John Moodie
John Moodie was born in Green County, O., March 31, 1834. He is a son of Robert and Maria Moodie. When he was yet a small child his parents moved to Logan County, O., remained a short time, then moved to Sidney, Shelby County, where they lived about four years, then removed to Logan County and located in Quincy, remained until 1849, when they moved to Bloomfield Township, same county, and located on a piece of land near the Shelby County line. In 1855 they moved to Jackson Township and located one mile south of Jackson Centre, remained one year, or until 1856, when they moved to the village of Jackson Centre, where they passed the remainder of their days. Mrs. Moodie died in the early part of the year 1857, and Mr. Moodie in the latter part of the same year. He was a carpenter and millwright by trade, which he made his principal vocation through life. He reared a family of nine children, eight of whom are now living, viz., Sarah, Peter M., Jane, Samuel, Christena, Maria, Robert, and John. Peter and Samuel served in the war of 1861.
John Moodie, subject of this sketch, began working at the carpenter and millwright trade with his father when about fourteen years of age, and when at the age of twenty-one years he commenced carrying on the business of carpentering and millwrighting, which business he has since conducted with success in Shelby and Logan counties. He has been a citizen of Jackson Township, this county, since 1855. In the fall of 1870 he was elected as one of the justices of the peace for Jackson Township, has been re-elected each term, and is now serving on the last year of his fourth term, having been re-elected three times in a township that the opposite political party has a large majority of the votes cast. He filled the oflice of township treasurer one year. He has been twice married first on the 18th of March, 1858, to Elizabeth Claton, who was born in Jackson Township, this county, March 7, 1838, daughter of John H. and Phebe Claton. By this union he had one child, Mary A. Moodie. His companion died Feb. 21, 1860. On the 27th of April, 1865, he married Elvira Maxwell, who was born in Salem Township, Shelby County, May 20, 1836, daughter of Edley Maxwell, by whom he has three children, viz., Etfy L., George W., and Grace M. Effy L. is now dead. Mr. Moodie is now carrying on the business of undertaking and a general repair shop at Jackson Centre, in connection with his trade.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883