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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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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