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Descendants of Phillip Granville Mood




Generation No. 1


1. PHILLIP GRANVILLE1 MOOD was born July 24, 1809 in Germany, and died December 31, 1896. He married NAOMI FENDER January 05, 1835 in New York State.

Notes for PHILLIP GRANVILLE MOOD:
GENERAL HISTORY

The Mood family traces directly back to Phillip Granville Mood who was born on a farm in Hessea, a division of Germany near Strasburg. As a boy he often went to Strasburg and in later life told of having seen the Famous Stasburg clock. He left Germany as soon as he learned the trade of carriage maker.

He sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, on June 13, 1834 aboard the Zoepaard, a 386 ton sailing vessel which carried one hundred passengers. The youngest passenger was just 15 days old, the oldest 64 years. They arrived at New York City on August 4, 1834.

All of his personal effects he carried across the water in a large cedar box with heavy iron hinges, clasps and handles. One brother, Adam, came across with him, but the boys became separated after a few years and never heard from each other again. It took 48 days to make the trip to America. While on the boat he met a young lady who was cooking on the boat. It was evident she was using this means to work her way across. This young woman's name was Naomi Fender.

She, too, was from Germany. These two were married in Albny County, New York, on January 5, 1835, and soon after moved to Ohio where he worked for the Altman Taylor Machine Company of Mansfield, Richmond County, Ohio.

They moved to Indiana and bought the Old Home Place on August 26, 1851. He paid $1,200.00 for 160 acres in Green County, Center Township, parts of section 1 and 2, and 11 and 12. This was known as the Vincinnes District. The farm was bought from Hugh M and Elizabeth Dobson, his wife. The farm was entered by Harvey Dobson on May 30, 1836 and deeded to Hugh M. Dobson on October 16, 1840. The rest of their lives were spent on this farm.

Grandpap Mood, as we all knew him, was a devout Catholic. He was a great reader and spent much of his time during the last years of his life reading religious books written in the German language. Judging from the books he had, of which there were a great many, he must have come from an educated family. The books he had were written in the highest German dialect.

There were a great many apple trees on the farm and Phillip did all of the grafting. Many of the trees had as many as four kinds of apples on one tree.

Naomi Fender Mood was born un Germany on August 18, 1812. She died on June 10, 1893. Naomi, known as Granny Mood, was the best cook in that part of the country. The last few years of her life she was totally blind but she went about her house work with remarkable courage and cheerfulness. Naomi was a Protestant. During their declining years the old farm was allowed to go down, the fields were practically abandoned, washing in ditches and badly grown up in briars and brush; and being no longer able to work Phillip sold the farm, on August 25, 1894, to John W. Mood and wife for $522.50 with whom he made his home until his death.

Nine children were born to Phillip and Naomi: George, John, Jacob, Mary Ann, Margaret, Liddie, Charles and two who died as infants. The three oldest boys were in the Union Army during the Civil War. Jacob enlisted at Spencer, Indiana, on June 9, 1862 for three months in Co. F, 55th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. He mustered out with the Company on September 8, 1862 at Indianapolis, Indiana. All of their children were born in Ohio except Charley, who was born in Indiana.

Phillip, Naomi, Jacob and Catherine are buried at the Williams Cemetary, just north of the Old Homestead.

Phillip and Naomi came to America in 1834, married in New York State on January 5, 1835, and lived in Mansfield, Richmond County, Ohio, 16 years before they moved to Indiana.


Notes for NAOMI FENDER:
COPY OF A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING

Mrs. Phillip Mood, who had a stroke of paralysis late Monday afternoon, died Saturday evening and was buried Sunday at the Gardener Graveyard. She was born in Germany a little over eighty years ago but came to this country while yet a young woman. On the voyage she formed the acquaintance of Phillip Mood who was also a young German on his way to the New World to seek his fortune. They came on a sail ship, the voyage required forty-eight days. Soon after their arrival they were married in New York.

They moved to Ohio and from there to this state more than forty years ago, locating about two miles southwest of Stanford. Nine children were born to them, only two of whom are living.

John and George were killed in the late war. The husband survives her but is in very feeble health.

She had an exemplary life having united with the church in childhood before leaving her native country.

The religious exercises were conducted by the Rev. John Breeden.




(Note at bottom of cliiping in lead pencil, "Died June 10, 1893".)

       Children of PHILLIP MOOD and NAOMI FENDER are:

2. i.   GEORGE2 MOOD, b. September 21, 1835; d. May 14, 1864.

3. ii.   JACOB MOOD, b. November 18, 1839; d. January 01, 1865.

4. iii.   MARY ANN MOOD, b. December 24, 1842; d. August 15, 1907.

5. iv.   MARGARET MOOD, b. February 01, 1847; d. March 24, 1873.

  v.   LIDDIE CATHERINE MOOD, b. April 21, 1851; d. January 22, 1870.

6. vi.   CHARLES MOOD, b. November 05, 1858; d. February 11, 1948.

7. vii.   JOHN MOOD, b. Unknown, Ohio; d. February 16, 1865.


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