Wesley Randolph Moffett

Brief Life History of Wesley Randolph

When Wesley Randolph Moffett was born on 23 September 1876, in Union, Barbour, West Virginia, United States, his father, Horatio Gates Moffett, was 26 and his mother, Susan Frances Carder, was 22. He married Muriel May Floyd on 21 June 1903, in Gilmer, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Freemansburg, Lewis, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Union District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 30 September 1963, in Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States.

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Wesley Randolph Moffett
1876–1963
Muriel May Floyd
1882–1924
Marriage: 21 June 1903
Aurora Flo Moffett
1906–1969
Howard Lewis Moffett
1907–1992

Sources (19)

  • Wesley R Moffett, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Wesley R Moffett, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Wesley Randolph Moffett, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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Name Meaning

Scottish, northern English, and northern Irish: variant of Moffatt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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