Arthur Moss (1918 - 1931)

Born 1918 in Putnam, Tennessee

Ancestors

Died 6 Nov 1931 at about age 13 in Putnam, Tennessee

Biography

He is the son of James Moss and Rhoda Leftwich. He passed away in 1931. ^[1]

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Census

Name: Arthe Mass Residence: , Putnam, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1919 Age: 1 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821759 Digital Folder Number: 4390804 Image Number: 00933 Sheet Number: 1 Household Gender Age Parent James Mass M 29y Parent Rhoda Mass F 25y Ina M Mass F 6y Odessie Mass F 4y5m Arthe Mass M 1y5m 1920 United States Census

Name: Arthur Moss Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Putnam, Tennessee, United States District: 0012 Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 4 Line Number: 25 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2269 GS Film number: 2342003 Digital Folder Number: 004547917 Image Number: 00016 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Jim Moss M 39 Tennessee Wife Rhoda Moss F 36 Tennessee Daughter Ina M Moss F 16 Tennessee Daughter Odesia Moss F 14 Tennessee Son Arthur Moss M 11 Tennessee Son Ray Moss M 8 Tennessee Son Whiten Moss M 6 Tennessee Son Robert Moss M 4 Tennessee Son Shelvia L Moss M 2 Tennessee Son Billie H Moss M 0 Tennessee 1930 United States Census

Death

Burial: Leftwich Cemetery 65962904

Cookeville Herald November 12, 1931

Milk poisoning took its toll at 4 o'clock Friday morning as Arthur Moss, 14, oldest son of James Moss, 10th district farmer, succumbed to a seige of illness resulting from drinking poisoned milk. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Leftwich graveyard in the 12th district by the Rev J O Davis, former pastor of the Chestnut Mound Methodist church. While burial services were being conducted for the poison victim, three other members of the same family lay critically ill with the same malady. Mrs. Moss, a daughter, Ina Mae, 18 and a son, Ray, 11, who were defined as being 'hovering between life and death' this week took a turn for the better, and Tuesday were reported as greatly improved. None of them was able to be up, however. Search is being made by residents of the county for the dreaded milk weed, and many theories were advanced as to the cause of the sickness. White snake root was said to have been a possible source of the distribution of the poison from the cow to the family. The cow from which the family got milk and a steer which grazed on the same pasture died last week. Led by Dr L M Freeman of Granville, physicians fought the disease with every force at their command, and today a partial victory seemed assured. The State Department of Public Health lent its aid in combatting what was believed at first a possible epidemic. No other cases have been reported.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nancy Brown, Mar 30, 2012