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Obituaries:

Martha Orr MOSS, who m. Alexander MOSS

Sophronia Teresia MOSS, who m. Robert HERRINGTON

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Judge Anderson J. MOSS, brother of Alexander MOSS,

. . . son of Joseph Harris MOSS m. Marie Claire THIBODEAUX

"At 10 o'clock P. M., Monday, May 18 1903, Mrs. Martha Orr Rice Moss passed away at her home in Lower Vermillion, after a brief illness of ten days, aged sixty five and four months. Deceased was born and lived her life time in Vermillion Parish leaving to mourn her loss; a husband [Alexander Moss] , one sister Mrs. Sophie T. Rice Mudd, two brothers Lorenzo and Cornelius Rice and eight children; Mrs Lelia [Moss] Raffel of near Abbeville Mrs. Sophie T. [Moss] Herrington of Deming, New Mexico Mrs. Laura [Moss] Alexander Mrs. Clarissa [Moss] Campbell of Lower Vermillion Mrs. Effie [Moss] Dodd of Silver City, New Mexico, Miss Ida Moss of Los Angeles, California, Orr Moss of Vermillion Miss Dolores Moss of San Simon, Arizona.

Obituary clarification: Sophie T. Rice Mudd is; Sophronia Terrill RICE, 1833-1916 Lorenzo is; Lorenzo Campbell RICE, 1828-1910, never married Cornelious is; Cornelious Leander RICE, 1833-1912 Lelia Raffel is; Lelia Mary MOSS, 1861-1908 . . . migrated to Reedley, San Joaquin Co., CA in 1906 Sophie T. Moss Herringotn is; Sophronia Teresia MOSS . . .1863-1903, migrated to NM in 1883, m. there in 1887 Laura Moss Alexander is; Laura Inez Moss, 1866-1940 . . . migrated to CA long before 1903 Clarissa Moss Campbell is; Martha Claire MOSS, 1868-1948 . . . migrated to CA after 1937 Effie Moss Dodd is; Mary Effie MOSS, 1870-1950 . . . migrated to NM circa 1885, then later to CA Orr MOSS is; Alexander Orr MOSS, 1875-1933; . . . migrated to Port Arthur, TX after 1903; never married Dolores Moss is; Dolores Vivian MOSS, 1878-1968 . . . m. 1908 in El Paso, TX where she stayed

Photo believed to be of Martha Orr [RICE] Moss born; 17 Jan 1838 at Rice Cove, Vermillion Parish, LA died; 18 May 1903 at Esther, Vermillion Parish, LA d/o Samuel Russell RICE m. Martha "Patsy" CAMPBELL grand d/o Levi CAMPBELL m. Sarah "Sally" WATKINS . . . . . . . . . Samuel R. RICE m. Sarah "Sally" STRATTON

Deming, New Mexico "GRAPHIC", 5 Sept 1903 Mrs. Sophie Herrington, wife of Robert Herrington, died at her home near Deming, Monday August 10, 1903. Sophie T. Moss was born in Vermillion Parish, LA 39 years ago, came to Deming at 20 years of age and was married to Robert ["Bob"] Herrington March 17, 1887. Since which time they have resided on their ranch near this city, Mr. Herrington being one of the leading stockmen of the county. She leaves a husband, and two little daughters age six and nine years, a father, a brother and three sisters living in Louisiana and two sisters Mrs. Effie Dodd of Silver City [NM] and Miss Dolly Moss of Deming, [NM] in this territory to mourn her loss. The funeral was conducted by the . . . . . . A O U.W. from the undertaking Parlors of J. A. Mahoney. At the grave Christian Science burial servic was read by . . . . B.Y. McKeyes, that being the faith to which she belonged and the relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in their hour of sorrow. Mrs. Sophie Herrington was the second daughter of Mr. Alexander Moss of Lower Vermillion who, with her three sisters and brother, reside in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana mourn her great loss.

Sophronia Teresia MOSS d/o Alexander MOSS m. Martha Orr RICE photo taken from a grouping of Sophie with her three sisters; Laura, Claire, and Effie, taken around 1900.

Sophronia Teresia MOSS Robert HERRINGTON

Martha Claire MOSS Alexander Vivien CAMPBELL

"Sophie" Laura

Claire Effie

Mary Effie MOSS 1st, Jim DODD . . . 2nd, Fred MINOR . . . 3rd, William ARMSTRONG

Obituary Printed, 1900, but the name of the newspaper was not written down and this was originally transcribed from the column that was cut out . . .

