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Born 1822
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)
GEORGE MOON, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Samuel and Martha (Routh) Moon, is a native of Clark Township, Clinton- County, where he was born May 1, 1822. He was married, October 14, 1843, to Elizabeth Smith, by whom he has had nine children, viz., Sarah A., born March 25, 1845, wife of William Kester; Mary E., born January 8, 1847, wife of T. S. Wallace; John A., born November 16, 1848, married Margaret M. Pago; Columbus, born March 16, 1851, married Susanna Rohonemus; Margaret, born March 7, 1853, wife of Daniel II. West; Marion N., born September 5, 1856; Asa S., born March 16, 1858, married Rachel Rohonemus; Oscar, born March 9, 1861; and Ulysses, born May 11, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Moon are members of the Universalist Church. They were among the organizers of that society. Mr. Moon is a member of the Grange, and is a stockholder and also Treasurer in the Farmers Station Joint Stock Company. He owns a well-improved farm of 330 acres, and is * engaged in farming and raising live stock.
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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