History of the Moon Family

History of the Moon Family

By William H. Moon

THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY

Conyers, Georgia

PREFACE

It is customary for authors to give some reasons for writing and publishing a book, and in conformity with this custom, I give a few of the many reasons I have for writing and publishing this book.

For three years I have been seeking for information in regard to the ancestral history of this family, and after succeeding in gathering in a great store of facts pertaining to this family, I have decided to write a book and place it before this great family, so that this knowledge may not be lost, but handed down to generations yet to be born, and that they may see and catch an inspiration from the influences that some of their forefathers carried in their lives.

The love of fame and a desire to communicate information, have influenced men in almost every age and every nation, to leave behind them some memorials of their existence, actions and discoveries.

In the earliest ages of the world, the mode of conveying to posterity an account of important facts was very vogue and uncertain; the most obvious and easy was first resorted to. Thus, when Joshua led the twelve tribes of Israel over the River of Jordan, in a miraculous manner, he set up twelve stones for a memorial, but it was necessary for tradition to explain the circumstances which gave rise to it.

So the purpose of this book is, that it may be handed down from generation to generation, so that those unborn may be influenced by the lives of some of the present generation, and be influenced to do still greater and nobler things.

Dear reader, after you read this book, let me urge you to preserve it so it can be handed down to your children and your children's children, and may God bless them in any effort they may undertake, is my prayer. N. B. Do not criticize the author until you have written a book. WILLIAM H. MOON. Conyers, Ga., March 6th, 1920.

CONTENTS

Origin of the Moon Name Characteristics of the Moon Family The Moons in North Carolina and Georgia Thomas Moon Jesse Moon John Willingham Moon Joseph K. Moon Cicero Moon W. L. Moon Thomas Jefferson Moon Sarah N. E. Moon John Francis Moon Isaac N. Moon Lucy Ellen Moon W. W. L. Moon Stephen C. Moon John William Moon Madison Moon Lewis Moon Pattie Moon Betsie Moon Rachael Moon Amy Moon Lewis Moon, Sr Mary Ann Moon Thomas Moon, Jr. Edom Moon, Sr Pattie Moon Edom Moon, Jr. Jabez Moon Thomas B. Moon Woodson Daniel Moon Elizabeth Sarah Moon Lydia Ann Moon Benjamin Franklin Moon Hilmon Allen Moon Albert Sidney Johnston Moon Sarah Ann Moon Joseph Moon William E. Moon T. M. Moon Fannie Moon Robert L. Moon William E. Moon, Jr. Descendants of T. M. and Mary Moon Creacy Moon Susan Moon Frank A. Irwin J.R. Irwin Milton C. Irwin Mary C. Irwin Mark D. Irwin C. B. Irwin Thomas Moon (son of Joseph) Stephen LaFayette Moon Edward T. Moon Joseph Noah Moon Homer Moon William Henry Moon Mamie T. Moon Ida J. (Moon) Carter Alice Elizabeth Moon Sereptha Angeline Moon

Marshal LaFayette Moon Gordon DeKalb Moon Joseph DeKalb Moon Albert F. Moon Walter D. Moon Homer C. Moon Myrtie C. Moon George Washington Moon Catherine Moon Addie Moon James R. Mitchell Mattie Bell Mitchell Andrew J. Moon Augustus J. Moon Savannah Moon Josephine Elizabeth Moon Jefferson D. Long Richard A. Long Joseph Erastus Long Mattie Long Nettie Long Mollie Long Edom T. Moon Troy Moon Charles Knox Polk Moon Franklin Pierce Moon Sarah E. Moon Martha Amy Moon The Moon Reunion Other Moons J. C. Moon J. Robert Moon Moons in Ohio Moons in New York Eight Moon Brothers Genealogy The Bookout Family The Baggett Family Cobb County Reunion Moons Here and There Pleasant LaFayette Moon P.L. Moon John L. Moon Joseph M. Moon R. T. Moon Charles M. Moon Carrie D. Moon Robert Moon Sandy Moon The Moon Family U. S. Census Report John D. Moon Biographical Sketch of Joseph Moon Descendants of Joseph Moon Other Families Who Descended From the Moon Family Cynthia Victoria Moon Early English Family History Sowing and Reaping Profanity Life Advice to the Younger Generation The Author's Note

Origin of the Moon Name

BEFORE, and at the beginning of the Christian era, people had just one name, such as Paul, Silas, John and Peter. As the population grew there was a confusion of names by several persons having the same name. To avoid this, surnames had to be added to the first or Christian name. These names were obtained in various ways. For example, Robert was by trade a jewel smith, hence he was called Robert Smith. His only son was called Robertson, and John's eldest son was called Johnson. James, the miller, was called James Miller, and so on.

The Moon name originated in a very peculiar manner, but nevertheless it should mean very much to this family, as we shall see little farther on.

The ancestral history of this family is quite elaborate, extending back through the avenues of several centuries. During a certain period of history the Kingdom of Denmark formed a part of the English dominion. Within this period of English rule the king of England made a requisition on the king of Denmark for a regiment of soldiers. The Danish monarch, regarding it an honor, furnished the king with a selection of men, erect in stature, athletic, brave, and of a determined mind; of light complexion, blue eyes, red hair, with temper, and six feet tall. The banner which they fought under had, in addition to the national colors, the inscription of a half moon; they fought a battle by the light of the moon and won a great victory, which pleased the king very much for their bravery and success, for which the king granted them land in England if they would settle there. A large number accepted the offer and settled in a colony. Then they unanimously adopted the name of moon, and the land grant was given in this name. This is given as the origin of the name Moon.

Dear reader, you ought to be proud of this name, which is the beginning of your ancestral name. Your pedigree sprang from these selected soldiers, perfect in every respect, the highest type of man.

Now it is left with you to maintain this high standard by right living and right marriage. No doubt but this standard has been lowered during all these years that have lapsed since this high standard was set up, so it is with you whether you lower it or not.

Before I conclude this chapter I will relate a short story to impress the name Moon. This very fittingly represents the different phases of the moon: Once upon a time ----- Moon bought some whisky with the first quarter he had earned. This was the "first quarter." He drank a little too much. This was the "full moon." He spent all the money he had, which was a quarter, to sober up on. This was the "last quarter." He came home and his wife mauled him on the head with the rolling-pin. This represented an "eclipse." So he demonstrated all the changes of the moon.

The Characteristics of the Moon Family

WHAT they are they are, and they don't care who knows it.If they are for a thing, they are for it, because they believe it is right; and if they are against it, they oppose it with all their might, because they believe it wrong, and not for the purpose of gaining public applause. It is no trouble to find where they stand on any question. They are plain and outspoken in their convictions, though, they are considerate of the feelings of those who entertain views contrary to their own, and are usually cautious in expressions, to avoid wounding the feelings of others who may differ from them. They are absolutely free from deceit or hypocrisy. They hate a hypocrite with all the powers that they possess. A favor conferred on a Moon is always a live asset and one is convertible at any time by the person conferring it, for none of them can ever be accused of ingratitude. They are loyal to their friends and are always ready to serve them, but I am somewhat afraid that some of them may have at times failed to obey the Biblical injunction to pray for their enemies.

They have been accused of being high-tempered, and I am of opinion that we might as well plead guilty to this indictment without going to trial. But what if we are high-tempered? Is it he high-tempered steel that goes into the manufacture of our cutlery, worth $2,000 a ton, while pig-iron is worth $20, and iron $4 a ton? I would rather plead guilty to the charge than to be classed with pig iron or the scrap iron gang. The most of us have sense enough to control our temper, until we reach that point where we are justified in letting our tempers control us. I admit that some members of the family, when they have been smitten on one cheek, have failed and refused to turn the other to their antagonist. I do not think this is done on account of a spirit of contrariness, but that prudence dictates this policy, for we are informed that in the long ago our great-uncle, Charles Bookout, was slapped on one cheek, and he being a very pious man, turned his other cheek to his assailant, whereupon the brute struck on the proffered cheek with an umbrella and broke it. This incident has very likely had its influence in keeping us from offer the other cheek.

They are good law-abiding citizens, and it is very rare that a Moon ever has a case in court, either on the civil or criminal side. They are prudent and cautious in their business affairs, and are not the kind of people to buy gold bricks, or bite at the get-rich-quick schemes. They prefer to be safe rather than speculative. They would rather loan money (if they have any) at a low rate of interest, with good security, than at a high rate of interest with doubtful security. They are prompt to pay their debts and expect others to treat them the same way. They never go into bankruptcy, or take advantage of the homestead laws, to keep from paying their debts. Their word is as good as their bond. They are, with exceptions, people whose veracity is never questioned. They always take an active interest in politics, but it is very seldom that any of them ask for office for themselves. They prefer to aid their friends rather than ask their friends to aid them. This has been true of the family as far back as we have any knowledge of the family. It was especially true in Virginia many years ago, for it is said that while they were a controlling power in politics that they never aspired for an office themselves. None of them are wealthy but it is very rare that any of them reach middle age without owning a good home and being in moderate circumstances. They occupy that happy middle-ground where they are not troubled with the care of wealth, nor of the fear of ever coming to want, or having to appeal to the charity of the world. They usually contribute freely to worthy appeals for charity, and they would be the last people in the world to ask for charity. They attend to their own business and let other people's business alone. They are no news carriers or scandal mongers, and have but little respect for those who are. If they dislike a person, he need have no fear of being stabbed in the back, or of having his person or his character assassinated. They despise a bully, and while they are peacable and law abiding citizens, yet they are not without courage, and are quick to resent an insult. They possess a great deal of personal as well as family pride, and any person who reflects on the family name is likely to stir up a hornet's nest.

There is always a very strong affection between parent and child, and this love grows stronger with age. No matter how badly afflicted the parent may become with old age, the son and daughter never tires or complains in administering to his necessities or comforts. No matter how great the sacrifice, the child is always glad to make it, if by doing so he can add to the happiness of father and mother in time of old age or afflictions. They are great lovers of children, and they are very patient and indulgent with their children, yet they never fail to teach the child very important lessons of obedience. Although the father is very liberal in bestowing his affections on the child, the child knows full well that the father's command must be obeyed, and that the father's will is law unto him.

While they are good citizens in time of peace they are equally as good soldiers when their country was involved in war. Tradition teaches us that the family name of Moon was won by heroic service to their country on the battlefield nearly a thousand years ago, and all of the information that we have been able to obtain indicates, that they have from that day until the present time, been ready at all times to lay down their lives if need be in defense of their country. Even in the Civil War, we find that John Willingham Moon furnished seven sons; his sister, Polly (Moon) Baggett, ten sons, and his Uncle, Joseph Moon, of Walton County, eight sons and one grandson who fought for the Confederacy. But few families contributed as much to the Confederacy as ours. It has been said that prior to the Civil War the Moon family dominated the politics of the State of Virginia, and no person could count on being elected to office without the support of the Moon family. The Moons, as a rule, are very stout and long-lived. Many of them lived to be ninety-six years old.

The Moons in North Carolina and Georgia

FROM Virginia some of the descendants of William Moon emigrated to North Carolina. I don't know just when they went into North Carolina, but know, according to the U. S. Census for the year 1790, there were more Moons in North Caroline than in any other state. There were 20 families, with a population of 121. The same census report shows that they were prosperous, for they owned at that time 99 slaves, or an average of nearly one slave to each man, woman and child.

