
Walter Oscar Columbus Moats[1]
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Name Walter Oscar Columbus Moats [2, 3, 4] Birth 9 May 1885 Preston, West Virginia, USA
[2, 3] Gender Male Death 24 May 1969 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Origins 

Patriarch & Matriarch
Basil Moats, b. 1793, Pennsylvania, United States
d. 1874, Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA
(Age 81 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Mariah Anna Calhoun, b. 1839, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
d. 21 Jun 1920, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 81 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I10384 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father William M Moats, b. Jun 1852, West Virginia, USA
d. 23 Jan 1924, Aurora, Preston Co., West Virginia, USA
(Age 71 years) Mother Ruth Margaret Moats, b. Dec 1861, West Virginia, USA
d. 4 Jan 1944, Rowlesburg, Preston Co., West Virginia, USA
(Age 82 years) Marriage 24 Sep 1878 Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA
Family ID F553 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Gracie Evans, b. Jun 1885, West Virginia, USA
d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage 1903 Preston, West Virginia, United States
[4] Family ID F3070 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
Family 2 Carrie May White, b. Abt 1893, West Virginia
d. 14 Oct 1963, Granville, Monongalia County, WV
(Age 70 years)
Marriage 22 Oct 1910 Tucker County, WV
Children 1. Cyrus Walter Moats, b. 25 May 1914, West Virginia
d. 22 Sep 1944, Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia
(Age 30 years)▻ Mary V Blake m. 23 Feb 19352. French Titis Moats, b. 25 Aug 1917, Dry Fork, West Virginia
d. 21 Mar 1999, Kingwood, Preston County, WV
(Age 81 years)3. Woodrow Moats, b. 2 Nov 1917, Preston County, WV
d. 2 Nov 1927, Preston County, WV
(Age 10 years)4. Albert Moats, b. 16 Jun 1920, Preston County, WV
d. Jun 1983, Bretz, Preston County, WV
(Age 62 years)5. Rodney Elmore Moats, b. 5 Aug 1920, Preston County, WV
d. 25 Oct 1921, Preston County, WV
(Age 1 year)6. Albert Moats 7. Gordon Leonard Moats, b. 5 Jun 1924, Erwin, West Virginia, USA
d. 30 May 1963, Monongalia, West Virginia
(Age 38 years)▻ Ruby Kathern Moats m. Abt 1946Family ID F3071 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
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Event Map 
Marriage - 22 Oct 1910 - Tucker County, WV 

Death - 24 May 1969 - Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA 
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Sources - [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
- [S34] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04439; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 39-24.
- [S95] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937.
- [S12] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971.
- [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
