Notes:
Data source is the book, History of Laramie County, Wyoming; 1987
Data source is Melinda Leonhardt, E-mail Melilion@aol.com
Birth & death listed in SSD Index
Eugene Moomau was a dairy farmer in Mossyrock, WA for most of his adult life. He raised cows and sold the milk to factories for cheese making. He was a hard worker.
"The History of Lewis County, WA". Nix, Alma and John Nix, Editors. Pages 251 - 284
Chehalis, Lewis County Historical Society, 1985.
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EUGENE ELLIOTT AND ROBERT A GRACE MOOMAU FAMILY
Eugene Elliott Moomau and Roberta Grace Warren were married February 21, 1936 in Holdredge, Nebraska. Eugene (Gene) Moomau was born May 26,1909 in Pine Bluff, Wyoming and was raised in Wyoming. Roberta Grace Warren was born February 3, 1914 in Moore, Montana, but was raised in Nebraska. After their marriage they moved to Lewis County in 1936. They worked on farms, in the Adna area, until Gene rented a farm in Swofford Valley at Ajlune.
Roberta's parents and family moved to Lewis County a year later. Her father was Clarence Grover Warren and her mother was Ava Grace Warren. He worked for Long-Bell Lumber at Winston Creek, for many years. They bought the schoolhouse on Green Mountain at Riffe and converted it into a home. Their children in Lewis County are: James Warren, who married Lola Black, and lived in Centralia; Clarence Raymond (Bud) Warren, who married Norma Knodel, and lives on Green Mountain; Louella Margaret, who married George Hagen, from Green Mountain; Wandah Alice, who married Leonard Oliver Woods, and lives in Swofford Valley; Victor Lee, who married Irene Pundt, and lives in Boise, Idaho.
The first Moomau child was William Eugene, born August 21,1937 at Chehalis. Richard Lee was born July 3, 1938, Ruth Ann was born March 16, 1941, and Mary Ellen was born July 9, 1944.
The family moved to the Collar farm, on Gore Road, near Salkum. Gene also operated the farm owned by Ivy Hills. Bill attended a two room schoolhouse, at Salkum, where his teacher, Mrs. Mullens taught Grades 1-3. The family then moved to Chehalis where Gene worked on a beef and hog ranch, owned by Scherers, on the Jackson Highway. It is now part of the Newaukum Valley Golf Club.
Due to the ill health of Bill, the family moved to Priest River, Idaho, in 1946. They moved back to Lewis County in 1949 and rented farms on
Green Mountain and at Harmony. All of the children graduated from Mossyrock High School.
The oldest son, William Eugene (Bill) Moomau is an auditor for Washington State and has been chairman of the Republican Party in Multnomah County, Oregon, and Thurston County, Washington. He has no children. Richard Lee Moomau graduated from La Verne College and Loyola University and is a lawyer in California. He married Melinda Chantry and they have three children: Mardell Suzanne born October 30, 1961, Renee Hillary born March 14, 1963, and Jeffrey James born July 31, 1965 and adopt. ed in 1967. Ruth Ann married James Clinton Moore, the son of Roy and Roberta Moore, Mossyrock. They have six children: Jacqueline Dawn born August 25, 1960; James Clinton, Jr. born January 27,1962, deceased May 22,1962; Theresa Rene born October 21,1963; Christina Marie born June 29, 1965; Jamie Michelle born April 5, 1968; and Timothy James born November 15, 1969. Mary Ellen married Larry Finstad of Silver Creek, the son of Virginia and Dale Finstad. They have two children: Gina Kay born December 29, 1964 and Carla Jo
born February 19, 1967.
Eugene and Roberta Moomau live at Mossyrock and are active in the Salkum Community Church of the Brethren.