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     John N. Moomaw was born on 5 May 1836 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Christian H. Moomaw and Frances Ann Noffsinger.¹ John N. Moomaw married Sarah Fisher, daughter of Elias Fisher and Lydia Howey, circa 1859.¹ John N. Moomaw was Church of the Brethren.² He died on 31 May 1910 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, at age 74.¹

     Joseph Moomaw was Church of the Brethren.¹ He was born on 23 May 1816 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Christian Moomaw and Catherine Snyder. Joseph Moomaw married Mary Stover, daughter of John Stover and Catherine Snyder, on 26 November 1840.¹ Joseph Moomaw died on 21 April 1894 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA, at age 77.¹

     Joseph Frank Moomaw began military service Served about 13 months in World War I, in France about 6 months.¹ He was born on 23 January 1893 at Roanoke, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Hon. Cephas B. Moomaw and Sarah Elizabeth Manges.¹ Joseph Frank Moomaw married Sarah Brown on 4 December 1917.¹ Joseph Frank Moomaw lived in 1926 at Staunton, Augusta Co., VA.¹

     Joseph Frank Moomaw was born on 2 January 1919.¹ He was the son of Joseph Frank Moomaw and Sarah Brown.¹

     Josephus Moomaw was born on 27 July 1873 at St. Joseph Co., IN.¹ He was the son of John N. Moomaw and Sarah Fisher.¹ Josephus Moomaw married Jennie Terrier Dye, daughter of Lt. Charles H. Dye and Alice Terrier, on 26 January 1907 at Niles, Berrien Co., MI.¹ Josephus Moomaw died on 13 February 1954 at Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 80

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

South Bend Tribune, Saturday, February 13, 1954 page 13:
A retired attendance officer for South Bend schools, Josephus Moomaw, 739 Diamond Ave., died at 11 p.m. Feb 5 (sic) in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, O. He was a brother of Dalton Moomaw, recently retired South Bend building commissioner. Ill two years, he was taken to Lima hospital from South Bend Oct. 9, 1953.

Mr. Moomaw, one of 10 children of John N. and Sarah Fisher Moomaw, pioneer St. Joseph County residents, was born July 27, 1873, in German Township. In Niles, Mich., he was married to Miss Jennie Dye, who died May 5, 1950. He worked as a railway mail clerk until accepting the school post in 1920.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Robert C. Barton, of Lima; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. L. L. Garber, of Zanesville, O., and Mrs. Frank B. Yoder, Temple City, Calif; and two other brothers, W. F., of Altadena, Calif., and Clinton, of South Bend.

Friends may call in the Orvis Funeral Home Sunday until services there at 2 p.m. Monday.

Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Moomaw belonged to Westminster Presbyterian Church.

South Bend Tribune, Sunday, February 14, 1954 Sec. 2 pg 10:

Funeral services for Josephus Moomaw, 80, of 739 Diamond Ave., who died Saturday in a Lima, O., hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Orvis Funeral Home. Rev. Daniel W. Fowler officiating. Pallbearers will be Homer Fassnacht, Elton Richter, Harry Snoke, D. A. McElwain, Jack Fassnacht and Fred Moomaw. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
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The Lima News (Lima, OH), Saturday, February 13, 1954:

Josephus Moomaw, 80, South Bend, Ind., father of Mrs. Robert C. Barton, 1717 Wendell Ave., died at 7:10 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He had been a patient in the hospital since Oct. 8.

Mr. Moomaw had been a railway mail clerk on the New York Central Railroad and following his retirement was a South Bend Public School attendance officer.

He was a member of a pioneer South Bend family and of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in that city. His wife, Jennie, died in 1950.

Surviving in addition to his daughter are two grandchildren; three brothers, W.F. Moomaw, Altadena, Calif., and Clinton and Dalton, South Bend; two sisters, Mrs. L.L. Garber, Zanesville, and Mrs. Frank Yoder, Temple City, Calif.

The body will be removed from the Siferd & Son Funeral Home to the Orvis Funeral Home, South Bend, this afternoon, to remain for services at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend.

He was buried in February 1954 at Silverbrook Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, Findagrave #45784634.

