Solomon W Moss (1820 - 1903)

Born 28 Dec 1820 in Preble, Ohio, United States

Husband of Rebecca (Draper) Moss — married 1 Jul 1843 (to 2 Jun 1879) in Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary (Holcomb) Moss — married 7 Sep 1880 in Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1903 at age 82 in Ravenwood, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Biography

Solomon W. Moss was born on December 20, 1820 in Preble, Ohio to Jacob and Mary Ann (Scherer) Moss. He married Rebecca Draper on July 1, 1843 in Vermilion, Illinois. They were the parents of Mary Jane (1843-1876), Celinda (1845-1897), Angeline (1847-1933), Sylvia Ellen (1849–1887), Samuel Jacob (1851-1929), Sarah Elizabeth (1853–1907), Armilda Ann (1855-1940), Thomas Jefferson (1860-1917), Clarinda Rebecca (1863-1942), Solomon Columbus (1863-1901), John William Sherman (1866-1937), and Dora Melissa (1870-1945). During the Civil War, he served as a private in a Missouri militia. He married Mary Holcomb on September 7, 1880 in Nodaway, Missouri. He died on March 11, 1903, in Ravenwood, Missouri, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wilcox Cemetery, in Jackson Township, Missouri.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Fox, Davis, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Polk Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Census (1900) Ravenwood village, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Jackson Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Burial Wilcox Cemetery, Ravenwood, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Sources

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X1-VRY : 13 August 2016), Solomon Moss, Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 262, sheet 215C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0707; FHL microfilm 1,254,707.

• 1890 Census: "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83S-PR1 : 11 March 2018), Solomon Moss, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,192.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Z1-P25 : accessed 13 August 2017), Solomon Moss, Jackson Township (east half) Ravenwood village, Nodaway, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,878.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-77XH : 13 December 2015), Solomon Moss, 1903; Burial, Ravenwood, Nodaway, Missouri, United States of America, Wilcox Cemetery; citing record ID 38978934, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #38978934.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 April 2023, 08:55), entry for Solomon W Moss (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC8R-LX1 ); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28Y-7T8 : 11 February 2018), Solomon Moss and Mary Smith, 07 Sep 1880; citing Nodaway,Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,006,928.

• Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-6XP6 : 13 March 2018), Solomon Moss, 1895.

• Pension: "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHQT-RZN : 24 March 2016), Solomon Moss, 1903.