Richard Schuyler Moon

Richard Briery Moon
(1784-1870)

Mary Lightfoot
(1788-After 1860)

William A. Payne
(1806-1881)

Martha Jane Tindall
(1807-1872)

Richard Fleming Moon
(1822-1871)

Sarah Caroline Payne
(1838-1929)

Richard Schuyler Moon
(1858-1941)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Annie Berita Milner

Richard Schuyler Moon ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 2 December 1858, Scottsville, VA ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Marriage (1): Annie Berita Milner on 15 July 1885 in , Jefferson County, AL ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 26 March 1941, Bessemer, AL at age 82 ¹² ¹³
Buried: 28 March 1941, Bessemer, AL ¹² ¹³

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Richard. S. L. Moon
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 02 Dec 1858
Birthplace: St. Ann's, Albemarle, Virginia
Father's Name: Richard. F. Moon
Mother's Name: Sarah C. Moon

Citing this Record
"Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTHC-WB1 : 9 March 2018), Sarah C. Moon in entry for Richard. S. L. Moon, 02 Dec 1858; citing St. Ann's, Albemarle, Virginia, reference Item 3 p89 #44; FHL microfilm 2,048,503.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Richard S. Moon
Event Date: 26 Mar 1941
Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
Gender: Male
Race (Original): white
Race: White
Age (Original): 82y 3m 19d
Birth Date (Original): 7 Dec 1858
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Annie B. Moon
Father's Name: Richard F. Moon
Mother's Name: Caroline Payne
Mother's Birthplace: Nelson, Va.
Occupation: Street Foreman
Address: 225 Owen Ave
Residence Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Ala.
Cemetery: Cedar Hill
Burial Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Ala.
Burial Date: 28 Mar 1941

Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB6-L39 : 15 February 2018), Annie B. Moon in entry for Richard S. Moon, 26 Mar 1941; citing reference cn 6190, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,599.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 2 December 1858 and a birth location of Saint Ann's Parish, Albemarle County, VA.

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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Nelson County, VA on 16 August 1860. ⁸

1860 US Census
Page 103, Family 729, Roll 1365
, Nelson County, Virginia
Richard S. Moon..(Son)..1..Albemarle

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, VA on 4 October 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 174, Dwelling 1409, Household 1503
Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia
R. S. Moon..(Son)..12..VA..At Home

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lovingston, VA on June 1880. ¹⁰

1880 US Census
Page 212B, District 112, Roll 1379
Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Richard Moon..Son..21..VA

(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Precinct 1, Jefferson County, AL on 15 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 84, Household 128, Precinct 1
Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 years
R. S. Moon..Head..Dec 1858..41..VA..Superintendent, Iron Ore Mines

(Living with wife and 3 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bessemer, AL on 7 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 147, Family 144, Roll 21, Ward 5
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
225 Avery Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Richard S. Moon..Head..61..VA..Street Supt, City

(Living with wife, 2 children, and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bessemer, AL on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 19B, District 119, Family 426, Roll 21
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
225 Owen Avenue; Home owned, $5000
Richard S. Moon..Head..71..VA..Street Superintendent, City Street

(Living with wife, daughter, and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Bessemer, AL on 2 April 1940. ¹¹

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 37-16, Family 14, Roll 42
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
225 Owen Avenue; Home owned, $5000
Richard Schuyler Moon..Head..82..VA..Widowed..8th grade..Superintendent and Engineer, City Street Dept..earned $1920 in 1939
Annie Louise Moon..Daughter..39..AL..5 years college..Teacher, City Schools..earned $1137 in 1939
Cecile Milner..Sister-in-law..44..TN..10th grade
France Milner..Niece..22..TN..1 year college..Cashier-Clerk, Public Utility..earned $1020 in 1939
Elizabeth Milner..Niece..18..AL..11th grade
Robert Milner..Nephew..14..AL..6th grade

(Richard was widowed and living with his un-married daughter and his deceased wife's sister-in-law, and her 3 nieces and nephew.)
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• His occupation in 1941 was a Street Department Superintendant in Bessemer, AL. ¹⁶

• He was buried on 28 March 1941 in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bessemer, AL.

