William Scott Moody (1835 - 1883)

Born 17 Sep 1835 in Greensville County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia Gordon Tabb — married 22 Mar 1869 in Northampton County, North Carolina

Died 26 Apr 1883 at age 47 in Petersburg, Virginia

Biography

2 Lt. William Moody served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: April 1, 1862
Mustered out: Jan. 8, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 56th N.C. Jnf. Reg, Co. E, Asst. Surgeon, Hosp. #8, Raleigh, N.C., June 24, 1864.

• Died at age 47
• Buried Blandford Cemetery, Plot Ward I-OG, Square 23, Sec 2, Petersburg, Virginia
• Married Virginia G Tabb of Northampton, North Carolina on 22 Mar 1869.
• Notes from Virginia Leigh Refo, 14 Nov 2012. William Scott Moody & Virginia Tabb
• In 1882, he is living with his mother at 259 Harrison in Petersburg, Virginia. Sippi and children are in Mississippi.
• After his death in 1883, son, Charlie, was raised by Nathaniel and Laura Moody Gregory. Daughter, Lena, was raised by Dr. H. G. and Martha Alice Leigh.

Children

1. Gordon, died in childhood, buried Blandford
2. Nellie, died in childhood, buried Blandford
3. Willie, died in childhood, buried Blandford
4. Charles "Charlie" Bolling Tabb Moody
5. Virginia Allena "Lena" Moody

Military

Confederate Soldiers Card Index

Jr. 2nd Lt., Co. E, 56th N.C. Jnf. Reg., from April 1, 1862;

"resigned Jan. 8, 1863 ("financial reason; to save property in Miss");

Asst. Surgeon, "Acting" (Contract),, June 24, 1864; ("Staff, as "W.S"); Hosp. #8, Raleigh, N.C.;

Research Notes

US Population Census

• 1880 Census record finds W. S. Moody (45), farmer, living in Hinds, Mississippi.
• 1870 Census record finds William Moody (35), farmer, living in Lowndes, Mississippi with wife, Virginia Moody (19).
• 1850 Census record finds John M Moody (41), farmer, living in Northampton, North Carolina with Martha M Moody (33), William F Moody (13), Mary E Moody (14), John M Moody (12), Martha A Moody (11), Laura Moody (3), Pheobe Anderson (62), Harrison Moody (30), Cyrithia Moody (30) and Nancy W Newson (55).

US Federal Slave Schedules

• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules list Wm S Moody living in Lowndes, Mississippi with 42 enslaved persons. He is probably managing his father's, John Mason Moody, cotton farms.

Acknowledgement

• Many thanks to cousin Virginia Leigh Refo whose research and transcriptions added to this profile. The originals were donated to the Library of Virginia in 2004 by Liz Edens Vermillion with the help of Virginia Refo Moody Family Papers, 1750-1881. Accession 40535, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Sources

• North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40658057
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: 639; Page: 73a
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 19, Lowndes, Mississippi
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 648; Page: 130B
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
• Guide to the Moody Family Papers 1750-1881, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Accession number 40535
• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Petersburg, Virginia, City Directory, 1882
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• "United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865,"