Entry/Object ID
FB.1255Collection
1840, 1850, 1860 & 1870 U.S. Census, Free Blacks, Platte County, MissouriArchive Items Details
Description
Squire Moore listed on line 5 as having been a Private in Captain Rafferty's (2nd Kansas Militia, Colored), Company B. He enlisted in October 1864 and was discharged in 1864, serving 3 months. Living in Weston, Missouri. No disability noted but "does not know what regiment." Census taken by Joseph Anderson.
(Researcher's note: "Captain James L. Rafferty commanded the 2nd Kansas Militia Colored — later associated with the 83rd United States Colored Troops — during the Civil War. He commanded African American militia and volunteer companies organized out of Leavenworth, Kansas. During Major General Sterling Price's 1864 Missouri Expedition and threat to Kansas, Captain Rafferty organized companies of Black citizens and militia members (referred to in local reports as "Iron-clads") to help defend the state and support Union forces along the border." Moore and his service file was not found on Fold3.)Date(s) of Creation
6/1/1890Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
None IndicatedName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Moore, SquireName Type
EnslaverOther Name
None IndicatedOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
1890 11th Census, Special Schedule - Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, Etc.; Weston, Page 1, Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District 56Copyright
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Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill Nichols 11/05/26General Notes
Note
Weston, Platte County, MissouriCreate Date
November 5, 2026Update Date
November 6, 2026Name/Title
06/01/1890: Free Black Moore, Squire, on 1890 11th Census Special Schedule
