On 14 September 1830, Eliza C Moon married William Robert Chandler in Madison County, Alabama. Eliza Moon's parents were John Moon and Mary Lewis, and they were among the earliest settlers in the area that became known as Alabama in 1819. William R Chandler was born in Halifax County, Virginia and had come to Alabama in the late 1820s most likely.
William Robert Chandler and Eliza C Moon Chandler settled near her family in Moontown which was in the Gurley/Brownsboro area. The Moons appear to have been close-knit family, and the same names in the family were used over and over in the generations. Eliza inherited land when her father died in 1844 and by 1850, the Chandler family was living in the Owens Cross Roads area.
Children born to Eliza and William R. Chandler were:
1. Almira Jane Chandler (abt 1831-aft 1870)
2. John M. Chandler (1834-bef 1880)
3. Jackson Chandler (1835-1850) -listed on 1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule
4. Hester Ann Chandler (1840-1910)
5. Nathaniel Green Chandler (1841-1918)
6. Harriet C. Chandler (1846-1874)
7. Eva Virginia Chandler (1847-1929)
8. Allen Clement Chandler (1851-1910)
9. Eliza America Chandler (1855-1939)
No known personal family memories of Eliza Moon Chandler have come down through the family lines, but in looking at censuses, we know that both Eliza and her husband could read and write and their children attended school. With the large Moon family living in the area, there were family members all around to call on socially. The home they lived in was built in a dogtrot style so that cool breezes could make a difference in comfort in the summers. The kitchen of the house was in the back, separate from the living area which also helped with comfort for the family. The house is now part of the Burritt Museum living history exhibit at Burritt on the Mountain near Huntsville, Alabama.
As with all families of the time, there were deaths and sorrows to be endured with the certain realization that life must go on. Life and death walked hand in hand much more frequently in those times. On the 1850 U.S. Mortality Census for Madison County, the death of son Jackson Chandler is reported in September as a sudden death. In August, 1862, daughter Hester Ann Chandler, got the news of the death of her sweetheart, Lieutenant Hugh Martin Childress, at the Battle of Baton Rouge.
The years of the 1860s and the War Between the States also brought the stress of having two sons in the Confederate Army - John M. Chandler served in the Thirty-seventh Infantry (Seventh Regiment Provisional Army, First AND East Tennessee Rifle Regiment). His brother, Nathaniel Green Chandler served in the 50th Alabama Regiment, Company C. Both John and Nathaniel were prisoners of war. John paroled from Camp Chase in Ohio in 1865 and Nathaniel paroled from Rock Island in Illinois at the war's end. Numerous Moon relatives and friends in the area served in the war.
The 1870s brought not only the death of her husband in January, 1874, but also the deaths of daughters Almira, Harriet, and most likely, son John M. Chandler and his wife, Nancy Eason. One of her grandsons, Nattie Moon, lost his life when he was kicked by a mule in 1874 and left a young widow and infant daughter.
Though Eliza saw the births of at least 22 grandchildren during her lifetime, not all survived infancy and childhood. We can only imagine that Eliza Moon Chandler had to be a strong woman as she helped her family through news of one death after the other.
In 1880, Eliza was living in the home with son, Nathaniel Green Chandler, and his family.
Eliza Moon Chandler died 28 Dec 1891 at the age of 79 and was buried at Chandler Cemetery by her husband and among the burial sites of many of her family members.
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Family history relates that the Moons in Madison County, Alabama were Quakers in Pennsylvania who were excommunicated when they fought in the Revolutionary War. Research continues to this day on tracking their paths from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi Territory that became Alabama. The Moons were among some of the earliest settlers in the area.
The known Moon men that arrived in the early 1800s were the father, "old" John Moon, and sons Joseph L. Moon, John Moon, William Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Richard B. Moon, and Thomas Lewis Moon. There was also one daughter named Sarah who married Jonathan Calvert. However, there were other Moons who arrived at the same time in the area - David, Joshua, Jasper, and Samuel - who haven't been identified with certainty.
The son, John Moon (1789-1844), married Mary Lewis in 1811 in Madison County, Alabama. Born to them were:
Eliza C. Moon (1812-1891)
Jackson Moon (1814-1839)
Nathaniel Moon (1818-1892)
Mary Lewis Moon died about 1820 and on 3 Aug 1820, John Moon married Hester Moon (1803-1860). Born to John and Hester Moon were:
John Moon (1822-1860)
Samuel L. Moon (1824-1870)
Mary Ann aka Polly Moon (1826-1900)
The Moon family and all of their descendants have provided a fascinating, confusing, genealogy puzzle, but there's no doubt that they were prolific and hardworking, and certainly helped populate the empty lands of north Alabama when settlers were needed. It would be so lovely to be able to hear their stories.
