WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JOSEPH MILTON "MITT" MOODY
(hunter, forest ranger)
BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Milton "Mitt" Moody was born July 15, 1870 in St. George, Utah.Moody worked as a freighter.
He also worked as a forest ranger and hunter. While so employed, he tracked down and killed a grizzly bear that had roamed Pine Valley Mountain killing livestock for 30 years.
Jane passed away on 1/28/1942 and was buried in Plot B_1_20_5 of the St. George City Cemetery.
Mitt passed away on July 9, 1963 and was buried in Plot B_1_20_6 of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
John Monroe Moody Sarah Matilda Damron Moody Sarah Margaret Moody Helen Matilda Moody Monroe Damron Moody Joseph Milton Moody |
(2/16/1822-1/27/1884) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/1836-8/10/1877) (4/8/1859-1/14/1938) (married Solon Junius Foster, Frederic Clift, and William Paxman) (xx/xx/1862-xx/xx/1863) (xx/xx/1865-8/1/1867) (7/15/1870-7/9/1963) (married Jane Everett) |
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Wife and Children: Jane Everett Moody Rachel Moody Milton Everett Moody Schuyler Monroe Moody Helen Moody Maggie Moody Carl Antone Moody June Evan Moody Virginia Moody |
(12/14/1872-1/28/1942) (married 1/21/1892) (10/9/1893-6/28/1934) (married Clair "F" Gardner) (10/7/1896-4/6/1958) (married Hazel Olsen) (1/1/1899-2/20/1921) (3/20/1903-2/14/1978) (married Wilford J. Reichman) (9/9/1905-1/9/1907) (8/10/1908-11/25/1991) (married Ruby Christensen) (3/11/1911-12/27/1996) (married Maida Russell) (11/30/1915-5/9/1997) (married Dean Chalender Boyack) |
PHOTOS
Left to right: Milton Everett, Joseph Milton "Mitt", Rachel, Helen, Schuyler Monroe, and Jane Everett Moody
 Mitt (holding ???) & Jane Moody |
 Jane & Mitt Moody |
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-04196 Photo of Milton Moody in 1916
REFERENCES
SOUTHERN UTAH MEMORIES: Grizzly bear that killed 200-300 head of cattle is killed in 1909 by Forest Service rangerby Loren R. Webb, November 8, 2013
Find-A-Grave entry for Joseph Milton Moody
Find-A-Grave entry for Jane Everett Moody