HENRY MOATS
was born November 26, 1810, in Licking County, Ohio.
His ancestors were of German and Irish descent. In the
fall of 1829, the Moats family came to Buckles' Grove
where they remained six weeks, then went to where Hudson
now stands and remained a month; then came to Money Creek
timber and made a permanent settlement. They did some
farming, hunted "right smart," pounded their corn during the
"hominy session," which was the winter of the deep snow, and
hauled fall wheat to Chicago for forty cents per bushel.
Mr. Moats married, November 2, 1837, Elsie
Van Buskirk. He has had fur children, of whom two
are living. They are:
Francis Marion Moats, who lives west near by his
father.
Mary Jane Moats, who is married John Rankin
and lives a mile and a quarter northeast of her father's.
Mr. Moats is fully six feet in height, has broad
shoulders, is strong, is good natured, accommodating and
pleasant. He works hard, and has done fairly well
since his arrival in the West. HE has a full head of
rather bushy hair, which is turning gray, and his whiskers
are grayish black. He always enjoys himself in the
society of the frank spoken old settlers, and thinks they
are much more social than the present time.
Source: The Good Old Times in McLean County,
Illinois - Written by Dr. E. Duis - Publ: Bloomington: The
leader Publishing and Printing House - 1874 - pg. 704 |