I do not know just when the Moons first came to Georgia. I know that there were Moons residing in Georgia prior to, and during the Revolutionary War. Thomas Moon, a native of North Carolina, whose wife before her marriage, was Sarah Brooks, is the common ancestor of all the Moons of Georgia. I do not know the date on which he came to Georgia, but do known his son, Joseph, the youngest of twelve children, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, in the year 1796. His son, Jesse, one of the oldest of twelve children, was also born in Columbia County, Georgia. Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon then evidently must have been residents of that county at the time of the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

The census records for Georgia for the year 1790 were destroyed by the British in the War of 1812, therefore cannot get any aid from this source as to the number of Moons in Georgia at that time or when they came to Georgia. I don't know the date of the birth of Thomas Moon, but I know he died at the age of 96 years, and he was still living in the year of 1855, for I have in my possession a letter dated March 27, 1855, written by my father, LaFayette Moon, to his father while he was staying with his grandfather, Thomas Moon, going to school in Columbia County. From this fact, if he died during the year 1855, that would place his birth in the year 1759. Now as to Thomas Moon being a native of England, I cannot say positively. Tradition has it that he and two other brothers came from England and settled in Georgia or North Carolina, and does not mention the names of the other two brothers. I have heard my uncle, William, the oldest son of Joseph Moon, say that his grandfather came from England. J. W. Moon, of Paulding County, who has furnished me a great deal of information relative this family, believes that Thomas Moon was either a son or a grandson of William Moon, who emigrated from England prior to 1660, with two brothers, John and Rollo. John settled in Newport, Rhode Island, Rollo settled in what is now Berk County, Pennsylvania, about the same time, and William settled in Virginia. I am inclined to believe that there were Moons that emigrated at several different times. I have corresponded with G. R. Moon, of Martinsville, Ohio, who says the Moons of that state are quite numerous. He says that his branch of the family emigrated from England as far back as William Penn's time.

The following is the information that J. W. Moon gave me: John, Rollo and William Moon came to America more than 250 ago and when the first permanent settlement at Jamestown was only about 50 years old. They were here more than 116 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. William is the emigrant ancestor of all the Moons in the South. Some of his progeny reside in Virginia, where they are very prominent. They regarded as the social equals of the very best people in that state, they having intermarried with the Lees, Martins and other prominent families of Virginia, as is generally characteristic of the Moon family. The Moons of Virginia have named many of their children for their ancestor, William Moon, the emigrant. In 1770, of five families in Virginia, three of the heads of families were named William. This within itself is corroborative proof of the fact our emigrant ancestor was named William,

By the census report for Georgia of 1790 being destroyed, leaves a broken link in the ancestral chain, so I will leave this for the many readers to solve. Anyway, it is a positive fact that we are of English descent.

Sketches of the Moons

THOMAS MOON

THOMAS MOON, the ancestor of the Moons in Georgia, was born between 1759 and 1762. I cannot give his paternal parents. He married Miss Sarah Brooks and lived in Columbia County, Georgia; was a farmer and owned a number of slaves. There were born unto him twelve children, Jesse, Edom, Louis, James, Raleigh, Thomas, Joseph, Amy and Polly, the names of the other three I do not know. Possibly they were children of a former wife and did not come to Georgia. We will notice from this ancestor down to the present, that the Moons generally had a large family of boys, which accounts for so many Moons in the South. They believe in keeping the race from running out. It also seems from a letter I received from G. R. Moon, of Ohio, that the Moons of that state raised a large family of boys. A Joseph Moon of that state had thirteen sons and 829 great-grandchildren.

JESSE MOON

JESSE MOON, son of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, about 1780. He was married three times. The first marriage was to Rachael Willingham, of Columbia County, Georgia, and to them were born the following children: Thomas, who married a Miss Davis; John Willingham, who was married twice, first to Miss Harriet Cole and after her death to Miss Prudence Baggett; Rachael, who married Jack Griffin and Polly, who married Burton Baggett. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Creasy Willingham, a sister of his first wife, and to them were born the following children: Madison, who married twice, the first time to a Miss Richardson, and the second time to Miss Margareth Caloway; Lewis, who married Kate Webb; Cash, who married Miss Davis, sister of the Miss Davis who married Thomas Moon; Nelope, who married Sanford Fulse; Sandal,(called Sallie,) who married Charles Bookout, and Patsy, (called Patty,) who married James Webb. All of the above-named children were born in Columbia County, Georgia. After the death of his second wife he married Polly Brown about the year 1846. They then lived in Randolph County, Alabama, where he raised a large family. I can only give the names of two, James and Jesse.

He began life a poor man, and by thrift and industry he became at one time very wealthy for a man of his day. He owned four or five thousand acres of valuable farming lands in Walton County, Georgia, and seventy-five or more slaves. His tract of land lay north of Sharon Baptist church. He donated three acres for the church when it was organized in 1845, just after the split-up of Gum Creek church.

After the loss of his second wife he made a grave mistake in the selection of his third wife. There seemed to have been a lack of congeniality between himself and this woman. She squandered and wasted his fortune and they separated several years before his death. His last days must to have been very unhappy, by being separated from his wife and the fortune that he had accumulated in a lifetime was all gone through no fault of his. Jesse must of had fifteen or twenty children, but I have not been able to trace all of them. This set of Moons all lived to be very old. Indeed they averaged ninety years or more. Dr. York, formerly of Decatur, Ala., but later of Decatur, Texas, claimed that he was the family physician of Jesse Moon, saying he was 112 years old when he died. Some of the relatives doubt the truth of this statement, but it is known that he lived to be a very old man.

JOHN WILLINGHAM MOON

JOHN WILLINGHAM MOON, son of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, and grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks)Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, on April 14, 1802. On February 20, 1820, he was married to Miss Harriet Cole, the daughter of Marcus Cole, of Columbia County, Georgia. He continued after his marriage to reside in Columbia County until the year 1824, when he moved to Walton County, Georgia. He resided in Walton County until 1837, when he moved to Cobb County and settled on Powder Springs creek, near the line of Paulding County where he lived until his death on May 27, 1876.

To them were born eleven children, nine sons and two daughters. His two oldest children were born in Columbia County; all of the others except the two youngest were born in Walton County; the two youngest were born in Cobb County. The names of their children are as follows: Joseph K., Cicero D., W. L., (known as Coot,) Thomas Jefferson, John Frances, Isaac N., Lucy Ellen, W. W. Lump' J. M. Lee, Stephen C., Sarah N. E. Harriet (Cole) Moon died May 3, 1843, and John Willingham Moon on November 1843, was married to Miss Prudence Baggett, of Cobb County, Georgia. To them were born six children, as follows: Mariles J., born September 30,1844. She married John Summers. Mary Elizabeth, born March 7, 1847, and married James R. Summers; died May 24, 1914. Susan L., born December 16, 1849; married to David S. Poole. Benjamin F., born September 11, 1864, and married Miss Mary Paris. Rachael R., born October 3,1867; married to James R. Eliot. Willie was born March 6, 1860, and was married to William R. House.

Prior to the Civil War John Willingham Moon had accumulated considerable property and was the owner of a few slaves. When he discovered that his father's third wife was wasting his property he sent two of his sons, John Frances and Cicero D., to Randolph County, Ala., the home of his father at that time, and had them get some of his father's slaves and bring them back to Georgia. These slaves remained with him until they were emancipated.

Many years before his death he joined the Primitive Baptist church and lived a consistent Christian life. He was for many years clerk of the Marietta Primitive Baptist Association. He was an exemplary citizen, and he had the moral courage to stand for that which was right, and to condemn that which was wrong without any regard whatever as to whether his course met with popular approval. This same noble principle was characteristic of all his children.

When the Civil War came on he was intensely loyal to the South, and while he was too old to do military duty himself, he furnished seven sons and two sons-in-law, who did valiant service for the Confederacy. All of these, save two, W. W. Lump and Stephen C., who died from sickness while in the army, return at the close of the war to their homes and families, where lived as good citizens as they did soldiers. It was the boast of Willingham Moon that he had seven sons and two sons-in-law who went through the war, and that not one of them was ever hit by a Yankee bullet. On account of his strong stand for the Confederacy, the Yankee army destroyed much valuable property belonged to him when Sherman's army came through Georgia.

JOSEPH K. MOON

Joseph K. MOON, son of John Willingham and Harriet Moon was born in Columbia County, Georgia, December 22,1820 He was married to Miss Mary Butner, of Walton County, , and to them were born six children. He was four years old when his father moved to Walton County, and came with his family to Cobb County when he was about sixteen years of age. After he settled in the last-named County, where he continued to reside until his death on July 12, 1870. Soon after the end of hostilities in the Civil War, he enlisted as Sergeant of Company D., Seventh Georgia Infantry; later he was promoted to Lieutenant of that company. Before the close of the war he was transferred to Company I., of the same regiment, where he continued until the close of the war. He was a member of Springville Lodge F. and A. M., at Powder Springs, Ga., and filled the office of W. M., and Secretary of that lodge.

CICERO D. MOON

Cicero D. MOON was also born in Columbia County, Georgia on December 13, 1822. He came to Cobb County with his father married to Miss Ferruby Bullard, of that county, and to them were born eight children. After the death of his first wife he was again married, to Mrs. Susan McCutcheon, who, prior to her marriage, was Miss Susan Bullard, a sister of his first wife. He settled in Cobb County, near Powder Springs, where he resided until his death on August 27, 1899. He too was a member of the Springville Lodge of F. and A. M., for many years. He also did service for the Confederacy.

W. L. MOON

W. L. MOON, (known as Coot,) son of John Willingham Harriet (Cole) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, December 20, 1824, and was married to Miss Milsey E. Webb, of Walton County, and to them were born seven children. When the Civil War came on he enlisted as a private in Company D., Seventh Georgia Infantry, and served the Confederacy until the close of the war. He, like his two older brothers, was a Mason and a member of Springville lodge for many years. After his marriage he settled on a farm in Cobb County near Powder Springs, where resided until his death on February 5, 1876.

THOMAS JEFFERSON MOON

THOMAS JEFFERSON MOON, son of John Willingham Harriet (Cole) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on 28, 1826, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Moon, of Walton County, a daughter of Thomas Moon, and grand-daughter of and Rachael (Willingham) Moon. She was a first cousin to husband. To them were born five children. He enlisted as private in Company B., 41st Georgia Regiment of the Confederate army, and served until the close of the war. He too settled on a farm in Cobb County and resided there until his death in the year 1889.

SARAH N. E. MOON

SARAH N. E. MOON, daughter of John Willingham and Harriet (Cole) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on October 24, 1828. She was married to Jacob D. Moore, of Cobb County and to them were born nine children. They resided on a farm near the line of Paulding and Cobb counties until her death on August 22, 1910.

JOHN FRANCIS MOON

JOHN FRANCIS MOON, son of John Willingham and Harriet (Cole) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on May 6, 1830, and was married to Miss Saphronia Adcock, of Cobb County on February 17, 1856. The marriage ceremony was performed by his brother, Cicero D., who was a Justice of the Peace. He first settled on a farm in Cobb County near Lost Mountain, where he resided for about four years. He then moved to Paulding County, near the town of Hiram, where he resided until his death on February 6, 1902. To them were born six children: Louis Anthony, born December 12, 1856, and married Miss Sarah J. Hipps. Robert Toombs, born June 8,1858, and married Miss Ella Land. Mary, born October 19, 1859, and married John A. Clonts. Harriet re, born November 29,1860. Saphronia Frances, October, 1862, married John T. Lester. John William, born August 12,1866, and married Miss Eunice Sorrells December 28, 1904. John Frances enlisted as a private in Company 1., Second Georgia Cavalry, Confederate army, in May, 1862, at Kennesaw, (then Big Shanty,) Cobb County, Georgia, and known at that time as Camp McDonald. His command remained at that place about one month after his enlisted then went to Atlanta and was one of the guards of the Anderson Raiders, when they were executed in the summer of 1862. Soon after this his command was ordered to Tennessee, where they joined General Kirby Smith's command about July 10, 1862. About three days later he was in the first battle of Murfreesboro, when General Crittendon's entire army was captured. The artillery captured in this battle was afterwards used by the Confederate army and was known as "White's Battery." Soon after this, his command marched toward Nashville and camped in the Sequatchie Valley. He was sent out one Sunday morning to relieve some pickets, and through mistake he took the wrong road, and very unexpectedly found himself in the presence of two Union soldiers, who forced m to surrender. This occurred about eight miles from Nashville on the Nashville and Luverne turnpike, about the last of August, 1862. He remained a prisoner of General Burnside's for only a few days, until General Burnside ordered him carried to Nashville, to be sent to a Federal prison. On the way to Nashville he was guarded by two soldiers, and they came to a fine spring on the roadside where they stopped to get some water and to rest. Soon after they stopped John F. Moon lay down and began to snore as though he were asleep. In a little while the two guards were snoring in reality. He got up and escaped. Before doing so, however, he said that it was very hard to resist the temptation to slay his guards. Knowing as I do his intense hatred for the Yankees, I can well imagine how hard it was for him to overcome this temptation, and only the fact that he considered his recapture almost certain, and in that event it meant death to him, was all that saved the lives of his guards. A few days spent in wandering around in an unknown country try where there were plenty of Yankee soldiers, he made good his escape, but it took him several days to again reach his command. He rejoined them at Woodsonville, Kentucky, about the middle of September. In going back to his command he illustrated his devotion to duty and loyalty to the South, and showed the grit and courage of the true soldier, for we can well imagine that when he escaped from his captors and realized that his command was hundreds of mile away, he knew not where, and how he must have yearned to see his wife and five little children down in Georgia. For he loved them, never was there a father more devoted to his wife and children the he. A weak man would have found the excuse, while he was separated from his command, to have visited his home and family, but like the true soldier that he was, he thought of nothing but duty and did it by returning to his command. When he rejoined his command he was under General Nathan B. Forrest, and soon after reaching his command a battle was fought at this place which lasted thirty-six hours, when the Union army surrendered. He was in the battle at Perryville, Kentucky, which lasted three days. At Camp Dick Robertson they captured a, burned the government supplies. They then came back into Tennessee , and he was in the second battle of Murfreesboro. In this battle he fought for fourteen days without taking the saddle from his horse except to arrange the blanket; then fought the Union army all the way to Chattanooga, from Chattanooga across the river to Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, and was in the battle Chickamauga until he was captured about August 27, 1863. After his capture he was carried to Camp Douglas at Chicago, where he remained until he was paroled at the end of the war. While he was a prisoner he suffered a great deal from hunger and cold. The climate being very cold in winter they were not allowed to have any fire, and were furnished with but little clothing. He stated that many prisoners starved to death. He told of an incident that was both humorous and pathetic, but it shows the hardships they endured: One of the prison officers came into the prison with a dog, he lost it and it was never able to find him. The officer was very much troubled about the loss of his dog, and was instituting a very vigorous search for him when one of the prisoners pasted on the prison-wall: "For the want of meat the dog was eat."

