Hancock County OhArchives Biographies.....Moffitt, R. I. 1837 - 
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Author: Warner & Beers (1886)

   R. I. MOFFITT, farmer, P. 0. Oak Ridge, was born in Blanchard Township, this
county, October 1, 1837, son of William and Polly (Lattie) Moffitt, natives of
Ross County, Ohio, of Irish descent. William Moffitt was among the early
pioneers of this county and succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune; he
died in 1884. His family consisted of eleven children, four of whom survive, our
subject being the youngest son. B. I. Moffitt received his education in the
common schools, has followed farming all his life and resides on the home farm
consisting of 840 acres of land. He owns a half interest in this farm and
another farm of eighty acres. Mr. Moffitt was united in marriage, in 1867, with
the daughter of William McClish, a pioneer farmer of Franklin County, of Irish
descent. Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt are parents of the following children: Clarence
I., Arthur A., David O., Mary E., Alonzo I. and Harold R. Mr. Moffitt is a
Republican in politics; has been school director and trustee of Blanchard
Township. He has never united with any secret organization, except the Grange.



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Book Title: History Of Hancock County
Blanchard Township




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