Rev. Frank Leslie Moffett1,2
b. 7 April 1865, d. 17 December 1927
Birth | 7 Apr 1865 | Rev. Frank Leslie Moffett was born on 7 Apr 1865 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.1,2 |
Marriage | 16 May 1888 | He married Anna Field Bailey, daughter of Silas Bailey and Ellen Wallace, on 16 May 1888 in Des Moines, Iowa.4 |
Occupation | | Frank was a minister of the Christian Church.1 |
| | Unlike his 4 siblings who all remained in Carroll County, Frank and Anna lived in a variety of locations. Their first son, Emory, was bon in Des Moines in 1889. However by 1890 they lived in Sterling, Illinois, where son Robert was born in 1891. The 1900 census recorded them in Appanoose County, Iowa. They may have also lived in Boulder Colorado.1,5 |
Residence | 1907 | In 1907 Frank participated in a project by the Clan Moffat organization to collect information on Moffats of all spellings. The forms he submitted at that time showed the family living at 604 Cherry St. in Springfield, Missouri. Managing to stay put a few years, they were still at this address in 1910.1 |
Cens-1920 | 1920 | However by 1920 they had moved again. Frank and Anna were enumerated that year in Lawrence County, Missouri. Anna's mother was recorded with them but both of their sons had left home.6 |
Death | 17 Dec 1927 | Frank died on 17 Dec 1927 in Greene County, Missouri, at age 62. At the time he was living at 738 S. Campbell in Springfield.7 |
Burial | 19 Dec 1927 | He was buried on 19 Dec 1927 at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.7 |
Family | Anna Field Bailey b. 29 Oct 1867, d. 28 May 1934 |
Children | - Emory Bailey Moffett4 (6 Mar 1889 - 11 Jun 1955)
- Robert Wallace Moffett4 (8 Jul 1891 - )
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Citations
- [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Rev. Frank Leslie Moffett-Anna Field Bailey family group sheet". This family group sheet was submitted by Rev. Frank L. Moffett.
- [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 24.
- [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "John Moffett-Sarah Ann Martin family group sheet". This information was submitted by John Moffett.
- [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Rev. Frank Leslie Moffett-Anna Field Bailey family group sheet". This family group sheet was submitted by Rev. Frank L. Moffett in what appears to be his own handwriting. He was the son of John Moffett and Sarah Martin.
- [S2046] F.L. Moffett household, 1900 U.S. cens., Appanoose Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Centerville, ED 28, sheet 7B, dwelling 150, family 151, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2008, image 14 of 42. Household includes: F.L. Moffett, 35, b. Apr 1865, marr 12yrs, b. IL, minister; Ana, wife, 32, b. Oct. 1867, mother of 2 children, both living, b. IL; Emory, son, 10, b. Mar 1890 IA; Robert, son, 7, b. Jul 1892 IL; resid 14 St.
- [S2047] Frank L. Moffett household, 1920 U.S. cens., Lawrence Co., MO, pop. sched., Marionville - Buck Prairie twp, ED 104, sheet 2B, dwelling 58, family 60, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2008, image 4 of 36. Household includes: Frank L. Moffett, 54, b. IL, minister of Christian Church; Anna, wife, 52, b. IL; Ellen Bailey, mother-in-law, 81, b. IL, parents b. KY; resid Center St.
- [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : accessed Jul 2008), Frank L. Moffett death cert #36546.