He and his wife joined the Primitive Baptist church at Harmony Grove many years before their death, and were baptized by is brother, Isaac N. Moon. He lived an humble Christian life, and death to him was a welcome visitor.

ISAAC N. MOON

ISAAC N. MOON was born in Walton County, Georgia, on April 11, 1832. He was married twice; the first time to Miss Cynthia Bullard, of Cobb County and to them were born eight children, six boys and two girls. After the death of his first wife, he married Mrs. Maggie Daniel, of Cobb County. He resided in Cobb County from the time of his first marriage until his death. On account of his being a physician, he did not enlist in the Confederate army, but remained at home to administer to those who remained at home. He joined the Primitive Baptist church at Sorrell Springs church, in Cobb County, in 1872, and was at this time ordained to preach the gospel, which he did as long as he lived when the condition ion of his health would permit. He represented Cobb County in lower the house of the Georgia Legislature during the years 1886-7.

LUCY ELLEN MOON

LUCY ELLEN MOON was born in Walton County, Georgia, April 3, 1834. She married W. M. Bullard, of Cobb County, and to them were born eight children, as follows: J. T. Bullard, born November 5, 1858, and married Miss Sarah Fuller. R. G. Bullard, born 15, 1860, and married Miss Elva Ada Ward. N. L. Bullard, born December 27, 1861. William M. Bullard, Jr., born April 3,1866, and married Miss Arrie Howington. Sarah C. Bullard, born November 10, 1867, and married J. P. Powell. F. M. Bullard, born May 17, 1875, and married Miss Lessie Bullard. B. M. Bullard born September 27, 1877, and married Miss Martha M. Wyatt. Idle Bullard was born February 27, 1880; died May 5, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Bullard resided on a farm in Cobb County until they moved to Bremen, Haralson County, where they resided until their death.

W.W.L. MOON

W. W. L. MOON, (known as Lump ,) was born in Walton County December 24, 1835, and married Miss Milza Webb. He enlisted as a private in Company I., Second Georgia Cavalry, Confederate army, and died while in military service. On the morning of March 30, 1863, he was found dead in camp by his mess-mate and brother-in-law, William M. Bullard. He was not well the evening before, and was thought that he had, through mistake, taken an overdose of morphine, which caused his death. His widow married William Brown, of Walton County, and them were born three children, Wiley, Luther and Sallie. Wiley married Minnie Black and Sallie married Cash Moon.

STEPHEN C. MOON

STEPHEN C. MOON was born in Cobb County, Georgia, on August 7, 1841. He never married. He enlisted as a private in Company D., Seventeenth Regiment, Confederate army, and was in the battle of Mannassas and had measles at the time he was forced to wade a creek or river, which caused a relapse of measles and pneumonia, from which he died on July 30, 1863. All the children of John Willingham Moon were prosperous and accumulated enough property to place them in easy circumstances. All owned substantial homes, and all who did not belong to the Primitive Baptist church were believers in that faith and order.

JOHN WILLIAM MOON

JOHN WILLIAM MOON, (better known as Jack Moon,) was born in Spaulding County, Georgia, August 12, 1866. He attended the country schools until he was 18 years old, then taught school one year and attended a business college in Atlanta in 1886. In 1887 he began as clerk in a general store at Hiram, Ga., where I worked for seven years; read law at night, and was admitted to the bar at Dallas, Ga., in August, 1892, and practiced law for a few years and then went in to the dry goods business at Hiram. He followed this for five years, then went into the hardware business and was engaged in this business for several years. On December 28, 1904, he was married to Miss Eunice E. Sorrells, of Spaulding County, Ga., and to them were born four children, to-wit: Christine Saphronia, born October 31, 1905. Lorraine Sorrells, born February 10, 1908. Mildred Virginia, born April 19, 1911, and Jack Bennett, the baby.

The subject of this sketch was a son of John F., and Saphronia (Adcock) Moon; his grandfather and grandmother were John Willingham and Harriet (Cole) Moon; his great-grandfather and great-grandmother were Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon. His great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother were Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon.

MADISON MOON

MADISON MOON, son of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) [Moon, and grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born on October 30, 1815, and married Miss Mary Richardson. By this union they had seven children: Rollie, who married Arbel Moon, of Cobb County; John and William, who lived in Texas, and three others who died quite young. Amy married Andrew J. words, of Walton County, in 1859. They had born unto them nine children: Mary E., John M., Fannie W., William H., James T., A. F., Annie, Carry B., and Sallie W. Mr. Swords was reared on the farm and received a good education under the tutorship of professor Robert A. Gwinn, one of the best teachers of his time. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D., (Captain W. D. Grant,) Second Georgia Cavalry, and with his command participated in many important battles, among them being Murfreesboro, (first and second battles;) Perryville, with the command that drove the Union forces from Lookout Point; Chickamauga, New Hope church and Waynesboro, where he had his horse shot from under him. After the war e came home very poor, but by hard work and economy he has become the owner of a 400-acre tract of good land, had a comfortable home and the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens. He was Justice of the Peace in the 417th District G. M., Walton County, for a number of years, and was a master Mason, belonging D the F. and A. M. Lodge at Loganville. Mr. Moon, after the death of his first wife, was married to Miss Margaret Caloway, and by his union they had born unto them only thirteen children: Marth Ann who was married twice, the first time to Kerney Eubanks, and be second time to William Gresham, of Gwinnett County, who she now survives. By the first marriage they had born unto them eight children: Asa, who married a Cannon the first time and second time, by whom they had six children. Lizzie, who David Smith, eight children. Sidney, married Lizzie Cannon , three children. Clark, Annie Lee and Minnie. Nancy married Robert Bennett, they had four children, Cora Lee, Alline, Jewel and Alice. William married Janie Wells, they had two children, Vernon and Birdie. Lula married Mark Sanders, they had seven children Myrtis and Curtis, Clarence, Ethel, Sarah, Clyde, and one died in infancy. Jesse married Annie Johnson and had four children, Grover, Arthur, James and Cramer. Mary Jane married Tom Smith the first time and William Harper the second time. They had one child, Thomas. Nancy married Non Braswell, to whom were born seven children. Briney married J. B. Swords. Charlie married Mattie Batchelor. Augustus married Emma Beachum. Sandy married John Hawkins. James married Mamie Stephens. Elijah married Evie Stephens. Angie married Columbus Bennette. Henry married Belle Mann. Callie married Jessie Baker. Warnie married Lizzie Gresham.

Mr. Moon had just twenty children in all, and they all married in good families and are all doing well. The most of them are good farmers and make good crops from year to year. At the time of his death, about 1897, he had a great number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He fought in the Creek Indian wars. He owned a large farm and operated a great deal of machinery. He was a master Mason.

LEWIS MOON

LEWIS MOON, son of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) was born in Walton County, Georgia, and married Miss Katie Webb. They had born unto them several children, the names of all I know are Jack, Woodson and Cash. He owned a good farm and raised fine crops. He was a master Mason and belonged to the F. and A. M. Lodge at Loganville.

PATTIE MOON

PATTIE MOON, daughter of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, and was married to James Webb. By this union were born several children. I will give the names of those that I know: Andrew, who is a minister of Primitive Baptist church; Wiley, John, James Jr., and Elizabeth. Mr. Webb was a farmer and a minister of the gospel of the Baptist faith, and preached for many years. John, his second son, moved Louisiana in 1890.

BETSIE MOON

BETSIE MOON, daughter of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, and was married to Augustus Clay, to whom were born several children, among them being Augustus, Jr., Dollie, who married a Lester the first time and second time to George W. Moon, her cousin; Henry C., who married Susan Graham, daughter of David Graham.

RACHAEL MOON

RACHAEL MOON, daughter of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, was either born in Columbia or Walton County, and married to Jack Griffin, and to them were born the following children: Jesse Thomas and John. John married Miss Fannie Willingham. Laura, who married a Irwin. Sandy, who was never married. Nancy, who married a Baker. Sallie, who married a Wallis. Creasy, who married Sam Needham. Rebecca, who married Jack Needham. Rachael, who married Bill Lyle.

AMY MOON

Amy MOON, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, and married Buck Richardson. By this union they had born unto them the following children. Rollie, Billie, James, Grover, Malchai, Edom, Thomas and Joseph, all of whom raised large families. Billie moved to Ala.1881. I do not know who these children married. Later I have been informed that they had fifteen children. Mary, who married Madison Moon, her first cousin. The subject of this sketch good woman and lived to be eighty or ninety years old.

LEWIS MOON

LEWIS MOON, son of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, about the year 1876, and married Miss Martha Willingham in 1806. By this union was born unto them nine children, as follows: Javus, John, and Mommon B., who married Elizabeth Austin. To them were born six children: Lewis, Martha, John, Margaret, Jesse, Morgan and Bev, who lives in Texas.

He served two terms in the Georgia Legislature and one term in the Senate, when the capital was at Milledgeville. His mode of traveling to and from the seat of government was on horseback. He also held the office of Justice of the Peace for twenty years.

Mommon B. Moon was a very fine scribe; he could not be excelled. He taught writing schools all over the country. He also was a fine mathematician. The other children of Lewis Moon are: Lewis, Jr., Isaac, Jesse, Martha, Mary, and one died in infancy.

MARY ANN MOON

MARY ANN MOON, daughter of Lewis Moon, was born October 6, 1839, and was married to John B. Rodgers on April 8 1855. There were born unto them seven children, as follows Lewis J., William R., Martha M., Elizabeth S., John E., James R. and Isaac L.

John B. Rodgers, husband of Mary Ann, was a farmer and followed the occupation for many years, when he was permanently disabled by an accident. Since his death his widow has been living with her son, James R., at Tucker, Ga. He is a successful merchant at that place.

THOMAS MOON

THOMAS MOON, son of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon was born in Columbia County, Georgia. I don't know when he married, who he married nor how many children he had. Can give the names of six, as follows: Jabez, James, Lewis, Levi, Bookout and Charley.

EDOM MOON

EDOM MOON, son of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, about the year 1784. I do not know who he married. He had twelve or fifteen children, but I can only give some of their names: Daniel, William, Edom, Jr., Mary, Sarah, Martha and Pattie. The subject of this sketch was a farmer. He and his brother, Joseph, were very much devoted to each other, and both of them were great singers They would very often meet and sing together.

