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Descendants of Adam Moses 09/02/2008

      78. William Walker⁵ Moses (Joseph Monroe 'Monroe'⁴, Peter³, Johann Adam², Johann Peter¹) was born April 11, 1836 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died May 10, 1902. He married Fannie White Graves January 07, 1866 in Pittsylvania County, VA, daughter of Jeremiah Graves and Catherine Boxley. She was born June 18, 1833 in Mt. Airy, Pittsylvania County, VA, and died September 16, 1907 in Level Run, Pittsylvania County, VA.

Notes for William Walker Moses:
1) From Virginia and the Virginians, p. 799:

"Appointed superintendent of the Virginia Penitentiary in December, 1885, and still holding that position, was born in Cumberland County, Virginia, on April 11, 1836. He attended a private school in Appomattox county, and then began farming which he has followed to date. He settled in Pittsylvania county, Virginia, married in that county, on January 7, 1866, and was six years justice of the peace in that county, and four years member of the district school board. He entered the Confederate States army as a private in Company K, 14th Tennessee Infantry; was wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; was taken prisoner at Gettysburg, and held at Fort Delaware twenty-two months, then paroled."

"Joseph M. Moses, father of William W., son of Peter Moses, of England, was born in Appomattox county, and died in 1879, aged sixty-five years. The mother of William W., Paulina J. Martin, born in Prince Edward county, died July 10, 1858. His wife, born in Pittsylvania county, is Fannie W., daughter of Jeremiah W. Graves, who died in 1882, and Catharine (Baxley) Graves, also now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Moses have three children, Wm. Wl Jr., Graves M., Kate O., and have buried two, Dula W., died July 1873, aged one year; Joseph M., died February, 1878, aged ten months. Mr. Moses and wife are members of the Second Baptist Church of Richmond."

[Some of the information from Virginia and the Virginians is known to be inaccurate. Peter Moses did not come from England, but was instead born in Pennsylvania -- Peter's father Adam Moses came from Germany in 1743. Some of the names and dates also do not match information supplied by descendants.]

The citation for this item is:

William W. Moses : Biographical Sketch. In:
Brock, Robert Alonzo. Virginia and Virginians.
Richmond, VA. v.2 (1888), p. 799. F225 B86 v.2

Marriage Notes for William Moses and Fannie Graves:
1) 1870 census for Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Chatham Post Office, Subdivision north of Dan River, page no. 367B, handwritten page no. 684, enumerated August 20th, 1870:

Dwelling 5519, Visit 5549, lines 36-40 --

Moses, William, age 34, M, W, Occupation = Farmer, Real estate = 2500, Personal estate = 1000, born in Virginia

_____, Fannie W, age 35, F, W, Occupation = Keeping house, born in Virginia

Fitzgerald, Edmund, age 16, M, W, Occupation = At school, born in Virginia, attended school

________, William, age 3, M, W, Occupation = At home, born in Virginia

________, Monroe, age 6, M, W, Occupation = At home, born in Virginia

[Note: Edmund, William and Monroe are Fannie's children from her first marriage to James Morgan Fitzgerald]

2) From the 1880 Census:

      Census Place:      Staunton, Pittsylvania, Virginia
      Source:      FHL Film 1255385 National Archives Film T9-1385 Page 301A
      Relation      Sex      Marr      Race      Age      Birthplace
W. W. MOSES      Self      M      M      W      45      VA.
      Occ:      Farmer      Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.
Fannie W. MOSES      Wife      F      M      W      47      VA.
      Occ:      Keeping House      Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.
William W. MOSES      Son      M      S      W      18      VA.
      Occ:      Laborer      Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.
Graves M. MOSES      Son      M      S      W      10      VA.
      Occ:      Laborer      Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.
Catharin O. MOSES      Dau      F      S      W      8      VA.
                  Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.
Fannie J. GRAVES      Cousin      F      S      W      25      VA.
      Occ:      At Home      Fa: VA.      Mo: VA.

3) 1900 Census for Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Staunton River District, Supervisor's District No. 5, Enumeration District No. 86, Sheet 7B, enumerated June 9th & 11th, 1900 by G. M. Moses (Graves Monroe Moses, son of William):

Dwelling 124, Visit 124 --

Moses, William W, Head, W, M, born April 1836, age 64, Married, Married for 34 years, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation = Farmer, can read, can write, can speak English, Owns, Free, Farm, Farm Schedule #90

_____, Fannie W, Wife, W, F, born June 1832, age 57, Married, Married for 34 years, mother of 8 children total, mother of 4 living children, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, can read, can write, can speak English

[Note: At first I thought that William and Fannie must have had 3 additional children, whose names we didn't know, who had died by 1900; but then I realized that these other 3 children are obviously her children by first husband James Morgan Fitzgerald.]

Children of William Moses and Fannie Graves are:

+	229	i.	William Walker⁶ Moses, Jr., born April 23, 1867 in Pittsylvania County, VA; died November 10, 1937.
+	230	ii.	Graves Monroe Moses, born December 23, 1869 in Virginia; died January 22, 1933 in Orange County, Florida.
	231	iii.	Catherine 'Kate' Spiller Moses, born Abt. 1872; died Unknown. She married Dr. George Smith; born Unknown; died Unknown.

