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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- James B Moon, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Burroughs Moon, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- James B Moon, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1846
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
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
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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