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Descendants of William Moberly

4. ALEXANDER G.³ MOBERLY (WILLIAM², UNK.¹) was born June 07, 1823 in Monroe County, Indiana, and died April 23, 1854 in Monroe County, Indiana. He married ELIZABETH BUCKNER February 14, 1851 in Monroe County, Indiana, daughter of JERU BUCKNER and NANCY STITT. She was born Abt. 1832 in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana, and died Bef. 1870 in <Morgan County, Indiana>.

Notes for ALEXANDER G. MOBERLY:
1. Alexander Moberly was living with the Graham Family in Marion Township, Monroe County, Indiana in 1850 (Census). Occupation is listed as a "tanner". Madison Graham may be the son of Robertson Graham who married Phebe Moberly on 22 July 1821 in Garrard County, Kentucky. The bondsman was Edward C. Moberly. The relationship of Edward C. Moberly to the other Moberly's in Monroe County is unproven. Robertson Graham and Edward C. Moberly came to Lawrence and Monroe County, Indiana (source: e-mail from Donald Matson ((donmatson@hotmail.com)), dated 13 Feb 1999). Madison Graham's occupation was also listed as a tanner. It is believed that Alexander was learning the tanning trade while living with the Graham family.

2. Alexander Moberly purchased property in Monroe County, Indiana from Thomas M. Graham on March 13, 1852 (source: Index of Deed Records of Monroe County, Indiana, Book 2; Record # 1356; Book N; page 525). The following is recorded in the Monroe County, Indiana Deed Records, Book N, Nov 1850-1852:
Recorded on June 8th 1852
I, Thomas M. Graham and Mary Ann Graham, his wife, in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars, to them paid by Alexander G. Moberly, do give, grant, bargin, sell, and convey to the said Alexander G. Moberly, and to his heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple, the following tract of land situated in Monroe County and State of Indiana to-wit: The north west quarter of the south west quarter of section eight township ten north of range one east, containing forty acres more or less. And also the east half of the north east quarter of the south half of section seven in township ten north of range one east in the County and State aforesaid.. And also the south east quarter of the north half of section seven in township ten north of range one east, containing thirty eight acres and sixty two hundredths of an acre, be the same more or less. And we do convenant with the said Alexander G. Moberly as follows to-wit: that we are lawfully seized and possessed in fee simple of said tract of land, that we have a good right to convey the same in fee simple, that the same is free from all incumberances, that the said Alexander G. Moberly, his heirs and assigns shall forever quietly enjoy the same, that we will forever warrant and defend the title to the same against all claims whether in law or equity. Witness our hands and seals this the 13 day of March 1852. Signed Thomas M. Grahan and Mary Ann Graham

State of Indiana, Monroe County, SS: Before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of said County at my office therein on this day personally came the above named Thomas M. Graham and Mary Ann Graham, his wife, and acknowledged the forgoing conveyance to be their voluntary act and deed. And the said Mary Ann Graham having the contents and purport of said conveyance made known to her by me and being by me examined privately separate and apart from and without the hearing of Thomas M. Graham her husband, did then and there on such private examination acknowledge that she executes said conveyance of her own free will and accord without any coercion or compulsion from her husband. Given under my hand and seal this March 13 day 1852. Signed John Hupp, J.P.

3. Alexander Moberly purchased 40 acres of land in Monroe County, Indiana on January 3, 1855. The location is the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 8, in T10N, R1E (source: Land Patent Report #423).

4. Alexander Moberly served in the Mexican-American War (1847-48). Two claims were filed (WA-R23432 and WA-R16659) by Maria J. Moberly (daughter) in 1861. Both claims were rejected. (source: e-mail from Olivia Andem ((oandem@csrlink.net)), dated 4 May 1998). Alexander Moberly was a Private, 4th Regiment, Company G, Monroe County. He was mustered in 14 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain R. C. Gatlin, and mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. (source: Indiana in the Mexican War, Oran Perry, 1908). Information obtained from http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~jmounts/mexican/soldiers.htm.

5. Information in Probate Box 42-43 (Box 41) of Monroe County, Indiana indicates the following: Filed July 18, 1855, Presley Buckner, Guardian; Minor child: Maria Jane Moberly, age six as of January 1858, and residing with Peter Marshall, her stepfather, and her mother in Warrick County, IN. Land sale in Indianapolis. Box 276-277 contains a file with James H. Rogers as guardian, filed October 19, 1867. Maria J. Moberly married John Sheerer. (source: Probate Boxes, Monroe County, Indiana ((1818-1872)), Monroe County Historical Society Library, extracted by Richard L. Moberly on July 23, 1998).

6. Alexander G. Moberly's wife (Elizabeth Buckner) wrote a letter describing her husbands death in applying for a military pension. The letter follows:

The State of Indiana; County of Monroe
I, Elizabeth Marshall, aged 29 years, a resident of Dubois County, Indiana make this following statement.

I was the widow of Alexander G. Moberley, who in his lifetime was engaged in the military service of the United States in War-Late war with Mexico. My said husband was a private of Capitan Lunderman's Company, Colonel Gorman's Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. Refer to rolls of said company.

