Obituary for Solomon R. Moxley (1803-1889)
No. 093 - Uncited clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection" of Beth Rengers Talken, 1998.


In Whiteside, Mo., April 2, 1889, at the residence of his son, Dayton J., Judge Solomon R. MOXLEY, in the 86th year of his age.

Thus passeth away another of our most respectable and venerable old citizens and formerable and dignified members of the county and probate courts of Lincoln county.

Judge MOXLEY was born in Virginia, September 2, 1803, and was married to Miss Mary V. BOWLEY, his first wife, in 1830, of whom a son and daughter were born. His first wife died in 1837, and the following year he was married in this county to Miss Mariah L. VERDIER, also a native of Virginia, of whom were born seven children. Five are now living, and also one son by the first wife - six in all - five sons and one daughter, Maggie A., the wife of Mr. Jas. F. POGUE, a merchant at Whiteside. The five sons-James V., John A., Warner W., Dayton J. and Howard M. - are all married and much repected [sic] by all who know them. An elder daughter, Lucy A., grew up and was married many years ago to Dr. Samuel H. MCKAY, the father of Dr. S.R. MCKAY of Mackville.

Judge M. has followed the occupation of a farmer through life; has been a widower for the past ten years, and a citizen of our county since the year 1836, with the exception of three years, and a voter and resident taxpayer here for fifty years.

Elected by the people four times to the office of county and probate judge for different periods of time, he served in all sixteen years, and when the two offices were divided he was elected as probate judge from 1870 to 1874, making in all twenty years; during which time no man of our county has ever filled a public trust with more ability, honesty and care for the best interest of the people than Judge MOXLEY. He was a Democrat through life and gave his last vote to CLEVELAND and THURMAN.

Three of our most venerable and hightly respected old citizens, and former county judges have recently passed away-Judges MARTIN, BASKETT and MOXLEY - all of whom lived to an old age, and have left a name and character that may well be emulated by their children and others after them.

    --M.


Note regarding clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection":  Neva Murphy Hubbard (1886-1971) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO.  She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation. Beth Rengers Talken, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion in our Lincoln County Heritage Records. 


Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of  LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Beth Rengers Talken, 21 September 1998. 

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