James Burrus Moon

Male19 March 1840–12 May 1921

Brief Life History of James Burrus

When James Burrus Moon was born on 19 March 1840, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, his father, John Ezra Moon, was 23 and his mother, Sarah B Jones, was 24. He married Margaret Ann Harley on 9 February 1860, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Shelby, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Cold Spring Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 May 1921, in Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Burrus Moon
1840–1921
Margaret Ann Harley
1844–1912
Marriage: 9 February 1860
Sarah Ellen Moon
1861–1935
Laura Alice Moon
1863–1949
Edna Jane Moon
1866–1935
Mary Elizabeth Moon
1868–1945
Ezra Franklin Shad Moon
1870–1950
John William Moon
1872–1961
Charles Sumner Harper Moon
1875–1959
Joseph Milton Moon
1878–1944
Della Frances Moon
1881–1951
James Burrus Moon Jr
1883–1904
Harry Victor Turk Moon
1886–1947

Sources (31)

  • James B Moon, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Burroughs Moon, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • James B Moon, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 February 1860Shelby, Illinois, United States
  • Children (11)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 6

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

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 20

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1863

    Age 23

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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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