Gabriella Maxwell
b. 22 February 1834, d. 25 July 1892
Father | Edward Russell Maxwell b. 19 May 1793, d. 15 Jul 1835 |
Mother | Jane Tilford |
Birth | 22 Feb 1834 | Gabriella Maxwell was born on 22 Feb 1834 in Jefferson County, Indiana. |
Marriage | 1855 | She married Theophilus Moffett, son of William Moffett and Isabella Reed, in 1855. |
| | Gabriella's brother John married Theophilus's sister Isabella. |
Cens-Sum | | Gabriella and Theophilus spent their married lives in the community of Rushville, in a house on N. Perkins St.. There they raised 6 children, 3 of whom did not outlive their parents. The family appeared to live comfortably. In 1870 Theophilus's real estate was valued at $30,000 and his personal property at $32,000. A servant lived with the family. Theophilus and Gabriella also provided a home for his widowed mother Isabella.1,2 |
Death | 25 Jul 1892 | Gabriella died from the effects of flux on 25 Jul 1892 at her home on N. Perkins St in Rushville at age 58.3,4 |
Burial | 27 Jul 1892 | She was buried on 27 Jul 1892 at East Hill Cemetery in Rushville following funeral services at the family residence.5 |
Family | Theophilus Moffett b. 30 Nov 1827, d. 4 Dec 1899 |
Children | - Gertrude Moffett6 (20 Feb 1856 - 5 Mar 1859)
- Alice Moffett2 (Feb 1858 - Jun 1896)
- Elizabeth N. Moffett2 (Jul 1860 - )
- Edward Davis Moffett2 (7 Mar 1862 - 3 Oct 1937)
- Mary Ida Moffett2 (9 Apr 1865 - )
- Julia Estella Moffett2 (Apr 1871 - 11 Feb 1882)
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Citations
- [S1992] Theopolis Moffett household, 1870 U.S. census, Rush Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Rushville, p. 24, dwelling 173, family 206, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2008, image 24 of 84. Household includes: Theopolis Moffett, 42, prop woolen mill, own real estate worth $30,000, pers prop $32,000; Gabriella, 36; Alice, 12; Lizzie, 9; Edward, 7; Ida, 5; all b. IN; Isabella, 74, b. VA; also a servant.
- [S1452] Theophilus Moffett household, 1880 U.S. cens., Rush Co., Indiana, pop sched., Rushville, ED 24D, page 188, dwelling 209, family Jul 2008, image 24 of 56. Household includes: Theophilus Moffett, 51, farmer, b. IN, parents b. VA; Gabriella, 46, b. IN, parents b. KY; Alice, 21, dau; Elizabeth, 19; Edward, 18; Ida, 15, dau; Estella, dau, 9; all b. IN; Isabella, mother, 84, b. VA, parents b. PA, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
- [S499] Gabriella L. Maxwell entry, Rush Co. Death Register Vol. 1: 235 (1892). Death information as abstracted for author in 1994 by Ruby Corn of Rushville: July 25, 1892, age 57 yrs, father: E. Maxwell, mother not named.
- [S2068] "Album" presented to Miss Mary Jane Moffett, 25 Dec. 1856. Collection includes obituary for Mrs. Theophilus Moffett from an unknown and undated newspaper.
- [S2068] "Album" presented to Miss Mary Jane Moffett, 25 Dec. 1856. Collection includes a funeral notice for Mrs. Theophilus Moffett.
- [S515] Daughters of the American Revolution - Rushville Chapter, Rush Co., Indiana Cemetery Records Prior to 1886, p. 244.