one grandson, Larry S. Klepfer of Des Moines, and two great grandchildren, Tommy and Marjorie Klepfer of Des Moines. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Mrs. Alice Lane, and three brothers, William, Charles, and Addison Moore.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, 2 p.m., from the Johnson Funeral Home, with Dr. G. S. Bruland officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.” [Unmarked newspaper clipping.]