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Matilda Lavora Owens Moody 1853–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 July 1853

Birth Location: Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 March 1919

Death Location: Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Owens

Mother: Sarah Hooper

Spouse(s): Marcus Moody

Children(s): Martha Shellnutt, James Moody, Lucius Moody, Chancelor Moody, Leonard Moody, Ervin Moody

The story of Matilda Lavora Owens Moody began in 1853 in Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America. In 1880, Matilda Lavora Owens Moody resided in Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. Matilda Lavora Owens Moody married Marcus Erwin Moody, and had children including Chancelor Erastus Moody, Ervin Ketron Moody, James Henry Moody, Leonard Furr Moody, Lucius Moody, Martha Mae Maggie Moody Shellnutt. Matilda Lavora Owens Moody passed away in 1919 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Lavora Owens Moody began in 1853 in Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1880, Matilda Lavora Owens Moody resided in Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Matilda Lavora Owens Moody married Marcus Erwin Moody, and had children including Chancelor Erastus Moody, Ervin Ketron Moody, James Henry Moody, Leonard Furr Moody, Lucius Moody, Martha Mae Maggie Moody Shellnutt.
  • Matilda Lavora Owens Moody passed away in 1919 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Moody's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Moody
1853–1919
Birth Place: Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
George Jefferson Owens
1829–1859
Sarah Hooper
1831–1865
Grandparents
Peter Owens
1814–1885
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann Morrow) Owens
1807–1890
South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Dr.
1771–1853
Catherine Owens
1775–1813
John Morrow
1788–1850
Elizabeth Coe
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dr
1730–1805
Judith McDearmond
1732–1820
Thomas Morrow
1740–1830
Rebecca Morrow
1743–1830

Matilda Moody's Descendants

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Matilda (Lavora Owens) Moody (3 July 1853–21 March 1919) m. Marcus (Erwin) Moody (28 July 1851–18 April 1920)
  1. 1. Martha (Mae "Maggie" Moody) Shellnutt 1873–1931
  2. 2. James (Henry) Moody 1874–1944
  3. 3. Lucius Moody 1876–
  4. 4. Chancelor (Erastus) Moody 1879–1950
  5. 5. Leonard (Furr) Moody 1888–1960
  6. 6. Ervin (Ketron) Moody 1886–1944

Matilda Moody's Timeline

3 Records

1853
3 July 1853
Birth of Matilda Lavora Owens Moody in Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 27
Matilda Lavora Owens Moody resided here in Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1919
21 March 1919
Age 66
Death of Matilda Lavora Owens Moody in Newry, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Newry, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 July 1853
    Event Place: Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 253A; Enumeration District: 102
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Qualla, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 253A; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1919
    Event Place: Newry, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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