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James Moss Moss 1796–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia

Father: Nathaniel Moss

Mother: Martha Speed

Spouse(s): Hannah enslaved

Children(s): John Moss, Mary Moss, Octavia Bowers, William Moss, Rufus Moss, William Moss, Octavia Moss, Mary Moss, Charles Moss, James Moss, Rufus Morse, Olson Moss, Curtis Moss, Frances Moss

The story of James Moss Moss began in 1796 in BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA. In 1817, James Moss Moss resided in St Andrew, Jamaica. In 1866, James Moss Moss resided in Virginia, USA. James Moss Moss married Georgianna Moss, Georgianna Moss Moss, Hannah B Moss B Enslaved, and had children including Charles Moss, Curtis Moss, Frances Moss, James Moss, John F Moss, Mary F Moss, Mary F Moss, Octavia Moss, Octavia R Moss Addie Bowers, Olson Moss, Rufus Morse, Rufus Moss, William H Moss, William Moss. James Moss Moss passed away in 1883 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Moss Moss began in 1796 in BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA.
  • In 1817, James Moss Moss resided in St Andrew, Jamaica.
  • In 1866, James Moss Moss resided in Virginia, USA.
  • James Moss Moss married Georgianna Moss, Georgianna Moss Moss, Hannah B Moss B Enslaved, and had children including Charles Moss, Curtis Moss, Frances Moss, James Moss, John F Moss, Mary F Moss, Mary F Moss, Octavia Moss, Octavia R Moss Addie Bowers, Olson Moss, Rufus Morse, Rufus Moss, William H Moss, William Moss.
  • James Moss Moss passed away in 1883 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Moss's Ancestors

Self
James Moss
1796–1883
Birth Place: BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA
Parents
Nathaniel A Moss
1757–1839
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Martha Speed
1748–1820
Virginia
Grandparents
John (Bernard (Dr) Speed 1737 md Mary Mintrey widow Taylor (SAR 83362, 89401) 6thGGF SPEED on Duke-Jones) line
1714–1785
Southwark, Surrey, England
Mary (Minetry) Taylor
1714–1782
Mecklenburg Co. Va.
Great-Grandparents
James line
1679–1719
Mary Pulley
1693–1733
James Speed
1679–1719
Mary Pulley
1693–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
✓ 3rd.
1628–1711
William II
1647–1738
Maria Flory
1670–1741
William 9GGF
1667–1738
Maria Flory
1670–1741

James Moss's Descendants

1.
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James (Moss) Moss (1796–1883) m. Hannah (B Moss (B)) enslaved (1814–25 MAY 1898)
  1. 1. John (F.) Moss 1845– m. Mary Moss 1847–1918 m. Mary Brown 1847–1918
    1. 1. Anna Moss 1868– m. Charles (Edmund) Sr. 1860–1913
      1. 1. J (W) Edmonds 1894–1973 m. Susie (Isabel) Edmonds 1898–1984
        1. 1. Berniece Crenshaw 1921– m. E (E) Crenshaw 1919–1975
        2. 2. Charles (Edward) Edmonds 1918–1979
        3. 3. Isabelle Edmonds 1923–
        4. 4. Anna (May) Edmonds 1925–2002
        5. 5. John (Ammons) Edmonds 1929–2013
        6. 6. Manerva Edmonds 1924–1924
      2. 2. Sammie Edmons 1892–1935
      3. 3. Edward (Lee) Edmonds 1884–
      4. 4. Weldon Edmonds 1901–1948
      5. 5. Nathaniel (Moss) Edmonds 1889–1960
      6. 6. Charles (Aldophus) Edmonds 1889–1944
      7. 7. James (Otis) Edmonds 1896–1972
      8. 8. Harvey (M) Edmons 1899–1944
      9. 9. Lucious (A) Edmons 1904–1968
    2. 2. James Moss 1866–
    3. 3. Adeline Moss 1869–1927
    4. 4. Johnie Moss 1873–
    5. 5. Clara Moss 1876–
    6. 6. Charlie Moss 1877–
    7. 7. Louisa Moss 1878–
    8. 8. Willie Moss 1885–1960
    9. 9. Jinnie Morse 1889–
    10. 10. Lutie (Dean) Moss 1878–1975 m. Rev. (James Weldon) Cross 1872–1951
      1. 1. Samuel Cross 1909–
      2. 2. Sam Cross 1911–
      3. 3. Edna Cross 1915–
      4. 4. Mary (A) Cross 1908–
      5. 5. Samuel (Weldon) CROSS 1909–1955
      6. 6. Alice (Cross) Cox 1907–1990
      7. 7. Willie (Gertrude) Lewis 1899–1990
      8. 8. Harold (Leon) CROSS 1905–1970
      9. 9. Lou (Edna Rebecca) CROSS 1912–1981
    11. 11. Claudius MOSS 1878–
    12. 12. Zeloid MOSS 1879–
  2. 2. Mary (F) Moss 1839–1915
  3. 3. Octavia (R Moss 'Addie') Bowers 1853–1915
  4. 4. William Moss 1831–
  5. 5. Rufus Moss 1835–
  6. 6. William (H.) Moss 1830–
  7. 7. Octavia Moss 1854–
  8. 8. Mary (F.) Moss 1842–1915
  9. 9. Charles Moss 1823–
  10. 10. James Moss 1866–
  11. 11. Rufus Morse 1835–1900 m. Eviline Moss 1847– m. Annie (G) Moss 1893–
    1. 1. Viola Moss 1878–
    2. 2. James (Bowers) Moss 1879–1931
    3. 3. Viola Moss 1882–
    4. 4. Octavia Moss 1884–
    5. 5. Lila (M.) Moss 1886–
    6. 6. Lila (M) Burwell 1880–1958
    7. 7. James (S) Moss 1908–
    8. 8. Eveleen (O) Moss 1910–
  12. 12. Olson Moss 1880–
  13. 13. Curtis Moss 1878–
  14. 14. Frances Moss 1874–1950

James Moss's Timeline

6 Records

1796
1796
Birth of James Moss Moss in BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA
BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA
1817
1817
Age 21
James Moss Moss resided here in St Andrew, Jamaica
St Andrew, Jamaica
1866
1866
Age 70
James Moss Moss resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1869
1 Feb 1869
Age 73
James Moss Moss resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 74
James Moss Moss resided here in Flat Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Flat Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
1883
1883
Age 87
Death of James Moss Moss in Mecklenburg, Virginia
Mecklenburg, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: BlueStone, Mechenburg, VA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flat Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia; Roll: M593_1663; Page: 393B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: St Andrew, Jamaica
    Record Source: Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records; Class: T 71; Piece Number: 125

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Virginia, 1862-1866; Series: M793; Roll: 2; Description: District 2; Monthly and Special Lists; July 1865-Apr 1866; Record Group: 58, Records of the I

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1869
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: 156; NARA Record Group Number: 105

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Flat Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flat Creek, Mecklenburg, Virginia; Roll: M593_1663; Page: 393B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia

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