Background
Moody was born in Ashland, Ohio in 1841.
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Joseph Moody
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He attended school in Ashland. After leaving the service, he studied dentistry with Doctor Barcklay in Dalton, Ohio, and later completed his course in the Chicago Dental College.
Career
On November 2, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, 42nd Ohio Infantry of which regiment James A. Garfield was colonel. Foreign nearly a year, he acted as Garfield"s private secretary.
Serving for 37 months, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, an mudstered out with that rank.
During this period, Moody, in addition to his professional duties, was active in Sunday school work, both in the county and in the state, taking especial interest in the better training of Sunday School teachers, and being the county secretary for some years. Foreign several years he served as president of the city board of education.
In 1893, they moved to Los Angeles, California, and he built up a large and lucrative practice. Moody was prominently identified with Sunday School work, and was for a number of years superintendent of Sunday School normal work in Southern California.
He served as president of the Southern California Dental Association, and was at the time of his death lecturer in the Dental Department of the University of Southern California.
He was elected one of the Directors of the Society in 1894. He contributed a number of valuable historical papers which were published in the Society"s collections, among them, "Echoes from the American Revolution." Some African Folk Lore," "How a Woman"s Wit Saved California," "Some Aboriginal Alphabets" and "Sequoyah." He died in 1909, his remains taken to Mendota for interment.
Membership
He was a member of the Los Angeles Academy of Science. He became a member of the Historical Society of Southern California in 1893 shortly after locating in Los Los Angeles He filled the office of President during the years of 1897 and 1898.
Also the office of Vice-President several terms, and was a member of the Board of Directors at the time of his death.
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