James Shadrack Mooneyham Senior (1752 - 1842)

Born 1752 in Surry, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 May 1842 at about age 90 in Franklin, Illinois, United States

Biography

James Mooneyham was born in 1752 in Surry, North Carolina.

His parents were Thomas Mooneyham and Mary Marsh.

He married Keziah Amanda Margaret Marsh (1765–1838)

Children:

Elizabeth Mooneyham (1780–Death unknown)

William "Joel" Mooneyham (1780–1865)

John J Mooneyham (1788–1835)

Thomas J Mooneyham (1788–1860)

Judah Mooneyham (1790–1865)

Winifred Mooneyham (1791–1860)

Samuel T. Mooneyham (1793–1848)

Judith Mooneyham (1794–Death unknown)

James Shadrack Mooneyham Jr (1795–1844)

Daniel Mooneyham (1796–1865)

Jesse Mooneyham (1800–Death unknown)

John Hezakiah Mooneyham (1805–1866)

In 1830, he is living in Warren county, Tennessee, USA^[1]

In 1840, he is living in Franklin county, Illinois, USA^[2]

He died on May 09, 1842 in Franklin, Illinois, United States^[3]

Notes

Following notes copied from his Family Search Profile by a contributor,

Family Search provided the following information from the profile of James Shadrach Mooneyham. No sources listed and unable to verify. James Shadrach Mooneyham may have been an orphan who was reared by an Uncle. He also may have served in the Revolutionary War. Although there is no known documentary evidence, it is said he served as a Quartermaster Sergeant under General Pinckney in the Battle of Lexington Courthouse and other battles.

Before 1788 the area of middle Tennessee had been opened as a land bounty for the men of North Carolina's Continental line and Scotch/Irish veterans poured into the territory. Shadrach moved his family from North Carolina, into Tennessee in 1810. He arrived in White County about 1815 and settled his family, consisting of four sons, one daughter and his wife. The four sons were Shadrach (Jr), Daniel, Jesse and John Hezekiah. His sons Joel and Thomas arrived some time later.

In the 1820 census John, Joel and Thomas were located and we're married with families of their own. Shortly after arriving in Tennessee the other boys married -- Shadrach (Jr) to Lucretia Ogle, Daniel to Jemima Dodson, Jesse to Minnie McCarver and John Hezekiah to Mary Elizabeth Grissom. As the families began to grow, we find many Mooneyham in the area of central Tennessee.

His wife, "Kizzie" died in 1838. Shadrach, along with a son and son-in-law, John McCarver and their families, moved to Franklin County, Illinois in 1839. James Shadrach Senior and James Shadrach Jr. are both listed on the same page in the United States Census 1840 event place Franklin, Illinois. Each with their own household.

He is buried in a family plot on his farm in Franklin County, IL which the family named "Old Mount Pleasant" Cemetery and which contains the graves of several family members. The graves are unmarked and the property is farmland now (1993).

According to NC probate records his parents were Thomas and Mary Mooneyham. The record also lists his siblings and can be viewed for free at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:37SQ-29FM-1P9?i=107&cc=1867501.

Sources

1. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-1CG : 20 February 2021), Shadrach Monighan, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing 364, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 181; FHL microfilm 24,539.
2. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-475 : 2 March 2021), Shad Moonyham, Franklin, Illinois, United States; citing p. 194, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159240826/james-shadrach-mooneyham: accessed 05 September 2022), memorial page for James Shadrach Mooneyham (1752–9 May 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #159240826, ; Maintained by Robie Merritt Loriaux-Roberts (contributor 47189425) Burial Details Unknown.