Thomas Moffitt^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1864  (23 years)

• Name	Thomas Moffitt
  Gender	Male
  Born	1841	Gracehill, County Antrim, Ireland
  Submitter	GWM
  Died	6 August 1864	Lincoln Co., Kansas, USA   [3]
  	killed in an Indian raid in what is now Lincoln Co., Kansas
  Person ID	I44377	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 December 2007

  
  

  Father	David Moffitt,   b. 1789,   d. 26 February 1854, Wethersfield Twp., Henry Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Nicholl,   b. 29 January 1799, Guernsey, Channel Islands ,   d. 29 June 1891, Kewanee, Henry Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F15450	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Headstones for John L Moffatt and his brother Thomas Moffatt Headstones for John L Moffatt and Thomas Moffatt in Wethersfield Cemetery, Kewanee, Illinois, USA. This closer view shows the bronze plaque (which is digitally enhanced in this image) with the inscription: "They were massacred by Indians in Kansas while hunting" The brothers were killed on 6 August 1864. Images supplied by Mike who is researching the Indian Raids.
  		Memorial for John L Moffatt and his brother Thomas Moffatt Memorial for John L Moffatt and Thomas Moffatt in Wethersfield Cemetery, Kewanee, Illinois, USA. Their mother Elizabeth Nicholl Moffitt has her marker on the reverse side. Images supplied by Mike who is researching the Indian Raids.

  
  

• Notes

  Killed by Indians in KS John "Jack" and Thomas Moffitt were killed August 6, 1864 in what is now Lincoln County, Kansas, about 2 miles south east of where the town of Lincoln now stands. They and two others, Houston and Tyler, were the total population of the county at that time. Go here: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/lincoln/index.html and search for Moffitt, or click this link http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=9386366&pageid=r&mode=ALL&query=moffitt for a list of articles that describe the events of the Indian raids and the killing of the Moffitt brothers - Roger 11 Dec 2007 [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Original Moffat GEDCOM File, Robert and Frances Moffitt. [S865] Genealogy Files compiled by George West Maffet. [S1530] GenWeb website for Lincoln County, Kansas - Indian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas - 1864 and 1869.