     Julia Ann Moomaw was born on 1 January 1848 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Christian H. Moomaw and Frances Ann Noffsinger.¹

     Lenna B. Moomaw was born at Delaware Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Calvin F. Moomaw and Sarah N. Moomaw.¹

     Lewis A. Moomaw was born on 30 January 1867.¹ He was the son of Calvin F. Moomaw and Sarah N. Moomaw.¹

     Lewis Hembree Moomaw was born on 5 May 1889 at Baker, Baker Co., OR.¹ He was the son of David Lewis Moomaw and Emma Hembree.¹ Lewis Hembree Moomaw married Irene Simpson, daughter of Fred Simpson and Claudia (?), on 23 November 1920 at Hillsboro, Washington Co., OR.¹ Occupation: Moving picture director, American Lifeograph Co. in 1926 at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.¹ Lewis Hembree Moomaw lived in 1926 at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.¹

     Lillian Moomaw was born on 10 August 1888 at Stockport, Delaware Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Calvin F. Moomaw and Sarah N. Moomaw.¹ Lillian Moomaw married Samuel Flory, son of John Flory and Mary Schock, on 10 September 1914, Ceremony by Rev. Jacob Andrew Miller.¹

     Lillie Moomaw was born on 22 March 1863 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Moomaw and Mary Stover.¹ Lillie Moomaw married George W. Layman, son of Lewis Layman and Lucy Riley, on 16 January 1890.¹

     Lois Mildred Moomaw was born on 29 January 1914 at Greene Co., MO.¹ She was the daughter of Homer Monroe Moomaw and Morda Harris.¹

     Louis Franklin Moomaw was born on 25 October 1921.¹ He was the son of Elvin B. Moomaw and (?) Grove.¹

     Lucy A. Moomaw was born on 9 September 1845 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Moomaw and Mary Stover.¹ Lucy A. Moomaw married Lewis J. Hooke, son of Jeremiah Hooke and Annie McNett, on 12 June 1866.¹ Lucy A. Moomaw died on 30 March 1913 at Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, at age 67.¹

     Lydia Frances Moomaw was born on 7 December 1860.² She was the daughter of John N. Moomaw and Sarah Fisher.¹

     Maria E. Moomaw was born on 1 September 1843 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Moomaw and Mary Stover.¹ Maria E. Moomaw married Charles E. Pobst, son of Gottfried Pobst and Sallie Stover, on 1 May 1867.¹ Maria E. Moomaw died on 1 June 1904 at Roanoke, Botetourt Co., VA, at age 60.¹

     Marian Belle Moomaw was born on 29 January 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Matthew Thomas Moomaw and Florence Edna Norris.¹

     Martha Susan Moomaw was born on 12 May 1850 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Christian H. Moomaw and Frances Ann Noffsinger.¹ Martha Susan Moomaw died on 19 September 1858 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, at age 8.¹

     Mary Moomaw was born on 3 February 1881 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Cephas B. Moomaw and Sarah Elizabeth Manges.¹ Mary Moomaw died on 28 May 1883 at Botetourt Co., VA, at age 2.¹

     Mary Catharine Moomaw was born on 24 October 1834 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Christian H. Moomaw and Frances Ann Noffsinger.¹ Mary Catharine Moomaw died on 22 October 1837 at Botetourt Co., VA, at age 2.¹

     Mary Etta Moomaw was born on 10 March 1863.¹ She was the daughter of John N. Moomaw and Sarah Fisher.¹ Mary Etta Moomaw married Francis E. Lambert on 19 August 1891.¹ Mary Etta Moomaw died in September 1902 at age 39.¹

     Matthew Moomaw was born on 26 September 1851 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Joseph Moomaw and Mary Stover.¹ Matthew Moomaw died on 14 October 1855 at Botetourt Co., VA, at age 4.¹

     Matthew Thomas Moomaw was born on 12 July 1867 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Rufus Moomaw and Mary (?)¹ Matthew Thomas Moomaw married Florence Edna Norris, daughter of Thomas T. Norris and Catharine Louise Price, on 1 November 1900.¹

     Minerva Moomaw was born on 22 August 1860 at Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Moomaw and Mary Stover.¹ Minerva Moomaw married William Thomas, son of Giles Thomas and Kitty Petit, on 30 May 1883.¹

     Paul C. Moomaw began military service Served 14 months as a mechanic in U. S. Navy, World War I; 9 months in France. After the war, he was sent to northern France and Belgium to help build barracks for the returning Belgians.¹ He was Lutheran.¹ He was born on 6 January 1900.¹ He was the son of Simon Joseph Moomaw and Sarah M. Slusser.¹ Paul C. Moomaw married Lucille Fowler, daughter of Howard Fowler and Jeanette Stine, on 29 May 1923.¹ Paul C. Moomaw lived in 1926 at 402 South Potomac Street, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA.¹

     Pauline J. Moomaw was born on 24 February 1846 at Botetourt Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Christian H. Moomaw and Frances Ann Noffsinger.¹ Pauline J. Moomaw married Loren C. Miller, son of Isaac Miller and Hannah Smith, on 2 April 1868.¹ Pauline J. Moomaw died on 29 May 1918 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, at age 72.¹

     Peter Moomaw married Celia Adams.¹

     Ray Moomaw was born at Delaware Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Calvin F. Moomaw and Sarah N. Moomaw.¹

     Robert Brown Moomaw was born on 10 August 1922.¹ He was the son of Joseph Frank Moomaw and Sarah Brown.¹

     Rufus Moomaw married Mary (?).¹