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Born 1855
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)
ERASTUS E. MOON, son of S. T. Moon, was born in Washington Township September 30, 1855. He was reared in his father’s store, and was educated in the
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- Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio; he also took a course in Bookman’s College, Akron, Ohio. In March, 1881, he went to Jeffersonville, Fayette Co., Ohio, and took charge of a branch store established by his father. March 24, 1881, he was married to Miss Carrie Babb, a daughter of Sampson Babb, of Wilmington, Ohio.
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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