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Family History of Anson Moxley: Puritan on the Prairie; From Groton to Grinnell: Migration in the Moxley Family
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- 18th – 20th c. (Creation)
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Quantity: 1 – 10 ½ X 12 ½ blue-gray box
Background Note: Anson Moxley was born on July 20, 1849 in Schoharie County, New York. He married Lydia Dart in 1871, and they moved to Grinnell in November. The Moxleys purchased land in Hickory Grove, Jasper County, and farmed from 1872 to 1907 when they moved into town. Anson Moxley died on February 26, 1941. James Sanders, the author of the two articles in the collection, is the Moxleys’ great-grandson.
Container List:
Folder 1 – From Groton to Grinnell: Migration in the Moxley Family
Folder 2 – Puritan on the Prairie
Folder 3 – Anson Moxley's 1938 Diary
Folder 4 – Caleb & Maggie Moxley: A Family Story, Bath Page, December 8, 2000
Folder 5 – “Times Hard but Grit Good; :Lydia Moxley’s 1877 Diary,” Annals of Iowa, Winter 1984.
Folder 6 – “The Far Side of Jordan,” Ancient Paths, Fall 2000.
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Donated by: James Sanders, 7714 Lafayette Forest Dr, Annandale VA 22003.
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Name of Preparer: Dorothea Lalonde
Date of Preparation: 10/31/00; 10/4/2004