James Pink MOON & Margaret M. NICHOLS & Mary Frances SHAW

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James Pink MOON
Margaret M. NICHOLS
Mary Frances SHAW

Husband: James Pink MOON
Birth: 1 Oct 1855 or 1854, Elbert Co., GA
Death: 13 Jun 1943, Madison Co., GA
Disposition: buried Mill Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Royston, Madison Co., GA
Occupation: farmer
Father: Bird A. MOON (1832-1864)
Mother: Emaline / Emily / Emma E. BOOTH (1831- )

Marriage-1: 25/26 Apr 1876, Elbert Co., GA

Wife-1: Margaret M. NICKOLS / NICHOLS
Birth (1880 census): 1856/7, Elbert Co., GA
Birth (probably from tombstone): 13 Feb 1859
Death: 16 Feb 1905, Madison Co., GA
Disposition: buried Mill Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Royston, Madison Co., GA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: George Thomas NICHOLS (1838-1917)
Mother: Mary H. "Polly" CHRISTIAN (1837-1903)

If Margaret really died in 1905, then she and James must have divorced by 1897. Secondary sources are calling her Margaret Mary, apparently assuming she is the woman in the 1900 census, but it appears the Mary in 1900 is Mary SHAW (see below).

Marriage-2: 13 Dec 1896, GA

Wife-2: Mary Frances SHAW
Birth (1870/80 censuses): 1857, GA
Birth (probably from tombstone): 11 Jan 1859
Death: 19 Jul 1943, Madison Co., GA
Disposition: buried Mill Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Royston, Madison Co., GA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Andrew Jackson SHAW, b. 1817/8, SC
Mother: Martha Ann BOOTH, b. 1829/30, GA

Children with Margaret M. NICHOLS:

— born in Elbert Co., GA:
1. Mary L. MOON, b. 1876
2. Laura MOON, b. 1877/8

— born in Elbert Co., GA, or Madison Co., GA:
3. George Gibson MOON, b. 29 Feb 1882
4. William David MOON, b. Oct 1896
5. James Jackson MOON, b. Mar 1895
6. [Adelaide?] Addie L. MOON, b. Feb 1897

Children with Mary Frances SHAW:

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Georgia, South Carolina

Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 2000. Georgia Marriages: 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (online at Ancestry.com):

James P. Moon Margeret M. Nichols 25 Apr 1876 Elbert Co.

1b. Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom's Name: James P. Moon

Groom's Birth | Age | Race: 1854 | 22 | White

Groom's Birthplace: Elbert Co., Ga

Bride's Name: Margaet M. Nickols

Bride's Birth | Age | Race: 1858 | 18 | White

Bride's Birthplace: Elbert, Georgia

Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1876

Marriage Place: Elbert, Georgia

Groom's Father: Bird Moon

Groom's Mother: Emily Booth

Bride's Father: George T. Nickols

Bride's Mother: Mary Christian

Source Film: 209575

1c. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

James P. MOON
Spouse: Mary Frances SHAW
Marriage: 13 Dec 1896, GA
Source: patron submission

Does anyone have a primary source for this marriage date? If so, please share.

2. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Margaret M. NICHOLS (æ 12, b. GA) is living in Elbert Co., GA (p. 264A), with her parents, Geo. T. NICHOLS (æ 31, b. GA) & Mary H. (æ 32, b. GA), plus siblings. Mary F. SHAW (æ 13, b. GA) is living in Gritter Dist., Cobb Co., GA (p. 327A), with her parents, Andrew J. SHAW (æ 52, SC) & Martha A. (æ 40, b. GA), plus siblings.

3a. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 27): Goshen, G.M. Dist. 201, Elbert Co., GA, Roll 145, p. 506A, PN 21, SD 2, ED 25, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

202 202 Moon James P W M 25 / Farmer Ga Ga Ga

____ Margaret W F 23 Wife / Keeping house Ga Ga Ga

____ Mary L W F 4 Dau / Ga Ga Ga

____ Laura W F 2 Dau / Ga Ga Ga

3b. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Mary F. SHAW (æ 23, b. GA) is living in Gritter, Cobb Co., GA (p. 103D), with her parents, Andrew J. SHAW (æ 60, b. SC) & Martha (æ 51, b. GA), plus siblings.

4. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 17): Harrison Dist., Madison Co., GA, Roll T623_210, p. 353B, SN 19, SD, ED 70, enumerated 21 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

111 111 Moon James P Head W M Oct 1860 39 M ? GA GA GA Farmer 3 Y N Y O F F 109

____ Mary Wife W F Jan 1867 33 M ? 0 0 GA GA GA Keeping House Y N Y

____ George Son W M Mar 1882 18 S GA GA GA Farm Laborer Y N Y

____ David Son W M Oct 1884 15 S GA GA GA At School 2 N N Y

____ Jackson Son W M Mar 1893 7 S GA GA GA At School 2

____ Addie Dau W F Feb 1894 6 S GA GA GA At School 2

Mary is age 43, not 33, which explains why they had no children together (most women have stopped ovulating by the age of 43). Also, most of the children's birthdates are off, which is understandable if Mary was the informant because they are not her children (women tend to have the birthdates of their children indelibly etched in their memory).

6. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 25): Mill Shoal Road, Harrison, G.M. Dist. 591, Madison Co., GA, Roll T624_203, p. 160A, SN 5A, SD 8, ED 98, enumerated 22/23 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

73 75 Moon James P Head M W 52 M2 13 GA GA GA Eng Farmer General farm Emp Y Y O F F 70

____ Mary F Wife F W 52 M1 13 0 0 GA GA GA Eng Farm laborer Home farm W N 0 Y Y

____ James J Son M W 15 S GA GA GA Eng Farm laborer Home farm W N 12 Y Y N

____ Addie L Dau F W 13 S GA GA GA Eng Farm laborer Home farm W N 12 Y Y N

Listed next to James's married son, William D. MOON (æ 24, b. GA), and his wife.

7. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 23): Mill Shoal Road, Harrison Dist., Madison Co., GA, Roll T625_268, p. 181B, SN 4B, SD 8, ED 90, enumerated 5/6 Feb 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28 29

* Fm 74 74 Moon J P Head O F M W 65 M Y Y GA GA GA Y Farmer General farm OA 76

____ Mary F Wife F W 63 M Y Y GA NC GA Y Farm laborer home farm

*Millshoal Road

Listed next to James's married son, J.J. MOON (æ 27, b. GA), and his family.

8. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

9. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: James P Moon Mary F Moon

Death Date: 13 Jun 1943 19 Jul 1943

County of Death: Madison Madison

Gender: M F

Race: White White

Age: 84 years 84 years

Certificate: 15662 17982

7. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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