James Bennet Moats (1833)

Born Aug 1833 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet A (Brace) Moats — married 21 May 1857 in Knox, Illinois, United States

Died [date unknown] in Texas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James Bennet Moats was born in Aug 1833 in Maryland, son of Joseph P. Moats (1792 - ~1875) and Hannah (James) Moats (~1800 - ~1868).

In the 1850 census James B Moats (age 16) was in Washington Township, Clinton, Ohio.^[1]

1 Jun 1850: Washington Township, Clinton, Ohio

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Joseph Moats	M	53		Maryland
Hannah Moats	F	49		Maryland
Jemima Moats	F	21		Ohio
Cardelia Moats	F	18		Ohio
James B Moats	M	16		Ohio
Josephus Moats	M	14		Ohio
Martin V Moats	M	10		Ohio
Luther W Moats	M	7		Ohio
Somerfild Moats	M	4		Ohio

James B Moats married Harriet A Brace on 10 May 1857 in Knox, Illinois.^[2]

Note: Based on the FamilySearch tree, it seems likely that James & Harriet had one or more children who were stillborn or died young but firm source documents are lacking. Also, there is one child, Martha Estelle Moats McElroy, listed who was born about 6 years after Harriet's death. James Ben Moats & Harriet Brace were listed as her parents, but the informant seems to be a hospital and several fields were listed as "unknown". The death certificate states she was born in 1877 but she does not appear with the widowed father in the 1880 census.

In the 1860 census James B Moats (age 27) was in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois.^[3]

1 Jun 1860: Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Joseph Moats	M	68		Maryland
Hanah Moats	F	55		Maryland
Josephus Moats	M	24		Maryland
Martin V Moats	M	19		Maryland
Luther Moats	M	17		Ohio
Sommerfield Moats	M	15		Ohio
Cordelia Moats	F	25		Maryland
James B Moats	M	27		Maryland
Harriett Moats	F	23		Ohio

James B Moats was listed in Civil War draft registration records in Knox, Illinois.^[4]

In the 1865 census Bennett Motes was in Chestnut, Knox, Illinois.^[5]

In the 1870 census James B Motes (age 36) was the head of household in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois.^[6]

1 Jun 1870: Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
James B Motes	M	36		Maryland
Harriet Motes	F	31		Illinois
Vestu V Motes	F	8		Illinois
Mattie E Motes	F	5		Illinois

In the 1880 census Bennet Moats (age 47) was the widowed head of household in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois.^[7]

1 Jun 1880: Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Bennet Moats	M	47	Widowed	Head	Farmer	Maryland
Josephus Moats	M	45	Single	Brother	Farmer	Maryland
Cordelia Moats	F	49	Single	Sister	Keeping House	Maryland
Mattie Moats	F	15	Single	Daughter	At School	Illinois
Edwin Moats	M	9	Single	Son		Illinois

In the 1900 census James B Moats (age 67) was the widowed uncle of Leonard C Moats in Galveston, Texas.^[8] Note: Leonard seems to be the son of James' youngest brother, Summerfield.

1 Jun 1900: Galveston, Texas

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Leonard C Moats	M	27	Married	Head		Illinois
Maggie Moats	F	27	Married	Wife		Texas
Leonard Moats	M	1		Son		Texas
James B Moats	M	67	Widowed	Uncle		Maryland

There are city directory records of a Bennet Moats living in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 1904 to 1917, but it doesn't seem possible to determine if it is the same person or not. No further records have been found.,

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 3, FamilySearch Record: MX3L-HRG FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4KC-RQ, James B Moats (16) in Washington Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,411,912, FamilySearch Record: QK9L-8Q9Q FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BKY-3C7 Image number 01398, James B Moats marriage to Harriet A Brace on 10 May 1857 in Knox, Illinois, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", citing Page: 240; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 195; FHL microfilm: 803195; Record number: 18526, FamilySearch Record: MXHH-H8H FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB6-9FK Image number 00476, James B Moats (27) in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865", National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 5, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1666 #935506, Name: James B Moats; Birth Year: abt 1834; Place of Birth: Maryland; Age on 1 July 1863: 29; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Residence: Knox, Illinois; Congressional District: 5th; Class: 1.
5. ↑ 1865 Census: "Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865", Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2178; Line: 18, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1079 #684529, Bennett Motes in Chestnut, Knox, Illinois, USA.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", citing Page: 26; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 28; FHL microfilm: 000545739; Record number: 3236, FamilySearch Record: M64Y-9N2 FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PWK-ZD Image number 00087, James B Motes (36) head of household in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland.
7. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: MXVQ-7KH FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-9X2P Image number 00051, Bennet Moats (47), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland, United States.
8. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 90; FHL microfilm: 1241637; Record number: 43943, FamilySearch Record: M3GC-L3H FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6657-NR8 Image number 00904, James B Moats (67), widowed uncle, in household of Leonard C Moats (27) in Galveston, Texas, United States. Born in Maryland.

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