Charles Francis Moore, a well known stock man of Shoshoni, has lived in Wyoming since 1896 or for a period of twenty-one years. He was born at Fort Dodge, Iowa, on the 16th of September, 1874, his parents being Byron B. and Etta (Vaughn) Moore, both of whom were natives of the state of New York and later established their home in Iowa, where the father passed away, while the mother is still living. They had a family of four children, two of whom have departed this life.
    Charles Francis Moore spent the period of his boyhood and youth in Iowa, largely devoting his time to the acquirement of a common school education, which qualified him for life's practical and responsible duties. He continued his residence in his native state until 1896, when at the age of twenty-two years he left the middle west and made his way to Wyoming, settling in Fremont county, where he engaged in the stock business. In 1905 he began sheep raising and has since concentrated his efforts and attention upon that industry. He is also identified with the oil business, having invested in oil lands. He is likewise the vice president of the Shoshoni State Bank, which he aided in organizing, and he is president of the Warehouse Association. In a word, he is actively and prominently connected with various business concerns which have had to do with the upbuilding and development of this section of the state. His plans are well defined and promptly executed and he carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. In his vocabulary there is no such word as fail and year by year his progress has advanced him on the highroad to fortune.
    In December, 1914, Mr. Moore was joined in wedlock to Miss Hazel E. Howard, a native of Wyoming. They became the parents of two children, but death entered the household and both little ones died in infancy. Mrs. Moore is a member of the Congregational church.
    Mr. Moore belongs to the Masonic fraternity, having membership in Windriver Lodge No. 25, A. F. & A. M., in which he has filled all of the chairs. He has taken the degrees of the York Rite up to and including the Knight Templar degree, being now identified with Hugh DePeyen Commandery. He is a loyal adherent of the craft, true to its teachings and in hearty sympathy with the purposes of the order, which is based upon a recognition of the brotherhood of mankind and the obligations thereby imposed. Mr. Moore votes with the republican party, is interested in its success and is recognized as one of the active local workers in its ranks. He is now serving as a member of the city council and as such is putting forth every effort in his power to advance the interests of the community in which he lives. His has been a progressive career, attended with excellent results, and the value of his activity in business circles is indicated in the fine residence which he owns in Shoshoni and which stands as a monument to his enterprise and sound judgment.