James
Smith
Moir
Born about in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Manson Moir
and Frances Louise (Flint) Moir
Brother of
John William Moir, Helen Frances (Moir) Gardner, Robert Burns Moir, Wallace Moir, Franklin Taylor Moir, Wilfred Stanley Moir, Flora Millicent (Moir) Christ, Elsie Sarah (Moir) Hogan and Frances Flint (Moir) Flynn
Husband of
Nettie (Gardner) Moir
— married
4 Sep 1889 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 40
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2023
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Biography
James abandoned his family some time after October 1907. The 1910 census has his children living with James' parents. His daughter Mabel, in order to sell property after her mother's death, petitioned the court to have him declared dead, which they did on 21 June 1937. Have not been able to find any actual death records.
Sources
- 1870 United States Federal Census
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
- Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Janet (Moir) McCaffrey
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A294625 [compare], Ancestry member JMMcCaffrey57
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Lee Martin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #196865
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