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Rachel Catherine Moon

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1. RACHEL CATHARINE⁵ MOON (JOSEPH⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², JOHN¹)¹ was born 20 Mar 1837 in Walton Co., GA, and died 29 Jan 1907 ². She married (1) THOMAS L. MOON³ 14 Jan 1855 in Walton Co., GA⁴, son of ELIJAH MOON and ELIZABETH MCCLAWG. He was born Abt. 1837⁵, and died 13 Nov 1862. She married (2) WILSON L. MITCHELL 06 Dec 1865 in Walton Co., GA⁶. He died 05 Aug 1877⁷.

Notes for RACHEL CATHARINE MOON:

Wilson L. Mitchell estate - application for years support

Minutes (Court of Ordinary) 1876 Walton Co., Probate Rcds, pps. 311-312

In the matter of the estate of Wilson L. Mitchell Decd, Georgia, Walton County

Application for Widow and Childrens allowance. To the Ordinary of said county. The petition of Rachel C. Mitchell sheweth that her husband Wilson L. Mitchell departed this life on the 5 day of August last being at that time a resident of said county and leaving an estate of personal property which does not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars and that he was entirely intestate as your petitioner believes and alleges, that petitioner as the widow and in behalf of her minor children five in number desires to have set apart out of said estate a twelve months support and therefore prays the appointment of five discreet appraisers to make a just and true appraisement of said estate, and if upon such appraisements it should appear that the same does not exceed in value five hundred dollars that they be authorized to set apart the whole of said estate for the support and maintenance of petitioner and said minor children: that no aominis? ____? has been had of said estate, and consequently no notice of this application can be given that petitioner according to law has received no years support from said estate and no provision has been made by will or otherwise in lieu of such suppport.

R.C. Mitchell

Walton Court of Ordinary

April Term 1878

Upon hearing the foregoing petition of R. C. Mitchell widow of Wilson L. Mitchell deceased late of said county for the appointment of appraisers __ this ____ that Will W. Hammock, Henry C. Clay, John J. Webb, Harrison Long and W. J. McCullins be and they are hereby appointed appraisers for them or a majority of them to make a just and true appraisment of the real and personal property belonging to said deceased at the time of this death as shall be _______ to them by said widow or shall come to their knowledge as consumed by said family or otherwise disposed of , that a true and perfect inventory of said estate together with valuation of each article be made ____ after completion of their duties under this order it should appear ____ such appraisement that said estate does not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars then said appraisers are authorized and required to set apart the entire estate to said widow and her five minor children by said deceased as a years allowance to which they are by law entitled, that said appraisers return to this court in _____ _____ their _____ and seals _____ three months from the date of their a____ t___ proceedings __ the p____.

W_____, Ordinary

1880 Federal Census - Buncombe, Walton Co, GA - SD 2 - ED 115 - Page 6 - enu. 10 June 1880 by Scott L. Baugh - Roll T9_169 - page 449B - (Ancestry.com image 0707), Dwelling #52, family #52

27 Mitchell, Rachiel C. 43 keeps house b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

28 ----- Joseph T. 24 son laborer b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

29 ----- Elizabeth A. 19 dau b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

30 ----- Charles L. 21 son laborer b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

31 Mitchell, Joshua L. 13 son laborer b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

32 Mitchell, James R. 11 son laborer b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

33 ----- Mattie 8 dau b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

34 ----- Susan A. 6 dau b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

35 ----- Fredrich 3 son b. GA father b. GA mother b. GA

note** lived 2 houses down from William E(?). Moon (wife Susan J.) and 3 from Stephen S. Moon (wife Annie).

Deed - Mrs. R. C. Mitchell from W. P. Simpson - 05 Mar 1892 - $405 - 6th Dist, Lot # 259, 45 acres

WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN FIELD

Mrs. R.C. Mitchell, Postmistress of Pittman, is Victim of Heart Trouble - Norcross, GA., February 2 - Mrs. R. C. Mitchell, postmistress of Pittman, a small settlement 3 miles above here, was found dead in the field last Thursday afternoon. She was nearly seventy years old.

She prepared a remedy for cancer, having prepared her remedy for many in various sections of the country. She left her house about 10 o'clock going out in the field near by to gather some weeds which entered into the remedy she made, and after gathering a quantity of the herb started back to the house and had come within a few hundred yards of her home when death came suddenly.

She had been complaining of feeling some pains for some time, but was not confined to the house, but went about her affiars as usual. Some heart affection was the probable cause.

