Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Friday, September 4, 2015
Adoption of Christene (MOON) DOWNTON (1920)
As mentioned in Hendricks County Probate Order Book 43 (June 1920 - April 1921), in September 1920 Thomas O. and Georgetta Downton filed a petition to adopt Christene Moon (her age was not given). Her father, Vurna Moon, who was listed as her sole surviving parent, gave his consent to the adoption. The petition was granted and her name was changed to Christene Downton.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tillman SPARKS arrested for murder (1902)
from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, October 16, 1902 - page 1, column 6:
CHARGED WITH MURDER
An echo of the Merlin Moon murder at Cartersburg in July, 1900, has been heard this week. Tillman Sparks who went with Fred Okeley to arrest Moon was arrested in Indianapolis by Constable Clements on a warrant sworn out by Moon's mother charging Sparks with the murder. It will be remembered that Okeley and Sparks went to Moon's house to arrest him for assault. Moon saw them coming and arming himself with a shot gun announced he would kill the first man that entered the house. Okeley and Sparks both fired at Moon and Moon ran out of the house and died in a few minutes. Okeley had fired once and Sparks twice. Okeley's shot struck a chair. Both of Sparks' shots took effect, one in the breast, one in the hip. Okeley used a 38-caliber gun, Sparks a 32. There was some flurry at the time of the affair but both were exonerated by the coroner. Sparks is now in jail.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
An echo of the Merlin Moon murder at Cartersburg in July, 1900, has been heard this week. Tillman Sparks who went with Fred Okeley to arrest Moon was arrested in Indianapolis by Constable Clements on a warrant sworn out by Moon's mother charging Sparks with the murder. It will be remembered that Okeley and Sparks went to Moon's house to arrest him for assault. Moon saw them coming and arming himself with a shot gun announced he would kill the first man that entered the house. Okeley and Sparks both fired at Moon and Moon ran out of the house and died in a few minutes. Okeley had fired once and Sparks twice. Okeley's shot struck a chair. Both of Sparks' shots took effect, one in the breast, one in the hip. Okeley used a 38-caliber gun, Sparks a 32. There was some flurry at the time of the affair but both were exonerated by the coroner. Sparks is now in jail.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (May 1890)
From Hendricks County probate records:
Activity in probate cases as of May 5, 1890 [in vacation of the March 1890 term of court]:
--Effie May Long guardianship - Joseph Lamb appointed guardian
--Homer, Effie and Chester Hunt guardianship - Smith R. Davis appointed guardian
--Martha A. Moore estate - will probated; Jacob Chandler appointed executor
--Adam Jones estate - will probated
--Miranda A. Moon estate - Edward H. Conn appointed administrator
--Malachi Haley estate - ordered settled as insolvent.
Activity in probate cases as of May 5, 1890 [in vacation of the March 1890 term of court]:
--Effie May Long guardianship - Joseph Lamb appointed guardian
--Homer, Effie and Chester Hunt guardianship - Smith R. Davis appointed guardian
--Martha A. Moore estate - will probated; Jacob Chandler appointed executor
--Adam Jones estate - will probated
--Miranda A. Moon estate - Edward H. Conn appointed administrator
--Malachi Haley estate - ordered settled as insolvent.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Civil War Veteran Jesse MOON Dies in Clayton (1934)
source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 27, 1934 - page 1, column 2
LAST LIBERTY CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Jesse D. Moon, Member of 117th Infantry, Buried Yesterday
Jesse D. Moon, aged 91, a member of Co. B, 117th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War, and the last of the veterans residing in Liberty Township, died at his home in Clayton, Monday morning. He had been confined to his home a number of years but had been able to be about the house until a short time before his death. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia.
Comrade Moon enlisted in Co. B. of the 117th on July 22, 1863. He was honorably discharged February 24, 1864, but re-enlisted in February, 1865, in Co. K, of the 148th Infantry and served until the close of the war.
He was the son of John and Lucinda Moon and was born on a farm between Clayton and Hazelwood and has lived in Wayne, Sullivan and Hendricks counties.
In 1867, he was married to Miss Rebekah Jane Osborne, and to them were born two sons, John and Harvey. After the death of his wife he was married to Fannie Burkhart. In 1911 he moved from the farm to Clayton, where he had resided until his death.
He is survived by two daughters, Grace and Mrs. John Booker of Sullivan, and one son, one granddaughter, one great-grandson, one sister, Mrs. Emma Busby, and one brother, Rigdon Moon, both of Clayton, and one step-son, Roley Moon.
Funeral services were conducted at the Clayton Presbyterian church, yesterday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Ruben Masten of Belle Union with interment in the Clayton cemetery.
LAST LIBERTY CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Jesse D. Moon, Member of 117th Infantry, Buried Yesterday
Jesse D. Moon, aged 91, a member of Co. B, 117th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War, and the last of the veterans residing in Liberty Township, died at his home in Clayton, Monday morning. He had been confined to his home a number of years but had been able to be about the house until a short time before his death. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia.
Comrade Moon enlisted in Co. B. of the 117th on July 22, 1863. He was honorably discharged February 24, 1864, but re-enlisted in February, 1865, in Co. K, of the 148th Infantry and served until the close of the war.
He was the son of John and Lucinda Moon and was born on a farm between Clayton and Hazelwood and has lived in Wayne, Sullivan and Hendricks counties.
In 1867, he was married to Miss Rebekah Jane Osborne, and to them were born two sons, John and Harvey. After the death of his wife he was married to Fannie Burkhart. In 1911 he moved from the farm to Clayton, where he had resided until his death.
He is survived by two daughters, Grace and Mrs. John Booker of Sullivan, and one son, one granddaughter, one great-grandson, one sister, Mrs. Emma Busby, and one brother, Rigdon Moon, both of Clayton, and one step-son, Roley Moon.
Funeral services were conducted at the Clayton Presbyterian church, yesterday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Ruben Masten of Belle Union with interment in the Clayton cemetery.
Monday, February 6, 2012
PRESNELL/MOON 1898 Photo Found
The Family Photo Reunion blog has a post about a photo they found of William Calvin Presnell and Claudie Ethel Moon (who were married in Hendricks County in 1898) that was taken by a Danville photographer. The blog post also notes that acccording to the 1906 Canada census for Manitoba, William C. and Claudie Presnell moved to Saskatchewan in 1905 and lived in the town of Humboldt.
If you are related to this family, please contact the blog owner.
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