Lemuel Moffat^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1929  (74 years)

• Associated names	Moffat , Moffat ( Moffet) , Moffat or Moffet , Moffatt , Moffeit , Moffet , Moffett , Moffit , Moffitt
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer, grocer  [3]
  Birth	8 March 1855	Amboy, Lee Co., Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Residence	17 August 1878	Lyndon, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Marriage Return (08/20/1878) lists residence as Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois
  Death	10 April 1929	Allison, Butler Co., Iowa, USA   [4]
  Burial	after 10 April 1929	Clarkesville, Butler Co., Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I58901	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 March 2007

  
  

  Father	James Speirs Moffat,   b. 1791, Loch Erin, County Fermanagh, Ireland d. 8 March 1888, Curtis, Frontier Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Ellen Baskerville,   b. 1818, Youghalarra, County Tipperary, Ireland d. 17 August 1862, Amboy, Lee Co., Illinois, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1837	Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F41077	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Eva Harmon,   b. 1856, Round Grove, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA d. 1904 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	20 August 1878	Lyndon, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Marriage license issued 17 August 1878
  Children	1. Boy Moffat
  Family ID	F41113	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 April 2004

  
  

• Photos

  Lemuel Moffat Image supplied by C A Hocker.

  
  

• Notes

  Helen Youtzy White recalls that Lemuel died in the “County Home”. He was, perhaps, in the poor house. 05/29/2000: Sarah Berneice Harman Armstrong remembers that Lemuel was married late in life. He then ended life in an institution. His wife died in a fire, and he lived in Illinois and Iowa. Lemuel lived with Cyrus Moffat when Sarah Berneice was in 5th grade. [8] Lynwood Cemetery, Butler County, IA Contributed by Ken Kothe kkenk@hotmail.com LYNNWOOD CEMETERY The Lynnwood Cemetery can be found in section 13 of Jackson Township on the west edge of Clarksville. In 1883, the city fathers had the land surveyed and established the cemetery. The cemetery contained an area of forty-three acres and was purchased from Lewis Slimmer for the sum of $1,000.00. It is owned and operated by the city and has had excellent care through the years. Prominent features at the cemetery include the Perrin oblish and Root-Slimmer mausoleum in the center of the original cemetery. The first person buried in these grounds was Daniel, a son of Dr. A.F. Tichenor on April 3,1878. His death occurred before the grounds were platted. Section A in the northwest corner is divided into north (Ano), center (Ace) and south (Aso). The Mausoleum, M, has graves on the east side, Me, and west side, Mw. The Memorial part of the cemetery which lies to the east, is divided into three sections: Ma, Mb (babyland) and Mc. Moffatt, Lemuel 1855-1929 Ano6 Eveline 1856-1904 Ano6 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900 GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC ____________________________________________________________________________ MOFFAT, LEMUEL HARMON, EVA WHITESIDE 08/20/1878 / 4779 http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage Willard Feltus 01/08/2001 “Lem was at the poor farm. He would visit my folks. He was a big man with two canes.” Hold Funeral of Lemuel Moffatt at Allison Church Allison, Ia, April 12, --- Funeral services for Lemuel Moffatt were conducted at Allison by Rev. O.B. Preston, pastor of the Associated Churches, on Thursday afternoon. Burial was in Clarksville cemetery, beside the grave of his wife. Lemuel Moffatt was born at Amboy, Ill, on March 8, 1855. He was a son of James and Ellen Moffatt, one of the 11 children. He married Eva Hickman and they came to Butler County 35 years ago and settled on a farm northeast of Allison. Fifteen years later they moved to Cedar Rapids, where he operated a store. His wife died in 1904, and their only child died in infancy. Surviving are his two sisters, Eliza Youze {Youtzy}, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Susan Cunningham, Erie, Ill, and one brother, Cyrus, Curtis, Neb. His father was a Methodist minister. +++++++++++++ 1929 The obituary of Lemuel Moffatt, who passed away at the county home last Wednesday follows: Lemuel Moffatt was born near Amboy, Illinois, March 8, 1855, and died on April 10, 1929, aged 74 years, 1 month, and 2 days. He was married in 1880 to Evaline Heickman and about thirty-five years ago came to Iowa, where for several years, he farmed in Jackson Township. After the death of his wife in 1904 he went to Nebraska and later to Oklahoma. He was a heavy man and his limbs becoming disabled he gave up farming, for a while he kept a grocery store in Cedar Rapids. Thirteen years ago he returned to Butler county and being no longer able to work he sought admission to the county home on September 20, 1916, where he was well cared for until the time of his death. Of his ten brothers and sisters only three survive, Mrs. Eliza Youtzy, of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Susan Cunningham, of Erie, Illinois, and Cyrus Moffatt, of Curtis, Nebraska, George Feltus and Frank Neal of Allison, nephews, are the only relatives now living in this vicinity. Mr. Moffatt was a generous, friendly man, retaining an interest in his fellows and in world affairs until very recently. About February 1st, gangrene developed in his left foot which soon brought on his end. His funeral was held at the Jungkunz undertaking rooms at 2 p.m., April 11, with Rev. O.B. Preston in charge. Interment took place in his family lot in Lynwood cemetery, Clarksville, beside his wife and sister, Mary Greenan. +++++++++++++

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] submitted by C A Hocker, Reunion data file. [S359] Census Record. [S356] L. Moffat - E. Harmon Marriage Record. [S360] Feltus Family Genealogy Records. [S356] L. Moffat - E. Harmon Marriage Record, Marriage license lists residence as Lyndon, Whiteside County, Illinois. Perhaps Lemuel relocated to Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois, following his marriage. [S360] Feltus Family Genealogy Records, no year of marriage given in Feltus book. [S358] See page 56. [S376] Genealogy of Helen Youtzy White.