Catherine Maria Moseley

Biography

Catherine Maria Moseley was born on March 10, 1831 in Nashville, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Her parents were Dr. Samuel Scott Starnes, I and Nancy Matilda Starnes.

Catherines's brother in-law Lycurgus H Moseley and Peter G Moseley were her guardians after her father;s death in 1841. Catherine married Peter Guerrant Moseley, II on October 27, 1846 in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. She was only 15 yrs old. Peter was 26 years older than Catherine.

Together they had the following children:
James Lycurgus Moseley;
Shubel Starnes Moseley, Sr;
Peter Guerrant Moseley, III;
Mabelle Adaline Smith;
John Ebenezer Moseley;
Katherine P Wilson (Moseley);
Marion Starnes Moseley.

She died on December 21, 1896 in Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, USA, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, United States and was buried after December 21, 1896 in Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, USA, Moseley Family Section, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, United States.

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Note Nancy Parthenia and Catherine Maria Starnes are sisters, 1 year apart Parthenia was the oldest, so we guess a mistake was made on her headstone when marked 1831 like her sister Catherine's - they were not twin's. So, we have Parthenia being born in 1830.

Biography

Catherine Maria Moseley (Stearns) was born on March 10, 1827, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. Her parents were Dr Samuel Scott Stearns and Nancy Matilda Stearns.

Catherine married Peter Guerrant Moseley, II on October 27, 1846, in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. Together they had the following children:
Peter A. Moseley; Catherine Parthenia; James Lycurgus Moseley; Mabel Adaline Smith; John Ebenezer Moseley.

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'Catherine Maria Moseley (Starnes)' husband perished during the Civil War in Yazoo, Mississippi. Her Plantation home, just outside of Yazoo, Mississippi, field houses, crops, and livestock were completely burned and destroyed on January 18, 1858. Her step-mother-in-law, Sarah Sally Brown (Trigg)[Sarah Sally Moseley Brown (Trigg)]was killed, most of the family barely escaped with just a few family heirlooms seeking refuge leaving Yazoo and travelling to Hearne, Texas for a safe and new start in life. Along with her son, John Ebenezer Moseley was her other son, John Lycurgus Moseley. It was said the Moseley family sent assistance from Virginia. It was a new beginning for the Moseley family in Texas.

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References and Sources

Her husband and Lycurgus Hamilton Moseley was her guardian after father's death in 1841. All inheitance was in control of the Moseley men, [https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000199678651837]

• Marriage Certificate Media - Marriage Bond to Peter Guerrant Moseley, II[https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000076847060833?album_type=photos_of_me&end=&photo_id=6000000081733603895&project_id=&start=&tagged_profiles=] Copy in Photos, Moseley Family has the original. Suzan Martin
• Birthdate and Death date, location Find-a-grave [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40871041/mos]Records are kept for Norwood Cemetery, Robertson County, Texas.
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Wife of Peter Guerrant Moseley, Jr.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 22 2020, 2:02:23 UTC

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