J. Russell Moffitt

about 1827 - 1864  (~ 37 years)

• Name	J. Russell Moffitt  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	about 1825	Grundy Co., Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Born	about 1827	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Occupation	carpenter  [3]
  Submitter	250
  Died	20 March 1864  [3]
  Buried	after 20 March 1864	Emory Cemetery, Emory, Washington Co., Virginia, USA   [3]
  	grave #144
  Person ID	I16841	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 April 2009

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Minerva or Manerva [--?--],   b. about 1823/1826, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Madison Co., Alabama, USA
  Married	about 1846  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Mary A "Polly" Moffitt,   b. about 1846, Tennessee, USA + 2. Elizabeth "Betty" J Moffitt,   b. about 1847, Tennessee, USA ,   d. about 1889  (Age ~ 42 years)   3. Ruthy Jane Moffitt,   b. about 1849, Tennessee, USA + 4. Henry Elza Moffitt,   b. 19 November 1850, Grundy Co., Tennessee, USA ,   d. 19 November 1916, Crockett, Houston Co., Texas, USA  (Age 66 years) + 5. Cora Moffitt,   b. 13 January 1854, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 4 February 1891, Madison Co., Alabama, USA  (Age 37 years)   6. Adele or Addell Moffitt,   b. about 1858, Tennessee, USA   7. Lorenza or Lorenzo Moffitt,   b. about 1860, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F117	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		J R Moffitt Grave Marker Marker #144 shows the burial place of J R Moffitt in Emory Cemetery, Washington Co., Virginia. Image supplied by Jaime T Dilger.
  		Marker on Cemetery Stone shows J R Moffitt Marker on a cemetery stone at Emory Cemetery, Washington Co., Virginia shows J R Moffitt as state unknown - however in other records they have listed him as from Tennessee. Image supplied by Jaime T Dilger.

  
  

• Notes

  Believe him to be family in Grundy Co, TN census 1850-1860. There was a son Henry E. and a sister Ruth. My grandfather Henry Elzia had a sister Ruth. (info from Wadell J. Henderson) [1, 2] Census of Grundy Co., TN 1850 & 1860 Warren County, TN 1854 Tax List: McMinnville Civil District 9: Moffett, J. R.; Moffitt, A. E. Private, Co. B, 35th Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States ofAmerica. -- Enlisted September 6, 1861 at Camp Smartt by Capt.C. M. Forrest. This company was successively designated as Company C. Mountain Rifle Regiment Tennessee Volunteers; Captain Forrests's Company and Company B, 5th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army; and Company B, 25th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. The regiment was organized September 11, 1861, and accepted into the service of the Confederate States October 31,1861. It was known in the field as the 5th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army and as the Mountain Rifle Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, but was officially designated the 35th Regiment Tennessee Infantry by the A. & I. G. O. It was temporarily consolidated with the 48th (Nixon's) Regiment Tennessee Infantry by S. O. No. 3 Hd. Qrs.. Polk's Brigade, dated September 27,1863, until the latter was transferred to 48th (Voorhies') Regiment Tennessee Infantry by S. F. O. No. 46 Hd. Qrs. Army of Tennessee, dated July 14, 1864, but each company of the two organizations was mustered separately and under its original designation during the period covered by this consolidation. About April 9, 1865, the 4th, 5th, 19th, 24th, 31st, 32nd, 35th,38th, and 41st Regiments Tennessee Infantry were consolidated and formed the 3d Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry which was paroled at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865 There is a J. R. Moffitt, Engineer Corps, died March 20th, 1864 recorded in the Record of Confederate Dead - Emory Cemetery (located at Emory and Henry College in Washington Co., VA). http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/emory/confederate.htm His military records from NARA say "see also 3 Confed Engr.Troops". His last Muster Roll is for March & April 1864. Could this be him buried in Virginia? I just have a funny feeling that it is. 3rd Confederate Engineer Troops. Formerly known as "Premerton’s/Presetman's Battalion Engineer troops" http://ralphinla.rootsweb.com/cwunitc.htm More info about Emory & Henry College and Emory Cemetery at http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/emory/ [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2159] Information submitted to Clan Moffat Society, by Waddell J Harrison. [S1] Original Moffat GEDCOM File, Robert and Frances Moffitt. [S2160] GEDCOM file titled “J. Russell Moffitt Descendants.ged”, submitted by Jaime T Dilger.