Moses
Himrod
Born in Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Aaron Himrod
and Isabella (Kirk) Himrod
Brother of
William Himrod, Andrew Himrod, Mary Foster (Himrod) Woodford, Eleanor McGuire (Himrod) Phoenix, John Himrod, Catherine (Himrod) Gill, Sarah (Himrod) Reed, Simon Himrod, Isabella Himrod, David Himrod, Martha (Himrod) Moore and Aaron Mellick Himrod
Husband of
Nancy King (Lattimore) Himrod
— married
15 Jan 1816 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Adaline (Himrod) Boyd, John Lattimore Himrod, Isabella Himrod, Mary Ann Himrod, Aaron Mellick Himrod, Margaret Cordelia Himrod, Unknown Himrod, James Walker Himrod, Sarah Ann (Himrod) Boyd and William D. Himrod
Died
at age 78
in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Moses was born 9 Jan 1790 in Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. His parents were Aaron Himrod and Isabella Kirk.
From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:
Moses Himrod, eldest son of Aaron and Isabella (Kirk) Himrod. was born in Northumberland county. Pennsylvania, January 9, 1790, died at Waterford, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1868. He was a successful farmer of Waterford township, where his life was spent after the removal of his parents there about 1798. He served four years in the Pennsylvania militia, enlisting in 1811, and attaining the rank of lieutenant and captain of the Seventh Company, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment. He married, January 15, 1816, Nancy King Lattimore, born in Erie county in 1790, died October 4, i860, daughter of James Lattimore and granddaughter of John Lattimore of the "Irish Settlement" at the Forks of the Delaware. Children: 1. Adaline, born December 2, 1816; married, September 2, 1845, Flavel Boyd. 2. John Lattimore, born August 23, 1818; married Elizabeth Brown. 3. Mary Ann, born February 9, 1820. 4. Isabella, twin, born February 9, 1820, died February 14, 1830. 5. Aaron, born January 23, 1822 ; married Mary Jane Cook. 6. Daughter, born and died October 8, 1826. 7. Margaret Cordelia, twin, born October 8, 1826, drowned October 24, 1853. 8. James Walker, born September 13, 1888; married Isabella S. Riddle. 9. Sarah Ann, born December 30, 1829; married Harvey Boyd. 10. William D., of further mention.
Moses Himrod and his father were on the Waterford, PA Tax Rolls in 1813.[1]. Moses Himrod the son of Aaron Himrod and Isabella Kirk was born in Turbot Twp, Northumberland County, PA on 19 Jan 1790. In 1813 Moses Himrod was a Captain in the War of 1812. Moses Himrod married Nancy King Lattimore on 15 Jan 1816.[2]
In the 1850 census Moses (age 60), Farmer, was in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Moses Himrod | M | 60 | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Nancy K Himrod | F | 58 | Pennsylvania | |
| Aaron Himrod | M | 26 | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Mary Ann Himrod | F | 25 | Pennsylvania | |
| M C Himrod | F | 22 | Pennsylvania | |
| James Himrod | M | 21 | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Sarah Ann Himrod | F | 19 | Pennsylvania | |
| William Himrod | M | 18 | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| Elizabeth Longer | F | 15 | Pennsylvania |
In the 1860 census Moses (age 70) was in Waterford Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Moses Himrod | M | 70 years | Pennsylvania | |
| Nancy Himrod | F | 68 years | Pennsylvania | |
| Mary Ann Himrod | F | 30 years | Pennsylvania |
Moses Himrod died 26 Sep 1868 in Waterford, Pennsylvania per his obituary in the Erie Weekly Gazette on 01 Oct 1868.[5]Mose was buried in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.[6]
Moses Himrod's Will signed 19 Feb 1867 and passed probate 25 Nov 1868.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Waterford, PA Tax Rolls https://archive.org/details/nelsonsbiographi00whit/page/374/mode/1up Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Erie County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Erie County, and of the several cities, boroughs and townships in the county also portraits and biographies of the governor's since 1790 by Benjamin Whitman 1840 page 374
- ↑ Brief Historical Account https://archive.org/details/nelsonsbiographi00whit/page/582/mode/1up Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Erie County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Erie County, and of the several cities, boroughs and townships in the county also portraits and biographies of the governor's since 1790 by Benjamin Whitman 1840 page 582
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 778; Page: 293a; Line Number: 2
Ancestry Record 8054 #224581 (accessed 18 June 2023)
Moses Himrod (60), Farmer, in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 272; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
FamilySearch Record: MXTW-PKZ (accessed 19 June 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-9N2Q
Moses Himrod (70) in Waterford Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑ https://Obituary www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/176206306?cid=mem_copy Erie Weekly Gazette 01 Oct 1868
- ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #75645291
Ancestry Record 60525 #41339329 (accessed 19 June 2023)
Moses Himrod burial (died on 26 Sep 1868) in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. - ↑ Moses Himrod's Will https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-MD4L?i=603&cc=1999196&cat=386159 Erie County, PA Will Book D 1864-1877 pages 461-462
- Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1541-1544)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #75645291
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