Lydia Ann Miller1

b. 19 January 1850, d. 21 February 1923
FatherIsaac Miller1
MotherFrances Hoffer
Birth19 Jan 1850 Lydia Ann Miller was born on 19 Jan 1850 in Lanark, Illinois.2,3 
Marriage26 Dec 1869 She married James Leroy Moffett, son of Thomas Moffett and Ann Elizabeth Davis, on 26 Dec 1869 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.1,4 
  James's cousin Isabella Jane Moffett was married to Lydia's brother Isaiah Miller. 
  Lydia and James left Illinois and migrated to central Iowa following their marriage. It appears they first settled in Marshall County where Nellie Grace and Jessie Maud were born (1871 and 1876). However the birth of Silas Roy (1879) occured in neighboring Hardin County where they were also enumerated in 1880. James was employed as a butcher. His sister Margaret and her husband Abram Davis lived nearby.5 
  The couple's 4th child, Gertrude, was also born in Hardin County, but Clyde, born in 1886, was born in Grundy County, another neighboring county. 
Cens-19001900  By 1900 James and Lydia were again living in Marshall County. Only Silas "Roy" and Gertrude were still at home [Clyde died in infancy]. The family address was entered as 112 S. 2nd St. in Marshalltown. Lydia stated that she had given birth to 6 children but only 4 were living so there remains an additional unidentified child for this family.6 
Residence1907 She and James Leroy Moffett lived in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1907.7 
Death21 Feb 1923 Lydia died of a gall bladder infection on 21 Feb 1923 in Deaconess Hospital, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, at age 73.3 
Burial24 Feb 1923 She was buried on 24 Feb 1923 at Riverside Cemetery in Iowa.3 

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Lydia spent her childhood in Carroll County, Illinois. See the Carroll County map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).

Family

James Leroy Moffett b. 6 Aug 1845, d. 16 Mar 1920
Children
  • Nellie Grace Moffett (25 Jun 1871 - )
  • Jessie Maud Moffett8 (3 May 1876 - )
  • Silas Roy Moffett9 (Mar 1879 - )
  • Gertrude M. Moffett10 (26 Sep 1883 - )
  • Clyde Moffett11 (4 Aug 1886 - 7 Mar 1887)
Last Edited17 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett.
  2. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett (b. 1845), son of Thomas Moffett and Ann E. Davis, and husband of Lydia Ann Miller.
  3. [S1089] Mrs. Lydia Moffett entry, Marshall Co., Iowa Death Register 5: 192 (1923). Mrs. Lydia Moffett d. 21 Feb. 1923; b. 19 June 1850 at Lanark, IL; father: ___ Miller; mother: ?: informant Mrs. E. C. Brown; bur Riverside Cemetery Feb. 24.
  4. [S1051] "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900", Illinois State Archives (http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html). Index as viewed in May 2005 states: James L. Moffett and Lydia A. Miller marr 12/26/1869 in Carroll Co., citing Vol. B, p. 17, license #665.
  5. [S1063] James L. Moffett household, 1880 U.S. cens., Hardin Co., Iowa, pop sched., Union, ED 127, page 507B (stamped), dwelling 227, family 234, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 30 of 42. Enumeration includes James L. Moffett, 34, marr, butcher, b. IN; Lydia, 30, wife, b. IL; Nellie G., 8, dau; Jessie, 4, dau; Silas Roy, 1, son; all b. IA.
  6. [S2036] James Moffett household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marshall Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Marshalltown, ED 121, sheet 11A (p. 221 stamped), dwelling 248, family 258, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2008, image 21 of 41. Household includes: James Moffett, 53, b. Aug. 1846, b. IN, occupation not legible; Roy, son, 21, b. Mar 1879, b. IA, salesman; Gertrude, dau, 15, b. Sept. 1884 IA, dressmaker; Lydia, wife, 50, b. Jan. 1850 IL, mother of 6 children, 4 are living; resid: 112 S. 2nd St.
  7. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett (b. 1845), son of Thomas Moffett and Ann E. Davis.
  8. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett (b. 1845), son of Thomas Moffett and Ann E. Davis, and father of Jessie Maud Moffett.
  9. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett (b. 1845), son of Thomas Moffett and Ann E. Davis, and father of Silas Roy Moffett.
  10. [S301] Clan Moffat in America Project, "Thomas Moffett-Ann Elizabeth Davis family group sheet". This group sheet was submitted by James Leroy Moffett (b. 1845), son of Thomas Moffett and Ann E. Davis, and father of Gertrude M. Moffett.
  11. [S1976] Male Moffett entry, Grundy Co., Iowa Birth Register 1: 48, #571 (1886). male child born 4 Aug. 1886 in Felix twp to Lydia (Miller) Moffett and James Moffett.