William Robert Chandler and Eliza C Moon Chandler settled near her family in Moontown which was in the Gurley/Brownsboro area. The Moons appear to have been close-knit family, and the same names in the family were used over and over in the generations. Eliza inherited land when her father died in 1844 and by 1850, the Chandler family was living in the Owens Cross Roads area.
Children born to Eliza and William R. Chandler were:
1. Almira Jane Chandler (abt 1831-aft 1870)
2. John M. Chandler (1834-bef 1880)
3. Jackson Chandler (1835-1850) -listed on 1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule
4. Hester Ann Chandler (1840-1910)
5. Nathaniel Green Chandler (1841-1918)
6. Harriet C. Chandler (1846-1874)
7. Eva Virginia Chandler (1847-1929)
8. Allen Clement Chandler (1851-1910)
9. Eliza America Chandler (1855-1939)
No known personal family memories of Eliza Moon Chandler have come down through the family lines, but in looking at censuses, we know that both Eliza and her husband could read and write and their children attended school. With the large Moon family living in the area, there were family members all around to call on socially. The home they lived in was built in a dogtrot style so that cool breezes could make a difference in comfort in the summers. The kitchen of the house was in the back, separate from the living area which also helped with comfort for the family. The house is now part of the Burritt Museum living history exhibit at Burritt on the Mountain near Huntsville, Alabama.
As with all families of the time, there were deaths and sorrows to be endured with the certain realization that life must go on. Life and death walked hand in hand much more frequently in those times. On the 1850 U.S. Mortality Census for Madison County, the death of son Jackson Chandler is reported in September as a sudden death. In August, 1862, daughter Hester Ann Chandler, got the news of the death of her sweetheart, Lieutenant Hugh Martin Childress, at the Battle of Baton Rouge.
The years of the 1860s and the War Between the States also brought the stress of having two sons in the Confederate Army - John M. Chandler served in the Thirty-seventh Infantry (Seventh Regiment Provisional Army, First AND East Tennessee Rifle Regiment). His brother, Nathaniel Green Chandler served in the 50th Alabama Regiment, Company C. Both John and Nathaniel were prisoners of war. John paroled from Camp Chase in Ohio in 1865 and Nathaniel paroled from Rock Island in Illinois at the war's end. Numerous Moon relatives and friends in the area served in the war.
The 1870s brought not only the death of her husband in January, 1874, but also the deaths of daughters Almira, Harriet, and most likely, son John M. Chandler and his wife, Nancy Eason. One of her grandsons, Nattie Moon, lost his life when he was kicked by a mule in 1874 and left a young widow and infant daughter.
Though Eliza saw the births of at least 22 grandchildren during her lifetime, not all survived infancy and childhood. We can only imagine that Eliza Moon Chandler had to be a strong woman as she helped her family through news of one death after the other.
In 1880, Eliza was living in the home with son, Nathaniel Green Chandler, and his family.
Eliza Moon Chandler died 28 Dec 1891 at the age of 79 and was buried at Chandler Cemetery by her husband and among the burial sites of many of her family members.
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Family history relates that the Moons in Madison County, Alabama were Quakers in Pennsylvania who were excommunicated when they fought in the Revolutionary War. Research continues to this day on tracking their paths from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi Territory that became Alabama. The Moons were among some of the earliest settlers in the area.
The known Moon men that arrived in the early 1800s were the father, "old" John Moon, and sons Joseph L. Moon, John Moon, William Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Richard B. Moon, and Thomas Lewis Moon. There was also one daughter named Sarah who married Jonathan Calvert. However, there were other Moons who arrived at the same time in the area - David, Joshua, Jasper, and Samuel - who haven't been identified with certainty.
The son, John Moon (1789-1844), married Mary Lewis in 1811 in Madison County, Alabama. Born to them were:
Eliza C. Moon (1812-1891)
Jackson Moon (1814-1839)
Nathaniel Moon (1818-1892)
Mary Lewis Moon died about 1820 and on 3 Aug 1820, John Moon married Hester Moon (1803-1860). Born to John and Hester Moon were:
John Moon (1822-1860)
Samuel L. Moon (1824-1870)
Mary Ann aka Polly Moon (1826-1900)
The Moon family and all of their descendants have provided a fascinating, confusing, genealogy puzzle, but there's no doubt that they were prolific and hardworking, and certainly helped populate the empty lands of north Alabama when settlers were needed. It would be so lovely to be able to hear their stories.
On 14 September 1830, Eliza C Moon married William Robert Chandler in Madison County, Alabama. Eliza Moon's parents were John Moon and Mary Lewis, and they were among the earliest settlers in the area that became known as Alabama in 1819. William R Chandler was born in Halifax County, Virginia and had come to Alabama in the late 1820s most likely.
