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Joseph Thomas MOFFATT

Joseph Thomas MOFFATT

Male 1838 - 1927  (~ 88 years)

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  • Name Joseph Thomas MOFFATT 
    Born Mar 1838  Hampshire Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Hampshire Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 1 Sep 1861 to 1 Dec 1864  [3, 4, 5] 
    Cpl, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1920, location specified as Rock Run Road.
    Occupation blacksmith  [6, 7] 
    Occupation 1870, 1920  [8, 9] 
    farmer 
    Died 19 Jan 1927  Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    Person ID I41044  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

    Father George R. MOFFATT,   b. CA 1812, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1880  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth JENKINS,   b. CA 1813, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Family ID F16443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Delia Ann DAVIS,   b. 1845,   d. 30 Oct 1882  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Myrtle M. MOFFATT,   b. Mar 1870
     2. Lulu R. MOFFATT,   b. Jun 1872
    Family ID F16442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Emeretta "Maggie" SMITH,   b. 1 Oct 1853,   d. 1 Jan 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Ada MOFFATT,   b. Mar 1887,   d. 1906  (Age ~ 18 years)
    +2. Lawrence Edward MOFFATT,   b. 6 Mar 1889,   d. 2 Oct 1974  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F21761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2147] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    9. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    11. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    12. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 105.