Myrtle M Moody

Brief Life History of Myrtle M

When Myrtle M Moody was born about September 1878, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, her father, Robert Thompson Moody, was 22 and her mother, Laura Ann Sands, was 21. She married John Houston C Perkins on 12 September 1895, in Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lincoln Township, Neosho, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died about 1908, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

John Houston C Perkins
1857–1923
Myrtle M Moody
1878–1908
Marriage: 12 September 1895
Alma Ruth Perkins
1896–1975
Elmer Le Roy Cox
1898–1978

Sources (5)

  • Mertie Moody in household of Daniel Sands, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Myrtle Moody - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Myrtle Moody
  • Myrtle Moody, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages

Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: nickname from Middle English mody ‘proud, haughty, angry, fierce, bold, brave, or rash’ (Old English mōdig). Compare Muddiman . This English name has been established in Ireland since the late 13th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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