Birthdate descreptancy:
• Charles' states in his pension application record that his birthdate was 28 Feb 1843, Prague, Czechoslovakia (or Bohemia).
• Another date: 17 Apr 1844
Early life: As he told it, Charles was a 'stowaway' when he immigrated in 1848 from Bohemia. He told a favorite grandson that he was not a Moel but was brought to America by a Moel family when he was about 5 years old and that he never knew his parents, however in the 1925 census, though he did not name his mother, he named his father as 'John Moel.'
Civil War:
• Served in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade both Co. D Cavalry and Co. I Infantry.
• Charles enlisted as a Private on 28 Jan 1864 at Solon, Iowa and served in the Union Infantry and Calvary. He told his grandchildren he "rode a big white horse" in the war. Upon reflection it might be surmised that the story was told purely for their benefit, however the fact that he rode a horse was absolutely true.
• Enlistment papers record his birth as 28 June 1843 and give his physical description as gray eyes, 5' 3-1/2" tall and a shoemaker by trade.
• He was honorably discharged from Co. I, 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade Cavalry on 24 Jan 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Records also show he served in Co. D* of the same brigade.
Marriage and family:
After the war, the family story goes that he spied Anna Ilick in a pasture herding cows and immediately wanted to marry her. They wed on September 9, 1866 in a justice-of-the-peace ceremony in Solon, Iowa.
They had a total of six children, four who lived to adulthood: Frank, Anna C., Charles, Jr. and Emma Clara. Records show that the two children who died in infancy were George, b 1880; and another unnamed child around 1888. Another family story relates that Charles delivered all his children.
Census records: Cedar township, Johnson Co., Iowa
• 1870:
• 1880: Chas. 37, farmer; Annie 32; Frank 12; Annie 10; Chas. 8; Emma 5
• 1900: Charles 57, farmer; Annie 53; Charles Jr 28; Annie 22 (daughter-in-law)
• 1910: Charles 67, farmer; Anna 62
• 1920: Charles 'Mael' Sr 73, farmer; Anna 71
In the 1900 - 1920 census records, Charles states that he owns his home.
1880 Non-population schedule: 55 titled acres; 25 permanent pastures; values: $2,500 of farm; 200 of tools; 460 of livestock; value of all farm productions for 1879: $525; 5 acres mown; 7 acres of hay; 3 horses.
Charles first applied for a military service pension 13 Jun 1892 with rheumatism and general disability the result of fever. His widow, Anna applied 13 Oct 1929 and it was approved 28 Jan 1931.
*M1290 ROLL 34
Notes: military abbreviations: USV is 'U.S. volunteers'; MMB is 'Mississippi Marine Brigade'
Sources: Federal and State Census Records; Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934
• Charles' states in his pension application record that his birthdate was 28 Feb 1843, Prague, Czechoslovakia (or Bohemia).
• Another date: 17 Apr 1844
Early life: As he told it, Charles was a 'stowaway' when he immigrated in 1848 from Bohemia. He told a favorite grandson that he was not a Moel but was brought to America by a Moel family when he was about 5 years old and that he never knew his parents, however in the 1925 census, though he did not name his mother, he named his father as 'John Moel.'
Civil War:
• Served in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade both Co. D Cavalry and Co. I Infantry.
• Charles enlisted as a Private on 28 Jan 1864 at Solon, Iowa and served in the Union Infantry and Calvary. He told his grandchildren he "rode a big white horse" in the war. Upon reflection it might be surmised that the story was told purely for their benefit, however the fact that he rode a horse was absolutely true.
• Enlistment papers record his birth as 28 June 1843 and give his physical description as gray eyes, 5' 3-1/2" tall and a shoemaker by trade.
• He was honorably discharged from Co. I, 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade Cavalry on 24 Jan 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Records also show he served in Co. D* of the same brigade.
Marriage and family:
After the war, the family story goes that he spied Anna Ilick in a pasture herding cows and immediately wanted to marry her. They wed on September 9, 1866 in a justice-of-the-peace ceremony in Solon, Iowa.
They had a total of six children, four who lived to adulthood: Frank, Anna C., Charles, Jr. and Emma Clara. Records show that the two children who died in infancy were George, b 1880; and another unnamed child around 1888. Another family story relates that Charles delivered all his children.
Census records: Cedar township, Johnson Co., Iowa
• 1870:
• 1880: Chas. 37, farmer; Annie 32; Frank 12; Annie 10; Chas. 8; Emma 5
• 1900: Charles 57, farmer; Annie 53; Charles Jr 28; Annie 22 (daughter-in-law)
• 1910: Charles 67, farmer; Anna 62
• 1920: Charles 'Mael' Sr 73, farmer; Anna 71
In the 1900 - 1920 census records, Charles states that he owns his home.
1880 Non-population schedule: 55 titled acres; 25 permanent pastures; values: $2,500 of farm; 200 of tools; 460 of livestock; value of all farm productions for 1879: $525; 5 acres mown; 7 acres of hay; 3 horses.
Charles first applied for a military service pension 13 Jun 1892 with rheumatism and general disability the result of fever. His widow, Anna applied 13 Oct 1929 and it was approved 28 Jan 1931.
*M1290 ROLL 34
Notes: military abbreviations: USV is 'U.S. volunteers'; MMB is 'Mississippi Marine Brigade'
Sources: Federal and State Census Records; Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934
Birthdate descreptancy:
• Charles' states in his pension application record that his birthdate was 28 Feb 1843, Prague, Czechoslovakia (or Bohemia).
