----- Original Message ----- From: BillKing78 To: Ed Sanders Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: Moody Farmplace Cemetery, Calhoun County, AR <Bangs Slough Hunting Club> For your information........ This is very likely the MOODY family (below) that owned/farmed the land (briefly) where Moody Cemetery is located in lower Calhoun County. They were linked to the LAMBERT family that also lived down that way. Appears that they also lived across the river in Union County as well. Legal Description of the Moody cemetery is: "SW Quarter, Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 13 West", Calhoun County, AR Cemetery GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 33.2055 Longitude: W 092.28889 Family of Thomas Alonzo Moody & Martha E. Lambert Generation No. 1 1. Thomas Alonzo3 Moody (Benjamin Franklin2, George C.1) was born 30 Sep 1842 in Mount Holly, Union Co, AR1, and died 24 Jun 1884 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR. He married Martha E. Lambert 05 Oct 1864 in Union County, AR, daughter of Matthew Lambert and Sarah Miles. She was born Aug 1846 in AR1, and died Abt. 1902 in Probably Union Co, AR. Notes for Thomas Alonzo Moody: # ID: I3542 # Name: Thomas Alonzo MOODY # Surname: Moody # Given Name: Thomas Alonzo # Sex: M # Birth: 30 Sep 1842 in Mount Holly, Union Co, AR # Death: 24 Jun 1884 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR # Burial: Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR # _UID: 8B6A7E531A9D1E44855BB53F9E78F402BF70 # Note: 10/25/03 - Papers from F. Kennon Moody (kmoody@Roosevelt-Researcher.com) provides information on Moody's family. # Change Date: 5 Dec 2004 at 20:42:48 >Father: Benjamin Franklin MOODY b: 24 Aug 1806 in Green Co, KY >Mother: Minerva Anne NORMAN b: 27 Feb 1823 in Holmes Co, MS >Marriage 1 Martha LAMBERT * Married: 26 Oct 1864 in Union Co, AR * Note: 10/25/03 - Union Co Marriage Book "b", page 304, "J. E. Cook, J. P. ------------------ Thomas Moody Land located in South Calhoun County, below Artesian. Moody Cemetery is in Section 7, T. 16 S, R. 13 W ------------------ There are two Moody families living in Union County, AR on the 1860 census. B.F. Moody 55/KY Boone Township <father of Thomas> John Moody 53/KY Garner Township Neither of these families have a Thomas, age about 16, but later found that Benjamin Franklin Moody was the father of Thomas Moody. Union County, AR Marriages: Moody, Thomas & Lambert, Martha 1864 Book B Page 304A >MOODY, Thomas, 20, of Madison Co., to Martha E. LAMBERT, 18, of Union Co.,on 5 Oct 1864 >by E. T. COOK, JP. (B-304) ---------------- Shown on 1870 Calhoun County Census/Fayette Township 11 Aug 1870 Family # 529 Appears to be the same family as shown in Union County, July 14 Census. Thomas Moody 26/KY Farmer $1000/260 Martha Moody 21/AR <nee: Lambert> James (?) 2/AR Martha 5/AR <Maybe they moved to Calhoun County after July 14 and before Aug 11th of 1870?> ----------------- *1870 Union County, AR Census/Franklin Township Champagnolle Post Office/ July 14, 1870 Family # 103 Thomas Moody 26-AR Farmer Martha 22-AR Keeping House <Lambert> Martha A 5-AR James 2-AR Note: Martha Lambert Moody's parents living next door. (Matthew Lambert) 1870 Union County Census/Franklin Township/Champagnolle Post Office Family # 104 (Martha Moody's Parents) Matthew Lambert 54-GA Farmer Sarah 45-AL James 21-AR Anna 16-AR William 14-AR ---------------------- 1880 Union County, AR Census/Franklin Township/ 5 June 1880 Fam # 71/75 M. Lambert 65 Farmer GA/GA/GA S.A. " ? Wife D. " 30 Son Merchant Wm " 20 Son Moody, Martha 32 Dau Keeping House AR/GA/AR (widow of Thomas Moody) Martha 14 GrDau AR/MO/AR James 12 GrSon John 6 GrSon ..Thomas Moody is lnot found on the 1880 Census and Martha is living with her parents in Union Co. ----------------------- Notes for Martha E. Lambert: Living with M. Lambert family in Union County, Franklin Township on the 1880 Census. Husband, Thomas Moody, was likely deceased before 1880. 