I was married to said Alexander G. Moberley in Indiana, Monroe County, Indiana on the 15th day of February, 1851 by one J.M. Mather, a preacher and my name, before I was married was Elizabeth Buckner. Refer to records of said Monroe County, Indiana.

My said husband died in Monroe County, Indiana on the 23rd day of April in the year 1854 (Eighteen hundred and fifty four) by reason of disease and complication of diabetes contracted in the line of his duty as a soldier aforesaid My said husband from the best information that I can get and from what he told to me came home from the service aforesaid sick with disease of diarrhea contracted as above named and was very low with it and so continued for some time.

My said husband was generally in such condition of body that he could never stand much excitement or exertion - These things I state from observation and report before our marriage and of knowledge afterwards. He was at times apparently better but would not remain so very long - and was for most of the time in low and feeble condition and from time to time got worse on the average and his vigor of constitution appeared to be gone and his health broken down.

About a year or so before he died he became afflicted also with bronchial.

I make this declaration for the purpose of applying for the benefits of the Act of _____ of the 21st day of July, 1848 and I hereby with full power of substitution irrevocable by me for term of three years from date herein appoint C.H. Barkley of Louisville, Kentucky my agent in this behalf.

My said husband was also afflicted with disease of his kidney - and these diseases in turn remained on him _____________________________ still continuing to be a prominent disease with him up to the time of his death. I leave further description and history of his case to others - I remained widow of said Alexander G. Moberley until on the 24th day of June 1855 when in Warrick County, Indiana, I was married to Peter Marshall whose wife I now am. And Peter K, Marshall above named consent hereto and ____ herein

This 14 day of Sept 1861

(signed) Elizabeth Marshall
Peter K. Marshall

The State of Indians, County of Monroe

The statement of Robert Buckner, aged 35 years, a resident of Monroe County, Indiana and of Maria Buckner, aged 34 years, a resident of Monroe County, Indiana. We the undersigned above named and described do hereby certify that Peter K. Marshall and his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall, residents of Dubois County, Indiana did, on this day, in our presence, sign and acknowledge the forgoing statement. And we further certify that we know them to be the identified persons whom they therein refer - sent themselves to be and we are disinterested witness.

This 14th day of Sept 1861

(signed) Robert Buckner
Maria Buckner

State of Indiana, County of Monroe

The forgoing statements were on this day signed and sworn to before me, a justice of the peace in and for said county by the respective partied thereto all of whom are well known to me as credible persons residing as there in State and whom I believe to be of the respective age named therein: The claimants are the identical persons whom they therein represent themselves to be. I believe the witness to be dis-interested, and I am disinterested. This 14 day of Sept 1861
Dubois erased and Monroe underlined before signing -- Date as above

Benjamin Richarly (?) J.P., C (seal)

7. A letter written by a doctor who attended Alexander Moberly prior to his death and in response to the pension application by his daughter (Maria Jane Moberly). The letter follows:

United States of America
State of Mississippi
County of Winston

I, J.W. Young, age 47 years, and a practicing physician of 18 years, say on my oath that I was formerly resident of Monroe County, Indiana and that my Post Office address now when at home is New Carthage, Louisiana and that I am now on duty in this country as one of the Registrants under the Registration Act of Congress and that during this late war against the Rebellion, I was Surgeon of the 66th Regiment of Illinois Infantry or Sharp Shooters.

While I was engaged in this practice of medicine in Monroe County, Indiana in Spring of 1854, I attended professionally one A.G. Moberly and whose care I remember. I do not remember having any acquaintance with him until I was called to see him professionally and that was but a very short time before his death and he was then in such condition that I could see no probable chance for him to get well. My books are not here, but even if I had them here I am sure that they would not enable me to state in substance any thing more than I can from memory, except probably as to dates of my visits to him. But I did not usually insert my remarks or reflections about a care, and have no recollections of doing either in this one.

The following statement represents the diagnoses of the care as remembered "Disease of lungs accompaniment with "Tables Mepentine" with unmanageable coliguitine diarrhea". But owing to the fact of having had no previous acquaintance with him and hopelessness of his care, I either did not then hear any history of his care as to its origin or causes - or if I did, I have forgotten it - but he was in a very low physical condition very much emaciated and worn down to such extent as to indicate that his condition was a result of ____ chronic disease that had wasted him down to such degree that death therefrom was inevitable and not to be kept off very long.

And I certify that I am disinterested this 25th day of September 1867

(signed) J.W. Young (seal)

United States of America
State of Mississippi, Winston County, Sct.
Sworn to and subscribed on this day before me, J.J. McDaniels, Clerk of the circuit court and for said county. Witness is well known to me and he is the identical man whom he therein represents himself to be and is of good reputation for ____ and integrity in the profession of medicine.

I believe him to be disinterested and I certify that this statement was carefully and correctly read over to and fully _________ by him before signing. And I certify that I am disinterested.

Witness my name and official seal at my office in Louisville on the 25th day of September 1867.

