1. | Vernon Elliott was born , Rutherford, North Carolina (son of Marcus Elliott and Gemma Oliphant Moffitt). Notes: ---------- Vernon — Elsie Gillis. [Group Sheet] |
2. | Marcus Elliott (son of Mary Davis); died 1955. Notes: ---------- Marcus — Gemma Oliphant Moffitt. Gemma (daughter of James Ivy (Ivey) Moffitt and Nancy Murphy) was born 31 Jan 1881, Broad River, McDowell, North Carolina; died 7 Jan 1972, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Gemma Oliphant Moffitt was born 31 Jan 1881, Broad River, McDowell, North Carolina (daughter of James Ivy (Ivey) Moffitt and Nancy Murphy); died 7 Jan 1972, , North Carolina. Notes: Gemma Moffitt and her son, Yewitt, sere keeping the old homeplace producing and
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5. | Mary Davis Notes: ----------
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6. | James Ivy (Ivey) Moffitt was born 1 Nov 1843, Broad River Twp., McDowell, North Carolina (son of William M. Moffitt and Elizabeth Bird); died 21 Sep 1921, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. Notes: Reverand. James died of cancer of the stomach. James married Nancy Murphy 1 Dec 1865, Broad River Twp., North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of William Albert B. Murphy and Zillah Ownbey) was born 19 May 1847, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 18 Dec 1932; was buried Stone Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
7. | Nancy Murphy was born 19 May 1847, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of William Albert B. Murphy and Zillah Ownbey); died 18 Dec 1932; was buried Stone Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notes: Nancy and James had a rough time, matrimonically, she was stubborn and could
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12. | William M. Moffitt was born 1795 (son of John Moffitt and Sarah Whitaker). Notes: ---------- William married Elizabeth Bird Abt 1820. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Bird and Elizabeth Westlake) was born 1804. [Group Sheet] |
13. | Elizabeth Bird was born 1804 (daughter of Richard Bird and Elizabeth Westlake). Notes: All children lived to adulthood.
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14. | William Albert B. Murphy was born 1 Jul 1812 (son of James Murphy and Nancy Ledbetter); died 26 Jul 1869; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notes: Before William Murphy married Zillah, she was with child. He married her William married Zillah Ownbey Abt 1840. Zillah (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge) was born 11 Jul 1818; died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
15. | Zillah Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1818 (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge); died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notes: Before William Murphy married Zillah, she was with child. He married her anyway and before the child was born, he came up missing. He spent a few years in Charlotte, North Carolina, driving a stage, where he had a son, James, by Nancy Fagin (illegitimate). He returned to his wife, they forgave one another and each accepted the children and raised them as their own blood.
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