November 2013 Updates:
From Janice Black - Information to me from J L Rhinehart [email protected]:
"Flem's mother Minerva Harrison married John Moss on 12 January 1845 in Greenville Co & evidently were living there when he enlisted in the Army to go to the Mexican War on 6 July 1847 in Spartanburg County. John Moss died in Mexico City on Christmas Day the same year (1847), as did another Moss named James Moss in the same company a few days earlier in Mexico City, perhaps they were brothers. Minerva & John Moss evidently had 2 sons, one of which she must've been pregnant with when he enlisted: John Pinkney Moss was born about 1847 & William Moss about 1848.
After Pvt. John Moss died, Minerva filed for official Guardianship of John Moss's eldest son John Pinkney Moss in Spartanburg on 12 April 1850, stating that it was to sell the "Land Warrant" property, which was land that soldiers were promised for their service starting after the Revolutionary War.
Minerva also applied for a military pension & was granted one starting exactly 5 yrs after John Moss's death. The record says she was paid $3.50 for December 1852 & then $4 per month after that until the year 1857 when they wrote she remarried on 19 July 1857, evidently to J. Baze Emory, son of John "Jack" Emery & Mary __.
During the time Minerva was a war widow, she had 2 more sons whose father is unknown at this time. In June 1853, Minerva had a son she named Daniel Mack Moss, and a couple of years later she had George Flemming Moss. On the 1860 & 1870 census's, both are living with Minerva & J Baez Emory & their children. Mack was 6 yrs old in 1860 & 16 yrs old in 1870. In 1880, both Mack Moss & Flem Moss had moved to the Ivy area of Madison & Buncombe Counties, NC."
Per Janice Black - maybe Flem and Mack Moss believed their father was John Moss or maybe they adopted the story to avoid the stigma of being illegitimate; especially after Minveva's marriage to J.B. Emory and the move to Buncombe County NC.
Previous info by L. Lambert
George Flemon "Flem" son of John Moss and Minerva Harrison. Married Matilda Jane Davis, September 1881, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Some say he was born in 1850, others 1854, if he died in 1932 and was 82 years old, he would have been born in 1850.
Death date: 82 years 3 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Martial status: Widowed
Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death was confirmed by his son Girley Mack Moss. Note from Janice Black - the middle name of Mack comes from Daniel Mack Moss - brother to George Flemon Moss.
His Mother's 2nd husband was, John Baze Emory. His mother and step-father are buried at Emery-Lindsey Cemetery, Glassy, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Flem's wife, Matilda Jane Davis was a half sister to John Witt (Whitt?). She was the illegitimate daughter of Richard White and her mother Catherine Davis.
Janice Black - To be confirmed: Flem and his wife had 11 children:
Arnold 1888
Kate S 1889
Girley Mack 1891
Mariolin 1894
Myrtle 1896
Ethel D 1897
Marvy 1898
Selma 1899
Plato 1899
Elma 1902
Bessie 1908
From Janice Black - Information to me from J L Rhinehart [email protected]:
"Flem's mother Minerva Harrison married John Moss on 12 January 1845 in Greenville Co & evidently were living there when he enlisted in the Army to go to the Mexican War on 6 July 1847 in Spartanburg County. John Moss died in Mexico City on Christmas Day the same year (1847), as did another Moss named James Moss in the same company a few days earlier in Mexico City, perhaps they were brothers. Minerva & John Moss evidently had 2 sons, one of which she must've been pregnant with when he enlisted: John Pinkney Moss was born about 1847 & William Moss about 1848.
After Pvt. John Moss died, Minerva filed for official Guardianship of John Moss's eldest son John Pinkney Moss in Spartanburg on 12 April 1850, stating that it was to sell the "Land Warrant" property, which was land that soldiers were promised for their service starting after the Revolutionary War.