William Robert Chandler and Eliza C Moon Chandler settled near her family in Moontown which was in the Gurley/Brownsboro area. The Moons appear to have been close-knit family, and the same names in the family were used over and over in the generations. Eliza inherited land when her father died in 1844 and by 1850, the Chandler family was living in the Owens Cross Roads area.
Children born to Eliza and William R. Chandler were:
1. Almira Jane Chandler (abt 1831-aft 1870)
2. John M. Chandler (1834-bef 1880)
3. Jackson Chandler (1835-1850) -listed on 1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule
4. Hester Ann Chandler (1840-1910)
5. Nathaniel Green Chandler (1841-1918)
6. Harriet C. Chandler (1846-1874)
7. Eva Virginia Chandler (1847-1929)
8. Allen Clement Chandler (1851-1910)
9. Eliza America Chandler (1855-1939)
No known personal family memories of Eliza Moon Chandler have come down through the family lines, but in looking at censuses, we know that both Eliza and her husband could read and write and their children attended school. With the large Moon family living in the area, there were family members all around to call on socially. The home they lived in was built in a dogtrot style so that cool breezes could make a difference in comfort in the summers. The kitchen of the house was in the back, separate from the living area which also helped with comfort for the family. The house is now part of the Burritt Museum living history exhibit at Burritt on the Mountain near Huntsville, Alabama.
As with all families of the time, there were deaths and sorrows to be endured with the certain realization that life must go on. Life and death walked hand in hand much more frequently in those times. On the 1850 U.S. Mortality Census for Madison County, the death of son Jackson Chandler is reported in September as a sudden death. In August, 1862, daughter Hester Ann Chandler, got the news of the death of her sweetheart, Lieutenant Hugh Martin Childress, at the Battle of Baton Rouge.
The years of the 1860s and the War Between the States also brought the stress of having two sons in the Confederate Army - John M. Chandler served in the Thirty-seventh Infantry (Seventh Regiment Provisional Army, First AND East Tennessee Rifle Regiment). His brother, Nathaniel Green Chandler served in the 50th Alabama Regiment, Company C. Both John and Nathaniel were prisoners of war. John paroled from Camp Chase in Ohio in 1865 and Nathaniel paroled from Rock Island in Illinois at the war's end. Numerous Moon relatives and friends in the area served in the war.
The 1870s brought not only the death of her husband in January, 1874, but also the deaths of daughters Almira, Harriet, and most likely, son John M. Chandler and his wife, Nancy Eason. One of her grandsons, Nattie Moon, lost his life when he was kicked by a mule in 1874 and left a young widow and infant daughter.
Though Eliza saw the births of at least 22 grandchildren during her lifetime, not all survived infancy and childhood. We can only imagine that Eliza Moon Chandler had to be a strong woman as she helped her family through news of one death after the other.
In 1880, Eliza was living in the home with son, Nathaniel Green Chandler, and his family.
Eliza Moon Chandler died 28 Dec 1891 at the age of 79 and was buried at Chandler Cemetery by her husband and among the burial sites of many of her family members.
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Family history relates that the Moons in Madison County, Alabama were Quakers in Pennsylvania who were excommunicated when they fought in the Revolutionary War. Research continues to this day on tracking their paths from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi Territory that became Alabama. The Moons were among some of the earliest settlers in the area.
The known Moon men that arrived in the early 1800s were the father, "old" John Moon, and sons Joseph L. Moon, John Moon, William Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Richard B. Moon, and Thomas Lewis Moon. There was also one daughter named Sarah who married Jonathan Calvert. However, there were other Moons who arrived at the same time in the area - David, Joshua, Jasper, and Samuel - who haven't been identified with certainty.
The son, John Moon (1789-1844), married Mary Lewis in 1811 in Madison County, Alabama. Born to them were:
Eliza C. Moon (1812-1891)
Jackson Moon (1814-1839)
Nathaniel Moon (1818-1892)
Mary Lewis Moon died about 1820 and on 3 Aug 1820, John Moon married Hester Moon (1803-1860). Born to John and Hester Moon were:
John Moon (1822-1860)
Samuel L. Moon (1824-1870)
Mary Ann aka Polly Moon (1826-1900)
The Moon family and all of their descendants have provided a fascinating, confusing, genealogy puzzle, but there's no doubt that they were prolific and hardworking, and certainly helped populate the empty lands of north Alabama when settlers were needed. It would be so lovely to be able to hear their stories.
William Robert Chandler and Eliza C Moon Chandler settled near her family in Moontown which was in the Gurley/Brownsboro area. The Moons appear to have been close-knit family, and the same names in the family were used over and over in the generations. Eliza inherited land when her father died in 1844 and by 1850, the Chandler family was living in the Owens Cross Roads area.
