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JOEL MOODY
| Joel Moody was born near Fredericktown, New Brunswick, Canada, October 28, 1833. When he was a little less than a year old his parents moved to St. Charles, Illinois, and there young Moody received his elementary education. He afterward attended Oberlin College, graduating with high honors, and from there went to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, graduating in 1858. His parents died when he was but thirteen years of age and it was through his own efforts that he acquired his college education. He chose the law as his profession and was admitted to the bar in Columbus, Ohio. On January 1, 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth King and they came to Kansas, settling in Woodson county, but later made their home in Mound City. In July, 1862, Mr. Moody was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Second Indian regiment and on May 27, 1863, was advanced to captain, commanding Company H. Captain Moody represented his district in the legislatures of 1865 and 1881 and was a member of the state senate sessions of 1889 and 1891. Sometime during the '80's Mrs. Moody died, leaving three sons, Robert, Ralph and Joel, and in 1891 Captain Moody married Mrs. Ella Choate Porter of Fort Scott. They moved to Abbeyville, Louisiana, where Captain Moody published a newspaper, but returned to Kansas in 1908, settling in Topeka and here Captain Moody died February 18, 1914. He was the author of several books and contributed to magazines scientific and literary articles, as well as poems. Robert the eldest son married Susie Smith, daughter of Elwood Smith and they haveTour children Rebecca, Ruth, Robert, and June. Ralph married Loie Strong and their children are Henry S. and Catherine who married Dr. Carey. Another of the Moody boys named Joel died in New Mexico.
(History of Linnn County, by William Ansel Mitchell, 1928, Page 362) |