Find A Grave Memorial #48664217
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Richard married Annie Berita Milner, daughter of John Ashley Milner and Sarah A. Cooper, on 15 July 1885 in , Jefferson County, AL.¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Annie Berita Milner was born on 15 May 1864 in Alabama,³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁷ died on 6 July 1930 in Bessemer, AL ⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ and was buried after 6 July 1930 in Bessemer, AL ¹⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Precinct 1, Jefferson County, AL on 15 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 84, Household 128
Precinct 1, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 years
R. S. Moon..Head..Dec 1858..41..VA..Superintendent, Iron Ore Mines
A. B. Moon..Wife..May 1864..36..AL..5/3
J. M. Moon..Son..May 1886..14..AL..At School
P. N. Moon..Son..May 1893..7..AL..At School
H. S. MoonSon..Dec 1895..5..AL
J.W. Gilcrest..Boarder..Oct 1890..19..AL..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Bessemer, AL on 7 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 147, Family 144, Roll 21, Ward 5
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
225 Avery Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Richard S. Moon..Head..61..VA..Street Supt, City
Annie B. Moon..Wife..55..AL..Dress Maker, At Home
Annie Louise Moon..Daughter..19..AL
Louis M. Moon..Daughter (Son)..17..AL
Sarah C. Millner..Mother-in-law..74..AL..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bessemer, AL on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 19B, District 119, Family 426, Roll 21
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
225 Owen Avenue; Home owned, $5000
Richard S. Moon..Head..71..VA..Street Superintendent, City Street
Annie B. Moon..Wife..65..AL
Annie L. Moon..Daughter..29..AL..Teacher, Public School
Sallie Milner..Mother-in-law..84..AL..Widowed
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1 "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957," index, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Name: R. S. Moon; Event Date: 15 Jun 1885; Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama.

2 Ross Seifert, "Seifert 02-08-2004," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2791169 : accessed 2 Dec 2010); <ross.seifert@comcast.net>

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Precinct 1, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 7B, family 128, Richard Schuyler Moon and Annie Barita Milner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 7A, family 144, Richard Schuyler Moon and Annie Barita Milner; index and images (accessed 17 Nov 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 21.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 19B, family 426, Richard Schuyler Moon and Annie Barita Milner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 21.

6 Ross Seifert, "Seifert 02-08-2004," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2791169 : accessed 2 Dec 2010).

7 "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660 : accessed 9 Aug 2014), Richd. S. L. Moon, 02 Dec 1858; citing St. Ann's, Albemarle, Virginia, reference Item 3 p89 #44; FHL microfilm 2,048,503; Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

8 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Nelson County, Virginia, p. 103, family 729, Richard Fleming Moon and Sarah Caroline Payne; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1365.

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, p. 174, dwelling 1409, family 1503, Richard Fleming Moon and Sarah Caroline Payne; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 112, p. 212B, Sarah Caroline Payne; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1379.

11 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, enumeration district (ED) 37-16, sheet 1B, household 14, Richard Schuyler Moon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 42.

12 "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888 : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Richard S. Moon, 26 Mar 1941; citing reference cn 6190, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,599.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48664217.

14 "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660 : accessed 9 Aug 2014), Richd. S. L. Moon, 02 Dec 1858; citing St. Ann's, Albemarle, Virginia, reference Item 3 p89 #44; FHL microfilm 2,048,503.

15 "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660 : accessed 7 Aug 2014), Name: Richd. S. L. Moon; Birth Date: 02 Dec 1858; Birthplace: St. Ann's, Albemarle, Virginia.

16 "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888 : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Name: Richard S. Moon; Event Date: 26 Mar 1941; Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama.

17 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48664203.

18 "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Mrs. Annie M. Moon, 06 Jul 1930; citing reference cn 16554, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,479.

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