Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Joseph Thomas Moffatt    
         Census name: Joseph T. Moffett 1
                Born: Mar-  -1838          in Hampshire Co, (W)VA  2,3
                Died: Jan-19-1927          in Athens Co, OH  4
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3,5
              Census: 1900, 1910, 1920     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1880                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Hampshire Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      blacksmith  6,7
          Occupation: 1870, 1920           farmer  8,9
            Military: Sep- 1-1861 - Dec- 1-1864 Cpl, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  10,11,12
              Father: George R. Moffatt   (1812 - 1880) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Jenkins   (1813 - 1870) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Margaret Emeretta "Maggie" Smith     
         Census name: Margarite E. 1
             Married: Aug-21-1884          in Doddridge Co, WV  13
                Born: Oct- 1-1853           13,14
                Died: Jan- 1-1932          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  14
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3,5
              Census: 1920, 1930           at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  15
              Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10   in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Hiram Smith   (1827 - 1885) 
              Mother: Sarah Ann Doak   (1829 - 1915) 
           F Child 1: Ada Moffatt      
                Born: Mar-  -1887           7,14
                Died: 1906                  14
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Lawrence Edward Moffatt      
                Born: Mar- 6-1889           3,7,14
                Died: Oct- 2-1974           3,14
              Buried:                      in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV  3
              Census: 1930, 1940           at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  15
              Census: 1920                 in Kanawha Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 school bus driver  16
          Occupation: 1930                 truck driver for State Roads  15
          Occupation: 1920                 laborer at carbon factory  17
          Occupation: 1916                 snapper at glass factory (union vice president)  18
          Occupation: 1910                 snapper in glass factory  1
                Wife: Zella Leah Knight  b. Oct- 8-1894  d. Jan-27-1976  

Sources:
(1) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(3) Findagrave.com. 
(4) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. 
(5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). 
(9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(10) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(11) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(12) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National 
Archives & Records Administration. 
(13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 105. 
(14) Headstone (year only) 
(15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(16) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(17) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. 
(18) West Union Record, 1/27/1916. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1920, location specified as Rock Run Road.







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