Person:John Mooney (4)

John K Mooney
b.Bet 1805 and 1810 Ireland
m. 14 May 1840
  1. Edward William Mooney1841 - 1924
  2. Marcia Ann Mooney1842 - 1921
  3. Mary Ellen Mooney1843 - 1915
  4. John L. Mooney1845 - 1925
  5. Elizabeth Frances Mooney1847 - 1916
  6. Etty Catherine Mooney1849 - Aft 1920
  7. Matilda J. MooneyBet 1851 & 1852 - Aft 1920
  8. Laura Virginia Mooney1855 -
  9. Sarah Alice Mooney1857 -
  10. Thomas B. Mooney1860 - 1863
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][7] John K Mooney
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][8] Bet 1805 and 1810 Ireland
Census[4] 1840 Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 14 May 1840 Copiah, Mississippi, United Statesto Mary W. Legrand
Census[1] 1850 Choctaw, Alabama, United States
Other[6] 1856 Jasper, Mississippi, United StatesTax
Property[5] 1859 Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Census[2] 1860 Winn, Louisiana, United States
Death[3] 1862 Winn, Louisiana, United States
Burial[3] Zion Hill Cemetery, Tannehill, Winn, Louisiana, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    Choctaw County, Alabama, page 152, family 55
    Census taken 7 Oct 1850
    J. K. Mooney, age 40, male, Planter, born Ireland
    Mary W. Mooney, age 25, female, born Virginia
    Edward W. Mooney, age 9, male, born Alabama
    Martha A. Mooney, age 8, female, born Alabama [Daughter Marcia Ann was also known as Martha]
    Mary E. Mooney, age 7, female, born Alabama
    John L. Mooney, age 5, male, born Alabama
    Elizabeth F. Mooney, age 3, female, born Alabama
    Etty C. Mooney, age 8 months, female, born Alabama
    Malinda Kelly, age 16, female, born Alabama [This person is unknown]

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    Winn Parish, Louisiana page 855 (13), dwelling 92, family 89
    Census taken 23 June 1860
    Daniel Waters, age 22, male, born Florida, cannot read or write [John's daughter Marcia Ann married Daniel Waters in Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi on 10 Jun 1859 according to her Widow's Civil War Pension file]
    Marcey A. Waters, age 18, female,born Alabama
    John K. Mooney, age 50, male, born Ireland, real estate $400, personal estate $350
    Mary W. Mooney, age 36, female, born Virginia
    Mary E. Mooney, age 16, female, born Alabama, attended school
    John L. Mooney, age 15, male, born Alabama, attended school
    Elizabeth Mooney, age 13, female, born Alabama, attended school
    Etty Mooney, age 11, female, born Mississippi, attended school
    Matilda J. Mooney, age 9, female, born Mississippi
    Virginia Mooney, age 5, female, born Mississippi
    Sarah A. Mooney, age 3, female, born Mississippi
    Thomas B. Mooney, age 1 month, born Mississippi
    [The birth of 1 month old Thomas in Mississippi indicates that the family
    had just moved to Winn Parish.]

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 John K. Mooney tombstone.

    SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN K. MOONEY
    BORN 1805 DIED 1862 AGE 57 YEARS
    WEEP NOT FOR ME WHEN I AM GONE

  4. United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

    1840 U. S. Census, Southern District, Copiah County, Mississippi
    Page 117, Line 29
    J. R. Legrand - Head of Household
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [born 1831-1835: William B. Legrand]
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [born 1811-1820: John K. Mooney?]
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [born 1791-1800: John R. Legrand]
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [born 1821-1825: Mary W. Legrand]
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [born 1801-1810: Marcia Foster]
    Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
    Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
    Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
    Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
    Total - All Persons: 11
    Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
    Total Free White Persons: 5
    Total Slaves: 6
    Total - All Persons: 11
    [The young man aged 20 to 29 was undoubtedly John K. Mooney. He married the daughter, Mary, in May, 1840. There was no other person in the family in that gender and age group.]

  5. United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.

    Certificate # 11591, Mississippi Volume 83, Page 96
    John K. Mooney of Jasper County, Mississippi, deposited in the Land Office at Augusta, a certificate showing full payment for the following land:
    The South West quarter of the South West quarter of Section twenty six in the Township two North of Range eleven East in the District of Lands subject to Sale at Augusta, Mississippi containing forty acres and two hunderths of an acre.
    dated 2 May 1859

  6. Strickland, Jean, and Patricia N Edwards. Jasper County, Mississippi, tax rolls, 1834-56. (Moss Point)
    page 92.

    J. K. Mooney was taxed on 1 clock valued at $3.00. He had no slaves and no white polls. The total tax was .01 1/2

  7. It is possible that his middle name was Karl. A grandson was named Karl.
  8. A birth date circa 1809-1810 is indicated by his age on the 1850 and 1860 census. His tombstone gives a birth date of 1805.