Boone County, Kentucky, Encyclopedia
Moses Felix (1827 - 1886), Jewish peddler resided in Southern Hotel in Florence subject of a novel Felix Moses by John Uri Lloyd His business is listed in the 1883 Polk Directory as "Felix Moses and Co., fur dealers." He once delivered a short but effective speech in Florence, mentioned in the Boone County Recorder 27 Nov 1879 p. 3, col. 2: http://www.oocities.org/boonehistory/felixmoses.html b. Europe d. Mar 1886, body found in river. Some thought suicide, but murder more likely. bur. Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati. Story of looking glass. Nestor - "a very mean man" http://www.oocities.org/boonehistory/felixmoses.htmlReferences: