John
Fletcher
Moody
Born in Burnt Prairie, White, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John D Moody
and Sarah (Smith) Moody
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza Jane (Glover) Moody
— married
about 14 Sep 1867 in Edwards County, Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Father of
James Moody, John Moody, Orville Lincoln Moody, Emma M. (Moody) West, Fannie Florence (Moody) Wiles, Effie Creola (Moody) Davisson, Charles Moody, Lucretia Jane (Moody) Wiles and Benjamin Harris Moody
Died
at age 91
in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2016
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Biography
Pvt John Moody served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Mar 25, 1862
Mustered out: Nov 7, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, US Infantry
Enlisted: Mar 25, 1862
Mustered out: Nov 7, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, US Infantry
Military Service: He joined the army during the Civil War in Edwards County, Illinois on March 25, 1862 for a period of 3 years and served as a Private in Illinois Unit 63, Company B, US Infantry, from April 10, 1862 until he was discharged for disability on November 7, 1862.
John's parents died, and left him an orphan at the age of four years and he was raised by an aunt. He tried to enlist again in Albion, Illinois to the 38th Illinois Infantry on January 25, 1864 but was rejected. Upon his return from the service, he followed the pursuit of farming in Edwards County, Illinois, until he moved to Albion and retired. John's home in Albion on West Main Street was the birthplace and early home of Former Governor L.L. Emmerson and is currently the side of the Edwards County Historical Society.
Sources
- John Fletcher Moody
- Birth 21 Mar 1847 Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois, USA
- Death 8 Jun 1938 (aged 91) Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
- Burial Graceland Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID
- Find A Grave: Memorial #44938620
- Photo Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
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