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James H MoberlyAge: 62 years1847–1909
James H Moberly
Birth April 5, 1847
Old Homestead, Union Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Birth of a sister Mary Elizabeth Moberly
about July 1849 (Age 2 years)
Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Birth of a sister Martha F Moberly
Birth of a brother Edward R "Ed" Moberly
Death of a maternal grandfather Noah Barnes
Union Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother Mary "Polly" Wheeler
Census 1870 (Age 22 years)
Note: Living with parents and several brothers and sisters on their farm.
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Shared note: 1880 USA Federal Census Transcription - Thomas MOBERLY - household
Reference: HF: 137/205, LN: 1/6, SD 3, ED 205, Page 22, enumerated by William Phares Location: Union Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Thomas MOBERLY W M 59 (head) M Farmer KY - -
Julila MOBERLY W F 55 Wife M Keeping House KY MD KY
James H MOBERLY W M 33 Son S Farmer IN KY KY
Martha F MOBERLY W F 25 Dau S At Home IN KY KY
Edward R MOBERLY M M 16 Son S Farm Hand Attg School IN KY KY
Nanie R Devening W F 9 Ser.Cousin S none Attg School IN IN IN
Death of a mother Julila Barnes
Thomas H and Julila Barnes Moberly's memorial plaque in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death of a brother William N Moberly
Decatur Co, Indiana, USA
Death of a father Thomas H Moberly
October 11, 1908 – 3 pm (Age 61 years)
School Teacher, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Justice of the Peace, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Note: James remained unmarried.
Death December 3, 1909 (Age 62 years)
Burial about December 4, 1909 (1 day after death)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
James H Moberly's headstone in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Julila Barnes
John Milton Moberly
William N Moberly
Mary Elizabeth Moberly
Martha F Moberly
Edward R "Ed" Moberly
… Moberly
Birth: January 20, 1821 — Madison Co, Kentucky, USA
Death: October 11, 1908 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: June 17, 1901
Marriage: February 17, 1842 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" DeWitt
Charles Edward "Charlie" Moberly
Harry Milton Moberly
Frank Moberly
Oris D Moberly
Birth: August 8, 1843 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: August 27, 1925 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Missouri Wilson Woodward
William Moberly
Birth: 1846 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: 1905 — Decatur Co, Indiana, USA
Birth: April 5, 1847 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: December 3, 1909 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Albert M Pherson
Adella Jane Pherson
Albert Oren Pherson
Hester E Pherson
Birth: about July 1849 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Simeon "Sim" Farthing
Betha May Farthing
Birth: October 11, 1854 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: February 6, 1946 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Carrie Yarling
Wilbur Moberly
Birth: June 26, 1863 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
Death: March 19, 1926 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA
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Living with parents and several brothers and sisters on their farm.
1880 USA Federal Census Transcription - Thomas MOBERLY - household
James remained unmarried.
1900 Census Data indicates Single living with Father & Mother. Occupation: Landlord
He was unmarried and attending his elderly parents in 1909.
James H. Moberly This name, familiar in Shelby county since pioneer days, designated one of the oldest, best known and most esteemed of its families. They are of Kentucky origin, and the Shelby county branch springs from Thomas Moberly, who was born in Madison county, Kentucky, January 20, 1821. He was a son of William and Martha (Robertson) Moberly, both of whom spent their lives and ended their days in the old state, south of the Ohio, the father dying in 1832, and the mother in 1824. Thomas was left an orphan at the age of three years, and four years later was brought to Shelby county by his maternal uncle, James Robertson, by whom he was supported during the formative period of his life. When twenty-one he began farm work on his own account on a place of one hundred five acres, his father-in-law's farm, afterwards given to his wife, which he subsequently purchased. He was a careful man. of thrifty disposition, industrious habits and good judgment in making investments. As a result he was quite successful, his original farm being increased in time to a holding of four hundred acres, situated in Union township, six miles east and north of Shelbyville. He lived on one farm forty-six years. For thirty-four years continuously he served as Justice of the Peace of his township and did nearly all of the local business. He taught school for ten terms, between 1830 and 1852, was trustee and deacon of the Baptist church. of which he was a life-long and consistent member, and altogether led such a blameless and useful life as to enjoy universal respect and esteem. A staunch Republican and uncompromising Union man, he befriended the soldiers with such steady enthusiasm as to earn the love of every veteran. In 1886 he became a resident of Shelbyville, and lived there in retirement until his death, which occurred October 11, 1908, when he was past eighty-seven. years of age. February 17, 1842, he married Julila, daughter of Noah and Polly Barnes, who came with her parents from Kentucky to Shelby county in 1833. Her father died in Union township in 1867. and her mother a year later. She herself passed away June 17, 1901 . in Shelbyville. To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moberly six children were born, five of whom survive and all of them have met with success in life. John M. married Mary .E. Dewitt, has four children, all boys and lives on a farm in Addison township; William N. married Missouri Worland of Decatur county, and died there, leaving a son named after his father. He served as a member of Captain Allen's company on the One Hundred Thirty-second Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the last year of the Civil war, for which he drew a pension. Mary E., the eldest daughter, married Dr. Albert Pherson, and has three children; Adella, Hetta A. and Ora, and resides in Osborn, Ohio. Martha F., the second daughter, married Simuel Farthing, a farmer of Union township, on part of the old homestead, and has one child, Bertha May. Edward R., the youngest child, married Carrie Yarling, and resides on a farm in Marion township. Their only child, Wilbur, died at an early age. James H. Moberly, who was the third of his father's children, was born on the old homestead in Union township, Shelby county, Indiana, April 5, 1847. He went through all the experiences of pioneer days, the log cabin school-house, with its greased paper Window lights, the Itinerant teacher, who "boarded- around,'' the ill-assorted class books, the cutting of wood with the other boys to keep up the fires, the short terms and the irregular attendance. In the summer, of course, he had to help with the farm work, doing the chores, getting up early to feed, carrying water to the hands, and. all the rest of the drudgery down only to the by of that period. This kind of life continued until he was sixteen years old and a year or two later he began attending normal school and teachers institutes at Shelbyville. Beginning in 1876, he "took up school'' in one of the country districts, and taught seven winters during the years ending with 1880. The terms were short then, only five or six months, and the intervals were devoted to farm work. In 1886 Mr. Moberly took up his residence in Shelbyville though he still kept in touch with the farm and acted as overseer for his father. In November, 1906, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and since then has been transacting the business of that office. Like his father and indeed the whole Moberly family, he has been industrious, economical and saving, with the result that he has something to show for his life's work. Two hundred and twenty-four acres of fine farming land in Union township, besides personal property, are evidences of his thrift, his saving qualities and his good judgment in business. Though reared a Baptist he is not affiliated with any church, his politics, like those of his lamented father, are strictly Republican. and he holds membership in the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders, his lodges being No. 28 of the Free and Accepted Masons, and No. 39 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Shelbyville. He is a stockholder and moving spirit in the Shelby county joint Stock Agricultural Association. and never misses attendance at its successful annual fairs. He has had extensive experience in the settlement of estates and as guardian for minor heirs, being regarded as a safe and reliable business man. He has remained unmarried, and during their later years devoted affectionate care and unwearied attention to the comfort of his aged parents. Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana by Edward H. Chadwick, B.S., assisted by well known local talent, B.F. Bowen & Co, Publishers: Indianapolis, IN, 1909, pages 350-351. Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Christal Callahan Culp
Martha "Patsy" Robertson
Noah Barnes
Mary "Polly" Wheeler
Father's family with an unknown individual
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