Clarissa Vanbergen (Pilcher) Moore
was a student of Dr. James A. Campbell's at the
Medical College where she studied homeopathic
medicne. She graduated in 1886 and appears to
have practiced medicine in St. Louis, but for how
long is not known. She was taken ill and as noted
here, Dr. Campbell was summoned to perform
surgery. The surgery took place on the 19th, but
Clarissa passed away on 07 Apr 1890.
Her
husband, Thomas A. Moore, remained at her side
and documented her last moments. He was beyond
bereaved, and left a widower with six children,
the youngest being but three years of age.
Thomas,
a Civl War veteran who had served with the 33rd
Missouri Volunteer and was shot* in
the temple in 1863, survived Clarissa by many
years but never re-married. He passed away in St.
Louis on 16 Jun 1915. He and Clarissa are laid to
rest in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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