Sarah Moon Thurman

On www.FindaGrave.com I found a memorial headstone for John and Nancy Thurman, and Barnabas and Sarah Moon Thurman in the Stafford Cemetery in Sevier County, TN. 
See the photo here:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32452022

The note below the picture said that Sarah Moon is believed to be the daughter of John Moon of Sevier County.
John Moon is one of my husband's ancestors, though I did not know that Sarah was his daughter.  Some searching turned up some other interesting information about Sarah.

Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Thurman married Jesse Stafford about 1837 in Sevier County.  When Barnabas and Sarah died, Jesse Stafford became guardian of his wife's minor siblings and helped settle the estate of his in-laws.

This information seemed important because when John Moon's son William died, Jesse Stafford became guardian of his minor heirs and helped to settle his estate also.  Perhaps this indicates a family relationship of sister and brother between Sarah and William if Jesse Stafford was related to them both.

Some emails sent to Thurman/Stafford researchers turned up no definite proof of a connection, but a likely relationship.

Headstone of Wm. Moon in Jones Chapel cemetery

This undated headstone in Jones Chapel cemetery is marked only with the name Wm. M. Moon.
Jones Chapel Baptist Church cemetery is located in Sevier County, TN.
Perhaps this is the headstone for William Moon (born about 1800 and died about 1846) the father of William Mitchell Moon.

William Moon is found in the 1830 Sevier County census, the 1837 Sevier County tax list and the 1840 Sevier County census.

Another branch of Ford ancestors

I found this website while looking around:
http://www.anneric.info/gentry/index.htm

The descendants of John and Agnes Gentry

I found a connection to my husband's Ford family.
William Patton Ford Sr (1828-1910) son of Henry Ford and Ruth Speer
Ruth Speer (b abt 1785) daughter of Joshua Speer and Ruth Vandeveer
Joshua Speer (1760-1843) son of Andrew Speer Sr and Elizabeth Gentry
Elizabeth Gentry daughter of Joseph Gentry and Agnes Shelton
Joseph Gentry son of Samuel Gentry
Samuel son of Nicholas
Nicholas son of Samuel
Samuel son of Samuel
Samuel son of Simon
Simon son of John Gentry(b abt 1510 in England)

In loving memory

Opal Burnett

Graveside services for Opal Burnett, 96, of Palestine, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Reverend Dwaine Dodd officiating. Mrs. Burnett, 96, of Palestine, was born February 13, 1914 in New Willard, Texas, the daughter of the late Easter J. (McCreary) and Willie S. Caples. She passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 in a Palestine hospital. Mrs. Burnett was a meticulous homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and fishing. She loved her church, neighbors and family. She was a member of the Assembly of God Faith. Survivors include her grandchildren, Carol Whittington and husband Ken; great-grandchildren, Chase Calloway and wife Sandie Calloway and Matthew Whittington; daughter-in-law, Bea Maddox; nephew, Everette McGown and wife Alice(Alcie); and a number of other family members. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Burnett was preceded in death by her son, Charles Edward Calloway; grandson, Charles Ray Calloway; granddaughter, Jennifer Whittington; 2 sisters; and 1 brother. Oakley-Metcalf Funeral Home, directors.


She could also make the world's best banana pudding.