Background
Waddel, Moses was born on July 29, 1770 in Rowan (now Iredell County), North Carolina, United States. Son of William and Sarah (Morrow) Waddel.
Waddel, Moses was born on July 29, 1770 in Rowan (now Iredell County), North Carolina, United States. Son of William and Sarah (Morrow) Waddel.
Graduate Hampden-Sydney College, 1791. Studied theology under Virginia clergymen. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, South Carolina.
College, 1807.
At least 1 child, John Newton. Licensed to preach, 1792. Established school, Appling, Georgia.
Opened school, Willington, South Carolina., 1804, most distinguished pupils were John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford, Hugh South. Legare, George McDuffie, A. B. Longstreet, James L. Petigru.
President Franklin College (now part of University Georgia), 1819-1829. Author: Memoirs of the Life of Mission Caroline Elizabeth Smelt, 1818.
Married Catherine Calhoun, 1795. Married second, Elizabeth Woodson Pleasants, 1800.