Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

General Joseph Moon
1. General Joseph Moon was born on 5 Apr 1900 in stuart, holy, neb (son of Richard Moon, Jr. and Selena louia Bell); died on 17 Dec 1981 in Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado; was buried in haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, CO.
2. Richard Moon, Jr. was born on 29 Jul 1860 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (son of Richard Moon, Sr. and Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen); died on 2 Jul 1944 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska. Richard married Selena louia Bell on 24 Sep 1887 (MARR). Selena (daughter of William M Bell and Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson) was born on 20 Jul 1869 in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 14 Oct 1941 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Selena louia Bell was born on 20 Jul 1869 in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA (daughter of William M Bell and Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson); died on 14 Oct 1941 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska. Children:
- Eliza Mae Moon was born on 16 Feb 1891.
- Sarah Lily Moon was born on 11 Oct 1892; died on 12 Jul 1974.
- Rose Mary Moon was born on 16 Jul 1893; died on 7 Sep 1979.
- Bessie Nora Moon was born on 31 May 1895; died on 12 Oct 1979.
- Henieretta Moon was born in Apr 1897.
- Ruby Myrtle Moon was born on 18 Mar 1898; died on 7 Feb 1946.
- Ruby Mertle was born on 18 Mar 1898; died on 7 Feb 1946.
- 1. General Joseph Moon was born on 5 Apr 1900 in stuart, holy, neb; died on 17 Dec 1981 in Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado; was buried in haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, CO.
- Frederick Richard Moon was born on 2 Feb 1905; died on 15 May 1996 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska.
- Elsie Severa Moon was born on 25 Aug 1905.
- Wilbur Lyvester Moon was born on 19 Jun 1907 in Nebraska; died in May 1985 in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska.
Generation: 3
4. Richard Moon, Sr. was born on 29 Jul 1828 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (son of William Unknown and Nancy Dunn); died on 5 Jan 1911 in Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 8 Jan 1911 in Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA. Richard married Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen on 3 Jun 1850 (MARR) in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie was born about 1830 in Ireland; died in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Franklin Cemetary, Philadelphia, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Bessie (Elizabeth) Cowen was born about 1830 in Ireland; died in 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Franklin Cemetary, Philadelphia, PA. Children:
- 2. Richard Moon, Jr. was born on 29 Jul 1860 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Jul 1944 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska.
- Joseph W. Unknown was born about 1861 in Pennsylvania; died on 5 Apr 1941 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois; was buried in Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America.
6. William M Bell was born on 2 Nov 1837 in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 18 Jun 1920 in Beatrice, Gage Co., NE. William married Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson in 1857 (MARR) in Wayne. Sarah (daughter of William Carson and Nancy Ryon) was born on 5 Sep 1838 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 31 Jan 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA; was buried in 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson was born on 5 Sep 1838 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA (daughter of William Carson and Nancy Ryon); died on 31 Jan 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA; was buried in 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States of America. Children:
- Cyrenous Bell was born on 3 Sep 1858 in White Oak Creek, Wayne, Kentucky, USA.
- charles Bell was born in 1861 in Kentucky, United States.
- William Bell was born in Mar 1862 in Kentucky, United States.
- Mary Bell was born in 1864 in Kentucky, United States.
- Martha Bell was born in 1866 in Kentucky, United States.
- Silas Bell was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Wayne Co., KY.
- Louisa Bell was born in 1869.
- 3. Selena louia Bell was born on 20 Jul 1869 in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 14 Oct 1941 in Monticello, Wayne, KY; was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska.
- George A Bell was born in Jun 1878 in Arkansas, USA; died in Feb 1948 in Conway, Arkansas, USA.
- Mary Elizabeth Bell was born in 1880 in Arkansas, USA; died on 12 Apr 1927 in Conway, Arkansas, USA.
Generation: 4
8. William Unknown was born in 1790 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died about 1855. William + Nancy Dunn. Nancy was born in 1796 in Ireland; died in 1867 in Coleraine, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Nancy Dunn was born in 1796 in Ireland; died in 1867 in Coleraine, Ireland. Children:
- 4. Richard Moon, Sr. was born on 29 Jul 1828 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 5 Jan 1911 in Otoe, Otoe, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 8 Jan 1911 in Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA.
14. William Carson was born in 1811 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA (son of John Carson and Sally Estes); died in 1863 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA. William + Nancy Ryon. Nancy (daughter of Leonard Ryon and Frances Adams) was born on 17 Jul 1811 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died in Wayne, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Nancy Ryon was born on 17 Jul 1811 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA (daughter of Leonard Ryon and Frances Adams); died in Wayne, Georgia, USA. Children:
- Malinda Carson was born on 6 Mar 1829 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Sep 1890 in Parmleysville, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; was buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Parmleysville, Wayne, Kentucky, United States.
- Cynthia Carson was born on 6 May 1831 in Tennessee, United States; died on 17 Feb 1905 in Gage County, NE.
- Cyrenoues Cyreno Carson was born in Sep 1837 in Kentucky, USA; died on 18 Nov 1906 in Scott, Tennessee, USA.
- 7. Sarah Helen 'Sally' Carson was born on 5 Sep 1838 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA; died on 31 Jan 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA; was buried in 1915 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States of America.
- Rebecca Carson was born in Aug 1846 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.
- Lurana Carson was born in 1850.
