Robert Moffitt Quinn (1839 - 1928)

Born 10 Oct 1839 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Doane) Quinn — married 20 May 1883 in Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States

Died 20 Dec 1928 at age 89 in Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Birth

Robert Quinn, son of James Quinn (born in Ireland) was born 10 Oct. 1839, in Wheeling, West Virginia.^[1] Robert's mother is listed as Ann Young on his marriage record of 1883^[2], but her maiden name is said to have been "Anna Moffit, born in Ireland" on his death certificate in 1928 (informant was his wife Sarah). ^[1]

Family

Robert's parents moved to St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri by Sept. 1841, and lived there through 1849 as shown by the birth of his siblings. The family appears there on the 1850 Federal census, with Robert, twelve years old.^[3]

Robert's father James Quinn is listed as 46 years old in the 1850 census, and his wife Ann age 32 years. Robert at twelve is the eldest of their seven children, and the only one born in Virginia - the rest were born in Missouri.^[3]

Sergeant in Union Army

Robert Quinn, enlisted in Company G, 15th Reg. Kansas Vol. Cavalry, 12 Sept. 1863, and was discharged 19 Oct. 1865 with the rank of Sergeant.^[4] His military headstone is at the Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Iowa.^[4] Although he was born and raised in the south, Robert enlisted with the Union army of the north.^[4]

Marriage

Robert Quinn married Sarah Elizabeth Doane, daughter of Milton and Cynthia (Miller) Doane, on 20 May 1883 in Greenfield, Iowa.^[2] He was forty-three at the time of their marriage, and Sarah was sixteen - permission of her parents is noted on their marriage record.^[2]

Profession

Robert Quinn was a house painter, according to the information given by his wife on his death certificate in 1928, and also listed in his marriage record in 1883.^[2]

Death

Robert and Sarah Quinn moved to Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, fifty-one years before his death, as reported on his death certificate, ^[1] and on his census records

Robert Quinn died 20 Dec. 1928,^[4] age 89 years, 10 months and 2 days.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101768562
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Volume: 311 (Adair - Cedar)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1850 United States Federal Census, Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M432_393; Page: 45A; Image: 95
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

• U.S. Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M432_393; Page: 45A; Image: 95, 1850 United States Federal Census, Author: Ancestry.com, Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009, Provo, UT, USA

• Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Volume: 311 (Adair - Cedar). Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.

• State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101768562, Death Certificate for Robert M. Quinn, Dec. 20, 1938. Informant: Mrs. R. M. Quinn

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.