Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Richard Moon, Jr.
1860 - 1944 (83 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Richard Moon, Jr. was born on 29 Jul 1860 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (son of Richard Moon, Sr. and Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen); died on 2 Jul 1944 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska. Richard married Selena louia Bell on 24 Sep 1887 (MARR). Selena (daughter of William M Bell and Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson) was born on 20 Jul 1869 in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 14 Oct 1941 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Eliza Mae Moon was born on 16 Feb 1891.
- Sarah Lily Moon was born on 11 Oct 1892; died on 12 Jul 1974.
- Rose Mary Moon was born on 16 Jul 1893; died on 7 Sep 1979.
- Bessie Nora Moon was born on 31 May 1895; died on 12 Oct 1979.
- Henieretta Moon was born in Apr 1897.
- Ruby Myrtle Moon was born on 18 Mar 1898; died on 7 Feb 1946.
- Ruby Mertle was born on 18 Mar 1898; died on 7 Feb 1946.
- General Joseph Moon was born on 5 Apr 1900 in stuart, holy, neb; died on 17 Dec 1981 in Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado; was buried in haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, CO.
- Frederick Richard Moon was born on 2 Feb 1905; died on 15 May 1996 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska.
- Elsie Severa Moon was born on 25 Aug 1905.
- Wilbur Lyvester Moon was born on 19 Jun 1907 in Nebraska; died in May 1985 in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska.
2. Richard Moon, Sr. was born on 29 Jul 1828 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (son of William Unknown and Nancy Dunn); died on 5 Jan 1911 in Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 8 Jan 1911 in Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Richard married Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen on 3 Jun 1850 (MARR) in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie was born about 1830 in Ireland; died in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Franklin Cemetary, Philadelphia, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen was born about 1830 in Ireland; died in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Franklin Cemetary, Philadelphia, PA. Children:
- 1. Richard Moon, Jr. was born on 29 Jul 1860 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Jul 1944 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska.
- Joseph W. Unknown was born about 1861 in Pennsylvania; died on 5 Apr 1941 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois; was buried in Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America.
Generation: 3
4. William Unknown was born in 1790 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died about 1855. William + Nancy Dunn. Nancy was born in 1796 in Ireland; died in 1867 in Coleraine, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Nancy Dunn was born in 1796 in Ireland; died in 1867 in Coleraine, Ireland. Children:
- 2. Richard Moon, Sr. was born on 29 Jul 1828 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 5 Jan 1911 in Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 8 Jan 1911 in Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA.