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Franklin L. Moody 1855–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1855

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Cheohee Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Jeremiah Moody

Mother: Martha Knox

Spouse(s): Lorena Lay

Children(s): Elizabeth Moody, Ina Moody, Sarah Moody, Dock Moody, Martha Moody

Franklin L. Moody was born in 1855 in Pickens District, South Carolina, the child of Jeremiah Moody And Martha Ann Knox. Franklin L. Moody married Lorena Lay, and had children including Dock Franklin Moody, Elizabeth J Moody, Ina Leona Moody, Martha E Moody, Sarah Josephine Moody. Franklin L. Moody passed away in 1946 in Cheohee Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Franklin L. Moody was born in 1855 in Pickens District, South Carolina, the child of Jeremiah Moody And Martha Ann Knox.
  • Franklin L. Moody married Lorena Lay, and had children including Dock Franklin Moody, Elizabeth J Moody, Ina Leona Moody, Martha E Moody, Sarah Josephine Moody.
  • Franklin L. Moody passed away in 1946 in Cheohee Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Moody
1830–1862
Birth Location: –
JM
Martha Knox
1827–1908
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
MK

Spouses(s)

Lorena Lay
1865–1927
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Moody
1906–1982
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
EM
Ina Moody
1888–1911
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
IM
Sarah Moody
1894–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
SM
Dock Moody
1897–1957
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
DM
Martha Moody
1889–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
MM

Franklin Moody's Ancestors

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Franklin Moody
1855–1946
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
Jeremiah Moody
1830–1862
Martha (Ann) Knox
1827–1908
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Bennett Moody
1807–
John Knox
1801–1857
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Nancy Norton
1798–1870
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Moody
1779–1854
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820

Franklin Moody's Descendants

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Franklin (L.) Moody (OCT 1855–1946) m. Lorena Lay (JAN 1865–1927)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (J.) Moody 1906–1982 m. Clayton (Doyle) Jones 1905–1971
  2. 2. Ina (Leona) Moody 1888–1911
  3. 3. Sarah (Josephine) Moody 1894–
  4. 4. Dock (Franklin) Moody 1897–1957 m. Olive (Bell) Hudson 1901–1988
    1. 1. Ruth (Lorena) Moody 1922–2013 m. Robert (Dee) Carpenter 1917–1999
      1. 1. Linda (Carolyn) Carpenter 1942–2017 m. William (Harold) Prince 1938–2009
      2. 2. Robert (Curtis) Carpenter 1941–2005
    2. 2. Charles (Franklin) Moody 1930–1989
    3. 3. William Moody 1934–1985
    4. 4. Bertha (Mae) Moody 1925–2010 m. Claude (Wales) Smith 1921–2002
      1. 1. Judith (Claudette) Smith 1944–2021 m. Jimmy (Aiken) Cox 1941–2018
    5. 5. Olive Moody 1923–
    6. 6. Richard ("Dickie") Moody 1935–2018 m. Gladys Smith 1933–2023
  5. 5. Martha (E.) Moody 1889–

Franklin Moody's Timeline

2 Records

1855
OCT 1855
Birth of Franklin L. Moody in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1946
1946
Age 91
Death of Franklin L. Moody in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1855
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheohee Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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