16 Facts About Slomon Moody

Slomon Moody was one of Ocala's first physicians and settlers of the town.

Slomon William Moody was born on February 16,1834, in Sumter County, South Carolina, to the Moody family.

Records list Slomon's name as Sloman or Slomon but was never clear how exactly Moody's first name is spelled.

When Slomon's uncle Charles Moody died he was given an inheritance of around $500 and other debts owed to Slomon.

Slomon Moody was raised by his mother Susan due to the early death of his father.

Dr Fair and his associate Dr Hunt offered lectures in anatomy and surgical procedures leading Slomon Moody to become one of their students.

In 1855 Slomon Moody moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to attend the Charleston Medical College.

In spring of 1857 Slomon Moody graduated and did a thesis on syphilis.

Slomon Moody was known to be the second oldest citizen of Ocala following Robert Bullock.

Slomon Moody married Carolina "Carrie" Howse, the daughter of the first sheriff of Ocala Edmund Howse, on April 3,1860.

Slomon Moody remarried to her sister Patience Ann Howse, but she died five years later on April 19,1869.

Slomon Moody remarried for a final time to Eliza Pearson, the daughter of a Confederate Captain named John William Pearson in 1870.

In 1873 Eliza gave birth to her first son named John Pearson Slomon Moody named after her father.

Around 1874 Slomon Moody became ill with Bright's disease and gradually ceased his practice due to his illness.

Slomon Moody cultivated and experimented with oranges leading him to become a reputable authority figure on oranges.

In December 1885 Slomon Moody shipped a crate of oranges to John Clayton in Liverpool, England.