Susan Rosalia Reichard1

b. 19 March 1836, d. 5 January 1898
FatherDaniel Reichard1
MotherMaria Brewer
Birth19 Mar 1836 Susan Rosalia Reichard was born on 19 Mar 1836 in Martinsburg, Virginia.1 
Marriage5 Mar 1861 She married William Davis Moffett, son of Garner Moffett and Mary Jane Beaty Davis, on 5 Mar 1861 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.2,1 
Cens-Sum  Following their marriage William and Susan established their own household in Carroll County, first in Freedom Township and later in Salem Township.3,4 
  There they raised 2 sons and a daughter (only one of whom married) as well as an adopted son Herbert. 
  A county history states that in 1884 William came into possession of 105 acres of land in section 23 in Freedom township. An 1893 plat map for the area shows William and his brother John as the owners of adjacent parcels that straddled both sections 23 and 26. Both parcels had been part of Garner's original holdings.5,6 
Death5 Jan 1898 Susan died on 5 Jan 1898 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois, at age 61.1 
Burial She was buried at Lanark Cemetery. 

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Family

William Davis Moffett b. 27 Jun 1832, d. 2 May 1905
Children
Last Edited17 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "William Davis Moffett-Susan Rosalia Reichard family group sheet". This family group sheet was submitted by Lester Challen Moffett, son of William D. Moffett and Susan Reichard.
  2. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 21.
  3. [S1031] William Moffatt household, 1870 U.S. census, Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Freedom township, p. 131b (stamped, dwelling 76, family 76, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 12 of 21. Enumeration records: William Moffatt, 27, farmer, b. IN, owns real estate of $15,000; Susan, 34, keeping house, b. VA; Lester, 8; Nellie R., 6; Thorne, 2, all b. IL.
  4. [S1032] William D. Moffett household, 1880 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop sched., Salem township, ED 18, page 564C (stamped), dwelling 89, family 89, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 11 of 18. Enumeration reports: Wm D., 48, farmer, b. IN; Susan R., 45, keeping house, b. VA; Lester C., 18, son; Nellie, 15, dau; Thorn J., 12, son; all children b. IL.
  5. [S1926] Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Davies and Carroll Co., Illinois. For a full transcription of this and other Carroll Co. biographies from this book see: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/carroll/carrollbios.html; p. 922, 964-5.
  6. [S2065] Carroll Co. Illinois Plat map, 1893 Carroll County Genealogy Society.
  7. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 23.