JOHN A. MOFFITT, Fairfield. Among the first marriages on the records of Wayne County is that of John Moffitt and Sarah M. Campbell, which took place in September of 1821. Mr. Moffitt probably came to this county in 1818, soon after the coming of his father-in-law, Alexander Campbell. both of whom came from Kentucky, where his wife, Sarah W., was burn in 1802. Mr. Moffitt was by trade a hatter, and followed it for a short time after coming to this county, but soon abandoned it altogether for other pursuits, which was chiefly farming, in connection with which, for a time, he taught in the pioneer schools, being a man of more than ordinary education for those days. He was reared by Quaker parents, commonly styled "Friends," which rarely fails to insure good citizens, to which rule Mr. John Moffitt was no exception. He was a successful farmer, reared a family of eleven children, and died in this county in May, 1857, his wife surviving him nearly twenty-six years. She died January, 1883.
John A. Moffitt is the eighth member of this family, and was born November 11, 1836. He obtained a liberal common school education, and on arriving at manhood began teaching, which he followed for eleven years, during, which time he established the reputation of an efficient teacher. He served several years as a township official, and in 1869 was elected to the office of County Treasurer, the duties of which he discharged with acceptance. He is a Democrat and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
Married in Fairfield, February 15, 1871, to Eliza B. Dorman, widow of Dr. Dorman, and daughter of William and Elizabeth H. She was born in this county in 1836. Of the eleven children of John and Sarah Moffitt, five are residents of Wayne County, three are deceased, one a resident of Effingham County, one of Sangsnon County, and one in Colorado.
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