Joel Moomaw (1822 - 1899)

Born 7 Jan 1822 in Ross, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1899 at age 77 in Audrain, Missouri, United States

Biography

Joel Moomaw was born 7 January 1822 in Ross County, Ohio, United States. His father was Jacob Moomaw and his mother was Elizabeth "Betsey" Ohmart. Joel's parents married on 14 January 1821 in Clark County, Ohio. Joel's brother was Jacob J. Moomaw.

Marriage

Joel married Susan Pence on 18 December 1845 at Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois.

Joel moved to Missouri when his son Austin Moomaw was 11 years old.

Joel was a farmer and a Baptist minister.

Death

Joel died on 5 May 1899 in Audrain County, seven miles northwest of Laddonia. He is buried at Laddonia Cemetery in Laddonia, Missouri.

Epitaph on tombstone:

Let me Die the Death of the Righteous and

Let my last end be like his

Notes

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In 1871, JOEL AND SUSAN MOOMAW moved to West Lick area, 6 miles northwest of Laddonia, in Audrain Co, MO. He settled on some good farmland. (Audrain Co. is very big in soybean production in MO.) The house stands & is rented, but has not been family owned for many years. ADAM MOOMAW returned to live with his brother Joel just before his death in 1898; and SAM MOOMAW (Joel's son) & his family lived & farmed 1/2 mi away.

In 1898, JOEL & Susan MOOMAW moved about 2 miles southwest to live with their newly married daughter, Alice, and her husband, Rube BROWN, who had built a very large & beautiful new 2-story home with 6 bedrooms upstairs; however, JOEL MOOMAW only lived about another year.

Acknowledgements

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Sources

• Internet family database Abbreviation: INET - FAMILYWEBSITE - L_MOOMAW-MUMMA - Mumma, Moomaw Mumaw, & Muma Database, www.mumma.org Title: Mumma, Moomaw Mumaw, & Muma Database, <www.mumma.org> Author: Mumma, Douglas. comp. Publication: http://www.mumma.org/ CONT Doug and Joan Mumma's Home Page CONT c 1996 CONT Last updated 07 Jan 2014, 01:12:03 Date: 14 Jun 2006 Repository: #R25 Call Number: http://www.mumma.org/cgi-bin/igmget.cgi/n=mumma?I03008
• Email from Bob Moomaw to pph, 7/4/2000 Title: email from Bob Moomaw to pph, 7/4/2000

(1) Re: 1871 move:

ALICE Brown's obituary in Mexico Ledger and the original written in Fannie May Brown Sonwalt's handwriting, BOTH said;

"ALICE moved to West Lick Community located 6 miles northwest of Laddonia when she was eight years old in 1871 with her parents & family."

THE LITTLEBY CHURCH RECORD BOOK LISTS ALICE MOOMAW'S name when the church was reorganized after the civil war; restarting July 26, 1870. I found her name toward the end of the 100 church members list, so 1871 would be about right. Joel and Susan MOOMAW were not listed.

(2) Re: JOEL'S brother, Adam:

Tom Moomaw said Adam returned to live with Joel just before his death in 1898.

(3) Re: MEXICO LEDGER, NOV.26, 1996.... NEWS...100 YEARS AGO:

"Thursday, On Thanksgiving evening...a double wedding took place at the residence of JOEL MOOMAW, near Wesley Chapel, Audrain Co. The high contracting parties were Mr. Reuben Brown and Miss ALICE MOOMAW, and Mr. JASPER MOOMAW and Miss Mary Brown. As the names would indicate it was a case of exchanging sisters." (Wesley Chapel Church was l mile west of the Joel Moomaw homeplace.) LILY MAY BROWN MOOMAW is buried at Littleby Baptist Church Cemetery with a very nicely engraved tombstome showing: MARY BROWN, wife of J.J. MOOMAW.

(4) Re: William MOOMAW.

It was recorded, April 20, 1988, in Audrain Co. by a surveyor; & is found in the Audrain Co.Public Library Cemetery Book. The Moomaw Cemetery can be found under M in "A listing of Audrain County Cemeteries."

"William J. Moomaw b. 26 Jun l867, d. 2 Jan., 1875, is buried in the fenced MOOMAW Cemetery located on west bank of Lick Creek, center of Section 8, T 52, R7, 60 yards west of Lick Creek. " (This was in a field

back of the Joel Moomaw farm and there is no road back to it. The surveyor noted there were other markers there to be identified & he named it the MOOMAW CEMETERY.)

�Father: ��Jacob Moomaw �, �b.� 31 JUL 1796 Roanoke, VA, �d.� 15 NOV 1847 Probably OH

�Mother: ��Elizabeth "Betsey" Ohmart �, �b.� 16 OCT 1795 Germany, �d.� 12 APR 1885 Pike Co., IL

�Spouse:� �Susan Pence �, �b.� 4 JUN 1829, �d.� 18 MAR 1913 Audrain Co., 7 miles NW of Laddonia, MO

�Married:� 18 DEC 1845 Pittsfield, IL

�Children:�

�George Washington Moomaw �, �b.� 29 SEP 1846, �d.� 1907

�Samuel "Sam" Moomaw �, �b.� 27 DEC 1848 Barry, Pike Co., IL, �d.� 17 MAR 1940 Laddonia, Audrain Co., MO

�Jacob M. Moomaw �, �b.� 3 FEB 1851 Perry, IL, �d.� 19 MAR 1927

�Julia E. Moomaw �, �b.� 30 JUL 1854, �d.� 12 DEC 1934

�Jasper J. Moomaw �, �b.� 24 DEC 1857, �d.� 21 JUL 1927

�Austin Moomaw �, �b.� 29 JUL 1860 Barry, Pike Co., IL, �d.� 28 JUN 1953

�Alice May Moomaw �, �b.� 2 SEP 1863 Barry, Pike Co., IL, �d.� 12 MAR 1953 Mexico, Audrain Co., MO

�William J. Moomaw �, �b.� 26 JUN 1867, �d.� 2 JAN 1875

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