About 4 o'clock p.m. her daughter-in-law, who lived with her, discovered her lying across a path, leading to the field, dead.

She was a native of Walton County. Her maiden name was Moon. Her first husband was a Moon. By this union there were five children, three of whom survive her. They are Mrs. William Simpson of Albertville; Mrs. J.J. Humphries of Norcross; Mrs. Mattie Martin of Atlanta. Her second marriage was to Wilse Mitchell. The children by this marriage who survive her are Jim Mitchell of Norcross; Mrs. Susan Gill, of Atlanta; and Fred Mitchell of Pittman. All the surviving children were at the funeral.

She had been a member of the Baptist church for more than fifty years.

She was buried at Mount Carmel cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.L. Mills.

(source: Gwinnett News-Herald Thursday, February 7, 1907)

Gwinnett County Probate Records: Will Index - File #D-278 - Mitchell, Mrs. R. C. died 1907 intestate - Mitchell, Fred (Admin)

Mar-04-1908 Petition Min H p 195 estate of abt $1000

Mar-04-1908 Bond Bond 4 p 149

Sep-14-1910 Inventory INV B p 402

Nov-07-1910 Leave to sell land MIN I p 125

Jan-03-1921 Return RET 24 p 309

Jan-03-1922 Dismission MIN N 355

MIN Book I: 45 acres part of land lot 259 6th Dist

J. L. Mitchell dead leaving 7 minor children

RET Book 24: Dec-2-1910 sale of land $1000

A. H. Simpson $125

Addie Humphries $125

J. R. Mitchell $125

Mrs. Mattie MItchel Martin $125

Mrs. M. A. Gill $125

Melta Mithcel $125 (Hetta Mitchel)

Fred Mitchel, Admr. $125

Nettie Mitchel, Guar. $125 (Netta A. Mitchell)

More About RACHEL CATHARINE MOON:

Date born 2: 26 Mar 1837, 26 or 20?

Burial: Mt Carmel Meth, Gwinnett Co., GA

Census 1: 1880, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA⁸

Census 2: 1850, Div. 88, Walton Co., GA⁹

Census 3: 1860, Loganville PO, Walton Co., GA¹⁰

Census 4: 1870, Buncombe Dist., Walton Co., GA¹¹

Census 5: 1900, Duluth, Gwinnett Co., GA¹²

Fact 1: 04 Mar 1908, Died intestate.¹³

Occupation: 1906, Postmistress of Pittman ¹⁴

Notes for THOMAS L. MOON:

35th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company G, Walton Sharpshooters (Walton County)

Thomas was a Private enlisted Sept 16, 1861. Died of disease (smallpox) at Winchester, VA Nov 10, 1862.

1860 Federal Census - Walton Co., GA - Loganville PO, Northern Division, enu 23 Jun 1860 by A. W. Brown, Roll M653_139, Page 79 (966), (Ancestry.com image 432), Dwelling 492, Family 492

12 - T. L. Moon - page 23, M, Farmer, real estate $600, personal prop $1695, b GA

13 - Rachel Moon - age 23, F, b GA

14 - Joseph Moon - age 4, M, b GA

15 - Iverson Moon - age 3, F, b GA

16 - Charles L. Moon - age 1, M, b GA

More About THOMAS L. MOON:

Census 1: 1850, Div. 88, Walton Co., GA¹⁵

Census 2: 1860, Loganville PO, Walton Co., GA¹⁶

Military service: Civil War, 35th GA. Regiment. Co. G, Confed. Army

More About THOMAS MOON and RACHEL MOON:

Marriage: 14 Jan 1855, Walton Co., GA¹⁷

Notes for WILSON L. MITCHELL:

1870 Federal Census - Buncombe Dist. 417, Monroe PO, Subdivision 129, Walton Co., GA - Roll M593_180 - page 126 - SD 129 - enu. 04 Aug 1870 by Wm. N. Pendergrass - page 358, (Ancestry.com image 353), Dwelling 114, Family 114

01 - Mitchell, Wilson - age 50, carpenter, real estate $0, personal prop. $150, b GA

02 - Mitchell, Rachel C. - age 33, keeping house, real estate $700, personal prop. $500, b GA

