In 1870 Mary Jane (Davis) Moffett and her mother, Sarah (Ryburn) Davis, began a journal documenting their family history. Through the generosity of Laura Seielstad the journal pages are presented below. They are loosely arranged by family groups. I have introduced the journal with the story of how a small group of researchers came to say "thank you" to Mary Jane for the gift she left behind....
The journal itself is not paginated however I have assigned page numbers in order to cite information more clearly.
The following pages focus on John Beattie and his children; also on the family of John Buchanan and Ann (Ryburn) Buchanan:
These pages focus on the families of John Davis and his brother William; also on Mathew Ryburn and Jane (Beattie) Ryburn and their children:
The Moffett family:
The family of William and Sarah (Ryburn) Davis:
The children and grandchildren of Garner and Mary J.B. (Davis) Moffett:
Mary Jane's story of the families migration from Virginia to Illinois:
Misc. comments:
Moffett family notes:
Emmert family notes: