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BIOGRAPHIES
† (Source:
The Good Old
Times in McLean County, Illinois
Written by Dr. E. Duis
Publ: Bloomington: The leader Publishing and Printing House
1874
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HENRY MOATS was
born November 26, 1810, in Licking County, Ohio. His
ancestors were of German and Irish descent. In the fall of
1829, the Moats
family came
to Buckles' Grove where
they remained six weeks, then went to where Hudson now
stands and remained a month; then came to Money Creek timber
and made a permanent settlement. They did some farming,
hunted "right smart," pounded their corn during the "hominy
session," which was teh winter of the deep snow, and hauled
fall wheat to Chicago for forty cents per bushel.
Mr.
Moats married,
November 2, 1837, Elsie
Van Buskirk. He
has had fur children, of whom two are living. They are:
Francis
Marion Moats,
who lives west near by his father.
Mary
Jane Moats,
who is married John
Rankin and
lives a mile and a quarter northeast of her father's.
Mr.
Moats is
fully six feet in height, has broad shoulders, is strong, is
good natured, accommodating and pleasant. He works hard,
and has done fairly well since his arrival in the West. He
has a full head of rather bushy hair, which is turning gray,
and his whiskers are grayish black. He always enjoys
himself in the society of the frank spoken old settlers, and
thinks they are much more social than the present time.
† Source: The Good Old Times
in McLean County, Illinois - Written by Dr. E. Duis - Publ:
Bloomington: The leader Publishing and Printing House - 1874
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