Roy Ryburn Moffett1,2
b. 4 April 1879, d. 16 December 1968
| Birth | 4 Apr 1879 | Roy Ryburn Moffett was born on 4 Apr 1879 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.1,2 |
| | Roy was the youngest of his parent's 9 children. He was 1 of only 3 to survive well into adulthood. |
| | Roy was athletic as a young man and played on the Case Western Reserve University baseball team. After graduation in 1902 he went on to law school. He developed typhoid fever which set him back a few years.1 |
| Marriage | 29 Jun 1911 | He married Grace Romola Dye on 29 Jun 1911 in New Philadelphia, Ohio.1 |
| Cens-1920 | 1920 | In 1920 Roy and Grace resided on Bedford St. In Newton Avenue, Cleveland. The family also included 2 children, Robert and Margaret. Roy was employed as a lawyer.4 |
| | Daughter Margaret, writing about her father in 1997, noted that times were difficult for the family during the Great Depression as professional people were often the last two be paid. Ray had several clients who paid him in Oriental rugs of which he became quite a connoisseur.1 |
| Death | 16 Dec 1968 | Roy died on 16 Dec 1968 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 89.1 |
| Burial | | He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland.1 |
Family | Grace Romola Dye b. 15 Aug 1882, d. 25 Nov 1954 |
| Children | - Robert R. Moffett (24 Nov 1913 - 31 May 1982)
- Margaret Moffett
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Citations
- [S2033] Letter from Margaret McGuire (Hudson, Ohio) to D. Powell . Margaret is Roy's daughter.
- [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 25.
- [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "John Moffett-Isabella Davis family group sheet". This family group sheet was submitted by Rev. Robert Moffett.
- [S2034] Roy Moffett household, 1920 U.S. cens., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Cleveland, ED 405, sheet 8A, dwelling 124, family 212, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 13 of 30. Household includes: Roy Moffett, 33, owns home, b. OH, lawyer; Grace, 33, b. OH; Robert, son, 6; Margaret, dau, 10/12, both b. OH.