John R Moon

Brief Life History of John R

When John R Moon was born on 25 September 1784, in Deep River Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph R Moon, was 34 and his mother, Ann Brown, was 29. He married Elizabeth Sarah Mount about 1804, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 14 August 1855, in Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Martinsville Friends Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John R Moon
1784–1855
Elizabeth Sarah Mount
1786–1840
Marriage: about 1804
William M Moon
1805–1863
Elenor Moon
1809–1889
Spencer Moon
1811–1868
Nancy Ann Moon
1814–1871
John Ezra Moon
1816–1877
Jesse B Moon
1818–1892
Sinia Moon
1821–1907
Uriah Moon
1829–1899

Sources (5)

  • John Moon, "United States Census, 1830"
  • John Moon, "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"
  • John Moon Bible - Joseph and Ann Moon Family

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World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Mohan .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce .

Americanized form of German Mohn or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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