Samuel was born at
Chester Co., South Carolina, in 1829. He was the son of
John M. Moffatt and
Letitia Margaret Strong. He married
Mary Strong at
Monroe Co., Indiana, on 12 March 1855. He migrated in 1855. Samuel moved his family from Monroe Co., Indiana to Adams Co., Illinois in 1855.. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Bloomington Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois. Samuel died on 5 May 1879 at
Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois. His body was interred in May 1879 at
Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois, at Glen Cemetery. Tombstone gives death date as May 5, 1879, age 50 ys, 1 mo, 28 ds..