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Richard B Moon 1798–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1798

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 9 Jul 1860

Death Location: Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Horn

Spouse(s): Margaret Adair

Children(s): Samuel Moon, Thomas Moon, Mary Moon, Jackson Moon, William Moon, Susannah Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Alexander Moon, James Moon, Hannah Moon, Eli Moon, Isabella Moon, Samantha Moon, Hester Moon, Eliza Moon

Richard B Moon was born in 1798 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Samuel Moon Sr And Mary Polly Horn. Richard B Moon married Margaret Penelope Peggy Adair, and had children including Alexander Samuel Moon, Eli Moon, Eliza C Moon, Hannah Moon, Hester Elizabeth Moon, Isabella A Moon, Jackson Moon, James H Moon, Mary L Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Samantha E Moon, Samuel Wilson Moon, Susannah Moon, Thomas Lindsey Moon, William Moon. Richard B Moon passed away in 1860 in Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard B Moon was born in 1798 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Samuel Moon Sr And Mary Polly Horn.
  • Richard B Moon married Margaret Penelope Peggy Adair, and had children including Alexander Samuel Moon, Eli Moon, Eliza C Moon, Hannah Moon, Hester Elizabeth Moon, Isabella A Moon, Jackson Moon, James H Moon, Mary L Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Samantha E Moon, Samuel Wilson Moon, Susannah Moon, Thomas Lindsey Moon, William Moon.
  • Richard B Moon passed away in 1860 in Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Moon's Ancestors

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Richard Moon
1798–1860
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Samuel Moon Sr
1760–1816
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary ("Polly) Horn
1758–1838
, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (Goode) Moon
1735–1820
Pennsylvania, United States
Summer (Mourning) (Cherokee)
1737–1793
Upper Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
sharp MOON
1647–1680
dancing moon
1647–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Moon's Descendants

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Richard (B) Moon (2 Feb 1798–9 Jul 1860) m. Margaret (Penelope Peggy) Adair (09 May 1806–1866)
  1. 1. Samuel (Wilson) Moon 1844–1910
  2. 2. Thomas (Lindsey) Moon 1829–1909
  3. 3. Mary (L) Moon 1821–1897
  4. 4. Jackson Moon 1835–1860
  5. 5. William Moon 1824–1883
  6. 6. Susannah Moon 1840–1880
  7. 7. Nathaniel Moon 1832–1860
  8. 8. Alexander (Samuel) Moon 1816–1880
  9. 9. James (H) Moon 1837–1860
  10. 10. Hannah Moon 1823–
  11. 11. Eli Moon 1818–1879
  12. 12. Isabella (A) Moon 1827–1872
  13. 13. Samantha (E.) Moon 1833–1904
  14. 14. Hester (Elizabeth) Moon 1832–1864
  15. 15. Eliza (C. *) Moon 1837–1860

Richard Moon's Timeline

2 Records

1798
2 Feb 1798
Birth of Richard B Moon in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1860
9 Jul 1860
Age 62
Death of Richard B Moon in Madison, Alabama, United States
Madison, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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