Early Life
Charles Moore was born in the Willamette Valley in Marion County, Oregon, on January 8, 1857, to William S. and Margaret Octavia Moore (née Meldrum). He received his primary education at the public schools of Oregon City and Salem before enrolling in college. Moore attended Willamette University in Salem from 1872 to 1874.
In 1874, he began working at the Klamath Indian Reservation in Southern Oregon, remaining until 1877. That year Moore worked for his father in Klamath Falls assisting in the construction of the first saw mill in that community. After briefly studying law in Portland, he returned to Southern Oregon. In 1878, he entered the retail industry as a store clerk, keeping that position until 1886. He married Mary L. Langell of Jacksonville, Oregon, in 1884, and they had two sons. From 1886 to 1899 Moore managed and was part owner of a mercantile. He also helped build the first electricity plant in Klamath Falls during the 1890s with his brother Rufus.
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