Moseley, John Russell

1896 - 1977  (81 years)

• Name	Moseley, John Russell
  Birth	19 May 1896	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Occupation	Farmer  [4]
  Reference Number	MOSE.J006
  _FGRAVE	18363963
  Funeral	Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War I, Wagoner, United States Army  [5]
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	30 Dec 1977	Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	John Russell Moseley, 81, of Wheaton, formerly of Clay City, died Friday at Wheaton. He was born May 19,1896 in Clay City the son of Bennett & Maude Moseley. In September of 1921 he married Nannie Hough. She died in August, 1968. Surviving are a son, Melvin Bus Moseley of Wheaton; two brothers, George & Galen Moseley, both of Clay City; also two grandchildren survive. Services were at the Cardascio Funeral Home with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. (Published Olney Daily Mail)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Moseley, Nannie and J. Russell
  Person ID	I20760	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Moseley -Travis Bennett Walton Moseley and Mary Maude Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Moseley, Bennett Watkins,   b. 4 Dec 1868, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Apr 1949 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Travis, Mary Maude,   b. 1870, Illinois d. 5 Nov 1958 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F3235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hough, Nannie,   b. 1896, Illinois d. 7 Aug 1968 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1921  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 4 months - She : ~ 25 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. Moseley, Mervin D. 'Buzz',   b. 7 Oct 1931, Britt, Hancock County, Iowa d. 26 Mar 2004, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F9301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1896 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 30 Dec 1977 - Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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