03 - Mitchell, Joshua L. - age 04, b GA

04 - MItchell, Jas. R. - age 01, b GA

05 - Moon, Thos. J. T. - age 15, F. laborer, cannot write, b GA

06 - Moon, Ivanhonor - age 13, at school, attended school during yr, b GA

07 - Moon, Chas. - age 11, at school, attended school during yr, b GA

08 - Moon, Elizabeth - age 09, at school, b GA

09 - Mitchell, Geo. C. - age 18?, F. laborer, attended school/cannot read/write, b GA

10 - Mitchell, Ella E. B. - age 11, at home, cannot read/write , b GA

11 - Mitchell, Mary E. - age 09, b GA

Minutes (Court of Ordinary) 1876 Walton Co., Probate Rcds, pps. 311-312

In the matter of the estate of Wilson L. Mitchell Decd, Georgia, Walton County

Application for Widow and Childrens allowance. To the Ordinary of said county. The petition of Rachel C. Mitchell sheweth that her husband Wilson L. Mitchell departed this life on the 5 day of August last being at that time a resident of said county and leaving an estate of p_______? Which does not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars and that he was entirely intestate as your petitioner believes and alleges, that petitoiner as the widow and in behalf of her minor children five in number desires to have set apart out of said estate a twelve months suppport and therefore prays the appointment of five discreet appraisers to make a just and true appraisement of said estate, and if upon such appraisements it should appear that the same does not exceed in value five hundred dollars that they be authorized to set apart the whole of said estate for the support and maintenance of petitioner and said minor children: that no ____ ____ has been had of said estate, and consequently no notice of this application can be given that petitioner according to law has received no years support from said estate and no provision has been made by will or otherwise in lieu of such suppport.

R. C. Mitchell

Walton Court of Ordinary

April Term 1878

Upon hearing the foregoing petition of R. C. Mitchell widow of Wilson L. Mitchell deceased late of said county for the appointment of appraisers __ this ____ that Will W. Hammock, Henry C. Clay, John J. Webb, Harrison Long and W. J. McCullins be and they are hereby appointed appraisers for ___ or a majority of them to make a just and true appraisement of the real and personal property belonging to said deceased at the time of this death as shall be _______ to ther by said widow or shall come to this knowledge as _______ by said family or otherwise disposed of , that a true and _______inventory of said estate together with valuation of each article be made ____ after completion of their duties under this order and should appear ____ such appraisement that said estate does not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars then said appraisers are authorized and required to set apart the entire estate to said widow and her five minor children by said deceased as a years allowance to which they are by law entitled, that said appraisers return to this court in _____ _____ their _____ and seals _____ three months from the date of their a____ t___ proceedings __ the p____.

W_____, Ordinary

More About WILSON L. MITCHELL:

Census: 1870, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA¹⁸

Occupation: farmer

More About WILSON MITCHELL and RACHEL MOON:

Marriage: 06 Dec 1865, Walton Co., GA¹⁹

Children of RACHEL MOON and THOMAS MOON are:

i. THOMAS JOSEPH TILMON⁶ MOON²⁰, b. 02 Oct 1855, Walton Co., GA; d. 16 May 1895.

More About THOMAS JOSEPH TILMON MOON:

Died 2: 25 Nov 1895²¹

Census 1: 1870, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA²²

Census 2: 1860, Loganville PO, Walton Co., GA²³

Census 3: 1880, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA²⁴

2. ii. IVA NONNIE MOON, b. 15 Jan 1857, Walton Co., GA; d. 19 Mar 1918, Gwinnett Co., GA.

iii. LEWIS CHARLES L. MOON²⁵, b. 07 Feb 1859, Walton County, Georgia; d. 16 May 1910.

More About LEWIS CHARLES L. MOON:

Census 1: 1870, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA²⁶

Census 2: 1860, Loganville PO, Walton Co., GA²⁷

Census 3: 1880, Buncombe, Walton Co., GA²⁸

3. iv. ELIZABETH ADDIE MOON, b. 20 Feb 1861, Walton Co., GA; d. 10 Dec 1936, Gwinnett Co., GA.

Children of RACHEL MOON and WILSON MITCHELL are:

4.v. JOSHUAWAY L.⁶ MITCHELL, b. Walton Co., GA; d. Alabama.

5. i. MATTIE BELL MITCHELL, b. Walton Co., GA.

6. vii. SUSAN B. MITCHELL, b. Walton Co., GA.

7. viii. FREDERICK MITCHELL, b. 03 Feb 1877, Walton Co., GA; d. 05 Aug 1958.

