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Descendants of William Moberly

5. ELHANAN WINCHESTER³ MOBERLY (WILLIAM², UNK.¹) was born April 12, 1826 in Monroe County, Indiana, and died December 26, 1862 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky. He married MARY JANE BARLOW September 04, 1856 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, daughter of CYRUS BARLOW and MARY BROWN. She was born March 13, 1837 in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana, and died November 04, 1908 in Richland, Shawnee County, Kansas.

Notes for ELHANAN WINCHESTER MOBERLY:
1. Elhanan Moberly served in the Mexican-American War. He was a Private in the 2nd Regiment, Company F, Lawrence County (IN). He was mustered in 20 Jun 1846, at New Albany, Indiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill. Mustered out 21 Jun 1847, at New Orleans, Louisiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill. (source: Indiana in the Mexican War, Oran Perry, 1908). Information extracted by Richard Moberly on 20 Dec 1998 from http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~jmounts/mexican/soldiers.htm).

2. Information from the National Archives related to the military service of Elhanan Moberly in the Mexican-American War follows:

June 22, 1846 - Mustered in at New Albany Indiana for a 12 month period.
June 20 to Sept 1, 1846 - Appears on Company Muster Roll.
Sept & Oct, 1846 - Appears on Company Muster Roll.
Nov & Dec, 1846 - Sick.
Jan & Feb., 1846 - Appears on Company Muster Roll.
June 21 1947 - Mustered out at New Orleans, LA; Last paid to Feb 28, 194?; Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $42.00; remarks: Stop for 1 pr shoes.

3. Elhanan Moberly served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1862. He died during service in the Civil War on 26 Dec 1862. Information from Lana (magiera@colint.com) indicates that Elhanan W. Moberly died, probably in or near Nashville, Tennessee and was buried in the National Cemetery in Nashville. Her e-mail indicated "Sergeant, Company C, 6th Indiana Infantry".

4. Information from Dan Goris (dgoris@seidata.com) indicated that Elhanan Moberly died of "sickness" while his unit (6th Infantry) was in Bowling Green, Kentucky and on their way to Nashville. Shortly after his death was when this unit fought the "Battle of Stone River". Military records from the 6th Infantry indicated Elhanan Moberly was mustered into service on 20 Sept 1861 and was from Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana at the time of his entry into the military.

5. Information from the National Archives related to the military service of Elhanan Moberly in the Civil War follows:

Aug 20 to Oct 31 - Mustered in at Madison, Indiana; remarks: was activated ___ to the 20 Oct, 1861.
Sept 2, 1861 - Mustered in on Dec 31, 1861, age 32; Joined for duty on Aug 20, 1861 at Columbus, IN for period "during the war"; Mustered in by Capt. Francis Feasensen ufa; was private up to 20 Oct 1861.
Nov & Dec, 1961 - Appears on Company Muster Roll.
Jan & Feb, 1862 - Sick in Gen Hospital.
Mar & Apr 1862 - Appears on Company Muster Roll.
April 30 to Aug 31, 1862 - On detached service.
Sept & Oct, 1862 -Stationed at Columbus, IN: Detailed Aug 23, 1862 by order Maj Genl Buell Special order No 140; on recruiting service.
Nov & Dec 1862 - Detained at Bowling Green, KY
Dec 25, 1862 - Died at Bowling Green, KY of disease

6. Information from the Nashville National Cemetery indicates the Elhanan Moberly is buried in Section N, Grave/Lot No. 10560.

7. Significant confusion exists on date of birth of Elhanan Moberly. War records from the Mexican-American War indicated his age is 21 in June, 1847 (born = 1826); War records from the Civil War indicates his age is 32 in Sept 1861 (born = 1829) and age 32 when he died in Dec 1862 (born = 1830)

8. Various records and documents indicate different spellings of his given name, including "Elhanen", "Elkanah" or "Ethannis".

9. According to Walter W. Morgan (interview on 15 Nov 1999), Elhanan went to work tanning hides for Cyrus Barlow in Bartholomew (probably Columbus), Indiana. While working there, he met Mr. Barlow's daughter, Mary Jane. After their marriage, they moved to Texas for several years and then moved back to Indiana.

