The Shemwell Family

William MoonAge: 74 years18541928

Name
William Moon
Given names
William
Surname
Moon
Birth 1854 42 37
Birth of a sisterElizabeth A Moon
March 9, 1859 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sisterElizabeth A Moon
April 30, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Census June 15, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Thomas
March 29, 1868 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census June 10, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLouisa HendersonView this family
January 31, 1888 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Philips Moon
August 11, 1891 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a motherMalinda Lee
August 14, 1899 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge W Moon
March 18, 1916 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterSarah Ellen Moon
January 3, 1917 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 64 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a brotherSydney R Moon
September 20, 1923 (Age 69 years)
Death March 3, 1928 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 14, 1833Butler, Ohio, United States
14 months
elder sister
Sarah Ellen Moon
Birth: December 30, 1834 23 18Ohio, United States
Death: January 3, 1917Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
George W Moon
Birth: August 5, 1838 27 21Marion, Ohio, United States
Death: March 18, 1916Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
Sydney R Moon
Birth: 1842 30 25Ohio, United States
Death: September 20, 1923Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
Dewitt C Moon
Birth: about 1845 33 28Ohio, United States
Death: about 1929Indiana, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Jane Moon
Birth: January 9, 1849 37 32Indiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1930Aubbeenaubbee, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
Henry H Moon
Birth: January 17, 1852 40 35Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 7, 1936Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
William Moon
Birth: 1854 42 37Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1928Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
5 years
younger sister
Elizabeth A Moon
Birth: March 9, 1859 48 42Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 30, 1860Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Louisa Henderson - View this family
himself
William Moon
Birth: 1854 42 37Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1928Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
wife
Marriage: January 31, 1888Fulton, Indiana, United States

William Moon has 18 first cousins recorded

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Philips Moon - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Moonhead44MWNY
Malinda Moonwife40FWKY
George Moonson21MWOHx
Sydney R Moonson20MWOHx
Dewitt C Moonson17MWOHx
Mary J Moondaughter12FWINx
Henry H Moonson9MWIN
William Moonson6MWINx
Sarah E Hendersondaughter25FWOH

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Philips Moon - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Moon, Williamhead58MWFarmer75001508NYx
Moon, Malinnawife53FWKeeping houseKY
Moon, Williamson16MWAt HomeINx