Harrison Barner Moody (abt. 1819 - bef. 1901)

Born about 1819 in Virginia

Died before 5 Mar 1901 before about age 82 in Northampton, North Carolina

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Biography

• Married Cynthia M Anderson on 5 Dec 1849 in Northampton, North Carolina.
• Will date 10 May 1897
• Probate 5 Mar 1901. Inferred death year 1901.
• One researcher notes that Harrison B Moody was probably a relative of John M Moody. He may have served as John Moody's overseer.

Research Notes

1860 Slave Schedule

Residence Place: District 2, Northampton, North Carolina

Slave Owner	#	Age	M/F	B/M
H. B. Moody	1	15	M	Not noted
	1	14	F	Not noted
	1	14	F	Not noted

Federal Population Census

• 1850 Census record finds John M Moody (41), born in North Carolina, living in Northampton, North Carolina with Martha M Moody (33), born in Virginia, William F Moody (13), born in Virginia, Mary E Moody (14), born in Virginia, John M Moody (12), born in North Carolina, Martha A Moody (11), born in North Carolina, Laura Moody (3), born in North Carolina, Pheobe Anderson (62), born in North Carolina, Harrison Moody (30), born in North Carolina, Cynthia Moody (30), born in North Carolina, Nancy W Newsom (53), born in Virginia.
• 1860 Census records finds Harrison B Moody (40), born in Virginia, farmer, living in Northampton, North Carolina with Cyntha Moody (45), born in Tennessee, Ida Moody (10), born in North Carolina, Mary E Moody 6), born in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Spencer 35, born in North Carolina.
• 1870; Census record finds Harrison Moody (55), born in North Carolina, farmer, living in Northampton, North Carolina, with Curtha Moody (50), born in North Carolina, Ida Moody (18), born in North Carolina, and Mary Moody (16), born in North Carolina, and Julia Janes (50), born in North Carolina, teaching school.
• 1880 Census record finds H. B. Moody (61), born in Virginia, farmer, living in Northampton, North Carolina with wife Syntha Moody (64), keeping house, born in Tennessee, daughters Ida Moody (29), born in North Carolina, Mary E. Floyd (24), keeping house, born in North Carolina, and son in law M. A. Floyd, 23), born in North Carolina, farm hand.
• 1900 Census record finds Harrison Moody (80), born in Virginia, widowed, farmer, living in Northampton, North Carolina, son in law Marcillous A Floyd (44), farmer, daughter Ida Floyd (48), born in North Carolina and grandson Charlie A M Floyd (18), Apr 1882, born in North Carolina, farm laborer.

Sources

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0067
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: 974; Page: 223D; Enumeration District: 181
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1152; Page: 516B
• Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: M653_908; Page: 123;
• North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
• North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WK55-GQT2 : 16 October 2019), H B Moody, 1860.