Elmiriah Moffett^{[1, 2]}

1858 - 1936  (78 years)

• Associated names	Moffett , Moffat , Moffat ( Moffet) , Moffat or Moffet , Moffatt , Moffeit , Moffet , Moffit , Moffitt
  Gender	Female
  Alias/AKA	Ella
  Match and Merge	Other First Name: Elmirah
  Submitter	33
  Birth	6 March 1858	Kent Co., Maryland, USA
  Burial	1936	Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, USA
  Death	16 August 1936	Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA
  Person ID	I11043	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 March 2003

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Nimrod Moffett,   b. 13 July 1833, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. 9 December 1901, Kent Co., Maryland, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Arsula Jarman,   b. 26 June 1837, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. 7 January 1892 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	12 June 1855	Kent Co., Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F3147	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Lambert Wilmer Ford,   b. 16 October 1856, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. 23 December 1940, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 January 1884	Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Adele Ford,   b. October 1884, Kent Co., Maryland, USA + 2. William L. Ford,   b. 28 February 1889, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. August 1973 (Age 84 years) + 3. Elwin Ford,   b. 4 July 1891, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. October 1971, Kent Co., Maryland, USA (Age 80 years)   4. Daisy Ford,   b. 21 March 1895, Kent Co., Maryland, USA d. December 1977 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F4319	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 June 2004

  
  

• Notes

  MARYLAND CENSUS 1900 Yr # # Cd Kent County Age Occup. Born Yr. Born Mar. Cd Liv Lambert Ford 42 farmer MD Oct 1857 1883 Elmirah 42 wife MD Mar 1858 1883 5 4 Ada A. 15 dau MD Oct 1884 William L. 11 son MD Feb 1889 Elwin 8 son MD Jul 1891 Daisy 5 dau MD Mar 1895 Jeremiah Moffett 66 father in law Jul 1833 Appearing in The Kent News dated May 15 1897 "A happy party sat down Sunday moring at the home of Mr. Wilmer Ford to enjoy a treat of ice cream. The party included Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford, five children and several relatives who were visiting Mr. F's at the time. The cream was partaken of heartily and Mrs. F. complimented upon her ability at making such delicious dessert. Monday morning when the servant called the folkds she found them unable to get up, and she immediately went for Dr. J. W. Urie, who came and found eleven persons very sick and unable to leave their beds! They had fever and turned blue about the mouth and complained of much misery. Of course it was necessary to summon help and soon many kind neighbors were doing all that was possible for the relief of the patients. On Wednesday they were all in bed and not yet out of danger. The little two-year old baby did not eat any cream and is enjoying good health. A sample of the cream has been sent to Baltimore by Dr. Urie for analysis so that the exact cause of the trouble may be learned. Those besides the family are Miss Daisy Moffett, teacher in Galena, Miss Baldwin, Misses Viola and Ursula Moffett, sisters of Mrs. F,, Mr. Ireland of Massey, and Mattie Coleman, a servand at Mrs. Bouldens." Kent News May 22, 1897 Officer C. S. York on Wednesday morning arrested Berdie Ford on the charge of poisnoning or attempting to poison Mr. Wilmer Ford and family at Still Pond, the writ having been sworn out by State's Attorney Urie. The prisoner is a girl about 18 years of age. She has made her home with Mr. Ford's family for nerarly three years, having left a few days ago. She claims she was not at the house on the day the cream was made and is innocent of the charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Robert and Frances Moffitt, Original Moffat GEDCOM File. [S525] prepared and submitted by Roseanne Alexander and George Moffett, GEDCOM file.