8. ix. JAMES ROBERT MITCHELL, b. 16 Apr 1869, Walton Co., GA; d. 02 Feb 1950, Gwinnett Co., GA.

Endnotes

1. The Moons and Kindred Families - pub. 1930, p. 81.

2. Tombstone.

3. The Moons and Kindred Families - pub. 1930, p. 81.

4. Walton County Marriage Records - Probate Court.

5. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA.

6. Walton County Marriage Records, Book E Page 221, Mitchell, W.L. R.C. Moon.

7. Walton County Probate Records, MIN 1876 - p. 311-312.

8. 1880 Census, Buncombe, Walton Co, GA - SD 2 - ED 115 - Page 6 - enu. 10 June 1880 by Scott L. Baugh - Roll T9_169 - page 449B Ancestry.com image 0707.

9. 1850 Census, Walton Co., GA - 88 Division, enu. 04 Oct 1850 by J. T. Clark?, Roll M432_86, Page 33, (Ancestry.com image 68), Dwelling 460, Family 460, Age 13.

10. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA - Loganville PO, Northern Division, enu 23 Jun 1860 by A. W. Brown, Roll M653_139, Page 79 (966), (Ancestry.com image 432), Dwelling 492, Family 492, Age 23.

11. 1870 Census, Buncombe Dist. 417, Monroe PO, Subdivision 129, Walton Co., GA - Roll M593_180 - page 126 - SD 129 - enu. 04 Aug 1870 by Wm. N. Pendergrass - page 358, Ancestry.com image 353, Age 33.

12. 1900Census, Gwinnett Co., GA - 1263 Duluth Militia Dist. - SD 9 - ED 54 - Sheet No. 11A - enu. 15 Jun 1900 by W. R. Hooper - Roll T623_202- (Ancestry.com - image 117) - Dwelling 196 - Family 229, Age 63. Living with son, James Robert Mitchell.

13. Gwinnett Co. Probate - Records, MIN Book H, p 195.

14. History of Gwinnett Co., Vol. II.

15. 1850 Census, Walton Co., GA - 88 Division, enu. 04 Oct 1850 by J. T. Clark?, Roll M432_86, Page 32, (Ancestry.com image 64), Dwelling 455, Family 455, Age 13.

16. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA - Loganville PO, Northern Division, enu 23 Jun 1860 by A. W. Brown, Roll M653_139, Page 79 (966), (Ancestry.com image 432), Dwelling 492, Family 492, Age 23.

17. Walton County Marriage Records - Probate Court.

18. 1870 Census, Buncombe Dist. 417, Monroe PO, Subdivision 129, Walton Co., GA - Roll M593_180 - page 126 - SD 129 - enu. 04 Aug 1870 by Wm. N. Pendergrass - page 358, Ancestry.com image 353, Age 50.

19. Walton County Marriage Records, Book E Page 221, Mitchell, W.L. R.C. Moon.

20. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA.

21. The Moons and Kindred Families - pub. 1930, p. 81.

22. 1870Census, Buncombe Dist. 417, Monroe PO, Subdivision 129, Walton Co., GA - Roll M593_180 - page 126 - SD 129 - enu. 04 Aug 1870 by Wm. N. Pendergrass - page 358, Ancestry.com image 353, Age 15.

23. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA - Loganville PO, Northern Division, enu 23 Jun 1860 by A. W. Brown, Roll M653_139, Page 79 (966), (Ancestry.com image 432), Dwelling 492, Family 492, Age 4.

24. 1880 Census, Buncombe, Walton Co, GA - SD 2 - ED 115 - Page 6 - enu. 10 June 1880 by Scott L. Baugh - Roll T9_169 - page 449B - Ancestry.com image 0707., Age 24.

25. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA.

26. 1870 Census, Buncombe Dist. 417, Monroe PO, Subdivision 129, Walton Co., GA - Roll M593_180 - page 126 - SD 129 - enu. 04 Aug 1870 by Wm. N. Pendergrass - page 358, Ancestry.com image 353, Age 11.

27. 1860 Census, Walton Co., GA - Loganville PO, Northern Division, enu 23 Jun 1860 by A. W. Brown, Roll M653_139, Page 79 (966), (Ancestry.com image 432), Dwelling 492, Family 492, Age 1.

28. 1880Census, Buncombe, Walton Co, GA - SD 2 - ED 115 - Page 6 - enu. 10 June 1880 by Scott L. Baugh - Roll T9_169 - page 449B - Ancestry.com image 0707., Age 21.