Judge Anderson J. Moss A most useful and worthy member of this community breathed his last Saturday evening with calm resignation he answered the final summon and peacefully entered upon the voyage to the unknown country. The large number of people who attended the obsequies was a deserved recognition of the good quallities of the deceased. He had been a dutiful citizen and it was but proper that those who knew his worth should pay him the last tribute of respect. He had served his people well in a civic capacity, as a soldier he had followed the Confederate flag with unswerving fealty, and in times of pestilence, when others less courageous fled from the insidious foe, he nursed the sick and buried the dead. His was a long life but it was not lived in vain. Five years more than the alloted span of three score and ten seems a long time to be on this earth, but to the busy man who has a mission to fufill it is not a minute too long. Judge Moss was an active participant in every important movement which was calculated to promote the interests of this community. He was public spirited and was ever ready to do his part for the commonwealth. A few years ago he was elected Mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana and it was during his administration that the question of water works and electric lights was agitated and the movement was started resulting in the building of these important public improvements. In the death of Judge Moss, Lafayette has sustained the loss of a good citizen for it was not in his nature to shirk duty. In times of war, pestilence and peace he did his share of lifes work. His end was fitting of a well rounded life. He died with the love of his children and the respect of his fellow men.

Note: By the measure of, "Five years more than the alloted span of three score and ten", and the marriage of his parents. Joseph and "Clara" MOSS on 2 Aug 1824, would calculate month his birth to be between March and May 1825. Judge Anderson J. MOSS m. Octavie CORNAY in 1856 and they had a total of fifteen children. When the Judge died, in 1900, there were only six still living. The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1867 may have taken some of them. About half of the people in Lafayette, Louisiana died in this epidemic. As of 1900, these were their only surviving children: Dr. Nathaniel P. MOSS, a Banker in Lafayette, LA. Cornelious "Cornie" P. MOSS, a merchant in New Iberia, LA. James A. MOSS, b. abt 1870, US Army, West Point graduate [abt 1890], was a colonel in France during WWI. Emily MOSS, m. George Le BLANC, City Councilman of Lafayette, LA. Ada MOSS, m. S.R. Parkinson, a bank cashier, in Lafayette, LA.

Addendum:

At the end of the 19th century there were several written histories put on file to commemorate the new Century and to summarize the times and people of the ending century. Since the Obituary for Judge Anderson J. MOSS is here it just seems fitting to include the sketch written about him as the year 1900 began. Sadly . . . the name of the author is unknown, or at least is not in our data. ANDERSON J. MOSS The subject of this sketch was born in Lafayette Parish, LA in the year 1825. He was the son of Joseph H. Moss and Marie Claire Thibodeaux. After receiving a preparatory education, he entered Centre College in Danville, KY; then one of the foremost schools in the United States. After pursuing a course at the that institution he read Law but shortly afterwards discontinued his studies and gave his attention to the management of his father's plantation which was situated in the "Cote Gelee" section. Early in life he identified himself with public affairs and always took an active interest in politics. He was an adherent of the Democratic party then opposed by the Whig Organization. He was elected to the Legislature and in 1852 he served as a member of the Constitutional Convention. From 1853 to 1860 he held a position in the Custom House of New Orleans. In 1861 he volunteered his services to the Confederate Army and enlisted in the Company which was organized in this town with the late Judge Erasti Mouton as Captain. He was elected 2nd Sargent, which position he held until he was made Captain and Assistant Commissary of Subsistence of the 26th Louisiana Regiment. Of his services rendered to the Southern Cause in this capacity the gallant Winchester Hall, who became Colonel of the 26th said, "Captain Moss as Commissary was prompt, active and enterprising. He got the best he could requisition and furnished the regiment as regularly and boutifully as his usually lean larder afforded". The record made by the 26th at the battle of Chickasay Bayou and during the memorable seige of Vicksburg forms a part of the glorious history of the Southern Confederacy. The members of the 26th left Vicksburg in a disorganized condition. Many had been killed in the engagements, some had died in the hospitals, where others had narrowly escaped death by starvation. Capt. Moss being among the survivors was paroled. As soon as an exchange could be affected he rejoined the Army and served until the end of the war. After the war Judge Moss returned to his home in this Parish and like other Southern men made the best of the prevailing conditions and went to work to earn a livelihood for himself and his family. In 1868 he was elected Parish Judge and held that office until 1876. During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 he was among those who organized a branch of the Howard Association and worked with characteristic energy toward the relief of the sick and dying. The older inhabitants of this town know of the invaluable services rendered to suffering humanity by Judge Moss and his co-workers during that terrible epidemic.

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