PATTIE MOON

PATTIE MOON, daughter of Edom Moon, was born March 16, 1818, and married Josiah Brooks on October 15, 1866, and had several children: Jane O., who married Josh Still on October 15,1866, and had six children, Jennie, Mattie, Sallie, Samp, Joe and Lumb.

EDOM MOON, Jr.

EDOM MOON, Jr., son of Edom Moon, Sr., was born in Walton County, Georgia, in the year 1830, and moved with his father to Walker County, Georgia, where he still resides, and is 90 years of age. The following is a letter I have in my possession that he wrote to my father 68 years ago:

Walker County, Georgia, June 4, 1852.

Dear Cousin LaFayette:--I received your communication in due time and have not had time to respond until now. We are all well at present and hoping these few lines may find you all enjoying the same like blessings, as health is the best thing that was ever bestowed on man. We may have all this world's goods and if we don't have health we cannot enjoy it. I have nothing of great importance to write to you at present. The wheat crop will be cut short on account of the frost. The oat crop is very good. We have had a lot of rain, could not plow for a week or two. Father and mother send their best respects to Uncle Joseph and Aunt Martha. They expect to be in Walton between now and Christmas. S. L., I expect to be in Walton by October. I want to see all of my old Walton friends once more. You must write in reply to this. Are you not married yet? I expect you are most ready to jump the broom. I am not married yet and do not know when I shall, so nothing more at present. I remain,

Your loving cousin until death,

EDOM G. W. MOON.

JABEZ MOON

JABEZ MOON was born in Walton County, Georgia, in 1833, married to Miss Isabel Clark. By this union they had born unto them nine children: Thomas E., born March 19, 1854 and was married three times, the first time to Miss Eliza Wingate the second time to Miss Lizzie Poole, and the third time to Bettie Jones and had seven children.

William I., was born May 15, 1857 and married Feller Edwards and had seven children.

James Berry was born July 3, 1858, and married Miss Callie Poole; eight children

Lizzie was born in February, 1860, and married B. Wallis; they had four children. Robert M., was born in October 1862, and was married to Miss Mandy Knight, and had seven children. Anna was born in 1864, and was married to Frank Berry, they have five children. Albert A., was born in 1866, and was married to Miss Rosie Sigman, and had three children. Ida was born in June, 1872, and married Hugh Dorsey. They had eight children and Battie E., was born June 13, 1874, and was married to Miss Pinkie Gray and had seven children. Battie has served on the police force in Atlanta, Ga., continuously for twenty years. Jabez Moon, the father of these children, and Isabel, his wife, were strict Baptists.

THOMAS B. MOON

THOMAS B. MOON, son of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, and grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born the 19th of June, 1810, and was married to Miss Emeliann Davis August 12th, 1828. His wife was a daughter of Jefferson Davis. By this union they had born unto them six children, as follows Jesse Benjamin Edom, born February 6, 1830, and die February 11, 1830; William Francis, born December 17, 1831; Woodson Daniel, born February 15, 1833; Elizabeth Sarah, born May 11, 1835; Lydia Ann, born August 7, 1837; Rachael Rebecca born August 6, 1840, and died August 25, 1841.

Thomas Moon was a farmer and after the death of his wife 1844, he was married to Miss Susan Moon, daughter of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon. By this union they had two children, both dying in infancy. After the death of her husband she was married to Willis Irwin, who will be seen in the sketches of Joseph Moon's children.

WOODSON DANIEL MOON

WOODSON DANIEL MOON, son of Thomas B., and Emeliann (Davis) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on February 15, 1833, and was married to Miss Charlotte Ann Hammock, daughter of Asa Hammock, December 24, 1854. By this union they had six children, as follows: Mary Lewis, born October 10, 1855, and died March 9, 1856; Pocahontas, born December 5, 1856, and died November 6, 1858; Benjamin Franklin born September 7, 1855; Hilmon, born April 11 1860; Albert S. J., born April 2, 1862; Sarah Ann born October 24, 1863.

Mr. Moon lived in Walton County, Georgia, and was a good men He enlisted in the Confederate army in 1863, in Company 35th Georgia Regiment. He made a true soldier and served until he was killed in the battle of Hanover Junction, Va., May 23, 1864 The following is a copy of a letter that he wrote to his wife while in service:

"Camp Near Orange Courthouse, Va., Sept. I 1, 1863.

My Dear Charlotte:

"I this morning seat myself to drop you a few lines which leaves me in tolerable good health at this time. I hope these imperfect lines may come to hand and find you and the children all well and doing well. Anything you want you had as well buy it if have the money, as I don't expect the money will be any good in a short time from this, for there is so much of it afloat and it buys such a little. If you go to buy anything you will have to give measure of money for a measure of anything you buy. You may what money you please, and live as well as you can, for that is hat is allotted to man in this world, and you had as well enjoy for to lay it up and let it go down on your hands, which it undoubtedly will do.

"The army here is in good health at this time, but is small. companies will not average more than thirty-five men, and that makes the regiment about 350 men, and four regiments make a brigade It is thought here that this corps, or Ewell's, will go west. Longstreet's corps is done gone. If A. P. Hill's corps goes it will in a few days. Times are very hard here now; things are so and the men are so tired of meat and bread that they will pay any price that is asked. They have to pay from fifteen to twenty dollars per bushel for Irish potatoes, one dollar a pound for dried fruit and two dollars a plug for tobacco, and everything else in proportion.

"I have written to Hill what things I wanted. If Andrew Webb bring them. I don't need a coat and jacket, the ones I have will last me this winter, and it will be of no use to send such things will not need, for if I have to move I will have to throw them away. The shoes that I have would do to wear in dry weather if they were half-soled. If you have the leather I want you to send me two half-soles and I will put them on myself.

"I will close for the present, for I have to sit flat on the ground and write on my knee. Write soon, for it has been over a month since I heard from you. I remain your ever-loving husband u until death. When this you see remember me, though seven hundred miles between us be.

"W. D. MOON."

"Camp Near Orange Courthouse, Va., December 10, 1863.

"Dear Wife and Children:

"I this morning seat myself to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am still in the land and among the living. I am in tolerably good health at this time, hoping these lines may come safely to hand and find you all likewise. I received your letter of the 30th of November by J. R. Thomas on yesterday and was glad to hear from you and to learn that you are well and doing well. I received some little articles from you and we stewed up the fruit today and baked some pies. I took the best "bait" I have had since I have been in Virginia, for I was tired of one diet all the time. I have craving appetite for something nourishing. We have had a hard time from the 27th of November to the 2nd of December. Yankees crossed the Rapidan on the 26th in force which we had to meet. They crossed at Ely's Ford, about twenty miles below this place and about ten miles above Chancellorsville, and there we them and fortified against them and remained in line of battle five days and nights in five hundred yards of the Yankee pick and in the coldest weather that I ever saw, in an old field and no wood to burn. As to my part, I shivered the worst that I ever did in my life, but the Yankees took a hint and left the night before we intended to attack them the next morning, and I don't think there were many that cared. As to my part, I did not, for I was not anxious to engage them, for they had five corps while we had two, but if they would have stayed till the next morning we would have tried them.

"I am awfully tired of this war and would like the best in the world to be at home, but I see no chance for me to get there. I would give my interest in the Confederacy to be relieved of it, for we are whipped, anyway, for I see no chance for us to hold our own, for our army is growing weaker everyday and we have no course to go to, while the Yankees have plenty; they have the world open to them, and if we can whip them we can whip the world. I understand that the Yankees are recruiting in New York at the rate of fifteen thousand a week of foreigners. If that he the case I can't see how we are to hold our own.

"Give my respects to all inquiring friends. No more at present. I remain your loving husband until death.

"W. D. MOON."

ELIZABETH SARAH MOON

ELIZABETH SARAH MOON, daughter of Thomas B., and Emeliann (Davis) Moon, and grand-daughter of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, was born May 11, 1835, and was married to Thomas Jefferson Moon. She was a first cousin to her husband. To them were born five children. Thomas Jefferson Moon was a son of Jesse and Rachael (Willingham) Moon, as will be seen in the sketches of Jesse Moon's children. He enlisted as a private in Company B., 41st Georgia Regiment of the Confederate army and served till the close of the war. He settled on a farm in Cobb County and resided there until his death in 1889.

LYDIA ANN MOON

LYDIA ANN MOON, second daughter of Thomas B. and Emeliann (Davis) Moon, was born in Walton count, Georgia, August 7, 1837, and was married to Gip Bullard, of Cobb County, Georgia. To them were born several children, among them being Woodson D., Willis, Lizzie (Bullard) Paris, wife of Joseph S. Paris; Mrs. John Catchcart, of Atlanta, Ga.

To realize the close relationship existing between the children of Mrs. Bullard and the descendants of John W. Moon, we must bear in mind that Mrs. Bullard was a first cousin of John F. Moon and his brothers.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MOON

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MOON, son of Woodson D., and Charlotte (Hammock) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, September 7, 1858, and was married to Miss Sudie Almand, daughter of H. P. Almand, of Rockdale County, Georgia. By this union they had born unto them only one child, it dying in infancy. After his marriage he moved to Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, where he resided until his death. He was mayor of the City of Jackson for several terms. After the death of his wife he was married to a Mrs. Fretwell. He died June 15, 1911.

HILMON ALLEN MOON

HILMON ALLEN MOON, son of Woodson D., and Charlotte (Hammock) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, April 11, 1860, and was married to Miss Lula Almand, daughter of H. P. Almand, of Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia. By this union they had born unto them two children, as follows: Beulah Ann, born October 2, 1884, and married Les Hollingsworth; H. C., born April 20, 1886, and married Miss Orrie Cornwell. Mr. Moon lived in Rockdale County until his death. He owned a very fine farm and was a good neighbor and citizen. After the death of his wife he married a Mrs. Darter. After this marriage Mr. Moon’s health failed, he was compelled to go on crutches for long time, and from the crutches to the rolling chair, and finally he was confined to his bed several years before he died with paralysis.

ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON MOON

ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON MOON, son of Woodson D, and Charlotte (Hammock) Moon; his paternal grandparents were

Thomas B., and Emeliann (Davis) Moon; was born in Walton County Georgia, April 2, 1862, and was married to Miss Kernelia Peek, daughter of Mr. J. H. and Mrs. Jennie (Chandler) Peek, on ember 15, 1886. By this union they had born unto them twelve children, as follows: David F., born October 29, 1887, and mar

Miss Rosie Hutson, and after her death was married to her sister,, Fannie; Charlotte, born January 26, 1889, and died in infancy

Henry A., born April 16, 1890, and married Miss Rosie Stephenson b by this union had three children. Parrie Sadie, born November 17, 1891, and married J. J. Stephenson, Jr., son of Rev. J. Stephenson; by this union they had one child, Sadie Joe. Bobbie W., born October 2, 1893, and died September 2, 1912. Asa M., born February 9, 1896; Mattie Julia, born January 25, 1898; William, born July 9, 1899; Leora, born September 22, 1901; Kernelia Opal, born April 16, 1903; Annie Pearl, born April 22, 1906, died January 6, 1919; Sidney Idus, born August 2, 1907.

Mr. Moon is a farmer of the modern type. By industry and economy he now owns a 400-acre tract of land in Walton County, Georgia He believes in making his farm self-sustaining, by raising everything that he consumes that can be produced on the farm and that quantity for sale. He owns one of the best all-round farms in the county. He has built one of the best and handsomest country homes in Walton County and has recently installed water works and electric lights, which add to the comfort of the home. He is giving all his children a college education. Mr. Moon has a large collection of old relics that has been handed down from his grand-father's father-in-law, Jesse H. Davis. Among them is a fifty-dollar I issued by the United States Government in 1779; a desk and wardrobe that are over one hundred and twenty-five years old.

The following is a copy of an old letter I found while looking over the old papers written by Mrs. Davis:

"Walton County, Ga., May 30, 1823.

