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Edith E. (Moyer) Linscott (1863 - 1887)

Edith E. Linscott formerly Moyer
Born in Grundy County, Illinois, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 15 Jul 1885 in Wakefield, Clay, Kansas, USAmap
Died at age 24 in Milford, Geary, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Edith E. Moyer [1] was born on 13 February 1863 in Grundy County, Illinois, United States to Campfield Moyer (16 August 1829 Pennsylvania-8 May 1912 Clay County, Kansas) and Rosina W. Davis (1831-after 1875).

Siblings

  1. Harriet Moyer born c. 1854 in Ohio, United States.
  2. John Moyer born c. 1857 in Illinois, United States.
  3. Rosina Permelia Moyer born c. 1866 in Illinois, United States.
  4. Alice A. Moyer born c. June 1869 in Illinois, United States.

Marriage and Family

She married Melville Cox Linscott on 15 July 1885 in Wakefield, Clay, Kansas.

Child of Linscott-Moyer Marriage

  1. Frank Cox Linscott was born on 22 July 1887 in Milford, Geary, Kansas, United States. He died on 13 September 1887 in the same place.

Death and Burial

Edith died in August of 1887 in Milford, Geary, Kansas, United States a month after giving birth to a child who died a month after that. She was buried in the Old Milford Cemetery originally. In order to build a new dam, the body was removed to Milford Shenck Branscom Cemetery, Milford, Geary, Kansas. Find A Grave: Memorial #58469167

Sources

  1. 1870 United States Federal Census on 28 July in Dwight, Livingston, Illinois. [2]
  2. 1880 United States Federal Census on 12 June in Republican, Clay, Kansas. [3]
  3. Find A Grave Index.
  4. Linscott Family Members.

Footnotes

  1. Her name is also spelled Mayer, her father's documents spell it both ways.
  2. 1870: Moyer, Campfield 40 b. in Pennsylvania, farmer, head; Rosina 39 b. in Ohio, wife; Harriet 16, daughter; John 13, son; Edith 7, daughter; Permelia 4, daughter; Alice 1 month, daughter.
  3. 1880: Moyer, Campfield 50, carpenter, head; Rosalina 38, wife; Edith E. 17, daughter; Rosina P. 14, daughter; Alice A. 10, daughter; Avery, Calistus A. 19, farmer, stepson; Dustin 16, stepson; Walter 14, stepson; Mary W. 10, stepdaughter; Delilah E. 6, stepdaughter.




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PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page. Thank you.
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