Notes for Catherine 'Kate' Spiller Moses:
Conflicting information gives her name as Kate O. Moses

	232	iv.		Dula W. Moses, born Abt. 1872; died July 1873.
	233	v.		Joseph M. Moses, born 1877; died February 1878.

      80. John Thornton 'Thornton'⁵ Moses (Joseph Monroe 'Monroe'⁴, Peter³, Johann Adam², Johann Peter¹) was born November 07, 1841 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1907. He married Nancy Agnes 'Nannie' Lee Abt. 1866, daughter of James Lee and Judith Baldwin. She was born September 25, 1843 in Cub Creek area, Campbell (now Appomattox) County, Virginia, and died March 19, 1904.

Marriage Notes for John Moses and Nancy Lee:
1) 1870 Census for Virginia, Appomattox County, Southside Township, Post Office = Pamplins Depot, Page no. 49 (handwritten), page no. 73 (stamped), enumerated September 20th, 1870:

At Dwelling 430, Visit 430 --

Moses, John T, age 25, M, W, Occupation = Farmer, Real estate = 500, Personal estate = 150, born in Virginia, Male age 21 or over
_____, Nancy A, age 23, F, W, Occupation = Keeping House, born in Virginia
_____, James, age 2, M, W, born in Virginia
_____, John C, age 1, M, W, born in Virginia

2) 1880 Census for South Side Magisterial District, Appomattox County, VA, Supervisor's District #2, Enumeration District #9, p. 2:

Moses, Thornton, W, M, age 38, (Head), Farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia
_____, Nancy, W, F, age 36, Wife, Keeping House, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia
_____, James, W, M, age 12, Son, Laborer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia
_____, John, W, M, age 10, Son, Laborer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia
_____, Joseph, W, M, age 8, Son, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia
_____, [Can't read first name -- Jefferson?? ], W, M, age 6, Son, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia

3) 1880 Census again:

      Census Place:      South Side, Appomattox, Virginia
      Source:      FHL Film 1255354 National Archives Film T9-1354 Page 386B
      Relation      Sex      Marr      Race      Age      Birthplace
Thornton MOSES      Self      M      M      W      38      VA
      Occ:      Farmer      Fa: VA      Mo: VA
Nancy MOSES      Wife      F      M      W      36      VA
      Occ:      Keeping House      Fa: VA      Mo: VA
James MOSES      Son      M      S      W      12      VA
      Occ:      Laborer      Fa: VA      Mo: VA
John MOSES      Son      M      S      W      10      VA
      Occ:      Laborer      Fa: VA      Mo: VA
Joseph MOSES      Son      M      S      W      8      VA
                  Fa: VA      Mo: VA
G. MOSES      Son      M      S      W      6      VA
                  Fa: VA      Mo: VA

4) 1900 Census for Virginia, Appomattox County, South Side Magisterial District, Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 18, Sheet 3b & 4A, enumerated June 7th, 1900:

Dwelling # 57, Family # 57 --

Moses, Thornton J, Head, W, M, born November 1841, age 58, Married, Married for 34 years, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation = Farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read, can write, can speak English, Owns, Free, Farm, Farm schedule 53

_____, Nannie A, Wife, W, F, born April or September 1848, age 56, Married, Married for 34 years, mother of 6 children total, mother of 4 children still living, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, can read, can write, can speak English

_____, Joseph A, Son, W, M, born March 1874, age 26, Single, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation = Farm Labor, can read, can write, can speak English

_____, Charles E, Son, W, M, born February 1882, age 18, Single, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation = Farm Labor, can read, can write, can speak English

_____, James M, Son, W, M, born August 1866, age 33, Married, Married for 6 years, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation = Carpenter, unemployed for 3 or 8 months, can read, can write, can speak English

_____, Lillie B, Wife, W, F, born August 1869, age 30, Married, Married for 6 years, mother of 2 children total, mother of 2 children still living, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, can read, can write, can speak English

_____, Grace W, Daughter, W, F, born June 1896, age 3, Single, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, cannot read, cannot write, can speak English

_____, Royal, Son, W, M, born July 1899, age 10/12, Single, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, cannot read, cannot write, cannot speak English

[Note 1: Indexed as Thomas J. Moses]
[Note 2: The "Wife" listed as "Lillie B" is Lillie B. Penick, wife of James Monroe Moses; she should be listed here as Thornton's daughter-in-law]
[Note 3: Grace and Royal are children of James Monroe Moses and his wife Lillie B. Moses; they should be listed here as Thornton's Granddaughter and Grandson]

Children of John Moses and Nancy Lee are:

+	234	i.	James Monroe⁶ Moses, born Abt. August 1866 in Virginia; died Bet. 1906 - 1910.
	235	ii.	John C. Moses, born Abt. 1869 in Virginia; died Unknown.
	236	iii.	??? Moses, born Abt. 1874 in Virginia; died Unknown.
	237	iv.	Joseph A. Moses, born Abt. March 1874 in Virginia; died Unknown.
+	238	v.	Charles Edward Moses, born February 23, 1882 in Appomattox County, Virginia; died November 1963.

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