Abner Bennett MoodyAge: 85 years1859–1945
- Name
- Abner Bennett Moody
- Given names
- Abner Bennett
- Surname
- Moody
 Birth | December 20, 1859 34 29 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | Ferguson Greenlee Moody June 1, 1861 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Alice Moody June 8, 1864 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | Solomon Finley Moody December 11, 1866 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a sister | Lora Emma Moody January 30, 1876 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Lora Emma Moody January 2, 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Greene January 2, 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Holden Moody — Amanda L Presnell — View this family February 1883 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ferguson Greenlee Moody August 16, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Holden Moody May 29, 1906 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy C Moody February 25, 1913 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | William G “Bud” Moody June 28, 1914 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Alice Moody December 15, 1927 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Caroline Moody January 16, 1929 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | George Washington Moody September 13, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Clarissa Louvenia Greene March 6, 1937 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 13, 1945 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Holden Moody Birth: May 16, 1825 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 29, 1906 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Martha Greene Birth: April 4, 1830 28 28 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1850 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy C Moody Birth: March 10, 1853 27 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 25, 1913 — Damascus, Washington, Virginia, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
William G “Bud” Moody Birth: January 1, 1855 29 24 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 28, 1914 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Mary Caroline Moody Birth: December 8, 1855 30 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1929 — Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
George Washington Moody Birth: January 1, 1859 33 28 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1930 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year himself |
Abner Bennett Moody Birth: December 20, 1859 34 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 13, 1945 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Ferguson Greenlee Moody Birth: June 1, 1861 36 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1887 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Alice Moody Birth: June 8, 1864 39 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 15, 1927 — Blue Ridge, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Solomon Finley Moody Birth: December 11, 1866 41 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 23, 1951 — Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Lora Emma Moody Birth: January 30, 1876 50 45 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Amanda L Presnell |
| father |
Holden Moody Birth: May 16, 1825 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 29, 1906 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Amanda L Presnell Birth: November 13, 1840 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1889 — Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 1883 — |
| Mother’s family with Linville Land |
| step-father |
Linville Land Birth: July 27, 1822 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: November 4, 1884 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Martha Greene Birth: April 4, 1830 28 28 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| half-sister |
Clarissa Louvenia Greene Birth: October 12, 1848 26 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 6, 1937 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |