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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Indiana is the 19th state.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Orange, Indiana, United States
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.
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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