"Dear Children: I take this opportunity to let you know that we are all reasonably well at present, hoping that these few lines will find you all well and doing well. My dear children, I long to hear from you all. I have not heard from you since I saw you, which causes me to be very uneasy at times, but I thought you would have written to me before this time to let me know how you are and how Jackson got home and whether he has been to the north or not, and how you and Jabez have made it. "The Lord has blessed us with good seasons and prosperous crops at this time for which I feel very grateful for and all other blessings that He bestows upon us. My dear children, it is not known to us whether we shall ever see each other again in this world. O ! my children ! seek thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days come hastening on when you shall say, My days are gone. My dear children, try to pray to the Lord that he would show you the worth of your poor immortal souls, and pray for me, that I may be found at the throne of mercy, ever pleading for your and my poor souls, that the Lord would keep us from sinning while in this world, and that he would fit and prepare us for a better world, where sin and sorrow is no more. "Remember me to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips; tell them I have not forgotten them and hope that I never will. Farewell,

"ELIZABETH DAVIS."

SARAH ANN MOON

SARAH ANN MOON, daughter of Woodson D., and Charlotte (Hammock) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, October 21, 1863, and was married to Thomas Smith, and by this union they had seven children, as follows: Cordell, Woodson, Jr., Florence, Buna, Levi, Willis and Homer. Most of these children are married and have families. Mr. Smith owns a fine farm in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where he raised and educated his children, after which he moved to Grayson, of the same County, where he now resides.

JOSEPH MOON

JOSEPH MOON, youngest son of Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, October 16, 1796, and was married to Edith Hutson about the year 1824, and by this union they were blessed with four children: William E., Creasy, Susie and Thomas. He married Martha Jones in 1833, and by this union they had fourteen children: Stephen, LaFayette, Joseph, DeKalb, George W., Catherine, Andrew J., Josephine, Augustus J., Edom T., Charles K. P., Sarah E., Franklin Pierce, Jesse L., Columbus and Martha.

At the age of 75 he married the third time, to Luranie Thompson, and lived with her nearly twenty-three years. By his first two wives he had eighteen children, and none by his last wife. At his death, May 30, 1893, he had eighteen children, one hundred grandchildren, one hundred and seven great-grandchildren, and ten great-great-grandchildren.

Joseph Moon was a prosperous planter, owning many slaves. He moved to Walton County in 1819 and was a man greatly beloved for his amiable disposition and hospitality. In 1844 he sold his farm at Gum Creek church and bought two hundred and eighty acres from his brother, Jesse, near Sharon Baptist church, it being all in original forest but twelve acres. He built a log cabin and moved there and lived there fifty-three years till he died.

The following is the copy of the deed to this tract of land which will show the consideration at that time of one of the best farms in Georgia:

GEORGIA ---- Walton County:

"This indenture made and concluded this twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, between Jesse Moon and Joseph Moon, both of the county and state first above written.

"Witnesseth, That the said Jesse Moon, for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and seventy-five dollars, to him in land paid by the said Joseph Moon before the sealing and delivering of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained, sold, and cloth by these presents grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Joseph Moon, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land, situated, lying and being in the Fourth district of Walton County, Georgia, and known and distinguished in the plan of survey by the number two hundred and fifty-two (252) with the exception of a certain part of said lot which is deeded to the deacons of Sharon church, also a part of lot number two hundred and fifty-one (251) and a part of lot number two hundred and sixty-eight (268), the part transferred in this deed of the two last named lots, is now under fence and the fence considered the line, except a small part of lot number two hundred and fifty-one (251) which about one acre not enclosed and adjoining the northeast corner of the lot whereon Thomas Butner now resides, and number 269; to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, together with all and singular, the rights, members and apt purtenances thereto belonging unto the said Joseph Moon, his heirs and assigns and to his and their own proper use, benefit and be hoof forever in fee simple, and the said Jesse Moon cloth warrant and forever defend the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and premises from the claim or claims of himself, his heirs and assigns, and against the claim or claims of any and all other persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof, I, the said Jesse Moon, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year first written.

"Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Jesse Moon

"Charles L. Bookout.

A. B. WHITHEAD, J. P.

"Recorded in Book P., Page 466. W. W. Nowell, Clerk."

Mr. Moon was an active Baptist for years, a Justice of the Peace for twenty years; he was an ardent Democrat and voted for every Democratic presidential candidate from Andrew Jackson to and including Grover Cleveland's last election. He, with his grandson, (the author of this book,) marched up to the polls together where grandfather cast his last vote for a president and I cast my first. Several remarked that this would elect Cleveland, and sure enough it did. I remember when he was ninety years old I was picking cotton for him one day when it was threatening rain; he not having any basket, got a washtub and picked twenty pounds in an hour. He was a very stout and active man for that age; he could saddle his pony and mount it as spry as a boy. A few years before his death he was seen on a building nailing on shingles.

He had eight sons and one grandson in the Civil War at the same time and all returned but one, Andrew J., who was killed on the battlefield in 1864.

The following is a copy of an article that Thomas Giles, ordinary of Walton County, wrote for the Atlanta Constitution:

"Editor Constitution: To honor the spirit of patriotism of the family of Joseph Moon, one of the purest men that ever made his home in this or any other state of this union and which deserves recognition in a public manner, I ask that you publish for the inspiration of the youth of other times the following facts, touching the military services of this family in the late Civil War.

"Joseph Moon was a citizen of Walton County from its early organization and raised a large family of boys and girls, under the discipline practiced in our earlier times. They grew up to be men and women of heroic mold; eight of the boys and one grandson enlisted in Dr. W. S. Barrett's company, G., 35th Georgia regiment, on its organization in 1861, under the command of Col. Ed. Thomas, and afterwards made brigadier general in Wilcox's division and A. P. Hill's corps, army of Northern Virginia. "These young scions of noble lineage served continuously, through all the campaigns of that immortal army until death or permanent disability, down to the surrender at Appomattox. "The following is a list of the names of the soldiers: William E., Stephen L., Joseph D., George W., Andrew J., Augustus J., Edom T., Charles K. P., and Thomas M., (grandson.) All of these were citizens of Walton County, virtuous, industrious, law-abiding and reasonably successful in their vocations, and the same can be said of their descendants to this generation. Many of these still reside with us, and others have sought other fields to fill the measure of their ambition and usefulness.

"THOMAS GILES,

"Walton County, Ga., June 12, 1915."

The subject of this sketch came of vigorous stock, he and his paternal parents showing some remarkable instances of longevity. His rule for happiness and long life was "to live right and love your wife dearly, as nothing is as happy as true love."

Among his possessions was an old Bible that had been in the family for over one hundred and fifty years. Mr. Moon’s father failed, for some reason, to place the date of the month on he was born on the family record, but happened to be digging potatoes on that day, and when Joseph grew to be a man he would celebrate as his birthday the day that he dug his potatoes. When anyone would ask him how old he was he would say, I'll be so-in-so on potato-digging time. In later years he adopted October as his birthday.

At the time of his death he was the oldest citizen in Walton County. He always said that he wanted to die in the daytime and on May 30, 1893, one bright morning just after sunrise, he peacefully passed into the great beyond, after a long and happy life, at the ripe old age of 96 years, 7 months and 14 days.

I cannot conclude this chapter without mentioning his second wife, Martha (Jones) Moon. This great and noble woman deserves space in this book, and all who knew her personally, I am sure bear me out in this statement.

She was born August 12, 1812, a daughter of Stephen Jones of Morgan County, Georgia. All who knew her knew nothing but to love her. She numbered her friends by the scores. She was an active member of the Baptist church, and was truly a good wife and mother; true to her husband, true to her fourteen children, and true to her neighbors and friends.

She was one of the best midwives in the whole country, almost equal to any practicing physician. She would go far and near to the numerous calls. Although being a large fleshy woman, winch received a call, would mount her horse and go in a sweeping gallop.

On November 22, 1871, she died with heart dropsy, at the of 59 years, 3 months and 10 days. She had fulfilled her mission on earth and was ready to go when she was called from a state of action into the heavenly rest. Just imagine the cares and anxiety of this mother, the cares of her large family, the prayers and anxiety for her eight sons that were in the army, those loving hands that so gently prepared clothing to send them that they may be comfortable. The anguish of heart she must have had when the news came that one of them had fallen on the field of honor. It has been truly said that this was a good woman; she was not only missed in the home but by the entire community.

Now a few words about one of Joseph Moon's slaves. He had hat was very foolish. When slavery was abolished this one was on his hands. He was better known as "Old Vence;" the palate his mouth was down on his tongue and he could not talk with distinction; his feet and hands had been severely burned, but could help some around the house, such as watering the mules, cows and a number of other things. He delighted in driving a steer to a cart. You could always see a pile of walking sticks, ox yokes and pine knots in one corner of his cabin. If he was five miles from home and came across some pine knots he would gather his arms full and carry them home. I will try to give some of his language as he muttered it: "Ou goo goo ik oke ike, ake no ou yank ker yank ou nou." He thought there was no one like my father. When anyone would be picking at him they would tell him to jump on me and give me a flogging, and he would say, "Noo noo ak at oy ak ate oy," meaning "No, no, that is Fayette's boy; that is Fayette's boy." He was a great curiosity to everybody that saw him. He was finally sent to the poor-house, where he died.

WILLIAM E. MOON

WILLIAM E. MOON, farmer, Monroe, Walton County, Georgia; oldest son of Joseph and Edith Hutson) Moon, was, born in Walton County, Georgia, in 1826. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon. Mr. Moon was reared on the farm and what little schooling he received was obtained at the old time log schoolhouse, with slabs for benches. In 1861 he enlisted in Company G., (Capt. Barrett,) 35th Georgia regiment. With his command he participated in many hard-fought battles, among then were Seven Pines, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He came out of the war with a capital of $13.00 and commenced life anew. He owned 1,150 acres of land, made good crops, and was very prosperous.

Mr. Moon was married December 19, 1844, to Miss Susan Willingham. She was born in Walton County, Georgia, in 1828 and was a daughter of Cash and Martha (Moon) Willingham. They had born unto them eleven children: T. M., Fannie, C. L. J., C. A Joseph P., Benjamin F., Stephen Douglas, Robert L., Elizabeth, William E., and Virginia. Virginia died in infancy.

When Mr. Moon married and started out in life he kept house without any chairs. He pulled his fodder and sold part of it and brought chairs. He was a hard working man and used all the economy he could until he got a start.

On May 22, 1902, he went to the pasture for his cow; on reaching the gate one of his sons saw him fall and on reaching him found him to be dead. He died of heart failure, like all the rest of his brothers and sisters. He was a master Mason.

Mr. Moon held onto the old tallow candle for a long time after the invention of the kerosene lamp. One day his brother, Charles came to see him and was agent for a gas burner, which was attached to a lamp. After supper Charles noticed his dim candle, said to him, "William, let me show you how to make a light," and began to make preparations to light it. William replied, "Don’t light that thing in here," but Charles paid no attention to him and kept making preparations, and just as he was in the act of lighting it, William stormed out at him, "I tell you not to light that thing here! If you do, I will throw it out in the yard !" So Charles missed a sale. The next morning he showed him a pair of reversible scissors, and showed him how they could be adjusted for a left-handed person, and he said, "Charles, don't you know good and well I would not have a left-handed wife ?" So he missed a sale again. William was a man that kept agents in the middle of the road.

T. M. MOON

T. M. Moon, son of William E., and Susan (Willingham) Moon, was born May 24, 1845, and was married to Miss Mary Needham. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon By this union they had ten children, as follows: W. A., Sarah Jane, Edgar P., Alexander, Nonnie, Henry, Pullman, Clinton, Ludie and Angie. They raised all these children to be grown. Mr. Moon was a good farmer and raised large crops every year. He enlisted in the Confederate army with his father in 1862, in Company G., 35th Georgia regiment, and fought side by side with his father and seven uncles. He was a very witty man and was all the time getting off jokes on someone. He always despised a dude. One day he was standing on the sidewalk in Conyers, when a traveling man drove up in front of one of the stores, driving a fine horse, and with fine kid gloves on and said to Mr. Moon, "Mister, will you please hold my horse a minute?" Mr. Moon then inquired if one could hold him. "Oh, yes, one can manage him alright, sir," said the traveling man. "Well, hold him while you have got a hold him." Mr. Moon quickly replied.

Mr. Moon died June 1 1888. His window is still living at this date (1920) with her daughter, Mrs. Angie Braswell.

