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Mooney Deadrich Family
Joseph Hale Mooney,
son of
James Mooney, was born
about 1816 in Tennessee (probably Warren County) and
died
in 1863 in Texas County, Missouri.
He married
Rachel E. Diedrick on
November 11, 1838 in
Ripley County, Missouri.
Other events in the life of Joseph Hale Mooney
Occupations : Farmer. He served as postmaster of Blooming
Rose, Mo. Post Office from April 11, 1861 to November 30, 1863.
In 1866, his son-in-law, Jesse U. Lee took over this post for
about six weeks.
Land: He purchased land
in Illinois in 1850. He purchased land in Texas County,
Missouri (Land Grant) in 1859 and 1860. After his death,
his land was transferred to his eldest child, Martha Mooney and
husband Abraham Smith who then sold the land to his son-in-law,
Jesse U. Lee on August 25, 1865. Both the Lee's and
Smith's were living in Illinois when this transaction was made.
Residences: He resided in Macoupin County, Illinois in
1850.
Military: Enlisted as a private in Mitchell's
Missouri Battalion on February 2, 1862. On August 4, 1862,
he was elected Captain of Company C after re-enlisting for a
three year period. He was captured by Union forces while
recruiting troops in Missouri in early 1863. He lost his
eye sight from a small pox infection during his incarceration. He was
released after resigning his position in the Confederate Army
and signing an oath of allegiance to the United States.
Numerous affidavits to his character were submitted by neighbors
in Texas County.
Subsequently he began recruiting troops for the Confederacy and
was shot by Union forces after his activities were reported.
His burial location is unknown but most likely to be one of the
unmarked graves in Craddock Cemetery, located on land owned by
Joseph Mooney at the time.
Rachel E. Deadrck, daughter of
Daniel Deadrick and Martha Unknown, was born
about 1815 in Illinois and died
November 10, 1887
in Deer Creek Township, Phillips, Kansas.
Other events in the life of Rachel E.
Deadrick.
Occupations : House and farm wife.
Residences: In 1875 she
resided with Jesse Lee and Nancy Jane Lee, her daughter, in Plum
Township, Phillips County Kansas. In 1880 she resided in
Deer Creek Township, Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas along with
a boarder, 11 yr old Ellen Clearwaters who was attending school
at the time. In 1885 she resided in
Deer Creek Township, Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas with the J.
S. McAlister family and M. S. Slick.
Children of Jospeh
Mooney
and Rachel Diedrick
Martha Mooney
was born
on August 24, 1838 in Missouri and died on February 16, 1884 in
Phillips County, Kansas. She married Abraham B.
Smith about 1858.
Nancy Jane Mooney was born on
November 18, 1840 in
Current Creek, Texas County, Missouri and
died
February 27, 1923 in
Gaylord, Smith County, Kansas.
George W. Sheppard was born about 1845 in Missouri and
was living with the Mooney's in 1850. A Mathew
Shepperd, age 17, was living with Byers Mooney,
Joseph's brother-in-law, in 1850 also in Texas County, Missouri.
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