

Hi!
Would DNA research be able to locate this man? William R. D. Moon
It appears from Civil War records that this man was in his 37th TN infantry with him. It would seem as they fought together they would have known each others families, so maybe cousins? Searching the known family of
William Hugh "Bill" Moon comes up with no William R. D. Moon which has Civil War record as William R. D. Moone
Since William R.D. Moone is not connected to the larger tree, just go to Research - Create a branch. Fill out in a unknown name for his father, then request a merge with William R.D. Moone's unknown father that I created for him and I will accept the request so you can edit William R.D. Moon's profile directly.
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During my Moon chore of trying to connect up and locate the various William Moon in the United States/Colonial tree. I came across a few graves that I could not locate. This one seems like there is enough info that he should be able to be located. Research done by several other Moon members have concluded that he must be some where near William Hugh "Bill" Moon in which he fought with.
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John Moon
Cynthia Curtis, A183502, US7875087
Donald Franklin Colvin
Erica Howton
Carissa Hill I did a lot of clean up about a month ago when I found several good sources for MOON. Actually ended up in the family line because I was working on an ancestor and she married Moon.
Checking the Moon cemetery there are possible fathers of the right age
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8372103/john-peter-moon
Should look at the 1860 census to see if they are listed together.
Thanks for responding! I suppose what you are saying Cynthia Curtis, A183502, US7875087 is that we need a DNA match of someone down the line of William Hugh Moon ? I know nothing of this DNA genealogy.
Erica Howton
That appears to be this man. I will see if I can link him up with William Hugh Moon
John Peter Moon, Sr.
Erica Howton nailed it - the 1850 census gives the whole family and it looks like they are all buried together in the Moon Cemetery...
I've roughed it out from the the census - Carissa Hill you should be able to tell from Find A Grave now who goes with who...
I ended up in a different "Moon Cemetery" in Alabama John William Moon uploading what they don't have right now and will hunt for THE Moon Cemetery LOL
To add managers to a profile If you’re a manager: profile view > actions > manager options > type in manager name (if you’ve recently viewed) or the whole URL (copy / paste) > confirm. This sends a notice to the person to accept.
To request management of a profile, profile view > actions > manager options > request. This sends a notice to existing managers to accept.
Also helps to collaborate.
Another case of the lonely solider boy from 37th TN https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8372099/john-william-moon
You think you can find him in the census? Donald Franklin Colvin
Moon's are confusing. I don't see him in William Hugh "Bill" Moon 's family or John Peter Moon, Sr. or William R. D. Moon family you created with the census. So this would create a fourth 37 inf TN Moon family to work with!!
Yeha well I dont want to overwell anyone with this but this wife is what I think to myself an intersection. So much data conflicts... maybe two Jackson Moon's are getting mixed up Frances D. Jenkins
I think Hester Moon might be a huge key. She is daughter of a Joseph Moon and married John Samuel Moon, Jr.
Maybe get Erin Ishimoticha on board to help Frances Jenkins profile out.
Donald Franklin Colvin THANK YOU! I can see while I was staring at a bunch of Moons in a grave yard going slower than a snail you figured it out and attached William R.D. Moon to the bigger family tree!
Private User You should definitely be able to edit his profile now!
Thank you All! Lonely soldier boy I think found a home too.
Not sure how to verify. I sent a message to the manager John William Moon
John William Moon
William Hugh "Bill" Moon and William R. D. Moon both served in the 37th Tennessee Infanttry - but they are definitely different people... I uploaded CSA service records to both profiles...
They would have been cousins... Like most CSA units - a given company was generally comprised of men from the same community - so they had community ties as well as extended family ties...
I also found lots of in-law connections between the two Moon branches...