Mr. Moon had some fine apple trees loaded w with delicious fruit; he was picking cotton one day in the orchard with his boys when they began to pluck the apples. He cautioned them particularly not to pull them from the trees as it would cause them to drop their fruit the next year. He went to the house to get a drink of water and take a little rest, and upon his return to the orchard he found that the boys had been up in the trees and gnawed the apples off the stems and left the trees full of cores. The next day he carried a bale of cotton to Conyers and settled his account, whereupon the merchant gave him a receipt and a handful of cigars. He lit one and went out into the street puffing it for all it was worth and screaming "Fire!" at the top of his voice. In a few moments a great crowd had gathered about him, inquiring where the fire was. He replied, 'On the end of my cigar.

A short while before his first child was born, Noon Hutson asked him what was he going to name it. He made this reply: if it is a girl I will name it Mary after my wife; if it is a boy I will name it Monroe; but if it is an idiot or a darn fool I shall name it Noon."

FANNIE MOON

FANNIE MOON, daughter of William E., and Susie (Willingham) Moon, was married in 1878 to Thomas Altha. They unto them eight children, as follows: Susie, Ida, who married Lon Milligan; Hassie; J. F., who married Miss Bessie Stroud in 1889, and had nine children, as follows: Mary, Homer, Lizzie, J. F., Lillie, William L., Hettie Rue, Charlie H., and an infant not named; R. A., W. J., Pearce and Dora.

Mrs. Altha died in 1915 and left a host of grandchild.

ROBERT L. MOON

ROBERT L. MOON, seventh son of William E., and Susie (Willingham) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, in 1866 was married to Miss Blanche Bawknight, of Saluda, S. C. and by this union they had born unto them seven children; Robert, Leland, Beulah, Nona, Clyde, Rachael and Annie.

Mr. Moon worked his way through school, graduating at the Peabody Institute at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1897. He has made teaching his principal occupation since. In 1901 he was sent to the Philippine Islands as a teacher by the United States Government. He also visited, China, Japan and other places.

After he returned to America he taught school in various places in Georgia.

The following are the other children of William E. Moon: C. L. J., who married Miss Lula Palmer and had six children; C. A., who married Miss Savannah Shaw and had three children, W. B., Hattie and Bessie; J. P. Moon, who married Miss Mary Robertson and had nine children, Rollie R., Fannie, Cora, Golden, Jefferson, Myrtie, and three died in infancy; Benjamin F. Moon, who married Miss Mattie Aycock and had six children, William, Lena, Laura, Erastus, and two died in infancy; S. D. Moon, born January 30,1861, married Miss Mattie Perkins the first time and had one child Louise, and the second time he married Miss Berta Dickinson. Elizabeth, second daughter of William E. Moon, married T. R. Robertson, and they reside in Texas.

WILLIAM E. MOON, Jr.

WILLIAM E. MOON, Jr., youngest son of William E., and Susie (Willingham) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, June 8, 1871, and was married to Miss Mary Levie Towler on November 11, 1897. By this union they had five children: Benjamin Robert, born August 9, 1901; Willie Mae, born October 23, 1902; James Ezra, born May 28, 1904; Nina Marie, born September 2, 1908, and Little Joe, born September 1, 1911.

He taught school during his early manhood days. After his marriage he chose farming as his occupation.

DESCENDANTS OF T. M. AND MARY MOON

W. A. MOON, oldest son of T. M., and Mary (Needham) Moon, married a daughter of Lewis Green, of Walton County, and had eight children, as follows: Alma, Furman, Lennie, William H., Frank, Pirkle, Annie and Carl. Janie had three children, James Claude and Elijah.

HILL MOON married Miss Hesta Gresham and had ten children, Lydia, Grady, Clifford, Maggie, Edd, Marion, Myrtie, and three died in infancy.

ALEXANDER MOON was married to Miss Gelilie Gresham, and they had nine children, Luther, James, Jettie, Erastus, Zelma, Huie, Jesse, Bertha, and one died in infancy.

CLINTON MOON married Edna Moon, daughter of C. K P. Moon,, his first cousin, and had born unto them eight children; as follows: Pinkey, Pearlie, Mattie Lee, Flawdie, Elzie, Estelle, Birt and Effie.

PULLMAN MOON had five children, as follows: Mamie, Paul, Nora Lucy R., and Jewel.

ANGIE MOON married Mark Braswell, son of Non Braswell, a they had five children, as follows: Hoke, Blanche, Jonathan, Pullman, and one died in infancy.

NONNIE MOON was married to T. O. Moon, son of C. K. P. Moon They had three children, Zuma, Bertha and Ethel.

CREACY MOON

CREACY MOON, daughter of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, about the year 1828, and was married twice, the first time to a Hammock and the second time to Marion Jacobs, of Gwinnett County. She had no children by either marriage.

When Mr. Jacobs selected her for a second wife, the next thing was how to get started to seeing her. After planning for several days, he hitched up one day and drove down to see what the prospects would be for him. He got up enough courage to drive up to her gate and hollow "Hello!" When she came to the door he said that he had heard that she wanted to sell her home and he had come over to investigate. She replied, "Well, well, I don't know who could have made up that lie and told it." This struck him such a hard blow that he thought he would have to die an old widower; so he drove to a friend's home, ate dinner and got him to go back with him where he made a date with her. He came three times and got her and the home for one dollar and fifty cents, and was as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine. She lived a happy life with him till she died at Grayson, Gwinnett County, in November, 1900.

SUSAN MOON

SUSAN MOON, daughter of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon was born in Walton County, Georgia, February 13, 1830, and was married to Thomas Moon the first time. After his death she married Willis Irwin, son of Christopher Irwin. By this union they ha six children, as follows: F. A., M. C., J. R., Mark, C. B., and Kernelia. Mr. Irwin resided on a farm in Walton County for many years.. In 1878 he moved to Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia to educate his children and resided there until he died. He had three sons that made lawyers. After his death, Susan, his wife, resided at the old home for several years, then broke up housekeeping and went to live with her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Barrett, at Jersey, Ga., until she died September 9, 1916, at the ripe old age 86 years.

FRANK A. IRWIN

FRANK A. IRWIN, son of Willis and Susan (Moon) Irwin and a grandson of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon, was born Walton County, Georgia, October 27, 1862, and was married June 6, 1888, to Miss Mollie Young, daughter of James Young, of Polk County, Georgia. By this union they had five children: Francis D. R., born April 10, 1889; Eugene R., born April 29, 1893; Charles L., born May 19, 1896 Annie Neley, born May 27, 1889, and Mary C., born October 8, 1902.

Mr. Irwin acquired the elements of knowledge in the common schools of the County and when he was grown he worked and paid his way through the high school at Conyers. He then read law with his uncle, Judge David Irwin, of Marietta, Ga., and was admitted to the bar there at the fall term of the court in 1877. After he married he moved to Cedartown, where he practiced his profession until 1901, when he was appointed by Governor Candler as Judge of the City Court of Polk County, which he held for three terms of four years each. He was elected to the judgeship of the Superior Court of the Tallapoosa Circuit in 1918.

He was raised a poor boy and has by a determined will power worked himself up to the position he now holds. By determination he set a stake and worked up to it.

J. R. IRWIN

J R. IRWIN, lawyer and farmer, son of Willis and Susan (Moon) Irwin, and grandson of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on December 11, 1854, and was married to Miss Haden Overbay December 11, 1875. By this union they had four children: Irene, Callie, Howard and Grady.

He, like his brother, worked his way through school and read law under Col. J. N. Glenn, and was admitted to the bar in 1885, and has practiced his profession successfully since.

After the death of his wife in 1900 he married Miss Mary E. Peek November 26, 1903, a daughter of Col. William Peek, of Rockdale County, Georgia. He also owns large farming interests and belongs to the Masonic order. He was at one time mayor of the city of Conyers and filled the office to the entire satisfaction of the city. Everything that he undertakes he goes at it with a determination to win. He is now a candidate for judge of the Superior Court of Stone Mountain Circuit, and the prospects are very good for his election.

MILTON C. IRWIN

Milton C. IRWIN, known as "Tink," son of Willis and Susan (Moon) Irwin, was born in Walton County, Georgia. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon. He was married to Miss Mollie Mitchell by whom he had five children, as follows: Clinton, Estelle, Homer, Walter and Ruth. He was a natural-born farmer and a good worker. It seemed that he enjoyed work as much as a hungry man enjoys a good meal.

MARY C. IRWIN

Mary C. Irwin daughter of Willis and Susan ((Moon)) Irwin was born in Walton County, Georgia, January 14. 1861, and was married to W. B. Barrett, son of Dr. Barrett. To them were born five children, as follows: Minnie Eugene, born August 1 7, 1887; Margaret Inez, born November 10, 1888, and was married to Thomas C. Dally April 1 7,1918 and has one child, Thomas Barrett; Myrtie N., born September 22, 1890, and was married to Berry A. Wiley on September 3, 1907, and has three children, Mary N., Louise and Inez; William Irwin, born September 3, 1895; Guy J., born February 7, 1898.

Mr. Barrett by thrift and industry has accumulated considerable property. He owns several hundred acres of good farming land in Walton County and a large interest in the Jersey Oil Mill Co., Jersey, Ga.

MARK D. IRWIN

Mark D. Irwin, son of Willis and Susan (Moon) Irwin, was born in Walton County, Georgia, in 1864, and was married to Miss Emma Peek, a daughter of Col. William Peek, and have on child, M. D. About the year 1885 he organized the "Solid South," a weekly paper of Rockdale County, Georgia. Later he edited "The Farmers' Alliance," a paper published in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated in the law department of the University of Virginia, after which began the practice of his profession. He served one term in the State Senate from the Thirty-fourth District and made a splendid record.

C. B. IRWIN

C. B. IRWIN, son of Willis and Susan (Moon) Irwin. was born in Walton County, Georgia, on August 15, 1871, and married Miss Miriam Stephenson, daughter of W. J. Stephenson, of Lithonia, De-Kalb County, Georgia. He is a first-class jewel smith and has followed this trade for several years. He was for awhile superintendent of the water works of the city of Conyers, Ga.

THOMAS MOON

THOMAS MOON, son of Joseph and Edith (Hutson) Moon , was born in Walton County, Georgia, about the year 1832. I don't think he was ever married. He went to Texas two or three years before the Civil War and died there two years later.

STEPHEN LAFAYETTE MOON

STEPHEN LAFAYETTE MOON, farmer, Loganville, Walton in County, Georgia, son of Joseph and Martha (Jones) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, October 28, 1834. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon.

Mr. Moon was reared on the farm and what little schooling he received was obtained at an old-time log schoolhouse. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G., 35th Georgia regiment. With his command he participated in many hard-fought battles, among them being Seven Pines, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. At the Seven Days' battle he was wounded in the left arm just above the wrist. His rank as an officer was second lieutenant.

Not many days ago I found among his old papers a number of letters written to his parents while he was in the army. The following are copies of a few of them:

"Camp Near Virginia, June 14, 1863.

"Dear Mother: I this morning feel like that I want to write you a few lines as I can't have the pleasure of talking to you. God has begun a good work here among the soldiers, they are coming to Christ daily. The chaplains are doing all in their power to carry the good work. I have seen several baptized. The chaplain of the 49th Ga., went out the other day and baptized thirty-odd. There is a meeting held here every day while we are in line of battle.

"Mother, I have been living dissatisfied for several years. I thought that I wanted to be with the people of God, but I thought that I was not good enough and kept putting it off till yesterday, the 13th of June, and I came out and joined the church and was baptized by the chaplain of the 49th Ga. His name is Mr. Highman We have no chaplain in our regiment.

"Mother, I would like to see you and talk with you. I feel a great deal better satisfied since I joined the church than I did before. I could not be satisfied; my mind was continually wondering about the welfare of my soul hereafter. I have had a change for several years but I could not give up my old ways. Still, I felt like wanted to be with Christians, and from this time I am going to forsake all my evil ways and try to live a Christian life the balance of my days, and I desire to be a member of old Sharon church. The chaplain will send my letter to the church, and I wish I could be there with you all. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain,

"Your loving son,

"S. L. MOON."

Camp Near Virginia, June 15, 1863.

