William Bird Moon

Brief Life History of William Bird

When William Bird Moon was born on 12 June 1821, in Georgia, United States, his father, Jacob Moon Jr, was 25 and his mother, Mary Ann Staples, was 21. He married Rowena Catharine Spratlin on 19 October 1845, in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Talladega, Alabama, United States in 1870 and Kentucky Township, White, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 25 March 1890, in White, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Moon Cemetery, Rose Bud, White, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bird Moon
1821–1890
Rowena Catharine Spratlin
1828–1897
Marriage: 19 October 1845
Mary Caroline Moon
1846–1878
Frances Lavina Moon
1848–1876
William David Moon
1850–1897
Anna Pope Moon
1852–1930
Susan Catherine Moon
1854–1888
Jacob Oliver Moon
1856–1877
Emma Wilkerson Moon
1858–1919
Robert Urial Moon
1860–1940
Alice Virginia Moon
1862–1929
James Calhoun Moon
1864–1865
Theodosia Earnest Moon
1866–1873

Sources (7)

  • William Moon, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William B. Moon, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Dr W B Moon, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Meriwether, Georgia, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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