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From The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882)
DANIEL C. MOON, Wilmington, dealer in flour and feed, S South street, was born near Wcstboro, Jefferson. Township, this county, June 26, 1844. His father was James Moon, a native of Tennessee, a member of the Moon family who are so numerous in the south part of Clinton county, and a sketch of which will be found in the history of Clark Township. James Moou was a blacksmith by trade, and accompanied his father to Martinsville, Ohio, in 1819. He married Sarah A. Clark, a native of West Virginia. Of the sixteen children born to them,. thirteen arc now living, our subject being the thirteenth child and seventh son. Both parents are yk t living, and reside at Independence, Montgomery Co., Kan. Both enjoy good health. Our subject was reared in Jefferson Township, and in 1861, when but seventeen years of age, enlisted in Company E, Forty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was veteranized in the same regiment. He served nearly four years, during which time he w’ as wounded five times, once through the shoulder; from the latter wound he draws a pension. Mr. Moon was honorably discharged in July, 1865. He caum back to Westboro and “farmer it” a year or so. He then removed to Central Illinois, where he was engaged in farming two years; thence to Westboro, and in February, 1871, came to Wilmington. Since that period, Mr. Moon has been mostly engaged in mercantile pursuits, and at present enjoys a good trade. He is Republican in politics, and served two years as Coroner of Clinton County, also as Deputy Marshal of Wilmington for the same length of time. While serving in the latter capacity, Mr. Moon unfortunately killed a colored man, whom he was attempting to arrest. On the trial for murder, it was proven to have been a sad accident, and be was completely vindicated of the charge. Mr. Moon enjoys a birthright in the Society of Friends. IL was married in 1864 to Elizabeth Holliday, native of Clinton County. They have three children — Cora, Otto and Burt, all attending school. Mrs. Moon is also a member of the Friends.
As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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