• Another date: 17 Apr 1844
Early life: As he told it, Charles was a 'stowaway' when he immigrated in 1848 from Bohemia. He told a favorite grandson that he was not a Moel but was brought to America by a Moel family when he was about 5 years old and that he never knew his parents, however in the 1925 census, though he did not name his mother, he named his father as 'John Moel.'
Civil War:
• Served in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade both Co. D Cavalry and Co. I Infantry.
• Charles enlisted as a Private on 28 Jan 1864 at Solon, Iowa and served in the Union Infantry and Calvary. He told his grandchildren he "rode a big white horse" in the war. Upon reflection it might be surmised that the story was told purely for their benefit, however the fact that he rode a horse was absolutely true.
• Enlistment papers record his birth as 28 June 1843 and give his physical description as gray eyes, 5' 3-1/2" tall and a shoemaker by trade.
• He was honorably discharged from Co. I, 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade Cavalry on 24 Jan 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Records also show he served in Co. D* of the same brigade.
Marriage and family:
After the war, the family story goes that he spied Anna Ilick in a pasture herding cows and immediately wanted to marry her. They wed on September 9, 1866 in a justice-of-the-peace ceremony in Solon, Iowa.
They had a total of six children, four who lived to adulthood: Frank, Anna C., Charles, Jr. and Emma Clara. Records show that the two children who died in infancy were George, b 1880; and another unnamed child around 1888. Another family story relates that Charles delivered all his children.
Census records: Cedar township, Johnson Co., Iowa
• 1870:
• 1880: Chas. 37, farmer; Annie 32; Frank 12; Annie 10; Chas. 8; Emma 5
• 1900: Charles 57, farmer; Annie 53; Charles Jr 28; Annie 22 (daughter-in-law)
• 1910: Charles 67, farmer; Anna 62
• 1920: Charles 'Mael' Sr 73, farmer; Anna 71
In the 1900 - 1920 census records, Charles states that he owns his home.
1880 Non-population schedule: 55 titled acres; 25 permanent pastures; values: $2,500 of farm; 200 of tools; 460 of livestock; value of all farm productions for 1879: $525; 5 acres mown; 7 acres of hay; 3 horses.
Charles first applied for a military service pension 13 Jun 1892 with rheumatism and general disability the result of fever. His widow, Anna applied 13 Oct 1929 and it was approved 28 Jan 1931.
*M1290 ROLL 34
Notes: military abbreviations: USV is 'U.S. volunteers'; MMB is 'Mississippi Marine Brigade'
Sources: Federal and State Census Records; Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934
• Charles' states in his pension application record that his birthdate was 28 Feb 1843, Prague, Czechoslovakia (or Bohemia).
• Another date: 17 Apr 1844
Early life: As he told it, Charles was a 'stowaway' when he immigrated in 1848 from Bohemia. He told a favorite grandson that he was not a Moel but was brought to America by a Moel family when he was about 5 years old and that he never knew his parents, however in the 1925 census, though he did not name his mother, he named his father as 'John Moel.'
Civil War:
• Served in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade both Co. D Cavalry and Co. I Infantry.
• Charles enlisted as a Private on 28 Jan 1864 at Solon, Iowa and served in the Union Infantry and Calvary. He told his grandchildren he "rode a big white horse" in the war. Upon reflection it might be surmised that the story was told purely for their benefit, however the fact that he rode a horse was absolutely true.
• Enlistment papers record his birth as 28 June 1843 and give his physical description as gray eyes, 5' 3-1/2" tall and a shoemaker by trade.
• He was honorably discharged from Co. I, 1st Battalion, Mississippi Marine Brigade Cavalry on 24 Jan 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Records also show he served in Co. D* of the same brigade.
Marriage and family:
After the war, the family story goes that he spied Anna Ilick in a pasture herding cows and immediately wanted to marry her. They wed on September 9, 1866 in a justice-of-the-peace ceremony in Solon, Iowa.
They had a total of six children, four who lived to adulthood: Frank, Anna C., Charles, Jr. and Emma Clara. Records show that the two children who died in infancy were George, b 1880; and another unnamed child around 1888. Another family story relates that Charles delivered all his children.
Census records: Cedar township, Johnson Co., Iowa
• 1870:
• 1880: Chas. 37, farmer; Annie 32; Frank 12; Annie 10; Chas. 8; Emma 5
• 1900: Charles 57, farmer; Annie 53; Charles Jr 28; Annie 22 (daughter-in-law)
• 1910: Charles 67, farmer; Anna 62
• 1920: Charles 'Mael' Sr 73, farmer; Anna 71
In the 1900 - 1920 census records, Charles states that he owns his home.
1880 Non-population schedule: 55 titled acres; 25 permanent pastures; values: $2,500 of farm; 200 of tools; 460 of livestock; value of all farm productions for 1879: $525; 5 acres mown; 7 acres of hay; 3 horses.
Charles first applied for a military service pension 13 Jun 1892 with rheumatism and general disability the result of fever. His widow, Anna applied 13 Oct 1929 and it was approved 28 Jan 1931.
*M1290 ROLL 34
Notes: military abbreviations: USV is 'U.S. volunteers'; MMB is 'Mississippi Marine Brigade'
Sources: Federal and State Census Records; Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934
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FATHER / CHARLES MOEL / 1845 — 1929
MOTHER / ANNA MOEL / 1848 — 1935
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