Individual Details
Elbridge Gerry Moon
(5 Mar 1822 - 27 Jan 1887)
ELBRIDGE G. MOON.
Jacob Moon, wlio lived at Lennox, Mass., was the father of Colonel Abraham Moon, who was born at Lennox, Berkshire county, Mass., in 1790. He came to Troy (now Avon), this county, in the spring of 1816, when he commenced the stern realities of frontier life. He bought and cleared up a, farm on which he lived until his death. In 1830 he was married to Teressa Durand, who was born in 1803. To them were born five children: Elbridge G. was born March 5, 1823; Selim born in 1824 and died in 1828; Dewit C., born October 15, 1835, and died January 14, 1861; Cordelia Q., born June, 1827; Stern W., born November 5, 1829. Col. Abraham Moon died in September, 1831. Elbridge G. Moon was married on the 29th day of December, 1844, to Ann Eliza Wilder, who was born March 28, 1825, at Bristol, Ontario county, N. Y. To them were born Russel E., December 21, 1845; Durand D., November 5, 1854; C. Bell, August 11, 1857. Dewit C. married Mary J. Davis, October, 1852. They had one son and four daughters. Cordelia Q. married Ezra Jackson, December 29, 1844. They have had three sons and four daughters. Stern W. married Ann C. Hicks, in the spring of 1858. They have one daughter born February 14, 1861. Mrs. Terresa D. Moon, the mother of Elbridge, died at Avon, December 3d, 1877, aged 74 years. Russel E., eldest son of Elbridge, married Rachel Orum, February 16, 1872. They have Gertrude E., born January 30, 1873; Myra B., born December, 1874; Morris R., November, 1876; May S., born April, 1878.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer, having inherited the farm from his father, it being a part of the original homestead. He has constantly improved it until he has built up for himself and family a beautiful home. He excels as a horticulturist and stock raiser, the Jerseys being his especial pets. As a man, neighbor, citizen and christian, he ranks high in the community in which he lives.
Source: History of Lorain County Ohio, p. 277.
Jacob Moon, wlio lived at Lennox, Mass., was the father of Colonel Abraham Moon, who was born at Lennox, Berkshire county, Mass., in 1790. He came to Troy (now Avon), this county, in the spring of 1816, when he commenced the stern realities of frontier life. He bought and cleared up a, farm on which he lived until his death. In 1830 he was married to Teressa Durand, who was born in 1803. To them were born five children: Elbridge G. was born March 5, 1823; Selim born in 1824 and died in 1828; Dewit C., born October 15, 1835, and died January 14, 1861; Cordelia Q., born June, 1827; Stern W., born November 5, 1829. Col. Abraham Moon died in September, 1831. Elbridge G. Moon was married on the 29th day of December, 1844, to Ann Eliza Wilder, who was born March 28, 1825, at Bristol, Ontario county, N. Y. To them were born Russel E., December 21, 1845; Durand D., November 5, 1854; C. Bell, August 11, 1857. Dewit C. married Mary J. Davis, October, 1852. They had one son and four daughters. Cordelia Q. married Ezra Jackson, December 29, 1844. They have had three sons and four daughters. Stern W. married Ann C. Hicks, in the spring of 1858. They have one daughter born February 14, 1861. Mrs. Terresa D. Moon, the mother of Elbridge, died at Avon, December 3d, 1877, aged 74 years. Russel E., eldest son of Elbridge, married Rachel Orum, February 16, 1872. They have Gertrude E., born January 30, 1873; Myra B., born December, 1874; Morris R., November, 1876; May S., born April, 1878.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer, having inherited the farm from his father, it being a part of the original homestead. He has constantly improved it until he has built up for himself and family a beautiful home. He excels as a horticulturist and stock raiser, the Jerseys being his especial pets. As a man, neighbor, citizen and christian, he ranks high in the community in which he lives.
Source: History of Lorain County Ohio, p. 277.
Events
| Birth | 5 Mar 1822 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | |||
| Death | 27 Jan 1887 | Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | |||
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio |
Families
| Father | Abraham Moon (1790 - 1831) |
| Mother | Teressa Durand (1802 - 1877) |