Minerva also applied for a military pension & was granted one starting exactly 5 yrs after John Moss's death. The record says she was paid $3.50 for December 1852 & then $4 per month after that until the year 1857 when they wrote she remarried on 19 July 1857, evidently to J. Baze Emory, son of John "Jack" Emery & Mary __.
During the time Minerva was a war widow, she had 2 more sons whose father is unknown at this time. In June 1853, Minerva had a son she named Daniel Mack Moss, and a couple of years later she had George Flemming Moss. On the 1860 & 1870 census's, both are living with Minerva & J Baez Emory & their children. Mack was 6 yrs old in 1860 & 16 yrs old in 1870. In 1880, both Mack Moss & Flem Moss had moved to the Ivy area of Madison & Buncombe Counties, NC."
Per Janice Black - maybe Flem and Mack Moss believed their father was John Moss or maybe they adopted the story to avoid the stigma of being illegitimate; especially after Minveva's marriage to J.B. Emory and the move to Buncombe County NC.
Previous info by L. Lambert
George Flemon "Flem" son of John Moss and Minerva Harrison. Married Matilda Jane Davis, September 1881, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Some say he was born in 1850, others 1854, if he died in 1932 and was 82 years old, he would have been born in 1850.
Death date: 82 years 3 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Martial status: Widowed
Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death was confirmed by his son Girley Mack Moss. Note from Janice Black - the middle name of Mack comes from Daniel Mack Moss - brother to George Flemon Moss.
His Mother's 2nd husband was, John Baze Emory. His mother and step-father are buried at Emery-Lindsey Cemetery, Glassy, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Flem's wife, Matilda Jane Davis was a half sister to John Witt (Whitt?). She was the illegitimate daughter of Richard White and her mother Catherine Davis.
Janice Black - To be confirmed: Flem and his wife had 11 children:
Arnold 1888
Kate S 1889
Girley Mack 1891
Mariolin 1894
Myrtle 1896
Ethel D 1897
Marvy 1898
Selma 1899
Plato 1899
Elma 1902
Bessie 1908
November 2013 Updates:
From Janice Black - Information to me from J L Rhinehart [email protected]:
"Flem's mother Minerva Harrison married John Moss on 12 January 1845 in Greenville Co & evidently were living there when he enlisted in the Army to go to the Mexican War on 6 July 1847 in Spartanburg County. John Moss died in Mexico City on Christmas Day the same year (1847), as did another Moss named James Moss in the same company a few days earlier in Mexico City, perhaps they were brothers. Minerva & John Moss evidently had 2 sons, one of which she must've been pregnant with when he enlisted: John Pinkney Moss was born about 1847 & William Moss about 1848.
After Pvt. John Moss died, Minerva filed for official Guardianship of John Moss's eldest son John Pinkney Moss in Spartanburg on 12 April 1850, stating that it was to sell the "Land Warrant" property, which was land that soldiers were promised for their service starting after the Revolutionary War.
Minerva also applied for a military pension & was granted one starting exactly 5 yrs after John Moss's death. The record says she was paid $3.50 for December 1852 & then $4 per month after that until the year 1857 when they wrote she remarried on 19 July 1857, evidently to J. Baze Emory, son of John "Jack" Emery & Mary __.
During the time Minerva was a war widow, she had 2 more sons whose father is unknown at this time. In June 1853, Minerva had a son she named Daniel Mack Moss, and a couple of years later she had George Flemming Moss. On the 1860 & 1870 census's, both are living with Minerva & J Baez Emory & their children. Mack was 6 yrs old in 1860 & 16 yrs old in 1870. In 1880, both Mack Moss & Flem Moss had moved to the Ivy area of Madison & Buncombe Counties, NC."
Per Janice Black - maybe Flem and Mack Moss believed their father was John Moss or maybe they adopted the story to avoid the stigma of being illegitimate; especially after Minveva's marriage to J.B. Emory and the move to Buncombe County NC.
