William Robert Moody (1867 - 1913)

Born 2 Mar 1867 in Cobbs Switch, Lowndes County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Daisy Bell (Butler) Moody — married 21 Dec 1898 in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States

Died 29 Apr 1913 at age 46 in Bent Oak, Lowndes County, Mississippi

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Biography

William was born in 1867. He was the son of John Moody and Laura Tabb. His grandfather was a member of the North Carolina Senate for several years and a member of the Secession Convention of 1861. He was elected to the House of Representatives on November 5, 1907 for a term of office that began January 1908. He passed away in 1913, and was buried at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.^{[1] [2]}

Please see the obituary included at Find A Grave Memorial no. 13334481.

Research Notes

Cobb's Switch and Bent Oak are the same place. The Moody family owned property until 1930. The property was on the railroad between Colombus and Artesia. Half brother, John Mason Moody IV (b. Apr. 11, 1881 - d. Dec. 29, 1931) served as switchman.

William Robert Moody was raised by his grandmother, Martha William (Wright) Moody (1816 - 1885) after the death of his mother Laura E (Tabb) Moody (1845 - 1868). Laura died shortly after the birth of her second son, John Mason Moody II born 1868. William's father, John Mason Moody Jr (1840 - 1890) remained in Mississippi and managed his father's, John Mason Moody (1809 - 1877) lands. John Mason Moody, Northampton County, North Carolina, was a wealthy planter who was forced into bankruptcy after enslaved people were freed.

For more information see - John Mason Moody, Jr and his wives

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2019), memorial page for William Robert Moody (2 Mar 1867–29 Apr 1913), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13334481, citing Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Dixie (contributor 46967647).
2. ↑ Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History, The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2, pp. 1062-1063

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_Oak,_Mississippi
• Moody family. Papers, 1750-1881. Accession 40535. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.