Solomon Paul Perry is named after his uncle, Solomon Granville Moore

The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 582-583

SOLOMON GRANVILLE MOORE, M. D. It is impossible for the conscientious physician to arrive at a state of mind where he is satisfied with what he has accomplished, no matter how much it may be, for with an understanding of what is awaiting the man of science, the many doors yet unopened which will lead to new realms in the ameliora- tion of the ills of mankind, and the constant yearning to add to his store of knowledge, he, of necessity, keeps on striving for perfection as long as life remains. It is true that in no other profession or calling is so much con- stantly demanded of its members as that of medicine, and those who have adopted it for their life work often find but little leisure and are frequently kept in active service both day and night. One of the men who has accomplished much of value in the medical profession in Randolph County is Dr. Solomon Granville Moore of Elkins.

Doctor Moore was born in Belington, Barbour County. West Virginia, December 1, 1877, a son of Alpheus and Lucinda (Yoak) Moore, both of whom were born in Bar- bour County, the father, July 15, 1844, and the mother, April 10, 1842. The paternal grandfather, William Ran- dolph Moore, married a Miss Price, and they came from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to Barbour County, West Virginia, at an early day. William Randolph Moore was a son of Samuel Moore, a native of Virginia. The Moore famly [sic] is one of the oldest in Virginia, and its orig- inal settlement was in the vicinity of Winchester. The Moores are of Scotch-Irish stock and have always been protestant in their religious belief. The Yoak family is also an old Virginia one, prominent in Rockingham County. Jeremiah Yoak, the maternal grandfather of Doctor Moore, married a Miss Jones.

Alpheus Moore has been a farmer, and still resides in Barbour County, where he is held in high respect. The Moore family was one of those who remained loyal to the Union during the war between the states, William Randolph Moore and his eldest son, Silas Moore, serving in the Federal army as soldiers. Therefore it was quite con- sistent that Alpheus Moore should be a life-long republican, as the principles of this party are in accord with the teach- ings he received in his boyhood and youth. He and his wife joined the Baptist Church in early life and have con- tinued to give it a generous support and to carry into their every-day lives the Christian virtues they have so long pro- fessed. They reared nine children to useful maturity, giv- ing them the benefit of a real home atmosphere, and in- culcated from the beginning of their understanding lessons of right living, and taught them habits of industry and thrift which will remain with them throughout their lives. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of early teaching. As a child is taught, so will the mature man act, and Doctor Moore and his brothers and sisters realize that they must attribute much of their present pros- perity and standing in their communities to the watchful care and earnest efforts of their noble Christian parents.

The boyhood and youth of Doctor Moore was passed in a normal manner, for he was reared on the farm, attended the local schools, and as soon as he could obtain a teacher's certificate he began teaching school, and continued that work for three years. He then matriculated in the Uni- versity of West Virginia, and wag graduated therefrom is 1904, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1906 he obtained his degree of Doctor of Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, Maryland. For the subsequent three years he was engaged in a general practice at Coalton, West Virginia, and in March, 1910, be located permanently at Elkins, where he has since remained. In 1914 he took up post-graduate work in the Harvard Medical School and in 1921 at the New York Post-Graduate School of Medicine. Together with a general practice Doctor Moore specializes somewhat with internal medicine. He is a member of the Tri-County Medical Society, the West Virginia Medical Society and the American Medical Association. From 1910 to 1915 he was professor of chemistry at the Davis & Elkins College at Elkins. He is a member of the staff of physicians and surgeons of the Davis Memorial Hospital, and physician for the West Vir- ginia Odd Fellows Home at Elkins. During the late war he served as a member of the Medical Advisory Board. He is a republican and a Baptist. Fraternally he maintains membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he is a thirty-second degree and Knight Templar Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine.

In 1903 Doctor Moore married Miss Perie Miller, of Greene County, Pennsylvania, and they have two children: Elizabeth and Virginia. Holding to high ideals in his pro- fessional work, his service has always been characterized by a devotion to duty, and with an appreciation of the responsibilities resting upon him. He is a man of broad information, and in his profession he ranks among the leaders. Doctor Moore is interested in all that pertains to modern progress and improvements along material, in- tellectual and moral lines, and his charities assist many worthy enterprises and people.