"Mr. J. W. Webb: I desire to become a member of Sharon church and am sending you my letter to be presented to the church for I feel that I am tired of living outside of the church. I have been baptized by the chaplain of the 49th Georgia Regiment. I would like to be there with you all and hear the prayers of the church. I hope to return to see you all some day, God being my helper, and if it is God's will that I should not live to meet you all in this world, I hope that I will meet you all in heaven, where parting is known no more. I want you all to remember me in your prayers while I am away from you. I find that God is here as we as there, for He is converting many souls here. You will hand my letter as soon as possible.

"Yours in Christ,

"Lieut. STEPHEN L. MOON.

"Camp Near Brandy Station, Va., October 20.

"Dear Father and Mother: I again have the pleasure of dropping you a few lines. This leaves myself and all my brothers well and hearty. I have nothing that is good to write you all at this time, more than we have got this far back from another campaign We have been near Mannassas and drove the Yankees from the Rappohanock river to Mannassas, and they did not stop to give any fight, only the cavalry, as we would push on them so close that they could not get away without making the attempt, till we were in two or three miles of Mannassas. Then we had ten brigades of infantry engaged. We then fell back across the Rappohanock river, burning the railroad bridge as we went. I think we will take up winter quarters some where near where we did last winter, if we don't go west. It is the chat here now that three divisions of this army will go west and General Lee will go also and leave Hill and Ewell here to defend Virginia

"I think if Lee goes with his men he will show the western boys how to fight and would drive the last Yankee back on their own soil. I heard today that Bragg was still fighting them and they were still falling back. I also heard that the Yankees said that as soon as our men charged them they knew that some of the army from the Potomac was there for they did not fight like the troops they had been used to fighting. I don't think there will be any more fighting here this winter----think we can go into winter quarters and remain there unmolested this winter.

"Mother, I would like for you to send me two pairs of socks and a coat, if you can make it. I have a short coat which is too cold for winter. I have pants and shirts aplenty. If you can get them ready, send them by A. J. Webb, or the first one that passes. 1 think that Edom and Augustus need the same.

"The health of the army is very good. Father, I would like for you to send me the returns of the election in Walton. I hope that Lent Bass is elected, but I fear he is left.

"I will close; give my best respects to all my friends. I hope that some of us will get to come home this winter. I suppose that George has not returned to his command yet.

"I remain as ever, your loving son till death.

"S. L. MOON."

I will endeavor to give a sketch of his life as I knew him.

When he came home in April of 1865, after the surrender, he started life anew with nothing but a crippled arm. He taught a three months' school, beginning the 15th of July, 1866. On January 10, 1867, he was married to Anna Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Noah and Elizabeth (Bonner) Cooper. He began farming, and by hard work and economy he soon had a four-hundred-acre tract of land paid for. This union was blessed with eight children, as follows Edward T., Joseph N., William H., Ida J., Alice E., Sareptha A., Marshall L., and Gordon D. All lived to be grown men and omen.

He was an unpretentious man, never striving to gain what some men call honor, but he lived for God and to do good. He had a great solidity of personal character and possessed the simple faith of an honest man. In word and deed he was a true man; he was true to his God, true to mankind, true to his family and true to himself. He taught his children the standing precept of truth. He loved rugged honesty and truth as much as any man I ever knew and his faith in Christ was as firm as adamantine. He could not understand why all men were not truthful.

It has been said "Death loves a shining mark." In his death that saving has been verified. His life and example are worthy of our emulation, and I am sure that many people are better today for his having lived on earth. Ought not any son be proud of such a father ?

He had been an active member of Sharon Baptist church for fifty years. He attended every service that he was not Providentially kept from, and they were very few. He never shirked a duty and always paid liberally to the church and all other good causes. He was a deacon of the church for years and years and a splendid church worker. A number of men have told me that by his life and influence he had led them to be Christians. At every association or general meeting he was there to represent the church.

When I attended church, of any denomination, upon my return he would ask me where the text was and the next thing you would see him with his Bible. He loved to read his Bible as good as any man I ever saw. The last time I ever visited him in his home in Loganville, he was too feeble to go with me to preaching. When I returned he was sitting on the porch with his Bible, and after asking where here the text was, he showed me a passage of scripture the he had just selected for his funeral, which was second Timothy, 4th chapter, and 6, 7, and 8th verses, which reads as follows: "For am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.

"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not me only, but unto them also that love his appearing."

This was about ten days before he passed into the area beyond. He realized that the time of his departure was as close at hand and he had made every possible arrangement and was waiting patiently for the summons to come.

On Saturday, March 18, 1911, he passed away with heart failure at the age of 77 years. During all these years he was never ill enough to have a doctor called until a short while before he died. While I was sitting in my home by the fireside with my family, as I heard the telephone ringing, I almost knew that something had happened. After taking the receiver down a message of death flashed over the wire, and as I reached the old home, grief-stricken, I shall never forget the words of consolation from Mrs. Permetus 0'Kelley and others.

The following is a tribute from the lodge of which he was a member:

"Loganville, Ga., April 19, 1911.

"Stephen LaFayette Moon: Tribute from his Lodge, Fergus Lodge No. 135 F. & A. M., to his memory:

"Stephen LaFayette Moon was born in Walton County, Georgia, October 28, 1834, and died at his home in Loganville, Ga., Saturday, March 18, 1911. His wife, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Moon, Nee Cooper, and several children survive him and mourn his going away One daughter, Mrs. A. O. Cowan, preceded her father to the spirit land. His death was sudden but not unexpected. He had been ill for some weeks, but not confined to his bed. On the day of his death he was able to work about the home. His death was from heart failure. About one o'clock he retired to his room for a little rest, thinking he would sleep a little. On reaching him about 1:30 his wife found him asleep but it was the sleep of death; he breathed only a few times and was gone alone with God and the angels he had spent his last moments.

"Brother Moon gave his heart to God and was baptized by Chaplain J. J. Highman while a soldier in the Civil War. He was faithful member of Sharon Baptist church.

"In the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in a company from 'Walnut Grove and was a brave defender of his country until the surrender at Appomattox.

"He was made a lieutenant in Company F., 35th Georgia and was in many hard-fought battles, being present when his chieftain, Stonewall Jackson, fell.

"Warned weeks of his approaching, he expressed a modest confidence in the mercy of God and, without alarm waited for death come.

"All who knew him are ready to testify as to his honesty and integrity as a citizen and neighbor. He was one of the oldest members of Fergus Lodge F. & A. M. This inscription is found on the lamb-skin Masonic apron which he has kept through all these years: 'Presented by Fergus Lodge No. 135 F. & A. M., at his iniation. Entered June 28, 1856; passed June 28, 1856; raised July 8, 1856. J. M. McCurdy, W. M.'

"It can be truly said of him, 'He was a Mason.' The evening before his death he gave directions concerning his grave and funeral. He wished the services to be simple, truthful and short. The funeral took place from the Christian church at Loganville, Rev. J. P. McConnell reading the scripture that Brother Moon had selected and offered prayer. He made a short, impressive and appropriate talk and turned the services over to the Masons. In solemn procession his brethren marched by the coffin to the city of the dead Then upon his bier we dropped a tear of love and upon his grave we planted the ever-blooming sprig of acacia.

"With sorrowing hearts we bid him a last farewell. But on some fairer shore 'big and the smiling and the weeping' we shall meet again, meet to part no more.

"Therefore, Be It Resolved, First, That in the church and in Masonry, in the community and in the family circle he will be area greatly missed.

"Resolved, Second, That, inasmuch as we mourn not as those who have no hope, we bow in submission to the Heavenly Grand Master, who has seen fit in His wise providence to remove our brother from the earthly to the heavenly lodge.

"Resolved, Third, That these resolutions be read in open lodge and recorded upon our minutes and a copy be furnished the family and also for publication.

"Signed by Committee: F. M. Watson, Chairman; W. M. Hutchins, L. F. B. Swords, J. H. W. Reed, S. H. Diamond."

Anna E., wife of the deceased, is still living and resides at old home, and is in her eighty-first year. She joined the Method church in her early girlhood days. After her marriage she went the Baptist church where her husband belonged and is an act member. She was good to visit and minister unto the sick. I mother, Elizabeth Cooper, lived to be 85 years old. Her father Noah was killed in the Battle of Atlanta.

EDWARD THOMAS MOON

EDWARD THOMAS MOON, lawyer, LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, oldest son of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, November 14, 1867. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Marthy (Jones) Moon.

He was reared on the farm and acquired the elements of knowledge in the public schools of Walton County, teaching school during the vacations. From the fall of 189 1 to the spring of 1892 he taught in Loganville. In the fall of 1892 he entered the University of Georgia and was graduated in law from that institution in 1893, beginning the practice of his profession in Hogansville in the same year. After remaining there three years he came, in October, to LaGrange, where he became associated with W. T. Tuggle as junior member of the law firm of Moon & Tuggle. This connection lasted from 1897 until Mr. Tuggle withdrew to accept an appointment as ; solicitor for the city courts of LaGrange, the firm having a fine reputation and handling a large amount of legal business each year. In 1910 Mr. Moon was appointed by President Taft as census supervisor for the Fourth Congressional District, comprising ten counties, the duties of which he performed in a highly satisfactory manner. In the fall of 1912 he was elected to the State Legislature and served in 1913 and 1914. His election as Senator followed in the fell of 1914, and proved conclusively that he had fully established himself in the public confidence, which, it may be said, he has never strayed Senator Moon is progressive in all things where reform is needed but is strongly opposed to ill-advised legislation. He is counsel for the LaGrange Bank and is both an acute and able attorney and an eloquent advocate at the bar.

Indeed, it may be said that he is one of the most powerful and convincing orators in this part of the state and has often taken the stump in political campaigns on behalf of his friends, but never for himself. He is a lover of good literature and is especially well versed in history. In religion he is a Baptist, while his fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic order.

Senator Moon was married March 4, 1902, at West Point, Troup County, Georgia, to Miss Nathan Lyon Winston, a daughter of O. D., and Louise (Lyon) Winston, of West Point. Her father who was a well-to-do farmer and cotton broker, and during the was

a Confederate soldier, and died in 1892. Her mother is still living, and resides at the old home in West Point.

Four children have been born to Senator and Mrs. Moon, a] of LaGrange; namely: Anna Louise, born March 6, 1904; Fauntleroy, born June 6, 1908; Mary Tinsley, born in November, 1910, an Edward Thomas, born February 4, 1913.

Senator Moon was admitted to the bar of the Federal Court both District and Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court an Courts of Appeals of Georgia, and on May 21, 1900, was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On October 1, 1917, he was appointed Judge of the City Court of LaGrange by Governor Hugh M. Dorsey. This appointment w' made without his knowledge. He accepted the appointment an served until October 1, 1919, and resigned in order to give his time to the general practice of law. During said two years of service every decision rendered by him that was carried to the Court of Appeals was affirmed. He has taken the time from his law practice during the past twenty years to deliver many political speeches memorial and commencement addresses.

In his law practice an old negro came to his office to get a d divorce. After filing the divorce suit the old darkey went his w' rejoicing. A few days before court convened he saw the old dark. and told him to be on hand a certain day of the court, to which the old darkey replied, "Law me, ain't you done went and got dat ‘vorce yit? Ise done married long 'go."

The following is an extract from Dr. Lucian Knight's boo "Georgia and Georgians," volume 5, page 2524:

"Hon. Edward Thomas Moon. There is no way a man of ability can demonstrate his usefulness than as a servant of the people. In this connection it would not be out of place to paraphrase an adage into the form, 'An honest politician is the noblest work God.' All civilization rests upon law; laws are made by legislators in this country elected by the people. It makes a vast difference therefore, whether the men who are elected for this purpose J honest or otherwise; whether they are regardful of the public weal or, seeking their own personal interest, only, allow themselves to become the tools of unscrupulous corporations or other organizations of men bent upon public plunder. Legislators who conscientiously perform their duty deserves credit; all others should be speedily consigned to political oblivion. It is in the former class that we would place the subject of this memoir. Hon. Edward Thomas boon, of LaGrange, Troup County, senator for the Thirty-seventh Senatorial District of Georgia, whose record in public life is one that his fellow-citizens both know and cordially approve."

