Anna Mary Moyer (abt. 1838 - 1872)

Born about 24 Aug 1838 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 23 Dec 1872 at about age 34 in Clay, Kansas, United States

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Biography

1850 US Census Adam 47 b. Scotland, Rosanna M. 40 b. PA, John 21 b. Scotland, Robert 16 b. NY, Janet 14 b. NY, Mary 13 b. IL, Henry Clay 6 b. IL, Marian 4 b. IL; Manassah Moyer (Rosanna's son) 15 b. PA; and Anna Mary Moyer (Rossana's daughter) b. IL. Adam born about 1803 in Scotland, living at Township 4 S R 6 W, Randolph Co, IL. Adam was a farmer as his livestock and produce production are listed in the 1850-1880 Non-population schedules.

In 1860 Anna is married to Adam's oldest son by wife Jean: 1860 U.S. Federal Census: Twshp 5 S R 6W, Randolph County, IL Alex Wylie, 33, farmer, $4,000/550, b. Scotland Anna 22, b. PA (this is Anna Moyers, Rosannah's daughter) Robert J. 8, b. IL James Alex 6, b. IL William H. 1, b. IL Henry C. 15, b. IL farm laborer Marion, (F), 14, b. IL Charles Wilderman 15, farm laborer Charles Chamberlain, 22, farm laborer

Nancy Wilson Wylie died in 1857, buried in Hill Prairie Cem. No marriage record for Anna Moyer and Alexander. Alexander dies in 1862 in the Civil War. Anna dies in 1872 age 34 in Kansas and is buried with her mother Rosanna Wylie. She is labeled insane in the 1870 census. Rosanna raises the two children, William H and Abraham C.

Anna applies for a widow's pension in April 1863 for Alexander who died in the Civil War, Dec, 1862. Manasseh, Anna's brother enlisted at the same time as Alexander in 1862, but survived the war.

1870 US Census Rosannah age 60 living at Township 5 Range 5 Randolph Co, IL (P.O Sparta) with Annie Wylie Wylie 32 (b. PA) and Abraham C. Wylie 9 (b. IL). Township 5, Range 5 Randolph Co. Rosannah born in Pennsylvania about 1810. Annie is listed as insane. Rosanna's daughter Anna is Alexander Wylie's widow.

1880 U.S. Census, Bloom, Clay County, Kansas Rosina 69, keeping house, b. PA Willim Wylie, 21, grandson, farmer, father born Scotland, mother b. PA Abraham Wylie, 19, grandson, farmer, father born Scotland, mother b. PA Living next door to Manasseh Moyer and family-farmers. Must have come with Manassah to Kansas. Anna died in 1872 so had to have moved between 1870 and 1872.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com; Randolph Illinois; Roll: M432_125; Image 23B; Page 299.

• 1860; Census Place: Township 5 S Range 6 W, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: M653_221; Page: 631; Family History Library Film: 803221

• National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288

• 1870 United States Federal Census [database online], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009; images reproduced by Family Search.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPG-MGQ : 7 September 2017), Rosina Wylie, Bloom, Clay, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 64B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2019), memorial page for Anna M Wylie (24 Aug 1838–23 Dec 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #70548031, citing Wilson Cemetery, Clay County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by TLC (contributor 46919197) .