Children born to Eliza and William R. Chandler were:
1. Almira Jane Chandler (abt 1831-aft 1870)
2. John M. Chandler (1834-bef 1880)
3. Jackson Chandler (1835-1850) -listed on 1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule
4. Hester Ann Chandler (1840-1910)
5. Nathaniel Green Chandler (1841-1918)
6. Harriet C. Chandler (1846-1874)
7. Eva Virginia Chandler (1847-1929)
8. Allen Clement Chandler (1851-1910)
9. Eliza America Chandler (1855-1939)
No known personal family memories of Eliza Moon Chandler have come down through the family lines, but in looking at censuses, we know that both Eliza and her husband could read and write and their children attended school. With the large Moon family living in the area, there were family members all around to call on socially. The home they lived in was built in a dogtrot style so that cool breezes could make a difference in comfort in the summers. The kitchen of the house was in the back, separate from the living area which also helped with comfort for the family. The house is now part of the Burritt Museum living history exhibit at Burritt on the Mountain near Huntsville, Alabama.
As with all families of the time, there were deaths and sorrows to be endured with the certain realization that life must go on. Life and death walked hand in hand much more frequently in those times. On the 1850 U.S. Mortality Census for Madison County, the death of son Jackson Chandler is reported in September as a sudden death. In August, 1862, daughter Hester Ann Chandler, got the news of the death of her sweetheart, Lieutenant Hugh Martin Childress, at the Battle of Baton Rouge.
The years of the 1860s and the War Between the States also brought the stress of having two sons in the Confederate Army - John M. Chandler served in the Thirty-seventh Infantry (Seventh Regiment Provisional Army, First AND East Tennessee Rifle Regiment). His brother, Nathaniel Green Chandler served in the 50th Alabama Regiment, Company C. Both John and Nathaniel were prisoners of war. John paroled from Camp Chase in Ohio in 1865 and Nathaniel paroled from Rock Island in Illinois at the war's end. Numerous Moon relatives and friends in the area served in the war.
The 1870s brought not only the death of her husband in January, 1874, but also the deaths of daughters Almira, Harriet, and most likely, son John M. Chandler and his wife, Nancy Eason. One of her grandsons, Nattie Moon, lost his life when he was kicked by a mule in 1874 and left a young widow and infant daughter.
Though Eliza saw the births of at least 22 grandchildren during her lifetime, not all survived infancy and childhood. We can only imagine that Eliza Moon Chandler had to be a strong woman as she helped her family through news of one death after the other.
In 1880, Eliza was living in the home with son, Nathaniel Green Chandler, and his family.
Eliza Moon Chandler died 28 Dec 1891 at the age of 79 and was buried at Chandler Cemetery by her husband and among the burial sites of many of her family members.
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Family history relates that the Moons in Madison County, Alabama were Quakers in Pennsylvania who were excommunicated when they fought in the Revolutionary War. Research continues to this day on tracking their paths from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi Territory that became Alabama. The Moons were among some of the earliest settlers in the area.
The known Moon men that arrived in the early 1800s were the father, "old" John Moon, and sons Joseph L. Moon, John Moon, William Moon, Nathaniel Moon, Richard B. Moon, and Thomas Lewis Moon. There was also one daughter named Sarah who married Jonathan Calvert. However, there were other Moons who arrived at the same time in the area - David, Joshua, Jasper, and Samuel - who haven't been identified with certainty.
The son, John Moon (1789-1844), married Mary Lewis in 1811 in Madison County, Alabama. Born to them were:
Eliza C. Moon (1812-1891)
Jackson Moon (1814-1839)
Nathaniel Moon (1818-1892)
Mary Lewis Moon died about 1820 and on 3 Aug 1820, John Moon married Hester Moon (1803-1860). Born to John and Hester Moon were:
John Moon (1822-1860)
Samuel L. Moon (1824-1870)
Mary Ann aka Polly Moon (1826-1900)
The Moon family and all of their descendants have provided a fascinating, confusing, genealogy puzzle, but there's no doubt that they were prolific and hardworking, and certainly helped populate the empty lands of north Alabama when settlers were needed. It would be so lovely to be able to hear their stories.
Family Members
Siblings
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Almira Jane Chandler Moon
1831–1871
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John M. Chandler
1834–1879
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Jackson Chandler
1835–1850
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Hester Ann Chandler Carpenter
1840–1910
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Nathaniel Green Chandler
1841–1918
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Eva Virginia Chandler Maples
1847–1929
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Harriet C Chandler Patterson
1848–1874
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Allen Clement Chandler
1851–1910
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Eliza America Chandler Maples
1855–1939
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