(signed) J.J. McDaniel, Clerk

(note by Richard Moberly, dated 21 Feb 1999): This Joseph W. Young is not believed to be related to the other Young's who married into the Moberly family. This Joseph Young is on the 1860 Census of Monroe County, Indiana. He is listed as being 39 years old (born in 1821) and born in Ohio. These is a Joseph Willis Young in Monroe County, Indiana but this Joseph was born in 1824 in Green County, Indiana and died at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia in the Civil War. He was a Captain and also served in the Mexican-American War. (source: e-mail from Don Matson to Richard L. Moberly, dated 21 Feb 1999).

8. The LDS Ancestral File, Pedigree Chart lists Alexander G. Moberly as "G. Moberly Alexander".

9. An Alexander Moberley, from Monroe County, Indiana, attended the University of Indiana (either the Prep School or the University) in 1844, It is unknown if this is the same person but the time framework makes it likely (Alexander would have been about 17 years old at that time). (source: internet - INMONROE-D-request@rootsweb.com, V99 #203).

10. Alexander G. Moberly died six days after his father died.

More About ALEXANDER G. MOBERLY:
Date born 2: Abt. 1822, Monroe County, Indiana
Date born 3: Abt. 1827, Monroe County, Indiana
Date born 4: Abt. 1828, Monroe County, Indiana
Burial: April 1854, Farr Cemetery, Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Cause of Death: Diabetes
Medical Information: Had severe diarrhea, contracted during military service. Also suffered from a kidney disease and bronchial problems.
Military service: Bet. 1847 - 1848, (Mexican-American War) Private, 4th Reg., Company G, Monroe County, Indiana
Occupation: 1850, Farmer; Tanner
Residence: 1850, Monroe County, Indiana

Notes for ELIZABETH BUCKNER:
1. Surname spelled "Mobley" in 1870 Morgan County, Indiana census.

More About ELIZABETH BUCKNER:
Date born 2: Abt. 1836, Indiana
LDS Ancestral file no.: AFN:G3D2-52
Residence 1: 1850, Monroe County, Indiana
Residence 2: 1870, Morgan County, Washington Township, Indiana

Marriage Notes for ALEXANDER MOBERLY and ELIZABETH BUCKNER:
1. Marriage information in Book B, pg. 218 of Marriages Book-1818-1881(source: e-mail from Damon Floyd (damon@netdirect.net), dated July 10, 1998).

2. The minister at the marriage was J.M. Mather.

More About ALEXANDER MOBERLY and ELIZABETH BUCKNER:
Marriage 1: February 14, 1851, Monroe County, Indiana
Marriage 2: February 15, 1851, Monroe County, Indiana

Child of ALEXANDER MOBERLY and ELIZABETH BUCKNER is:

MARIA JANE⁴ MOBERLY, b. November 24, 1851, Monroe County, Indiana; d. October 15, 1872, Morgan County, Indiana; m. JOHN SHEARER, May 17, 1872, Morgan County, Indiana; b. November 15, 1838, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana; d. Bet. 1884 - 1910, <Morgan County, Indiana>.

Notes for MARIA JANE MOBERLY:
1. Maria Moberly applied for a pension for her father (Alexander Moberly) for his service in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The applications were turned down in 1861.

2. After the death of her father in 1854, Presley Buckner was appointed guardian of Maria Moberly until 1866.

3. After the death of Presley Buckner in 1866, James H. Rogers was appointed guardian of Maria Moberly on 19 Oct 1867.

More About MARIA JANE MOBERLY:
Residence 1: 1856, Warrick County, Indiana
Residence 2: 1870, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Notes for JOHN SHEARER:
1. Surname spelled Shearer in 1880 census.

2. The following was published in the "Counties of Mogan, Monroe & Brown, Indiana, Historical and Biographical." Charles Blanchard, ed. Chicago. F.A. Battey & Co. Publishers, 1884.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
PAGE 205

JOHN SHEERER is a native of Morgan County, Ind., was born November 15, 1838, and is the son of Joseph and Phebe Sheerer, both natives of Ireland, who were brought to America when very young. They were married in Washington County, Md., April 30, 1837, and the same year moved to Morgan County, Ind., and settled near Martinsville, where Mr. Sheerer was killed by the limb of a tree falling upon him March 29, 1842. Mrs. Sheerer subsequently married a Mr. Thomas McClure, with whom she moved to Martinsville for a time, and then returned to her present abode; Mr. McClure died January 11, 1867. Mrs. McClure is the mother of eight children, two by her former husband, John, and Robert (deceased), and six by her latter husband--Nancy A. (deceased), Lida, Isabel W., Francis, Martha A. and Thomas. John Sheerer, our subject, was married in this county May 17, 1872, to Maria J. Morbley, and afterward settled on the old homestead, which is still his home. This wife died October 15, 1872, and March 16, 1879, Mr. Sheerer wedded Sarah Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Sheerer have no family, but have a good home of 180 acres of excellent land.

More About JOHN SHEARER:
Date born 2: 1840, Indiana
Residence: Bet. 1870 - 1880, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana

More About JOHN SHEARER and MARIA MOBERLY:
Marriage: May 17, 1872, Morgan County, Indiana

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