A native of Holly Springs, Arkansas, Moore married in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, and pastored at Iowa churches in Clinton, Keokuk, and Davenport. According to his obituary, Moore also served at Illinois churches in Galesburg, Rockford, and Chicago.

In September 1911 he was made Presiding Elder of the Des Moines District for the AME Church. Moore made Des Moines his home for a time beginning in 1912 but preached across the state including Carney, Des Moines, Oralabor, Albia, Boone, Buxton, Council Bluffs, Ottumwa, Sioux City, and Waterloo. He likely made other stops at AME churches across the state.

Moore became a pastor again by 1917 at the Keokuk AME Church. He participated in ceremonies in Keokuk when Black men went into service in 1917 and 1918 during World War I. He became pastor of Bethel AME Church in Davenport. He died of a stroke and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois.