James Moody

   Other names for James were Dr James Moody, Rev James Moody and Jöns Moody.

  Research Notes:

Modified Chronological:

James (Jöns) Moody, b 12 Oct 1859, Lekvattnet, Sweden; died 3 Jul 1947, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN
married: 1893, Valley City, Barnes Co, ND
Augusta Wilhelmina Johnson,b 27 Aug 1868, Sweden; died 16 Jan 1960, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN

Children:

[1] Robert, b 1894, died 1894
[2] Hulda Viola Moody, b 24 Mar 1895, St Hilaire, Pennington Co, MN; died 6 Sep 1978, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN. No children
m. 19 Jul 1938, Marshall Co, IA; John J Nemac, b 24 Jun 1895, Chicago, IL; died 5 Jan 1961, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN
[3] James Rudolph Wilhelm Moody, b 29 Dec 1896, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 5 Nov 1957 Great Neck, Suffolk Co, New York.
m. 1 Aug 1926, Grayson, TX; to Irene Jones, b 11 Aug 1900, Grayson Co, TX; died 3 mar 2003, Groton, CT
Children: Mildred Irene, 1928-2014; Elizabet Ann, 1932-1998, m. Walter Nickel, 1925-200, 3 children
[4] Ruth Eleanora Moody, b 3 Jul 1899, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 28 Feb 1978, Hennepin Co, MN
m. 9 Oct 1920, Becker Co, MN; Ralph Joseph Reinhardt, 24 Jul 1895, MN, died 24 November 1958, Cass Co, ND
Children: James Henry Reinhardt, 1921-1976, m. 3 children; Paul Ralph Reinhardt, 1925-2011, m. 4 children
[5] Lillian Maria Moody, b 10 Apr 1901, Cltherall Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 2 Oct 1904, Otter Tail Co
[6] Edna Evangeline Moody, b 13 Apr 1903, Otter Tail Co; died 31 Oct 1968, Ramsey Co, MN
m. 4 Sep 1937, Hennepin Co, MN; George Edward Quinlan, 1907-1975. 2 children
[7] Mildred Theodora Moody, b 15 Aug 1905, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 3 Mar 1977, St Paul, MN. No children


NOTE: for the above chronol0gical list, I used Mager FT on ancestry as starting point. This FT appears to be quite complete, and often posts census records, marriage records, birth/baptism records and some obituaries. Also links findagrave data. I did not review every record and so, some of the information may be incorrect. [22 Oct 2021]

Mager FT [bambi57104]; last access 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/18681600/person/382011768109/facts
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1. Skåne Sweden to Minnesota .... Moody families ..... by Kay Breding Netz, © 1990

I have recorded a link to the FamilySearch scan in my document, "Appendix", number 32.
- specific to the James Moody family: image 96

2.
Rev or Dr James Moody was born in Lekvattnet parish, and in Sweden his birth name was Jöns

Findagrave id 130822537 has biographical sketch on but it is not clear if "Jaci" who originally added a post on findagrave on 3 Jun 2014 or if the sketch was added by KayBMN who "maintains" the posts
- he was a Lutheran Minister and Educator
- attend college at St Peter MN and at Augustana College and Seminary in Rock Island, IL.
- In Minnesota, he served Lutheran churches at Crookston, St. Hilaire, Eagle Lake, Fergus Falls, Detroit Lakes,
and Roseau. He also served churches in Wisconsin. In 1906, he became director of Northwestern College in Fergus Falls.
- in 1893 at Valley City, Barnes Co, ND he was married to Augusta Johnson b 1868 in Rono, Sweden [Rönö, Södermanland County]
- they had 7 children

OBIT: The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis), issue 16 Jul 1947, p 1
- he was the "Dean" of Synod pastors; the olders pastor in the MN Conference of Augustana Lutheran Synod
- died at age b 87 on Monday 14 Jul 1947 at his home, 2626 - 10th Ave S
- he had been ill for several months; retired 6 years ago
- servied in parishs in Crookson, Battle Lake, Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes; at Lund, WI
- was one of the founders on the former Norwestern College in Fergus Falls, MN [later, a campus of the Lutheran
Brethren Seminary, in Fergus Falls]
- a native of Sweden, hie came with his parents in 1864 and settled at Cokato [actually, Stockholm Twp
- he was ordained in 1888 at Galesburg, IL
- survived by his wife Augusta; son James R Moody of Great Neck NY [Long Island, NY]; four daughters, Mrs Ralph Reinhardt [Ruth Eleanor], Detroit Lakes; Mrs George Quinlan [Edna Evangeline], Bayport [Washington Co]; Mrs John Nemac [Huldah Viola] of Minneapolis and Mildred Moody of Minneapolis

MNHS death cert, Hennepin Co, 1947-MN-022027; died 14 Jul 1947


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her OBIT: The Minneapolis Star, issue 18 Jan 1960, p 12
- died Saturday (16 Jan 1960) at the age of 91
- was the widow of Rev James Moody; born in Sweden
- survived by 4 daughters, Mr John Nemac and Mildred Moody both of Minneapolis, Mrs Ralph Reinhardt,
Detroit Lakes, and MN Mrs George Quinlan, Bayport MN

James married Augusta Wilhelmina Johnson in 1893 in Valley City, Barnes Co, North Dakota, United States. (Augusta Wilhelmina Johnson was born on 27 Aug 1868 in Rönö, Södermanland County, Sweden, died on 16 Jan 1960 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States.)