Biography
Moses Bales married Mary Ann Helferstay 14 Feb 1833 in Berkeley Virginia now West Virginia.[1]
His wife remarried in 1954. The bio in her Find A Grave: Memorial #277056310 gives his death in 1849 but there is a Find A Grave: Memorial #61240180 for Moses Bales with birth 1810 (West Virginia) and death 1879 on the marker. The marker may be in error as no records for him have been found for 1850+. Moses is buried in High Street Cemetery Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. Also buried there is James S. Bales 1839-6 Aug 1840 (no marker) and John William Bales 1834-24 Feb 1877. Note Circleville is the birth location of daughter [[Bayles-463|Margaret.[2]
Research Notes
A collaborate on familysearch[3] lists his children as
- John William Bales 1834–1877
- Daniel Bruns Bales 1840–1879
- Elizabeth C Bales 1843–
- Margaret A "Maggie" Bales 1848–1875
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT9-58BW : Tue Oct 21 17:45:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Moses Bales and Mary Ann Helferstay, 14 February 1833.
- ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F668-MY1 : Wed Jan 22 11:08:22 UTC 2025), Entry for Margaret Mumphreys and Moses Bales, 9 Mar 1875.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/collaborate/MQ1B-XD2
- "United States, Census, 1840", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRR-YDD : Mon Apr 29 16:43:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Moses Bales, 1840, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio. males 2(0-5), 1(5-10), 1(30-40) females 1(20-30)