Solomon Finley MoodyAge: 84 years1866–1951
- Name
- Solomon Finley Moody
- Given names
- Solomon Finley
- Surname
- Moody
 Birth | December 11, 1866 41 36 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 days)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 21 days)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 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 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Greene January 2, 1880 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Holden Moody — Amanda L Presnell — View this family February 1883 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ferguson Greenlee Moody August 16, 1887 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy C Moody February 25, 1913 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a brother | William G “Bud” Moody June 28, 1914 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Caroline Moody January 16, 1929 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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 63 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Clarissa Louvenia Greene March 6, 1937 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 of a brother | Abner Bennett Moody December 13, 1945 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 83 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 23, 1951 (Age 84 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 |