"Near Carlisle, Arkansas, about 1878, occurred the marriage of JamesU. P rather
and Mariah L. Moyer, a native of Vermilion county and a daughter ofSat nuel Moyer, one of the old settlers of Illinois. Her mother borethe ma iden name of Nancy Gundy and they were married in Rosstownship. She is n ow deceased and Mr. Moyer, who has married again,is now living in Hous ton, Texas. After the war he removed toTennessee, later to Arkansas an d is now a resident of the Lone Starstate."
Residences & events:
8/10/1860 Milford, Iroquois Co, IL. Listed in the census as SamuelMy er, 27, he was a farmer without real estate, only personal propertywor th $660. Wife Nancy was also 27 and their children were: Maria,6, Sa rah C, 5, and Nancy G, 3.
6/8/1870 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR. Having moved before the nextc ensus, Samuel and Nancy were both 37 at that time. Samuel was acarpen ter with only real estate which was valued at $400. The familyconsist ed of three daughters, Maria, 16, Catherine, 15, and Jane, 13.Living w ith them was Cornelius Moyer, 27, carpenter. His brother?
6/5/1880 Big Rock, Pulaski Co, AR. That year at census time Samuelwa s 47, Nancy was 48. The girls were gone but living with them were2 Mc Call grandsons, John, 8, and Joseph, 7.
11/1887 Nancy's Uncle Thomas Gundy visited the family there.
