Moffet, Sarah Elizabeth

1845 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	Moffet, Sarah Elizabeth
  Birth	26 Dec 1845	Old Middletown, Iroquois County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Education	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [4]
  	at Bloomington Seminary
  Name	Sarah Moffatt  [5]
  Occupation	1863	Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois   [4]
  	a school teacher
  Residence	Between 1891 and 1915	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [4]
  	on East Walnut Street
  Residence	Between 1915 and 1928	Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois
  	with her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Dodson.
  _AMTID	302051500670:1030:155362986
  _UID	6CF37CB09A5DE040B3BEF0B91359680E9E28
  Death	25 Mar 1928	Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I3272	Tree_1
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	Moffet, Rev. Ruben Hale,   b. 21 Jul 1797, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 17 Oct 1863, Tonica, La Salle County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Alvord, Elizabeth,   b. 9 Jul 1804, Groom, Saratoga County, New York d. 12 Apr 1854, Tonica, La Salle County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1823	Cazenovia, Madison County, New York   [3]
  Family ID	F1301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young, Rev. William Decatur Harrison,   b. 10 Apr 1839, Jonesboro (Historical), Maury County, Tennessee d. 27 Apr 1902, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1865	La Salle County, Illinois   [3, 7]
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Galva, Henry County, Illinois   [8]
  	Name: W. H. D. Young Age: 41 Birth Date: Abt 1839 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1880: Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA Dwelling Number: 30 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Sarah E. Young Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Minister M. E. Church Months Not Employed: 1 Household Members: Name Age W. H. D. Young 41 Sarah E. Young 34 Stellula Young 13 Sarah Young 10 Wilhelmina Young 9 Elizabeth Young 6 William Young 2
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [9]
  	Address: 6 East Walnut St
  	Name: William D. Young Age: 61 Birth Date: Apr 1839 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1900: Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois Ward of City: 6 Street: East Walnut Street House Number: 611 Sheet Number: 12 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 242 Family Number: 270 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital status: Single Father's name: William P Young Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's name: Sarah E Young Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Occupation: Music Teacher Months Not Employed: 1 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age William P Young 61 Sarah E Young 54 Katharine S Young 30
  Children	1. Young, Stellula,   b. 1867, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Young, Sarah Katherine,   b. 4 Jul 1869, Illinois, United States d. 11 May 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (Age 74 years)   3. Young, Wilhelmina Antoinette,   b. 25 Jul 1873, Illinois, United States d. 25 Jul 1907, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (Age 34 years)   4. Young, Elizabeth,   b. 1874, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Young, William,   b. 1878, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1845 - Old Middletown, Iroquois County, Illinois Education - at Bloomington Seminary - - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Occupation - a school teacher - 1863 - Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois Marriage - 31 Oct 1865 - La Salle County, Illinois Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Galva, Henry County, Illinois Residence - on East Walnut Street - Between 1891 and 1915 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Census - Address: 6 East Walnut St - 9 Jun 1900 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Residence - Between 1915 and 1928 - Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois Death - 25 Mar 1928 - Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From the Journal and Yearbook of the Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church held at Peoria Illinois, Sept. 12 to Sept. 17, 1928 - Official records MRS. ELIZABETH MOFFET YOUNG Sarah Elizabeth Moffet Young, wife of the late Rev. W. D. H. Young, is the last of her generations of two large American families. Through her father she is of the International Moffet clan, and through her mother, whose name was Alvord, of the Massachusetts and New York families, of which nineteen were Revolutionary heroes. Deceased was born at Old Middletown, Iroquois County, Illinois, December 26, 1845. Her parents soon moved to Lowell, LaSalle County, Illinois. Her earliest memories are of her father's, Rev. Ruben Moffet's, circuit riding ministerial trips, the building of the Illinois Central Railroad at Tonica, Illinois, and the driving of stock to the Chicago market. Her schooling was at Bloomington Seminary, an institution now almost forgotten. At eighteen years of age she was a teacher at Grand Detour, Illinois. At twenty years of age she married Rev. Young. She was a faithful helpmate and pastor's wife during nearly forty years of Methodist itinerary. She filled many useful places as choir leader, organist and all the activities with the youth of the charges, some of which were as follows: Wenona, Henepin, Hamilton, Carthage, Galva, Illiopolis, Homer, Watseka, Chatsworth, Bloomington and others. Prior to thirteen years ago, when she moved to Moweaqua, she had resided twenty-four years at her East Walnut home in Bloomington. Mrs. Young was of a scholarly mind, having been a teacher of foreign languages while Rev. Young was principal of a Methodist Academy in Missouri. She was a tireless reader, and until a few months ago was thoroughly conversant with national, state and church affairs. She was firm in her belief that it was a woman's patriotic duty to vote. Mrs. Young is preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Katherine Yale of California, and Ruben Moffet, a brother, who died in the Civil War. Her husband died April 30, 1902, as also her daughter, Mrs. Lulu Van Petten and Mrs. Wilha Campbell, the latter of Los Angeles. She is survived by Mrs. J. W. Dodson, Moweaqua, Mrs. R. A. Campbell, Los Angeles, and Dr. M. D. Young of Tempe, Arizona. Also by thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mrs. Young kept up her Sunday school teaching until about eighty years of age. She was active in all church organizations and W. C. T. U. She was a woman of great faith, a progressive citizen and a mother in all that the word implies.

  
  

• Sources

  [S51] 1880 US Census - IL: Henry County (old). [S54] Illinois Conference ME Church, 1928 (Reliability: 2). [S162] Alvord, Alexander - Geneaolgy of the Descendants, pg. 279. [S54] Illinois Conference ME Church, 1928. [S53] Illinois Conference ME Church, 1902. [S55] Illinois Statewide Death Index, Certificate #0870061, filed 03-28-1928. [S1210] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, viewed; 8 April 2004; LaSalle County. [S1655] 1880 US Census - IL: Henry County, Galva; 3; pg. 4; dwelling 30, family 31; Rev. Wm Young household; 19 August 2016. [S1660] 1900 US Census - IL: McLean County (Copy), Bloomington Ward 6; 7; sheet B12; dwelling 254, family 270; William D Young household; 9 August 2020.