1880 Union County, AR Census from Family Search Web Page M. LAMBERT Self M Male W 65 GA Farmer GA AL S. A. LAMBERT Wife M Female W 50 AL Keeping House AL AL D. LAMBERT Son S Male W 30 AR Merchant GA AL Wm. LAMBERT Son S Male W 20 AR GA AL * Martha MOODY Dau W Female W 32 AR House Keeper GA AL M. MOODY GDau S Female W 14 AR MO AR James MOODY GSon S Male W 12 AR MO AR John MOODY GSon S Male W 6 AR MO AR --------------------- 1900 Union County, AR Census Fam # 73 Franklin Township June 12, 1900 Jane Lambert b. Jan 1849 51/AR/GA/AL Farmer - Single Marthy Moody b. Aug 1846 53/AR/GA/AL Sister - Widow 5 Children- 3 Living John Moody b. Dec 1874 25/AR/AR/AR Nephew - Farmer ---------------------- Affidavit of D.J. Murphy, dated 13 Sept 1923, Union County, AR Deed Book 173, page 473 Affiant states that he has lived her 53 years and personally knew Matthew Lambert, who died about 30 years ago. Matthew Lambert's widow, Sarah, died about 28 years ago. Heirs: 1. Martha Moody, who died in 1902 leaving the following children: a. Missy Brown (now 50 years old); b. J.O. Moody, now about 54 years old, and his wife Ama E. Moody c. J.W. Moody, who died about 1906. He was unmarried. 2. J.D. Lambert, who died Dec 1, 1921. He was unmarried. 3. William Lambert, who died about 25 years ago. He was unmarried. 4. Annie Lambert Cutrer, who died in 1897. She was a widow and left these children: a. Mary Cutrer Murphy, now about 51 years old. b. Newton C. Cutrer, who is 47 years old, and his wife Mary Cutrer. c. M.C. Cutrer, who died about 15 years ago. He was unmarried. Children of Thomas Moody and Martha Lambert are: 2 i. Martha A.4 Moody, born Abt. 1865 in AR; died Unknown. Notes for Martha A. Moody: Union County, AR Marriages: Moody, Mattie to Brown, N B 1884 Book G Page 008 3 ii. James C. Moody, born Mar 1870 in AR; died Unknown. He married Anna Slade 1892 in Union Co, AR; born Jul 1876 in AR; died Unknown. Notes for James C. Moody: Union Co, AR Marriages: Moody J C to Slade Anna 1892 Book J Page 087 1900 Union County, AR Census Fam # 119 Franklin Township (16 June 1900) James C. Moody b. Mar 1870 30/AR Farmer/Owns Anna E. b. July 1876 23/AR Wife 4 Children - 3 Living Eula M. b. Dec 1893 6/AR Dau Virgal H. b. May 1895 3/AR Son Jessie C. b. Jan 1899 1/AR Dau 1910 Union County, AR Census Fam # 117 Franklin Township (April 25,1900) James C. Moody 40/AR Married @ 18 Farmer/Owns Anna E. 31/LA Wife 6 Children - 5 Living Eula M. 15/AR Dau >Virgil H. 13/AR Son Jessie S. 11/AR Dau John M. 5/AR Son >Robertine 11 mos/AR Dau Note: Above Robertine Moody: Union Co Marriages: Moody, Robertine to McNeill, Alva H 1929 Book 11 Page 177 Note: Above Virgil Moody: Union Co, AR Marriages: Moody, Vergil H to Herin, Earline 1923, Book 2, Page 221 Jan 1920 Union County, AR Census Fam # 31 Franklin Township James C. Moody 49/AR Farmer/Owns Ammie 45/AR Wife John (?) 15/AR Son Robertine E. 10/AR Dau Maxwell 7/AR Son James D. Lambert 66/AR Uncle - Farmer/Truck 4 iii. John W. Moody, born Dec 1874 in AR; died Aft. 1920. Notes for John W. Moody: April 1910 Union County, AR Census, Franklin Township Fam # 104 South Champagnolle Road James D. Lambert 58/AR/GA/AL Single Farmer/Owns John Moody 34/AR/AR/AR Single Farmer Brother (in law ?) Mat Schmidt 33/AR/Switz/AR Single White/Male Servant - Farm Labor Bill King BillKing78@comcast.net Tel. 281-493-6767