William Mitchell Moon

Pictures of headstones are helpful in genealogy research, but not as personal as a picture of the actual person. I hope one day to discover a picture of William Mitchell Moon. William Moon is the father of John C. Moon. That makes him my husband's great great great grandfather. He was born February 22, 1826 and died April 29, 1893. He is buried in Providence Cemetery in Sevierville, TN.

William Moon was married to Mahala Patterson who is also buried in Providence Cemetery. Mahala Patterson was born January 28, 1828 and died June 30, 1907.

William Moon was a Corporal in Co. I of the 2nd TN Cavalry, USA during the Civil War. He applied for a pension due to disability after the war. His son John's affidavit in the pension records states, "I am a son of the said Mahala and William M Moon and was something like 9 or 10 years old when my father enlisted in the war of the Rebellion. I well remember when he went into the war in the fall of 1862 and especially do I remember of his return from the war in 1865. I remember when he came home he complained of his legs hurting him, he also had a dry hacking cough and complained of his breast and complained of headache.... I lived with my father on the farm and in the house with him until I was married. Then I lived on the same farm and close to him until his death. I saw him almost daily now from the time he came home until his death. I don't know what was the immediate cause of his death. I was present and with him almost daily from the time he was taken down until his death. "

John C. Moon

My husband said I needed to post more about his family. The problem, I told him, is a lack of pictures. Here is the oldest picture I have from the Moon branch of the family. The man sitting and wearing the hat is my husband's great great grandfather, John C. Moon. Next to him is his wife Dialtha Caroline Shrader Moon. Behind them are their children Eda Jane, Lillie, Walter Pless, and Laura. To be honest, I'm not sure what order the ladies are in. I just know that Walter had three sisters. Walter is my husband's great grandfather. This picture was most likely taken somewhere in Sevier County, Tennessee in the 1920s.

John C. Moon was born December 31, 1854 and died November 26, 1941. Dialtha Moon was born October 7, 1853 and died March 31, 1933. The picture above is of their headstone that is located in Providence Church Cemetery in Sevierville, Tennessee. John and his wife were buried in the original Providence Cemetery that today is underneath Douglas Lake. They were reinterred during the construction period.

Robert Brasuell home and family

This is a picture of my grandmother's family. This picture was taken in the early 1900s in Texas. The man standing is my great grandfather Robert Brasuell. The woman is my grandmother's stepmother Helen Jumper Brasuell. The men on the horses are my grandmother's brothers: Alfred and Homer Brasuell. The girls standing are Minnie and Hattie Jumper, and my grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Brasuell. The baby in the chair is Alice Brasuell.

Mary Ellen Dunnigan

This is my great grandmother, Mary Ellen Dunnigan.
She was born in February of 1860 in Missouri and died February 14, 1905 in Roxton, Texas.
She married Robert Brasuell about 1894.
My grandmother always told us her mother had died giving birth. Last summer, when my sisters and I went to Paris, Texas, we found our great grandmother's death certificate. She did die from childbirth. We also found the death certificate of the baby girl who died about 20 days later. The coroner reported on the death certificate that he never actually saw the baby, only heard that it had died. The baby never saw a doctor.

John C. Neal and Nancy E. Brasuell

These are my grandparents: John Cecil Neal and Nancy Elisabeth Brasuell.

John C. Neal was born April 21, 1891 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and died April 5, 1965 in Austin, Texas. I never met him. He died before I was born. But from what I've been told, he was not held in high regard by those who knew him best.

Nancy Brasuell Neal was born September 28, 1896 in Fort Smith, Arkansas and died June 14, 1990, in Lukfin, Texas. I only remember her being old and feeble. I visited her about once a year - always at a nursing home. But my older sisters have wonderful memories of her.

This picture was taken about the time they were married, January 28, 1912 in Brookston, Texas. Last summer, my sisters and I went to Paris, Texas and found my grandparents original marriage license - the copy they could have picked up at the courthouse after they were married, but never did. My grandparents divorced, later remarried, and then divorced again.

Mack and Christina Trotter

I recently visited with my husband's great aunt and she gave me some wonderful pictures! Here is another. She discovered this picture among her late husband's belongings and had it restored. This is the family of Mack and Christina Trotter. This picture was taken around 1895.

In this picture are my husband's great grandmother (Lillie Leatherwood), great great grandparents (John and Catherine Leatherwood), and his great great great grandparents (Mack and Christina Trotter).

C.M. and Mary Hardin

Ok - This one is even better! I love the expressions. Caffrey and Mary (Davis) Hardin are also my husband's g-g-g-g-grandparents. Caffrey Hardin was born November 25, 1808 and died May 14, 1889. Mary Davis was born January 20, 1813 and died July 5, 1904. They were married on February 13, 1840. My husband is descended from their daughter Christina Elizabeth who married Mack Trotter, son of J. T. Trotter.

J. T. and Barsheba Trotter

I love this picture! It was recently sent to me by a great aunt who has been a wonderful help in my research. This picture is of J.T. and Barsheba Trotter.

James Trimble Trotter was born April 28, 1813
in Sevier County, TN and died November 26, 1886. Barsheba Stover Trotter was born April 12, 1811 and died May 7, 1889. They were married on September 10, 1834.

J. T. and Barsheba Trotter are my husband's g-g-g-g-grandparents.

Amy's Genealogy Blog

Welcome to my genealogy blog!

I will be posting pictures and information I find as I research my family tree. I am primarily researching the surnames Moon, Ford, McGown and Neal, along with related branches.