Maude Muzzette Moffat^[1]

1879 - 1947  (67 years)

• Name	Maude Muzzette Moffat
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Housewife  [2]
  Religion	Congregationalist, Baptist  [3]
  Birth	24 June 1879	Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois, USA   [2, 4]
  Residence	about 1897	Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA
  	Came to Oklahoma with her parents
  Death	29 May 1947	Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Died at home
  Burial	after 29 May 1947	Mound Valley Cemetery, Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA   [5, 6]
  	Lot 2, block 64, grave 1
  Person ID	I58828	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 March 2007

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Moffat,   b. 17 March 1851, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois, USA d. 19 December 1934, Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Helen Rebecca Nichols,   b. 18 December 1845, Brockport, Monroe Co., New York, USA d. 25 January 1921, Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 December 1871	Leeds, Columbia Co., Wisconsin, USA   [1, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F41079	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Manley Thompson ("Tom") Estes,   b. 28 February 1875, Noble, Richland Co., Illinois, USA d. 9 May 1955, Gardena, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 December 1906	Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Fern Mae Estes,   b. 17 January 1907, Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA d. 22 February 2000, Mount Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA (Age 93 years) + 2. R. E. (Private) Estes + 3. Cyrus Lennard Estes,   b. 11 June 1910, Leedey, Dewey Co., Oklahoma, USA d. 28 May 1980, Morning Star Nursing Home, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F41078	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 March 2008

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Maude Moffat Image supplied by C A Hocker.
  		Maude Moffat Photo taken in 1963. Image supplied by C A Hocker.
  		Maude Moffat Image supplied by C A Hocker.
  		Manley Estes and Maude (Moffat) Estes Compilation of images taken at different times. Image supplied by C A Hocker.
  		Estes Family Photo taken 17 June 1945. Image supplied by C A Hocker.

  
  

• Notes

  From memorial service pamphlet: Services 01 June 1947 , 3 P.M., at Baptist Church,Thomas, Oklahoma, Rev. T.L. Burns. [3, 6] 05/29/2000: Sarah Berneice Harman Armstrong recalls that Maude was always in high spirits. She always laughed and smiled. This was a perfect complement to Manley’s serious, sometimes cranky, disposition. 07/06/2000 Ruby Estes Sisk says that her mother, Maude Moffat Estes, was of an ever cheerful and tolerant disposition, and not one to “rule the roost”, as was Grace Moffat DeLaney. Ruby says that Aunt Grace “ruled the roost” wherever she went. Grace lived with Hobert and Fern Williams until Fern retired from nursing, then she went to live with Sarah Berneice Harman Armstrong. Obituary for Maude Moffat Estes. Her middle name is spelled various ways on the various family documents. +++++ OBITUARY Maude Mussett {Muzette, Muzette, or Muzzette} Moffat, daughter of Cyrus and Helen Moffat, was born June 24, 1879 in Dixon {Lee County} Illinois, moved to Thomas {Custer County}, Oklahoma with her parents about 1897. She was married to Manley T. Estes and moved to Leedey, Oklahoma on their homestead. To this union was born three children, 2 daughters, Mrs. Fern Williams of Oden, Arkansas, and Mrs. Ruby Sisk of Oklahoma City, and a son, Cyrus Lennard Estes of Gardena, California. They later moved to their present home in Thomas, Oklahoma. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Grace Delaney of Oden, Arkansas and a brother Edgar C. Moffat of Kremmling, Colorado and 3 grandchildren, Deloris {Dolorese}, Vera, and Ike Sisk of Oklahoma City and other relatives and nieces and nephew. Mrs. Estes was united with the Congregational Church early in life, and was loved by all who knew her. She moved from her earthly house to her spiritual home, May 29, 1947 at the age of 67 years, 11 months, and 26 days. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appreciation for the lovely flowers and many acts of kindness shown us during the recent illness and passing of our loved one. Mr. Estes and family Mrs. Grace Delaney Mrs. Bernice {Berneice} Armstrong and family Mr. Edgar C. Moffat and family My dad remembers Grace Delaney well and her father, Cyrus, too & the place where they farmed. He also remembers parking his bike at Maud & Manley Estes' house many times & walking to the movie in downtown Thomas. [9] From Sandra Mae Horton Basham: According to my Dad, Maude & Manley Estes farmed near Leedey for years. When Grace Moffat Delaney moved off the farm, Maude & Manley moved to the Moffat place (2 miles west of Thomas) & began to farm it. It was the same section as my Mom grew up with her family-her mom, brother & sister, and Great Uncle & Aunt (Mick & May Groat). Dad's family (Horton's) lived another mile west & I/2 north. Mom remembers that Maude suffered from frequent, severe nosebleeds. When she would get a nosebleed, Manley would hang one sheet on the clothesline to signal Aunt May Groat to call Dr. Ryan. He would come out & pack Maude's nose. One time after they got a phone, Maude called Aunt May & invited the family over to listen to the Joe Lewis fight with Max Smelling on the radio, They went, of course, and the fight only lasted 5 minutes. Lewis K.O.d Smelling almost immediately. Mom & Dad recall one time the neighbors were all invited over to Maude & Manley's to celebrate Maude's birthday with cake & ice cream. Son, Leonard had requested her favorite song on the radio for her birthday - "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be". Maude was really pleased. Your family (Moffets & Estes) & my family (Hortons & Fergusons) would thresh wheat & oats together every year. Hortons has a gasoline threshing machine, All the neighbors would help Hortons thresh; then Hortons would take the machine to the next neighbor & around till all the threshing was done. Whose ever field they were in the women of that farm would feed the threshing crew. When Maude & Manley moved to Thomas they lived 1 block north & 1 block west of the lumberyard, Dad & Frank & some of the neighborhood boys would ride their bicycles to Thomas to the show. They would park their bikes by Maude & Manley's porch so no one would bother them & walk down to the show on main street. According to Dad, Ruby & Fern Estes spent a lot of time at the Horton place - Ruby & Fern Horton were the same age & good friends. Dad says they had lots of picnics & general fun After the war, your grandmother, Ruby, bought a bicycle from my dad for one of her kids. Muzzetta is an area in Italy. Also, there is a character named Muzzetta in Puccini’s La Boheme.

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] submitted by C A Hocker, Reunion data file. [S361] Birth certificate of Ruby Ellen Estes Sisk. [S363] . [S330] Death certificate of Maude Moffat Estes. [S362] Death Certificate of Maude Moffat Estes. [S334] Burial Records. [S342] Maude Moffat’s notes, Mark Nichols found a marriage date of 28 December 1870. [S343] Wisconsin Vital Records, Marriage record for Cyrus Moffat & Helen Nichols. [S348] Sandra Horton Basham.