Thomas Moffitt b. 1841 Gracehill, County Antrim, Ireland d. 6 August 1864 Lincoln Co., Kansas, USA: Clan Moffat Genealogy





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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.
Headstones		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.

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Thomas Moffitt[1, 2]

Thomas Moffitt^{[1, 2]}