Richard Moon, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1828 - 1911  (82 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 30 descendants in this family tree.

William Unknown

1790 - Abt 1855  (65 years)

Birth	1790	Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died	Abt 1855
Family	Nancy Dunn,   b. 1796, Ireland
Children	+ 1. Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Nancy Dunn

1796 - 1867  (71 years)

Birth	1796	Ireland
Died	1867	Coleraine, Ireland
Family	William Unknown,   b. 1790, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Children	+ 1. Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen

Abt 1830 - 1861  (31 years)

Birth	Abt 1830	Ireland
Died	1861	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried	Franklin Cemetary, Philadelphia, PA
Family	Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Married	3 Jun 1850	Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Children	+ 1. Richard Moon, Jr.,   b. 29 Jul 1860, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania   2. Joseph W. Unknown,   b. Abt 1861, Pennsylvania

Richard Moon, Jr.

1860 - 1944  (83 years)

Birth	29 Jul 1860	Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Died	2 Jul 1944	Monticello, Wayne, KY
Buried	Stuart, Holt, Nebraska
Father	Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Mother	Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen,   b. Abt 1830, Ireland
Married	3 Jun 1850	Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Selena louia Bell,   b. 20 Jul 1869, Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Married	24 Sep 1887
Children	1. Eliza Mae Moon,   b. 16 Feb 1891   2. Sarah Lily Moon,   b. 11 Oct 1892   3. Rose Mary Moon,   b. 16 Jul 1893   4. Bessie Nora Moon,   b. 31 May 1895   5. Henieretta Moon,   b. Apr 1897   6. Ruby Myrtle Moon,   b. 18 Mar 1898   7. Ruby Mertle,   b. 18 Mar 1898   8. General Joseph Moon,   b. 5 Apr 1900, stuart, holy, neb + 9. Frederick Richard Moon,   b. 2 Feb 1905   10. Elsie Severa Moon,   b. 25 Aug 1905   11. Wilbur Lyvester Moon,   b. 19 Jun 1907, Nebraska

Joseph W. Unknown

Abt 1861 - 1941  (80 years)

Birth	Abt 1861	Pennsylvania
Died	5 Apr 1941	Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Buried	Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
Father	Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Mother	Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen,   b. Abt 1830, Ireland
Married	3 Jun 1850	Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Jane Craig Dunseath

1844 - 1917  (73 years)

Birth	24 May 1844	County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died	26 May 1917	Wilmerding, Allegheny County, PA
Father	William Dunseath,   b. 1808
Mother	Esther,   b. 1811
Family	Richard Moon, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1828, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Married	5 Dec 1870	Pittsburgh, PA

• Name	Richard Moon
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	29 Jul 1828	Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jan 1911	Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA
  Burial	8 Jan 1911	Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA
  Person ID	I501473	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Unknown,   b. 1790, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. Abt 1855 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Nancy Dunn,   b. 1796, Ireland d. 1867, Coleraine, Ireland (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F502128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen,   b. Abt 1830, Ireland d. 1861, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1850	Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Type: MARR
  	Spouse: Richard Unknown
  Children	+ 1. Richard Moon, Jr.,   b. 29 Jul 1860, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania d. 2 Jul 1944, Monticello, Wayne, KY (Age 83 years)   2. Joseph W. Unknown,   b. Abt 1861, Pennsylvania d. 5 Apr 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F501433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Jane Craig Dunseath,   b. 24 May 1844, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 26 May 1917, Wilmerding, Allegheny County, PA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1870	Pittsburgh, PA
  Family ID	F1535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Moon, Sr. came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from County Kerry, Ireland, in 1845 at the age of seventeen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-7005973_125484501_125484501/richard-moon-sr (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500103] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Richard Unknown&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1830 - Ireland&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Eliza (born Cowen) - June 3 1850 - Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Death: Jan 4 1911 - Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA&lt;br&gt;Burial: Jan 8 1911 - Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>William Unknown</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Nancy (born Dunn)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Eliza (born Cowen)</a>&lt;br&gt;Child: <a>Joseph W. Unknown</a>