Previous info by L. Lambert
George Flemon "Flem" son of John Moss and Minerva Harrison. Married Matilda Jane Davis, September 1881, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Some say he was born in 1850, others 1854, if he died in 1932 and was 82 years old, he would have been born in 1850.
Death date: 82 years 3 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Martial status: Widowed
Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death was confirmed by his son Girley Mack Moss. Note from Janice Black - the middle name of Mack comes from Daniel Mack Moss - brother to George Flemon Moss.
His Mother's 2nd husband was, John Baze Emory. His mother and step-father are buried at Emery-Lindsey Cemetery, Glassy, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Flem's wife, Matilda Jane Davis was a half sister to John Witt (Whitt?). She was the illegitimate daughter of Richard White and her mother Catherine Davis.
Janice Black - To be confirmed: Flem and his wife had 11 children:
Arnold 1888
Kate S 1889
Girley Mack 1891
Mariolin 1894
Myrtle 1896
Ethel D 1897
Marvy 1898
Selma 1899
Plato 1899
Elma 1902
Bessie 1908
From Janice Black - Information to me from J L Rhinehart [email protected]:
"Flem's mother Minerva Harrison married John Moss on 12 January 1845 in Greenville Co & evidently were living there when he enlisted in the Army to go to the Mexican War on 6 July 1847 in Spartanburg County. John Moss died in Mexico City on Christmas Day the same year (1847), as did another Moss named James Moss in the same company a few days earlier in Mexico City, perhaps they were brothers. Minerva & John Moss evidently had 2 sons, one of which she must've been pregnant with when he enlisted: John Pinkney Moss was born about 1847 & William Moss about 1848.
After Pvt. John Moss died, Minerva filed for official Guardianship of John Moss's eldest son John Pinkney Moss in Spartanburg on 12 April 1850, stating that it was to sell the "Land Warrant" property, which was land that soldiers were promised for their service starting after the Revolutionary War.
Minerva also applied for a military pension & was granted one starting exactly 5 yrs after John Moss's death. The record says she was paid $3.50 for December 1852 & then $4 per month after that until the year 1857 when they wrote she remarried on 19 July 1857, evidently to J. Baze Emory, son of John "Jack" Emery & Mary __.
During the time Minerva was a war widow, she had 2 more sons whose father is unknown at this time. In June 1853, Minerva had a son she named Daniel Mack Moss, and a couple of years later she had George Flemming Moss. On the 1860 & 1870 census's, both are living with Minerva & J Baez Emory & their children. Mack was 6 yrs old in 1860 & 16 yrs old in 1870. In 1880, both Mack Moss & Flem Moss had moved to the Ivy area of Madison & Buncombe Counties, NC."
Per Janice Black - maybe Flem and Mack Moss believed their father was John Moss or maybe they adopted the story to avoid the stigma of being illegitimate; especially after Minveva's marriage to J.B. Emory and the move to Buncombe County NC.
Previous info by L. Lambert
George Flemon "Flem" son of John Moss and Minerva Harrison. Married Matilda Jane Davis, September 1881, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Some say he was born in 1850, others 1854, if he died in 1932 and was 82 years old, he would have been born in 1850.
Death date: 82 years 3 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Martial status: Widowed
Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death was confirmed by his son Girley Mack Moss. Note from Janice Black - the middle name of Mack comes from Daniel Mack Moss - brother to George Flemon Moss.
His Mother's 2nd husband was, John Baze Emory. His mother and step-father are buried at Emery-Lindsey Cemetery, Glassy, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Flem's wife, Matilda Jane Davis was a half sister to John Witt (Whitt?). She was the illegitimate daughter of Richard White and her mother Catherine Davis.
Janice Black - To be confirmed: Flem and his wife had 11 children:
Arnold 1888
Kate S 1889
Girley Mack 1891
Mariolin 1894
Myrtle 1896
Ethel D 1897
Marvy 1898
Selma 1899
Plato 1899
Elma 1902
Bessie 1908
Bio by: Janice Black
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