JOSEPH NOAH MOON

JOSEPH NOAH MOON, farmer, Loganville, Walton County, Georgia; son of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, April 4, 1869. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Martha (Jones) Moon. He was married January 19, 1898, to Miss Ada Kilgore, daughter of Mr. d Mrs. J. P. Kilgore. They had born unto them five children, as follows: Homer, Claude, Otis, Odean and Cleveland. Otis and Odean are twins.

He acquired a common school education in the public schools the county, and his principal occupation is farming. Before he married he was a salesman in a dry goods store. When he and I were boys, father kept a steer and cart on the farm, and I claimed steer because I broke him to the cart. One day father told us eke the steer and haul up a load of corn. We yoked him up and y we went to the cornfield; while we were loading the corn the steer gave us some trouble; he would want to eat peavines and would not move a budge. After I had worried with him for quite awhile, Joe said, "Let me have the scoundrel; I will get a move on him." As I turned the beast over to him he let in on him with a stick "kerwhack! kerwhack!" Right across the field he went at neck speed. "Whoa, Buck! Whoa, Buck! Whoa, Buck!" he d say; but by this time Buck had got to the fence and turned down a steep bluff, one wheel of the cart running over a stump, turning it upright, and covering Joe with the corn. While Buck was lying on the ground with his neck twisted up in the yoke bellowing I was standing laughing at the upright wheel as it was spinning around. After we got everything adjusted and the corn reloaded Joe gave me the lines and said he was harder to stop than as to start.

HOMER MOON

Homer Moon, son of J. N., and Ada (Kilgore) Moon, and grandson of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Rockdale County, Georgia, February, 1899. He received his education in the country schools and the A. and M. School at Monroe, Ga. He is a member of the Baptist church and is clerk of Center Hill church. He was married on November 9, 1919, to Miss Della Irwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Irwin.

WILLIAM HENRY MOON

(This Sketch Written by Col. J. R. Irwin, Conyers, Ga.)

William HENRY MOON, the author of this book; third son of Lafayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, November 11, 1870. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Martha (Jones) (Moon). He was reared the farm and acquired the elements of knowledge in the country and the high school at Loganville, Ga., and took a course ;teacher training at the State Normal at Athens in 1896. He taught for five years in the country schools, four years at Sharon, Walton County, and one year at Bethel, Rockdale County.

On December 12,1900, he was married to Miss Mamie T. Cowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan. They had born unto I six children, as follows: Addie Mae, born September 14, , deceased; Flora Dean, born September 25, 1903; James Roy, August 11, 1904, deceased; Mamie Belle, born July 20, 1907; Willie Ruth, born September 30, 1912.

He joined the Christian church the 8th day of August, 1902, was baptized by Rev. J. E. Lambert, of College Park, and was elected Elder of the church in November following his baptism. his father, he is an active and faithful member, attending every service possible. He has been superintendent of the Sunday school for a number of years.

Although he is not a preacher he has preached some.

1908 he was appointed N. P. Ex-Officio J. P. by Governor Smith and has held the office for nearly twelve years.

1910 he organized a rural telephone company of which he was made president. It was one of the first rural lines built in Rockdale County. In 1916 he was elected president of the Centerville Union Sunday School Association and has served in a satisfactory manner four years, doing all that he could to promote the interests of the Sunday school cause. Also in 1916 he helped organize the Moon reunion, which is the largest organization of its kind in the state. He was elected as its president and has been re-elected unanimously every year since. He has made several along lectures the line of progress, influence and right living, doing everything in his power to raise the standard of this immense family, which was the stepping stone to the writing of this book.

In 1919 he was elected divisional superintendent of the Georgia Sunday School Association, and has just entered upon its duties. Whatever he undertakes he does it to the best of his skill and knowledge.

After he married he gave up his profession of teaching and bought a farm and has made farming his principal occupation.

Mr. Moon in his boyhood days had quite an experience one night with a haunt, which turned out to be a hive of bees. A neighbor had bought a hive and tied it up in a sheet to move it, bringing the corners of the sheet over the top of the hive and tying them, leaving about a foot sticking up which resembled two white ears. Not having it tied up very good they began crawling out and made it so hot for him that he set them out of the buggy over in a patch of weeds. Mr. Moon was returning home that night from an entertainment at a neighbor's home. On nearing this object he spied it, seeing the white object with two big white ears moving as the wind was blowing. He promptly evacuated that vicinity, or in other words, he beat it for home in high gear. The next morning he went back to investigate and found that it had turned into hive of bees.

MAMIE T. MOON

Mamie T. Moon wife of WiIliam Henry Moon, was born on January 19, 1873. She joined the Christian church in her early girlhood days and was baptized by Rev. J. H. Wood, and has been an active and faithful member for thirty-two years.

IDA J. (MOON) CARTER

IDA J. (Moon) CARTER, daughter of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on March 23, 1872. On February 16, 1888, she was married to Y. P. Carter, son of Matthew Carter. They had only one child, Dessie era.

Mr. Carter owned about two hundred acres of land. He died in November, 1901. Mrs. Carter, after her marriage, joined the Methodist church, and has been a member for several years.

Vera, her daughter, was born in Walton County, Georgia February 12, 1890, and graduated from the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, at Milledgeville, Ga.

On September 15, 1909, she was married to C. C. Weaver, son of Rat Weaver. They have two children, Carter and Emiline.

Mr. Weaver was graduated at the State University at Athens, Ga., and has taught school several years. He is also a progressive farmer.

ALICE ELIZABETH MOON

ALICE ELIZABETH Moon daughter of LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, w as born in Walton County Georgia, on November 13, 1873, and was married to Robert E. Smith, son of Jasper Smith in January, 1894.

She joined the Baptist church in her girlhood days and has been an active member. Her husband, R. E. Smith, is a good farmer owner of his farm, and raises everything he uses. He also traps for all kinds of furs. They had five children, Grace, born October 21,1894, and was married to Tum Atha July 5, 1914, and have two children, Clark and Nelson; Ralph, born December 26, 1896; Carl, born January 8, 1899; Lucile, born December 17, 1908; Dorsey, born July 6, 1914.

SEREPTHA ANGELINE MOON

SEREPTHA ANGELINE MOON, daughter of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County. Georgia, May 3, 1875. She joined the Baptist church when quit' young, and was married on December 3, 1896, to A. O. Cowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan.

Mr. Cowan is a member of the Christian church and belongs to the Masonic order. He taught school one term, and in former years was engaged in the mercantile business, and now he thrifty farmer, owning several hundred acres of land in Rock County.

Mr. and Mrs. Cowan had born unto them five children, as lows: Annie, Edward LaFayette, William Clifford, Earnest, one died in infancy.

Mrs. Cowan died on December 22, 1903. It can be truly of her, she was a good wife and mother. Her death was the one to occur in her father's family.

Edward, the oldest son, entered the A. and M. school at roe in 1915, and graduated with first honor in 1918, and is now tiny his knowledge into practice on the farm.

A. O. Cowan, husband of the subject of this sketch, while his boyhood days owned a small farm and had Harris Course, living on it, working on halves, Mr. Coursey using his buggy horse ploughing. One day Mr. Cowan had an engagement with his girl to carry her to a picnic. Mr. Coursey was a very old man could stand his hand very well. Mr. Cowan went to the field w he was ploughing and told him he would have to have his h The old man positively refused to let him have the horse, so he was; this old contrary man had the horse and this girl had carried to the picnic. After pleading with this old gentleman awhile, he decided he would take the horse by force. As he stepped up and began taking the horse out, the old gentleman jumped on him, and there they had it, first one on top and then the scratching and pulling hair until they were exhausted. After calling the battle off and promising each other that they would I tell it, he took his horse and went his way rejoicing, feeling as happy as George Dewey after the Battle of Manila Bay.

MARSHAL LAFAYETTE MOON

MARSHAL LAFAYETTE MOON, son of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia June 23, 1877, and was married December 80, 1899, to Miss Hogan, and have had born unto them five children, as foil Rosie, Thomas, Lena Belle, Walter and Stephen LaFayette.

After his marriage he farmed a few years, then moved Loganville, Ga., and worked at the carpenter's trade for five Not being satisfied to give up farming, he purchased a fern and went actively into this occupation and is making a success. He believes in making more than he can consume of all farm products. His fraternal affiliation is with the Odd Fellows, of which order he has been an active member for several years. When a lad of a boy his father had Mr. J. W. Webb building a chimney. When Mr. Webb had an occasion to use his trowel he found that he had left it at home. He put Marshal on a mule and sent him for the trowel, cautioning him not to forget what it was. After giving him a description of the tool wanted, told him to tell Mrs. Webb to get it for him. When he reached the Webb home he had forgotten the name of the tool. He could not make Mrs. Webb understand what it was. He told her he thought it was a dirt-dauber. He had to finally get off the mule and mark the shape of it on the ground before be could get the right tool.

GORDON DeKalb MOON

GORDON DeKalb MOON, son of Stephen LaFayette and Anna (Cooper) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, July 7, 80. He was married in December, 1906, to Miss Della Thompson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meat Thompson. They have had re children born unto them.

He is a carpenter and contractor. He worked in Alabama and Mississippi two years building railroad trestles, and has built a number of houses in and around Loganville. For the last two years has been employed by the United States Government building, camps and ships. His fraternal affiliation is with the Odd Fellows, of which order he has been a member for quite awhile.

When he was about six years of age his father had a fine watermelon patch. The vines were just beginning to run when he went down to the patch to get a melon, and finding none on the vines, he decided they must be on the roots, so he pulled up nearly all the vines in the patch hunting for the melons.

JOSEPH DeKalb MOON

JOSEPH DeKalb MOON, son of Joseph and Martha (Jones) C) Moon, was born November 27, 1836, and was married on December 20, 1867, to Miss Zippora Cannon. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Sarah (Brooks) Moon. Mr. Moon, like all of his brothers, was reared on the farm and taught the principles of farming of that day. He received a common school education in the country schools. In 1861 he enlisted in Company G., 36th Georgia regiment, and was in many hard-fought battles. At the close of the war he came home and resumed farming.

In 1884 he engaged in the dairy business on a small scale. He bought his first Jersey cow in Covington, Ga., at $126.00; another from Edonton, Ga., at $266.00, while the common scrub stock were bringing from $16.00 to $20.00. In a few years he built up a herd of thirty-odd Jerseys, of pure bred and grades. He built one of the first silos that was built in the state. His investment in this enterprise was a success.

Now his heart was set on the plains of old Virginia, where he roamed as a soldier in the army. He loved old Virginia, and in the fall of 1889 sold his beautiful farm in Walton County, near Walnut Grove, bid his numerous friends and kindred adieu, and moved his family to Maryland, where he engaged in farming for several years. from there he moved to Washington City, where he engaged in the wood and coal business until his health began to fail.

While in the army his commander called for a volunteer to limb a tall tree to see where the Yankees were. He being active and small in stature, climbed the tree and yelled out that there were Yankees everywhere; almost got us surrounded and fixing to close in on us. As he hastened down orders were given to move to action at once.

Every time that he visited this old battlefield since he would climb this tree. Mr. W. F. McDaniel, of Conyers, Ga., said that c last account he had of this incident, he had climbed this tree thirty-nine times.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Moon belonged to the Christian church. Their membership was at Corinth while they lived in Georgia.

They had born unto them four children, as follows: Aldert F., Walter D., Homer C., and Myrtie C. Mr. Moon was confined to his bed for four years, dying October sober 15, 1916. His body was brought back to Georgia and was buried at the Cannon graveyard near Walnut Grove.

ALBERT F. MOON

ALBERT F. MOON, son of Joseph DeKalb and Zippora (Cannon) Moon, was born in Walton County, Georgia, January 15, 1859. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Martha (Jones) Moon. He was educated at Emory College, graduating therefrom in 1882, with first honor. He taught school three years in Georgia, one year in Tennessee, and three years in North Carolina.

After moving to Maryland with his father in 1889, he married September 7, 1892, to Miss Effie Hill, of that state, and is engaged in farming in Virginia, and is a progressive farmer. They had born unto them one child, Hubert H. Hubert graduated from Cornell University, Ithica, N. Y., in 1918. He married Miss Annie Mitchell on J