Lydia Moon

Brief Life History of Lydia

When Lydia Moon was born in 1813, in Orange, North Carolina, United States, her father, George Washington Moon, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Hobson, was 22. She married Basil E. Pirtle on 12 March 1833, in Orange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Southeast Township, Orange, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Jackson Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States in 1860. She died from 1860 to 1880, in Taney, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Basil E. Pirtle
1813–1886
Lydia Moon
1813–1880
Marriage: 12 March 1833
Jesse P Pirtle
1834–1912
Zeremiah Pirtle
1839–
Nelson Pirtle
1841–
Lydia Pirtle
1843–
Sarah Pirtle
1848–
George W. Pirtle
1837–1877
Nathan J Pirtle
1844–1923
Francis "Frank" Marion Pirtle
1855–1894
Celia B Pirtle
1860–1928

Sources (3)

  • Lydia Purtle in household of Bazil Purtle, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lydia Moon, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Lyda Pertle in household of Bazel E Pertle, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1816

Historical Boundaries 1816: Orange, Indiana, United States

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

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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