10. According to Walter W. Morgan (interview on 22 Nov 1999), Elhanan never talked to his wife about his family in Monroe County, Indiana. After their marriage, they took a riverboat down the river to New Orleans and then went overland to Texas (possibly Dallas). According to Mr. Morgan, Elhanan and Mary Jane lived in Dallas County, Texas, not Houston. Their first son (Oliver) was born there. They returned to Indiana and Elhanan enlisted in the Civil War a few months after his second son was born. Elhanan was a "jack of all trades, but master of none". According to Mr. Morgan, Elhanan was a draftsman (he has a set of drafting pens used by Elhanan which were manufactured by Dollond in London, England) and a carver (he has a steer horn that was engraved by Elhanan). He was also a tanner, working for his father-in-law.

11. Sometime while in Indiana, Elhanan became a member of the Masons. According to family history, he became a 33 degree Mason. His hand painted Masons apron is in possession of Walter Morgan. Walter Morgan also is in possession of a copy of Macoy's Masonic Manual which is inscribed "Elhanan W. Moberly, on the Mississippi River, Nov., 1854"

12 Mary Jane Barlow (Moberly)(Tevis) and her husband (Isaiah Tevis) filed for a pension related to Elhanan Moberly on 29 Apr 1887 (C-9631) (source: Index to Mexican War Pension Applications by Barbara S. Wolfe, P. 229). The outcome of the application is unknown.

More About ELHANAN WINCHESTER MOBERLY:
Date born 2: April 12, 1826, Kentucky
Date born 3: Abt. 1832, Garret County, Kentucky
Date born 4: Abt. 1833, Monroe County, Indiana
Died 2: December 25, 1862, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
Died 3: December 28, 1862, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
Burial: Bet. 1862 - 1863, Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Tennessee
Cause of death (Facts Pg): December 1862, Pneumonia and dysentery
LDS Ancestral file no.: ITD6-72F
Membership: Mason's
Military service 1: Bet. 1846 - 1847, (Mexican-American War) Private; Company F, 2nd Reg, Lawrence Co. IN
Military service 2: Bet. 1861 - 1862, (Civil War) Sargent; Company C, 6th Indiana Infantry

Notes for MARY JANE BARLOW:
1. Other Barlow's in this area of Indiana in 1860 include: Ann E., Catharine, Henry, Jacob, John, Lewis and William in Shelby County and Caleb and Cyrus in Bartholomew County (source: FTM CD #318, Census of selected counties, 1860). In 1850 Barlow's in this area include: John, Benjamin, and Henry in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Indiana; Cornelius in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County; Cyrus in Harrison Township, Bartholomew County and Jacob in German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana (source: FTM CD #317, Census of selected counties, 1850). In 1840, John and Henry were in Jackson Township, as well as Bleuford, George, Jeramiah and Louis. Jacob and Cornelius were in Bartholomew County. The others listed above were not mentioned (source: FTM CD #316, Census of selected counties, 1840). In 1830, Henry and Jeramiah were listed in Shelby County and Thomas was listed in Bartholomew County (source: FTM CD #315, Census of selected counties, 1830). The relationship of some of these Barlow's to Mary Jane Barlow is yet to be determined.

2. Mary Jane Barlow moved to Shawnee County, Kansas in 1874 (source: e-mail from Steven Cox ((stevencox@prodigy.net)), dated 28 Apr 1999).

3. The will of Mary Jane Barlow Moberly Tevis was filed on 20 Nov 1908 in the Shawnee County, Kansas Probate Court (Case # 5488) (source: Shawnee County, Kansas Probate Court Records, Book VI, VII and VIII).

More About MARY JANE BARLOW:
Date born 2: March 13, 1837, Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Date born 3: March 13, 1837, Butler County, Ohio
Burial: November 1908, Lynn Creek Cemetery, Shawnee County, Kansas
LDS Ancestral file no.: ITD6-6J5
Residence 1: Bet. 1850 - 1860, Jackson Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Residence 2: Bet. 1860 - 1874, Wolf Creek, Indiana
Residence 3: Bet. 1874 - 1908, Shawnee County, Kansas

Marriage Notes for ELHANAN MOBERLY and MARY BARLOW:
1. Marriage records are recorded by the County Clerk in Book C-6, page 114.

More About ELHANAN MOBERLY and MARY BARLOW:
Marriage 1: September 04, 1856, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Marriage 2: December 19, 1857

Children of ELHANAN MOBERLY and MARY BARLOW are:

10.	i.		OLIVER OTHELLO⁴ MOBERLY, b. May 02, 1858, Dallas County, Texas; d. March 02, 1923, Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas.
11.	ii.		EDWIN "ED" EMMETT MOBERLY, b. June 14, 1861, Beathany, Bartholomew County, Indiana; d. August 23, 1943, Cloud County, Kansas.

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