Biography of  Benjamin Franklin Moody, pages 690 / 691.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Benjamin Franklin Moody was born in Richland, now Morrow County, Ohio, Jan. 
26, 1826, the youngest son and tenth of thirteen children of Daniel and Mary 
Ann (Davis) Moody.  In 1836 his parents moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and 
settled in a dense forest, and his youth was spent in assisting to clear and 
improve the frontier farm. Being the youngest son he remained on the 
homestead till after the father’s death, and then bought the north half, and 
has now lived on the same farm over forty-eight years.  From a wilderness he 
has see De Kalb County grow into one of the best in the State, and has 
assisted materially in promoting this growth.  He was elected Township 
Trustee in 1874 and served four years.  He was married Jan. 1, 1849, to 
Margaret, daughter of John and Susanna (Culler) Teagle, who came from 
Montgomery County, Ohio, to De Kalb County.  They have four daughters---
Rosanna, Mary Ann, Miranda and Alida.  Mrs. Moody is a member of the 
Lutheran church.  Mr. Moody is a member of Auburn Lodge, No. 214, F. & 
A.M.  Politically he has been a life-long Democrat.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com