Sloman Moody
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| Born | February 16, 1834 Horatio, South Carolina |
| Died | March 20, 1898 (aged 64) Ocala, Florida |
| Alma mater | Charleston Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician, farmer, businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Howse (m. 1860; d. 1864) Patience Howse (m. 1864; d. 1869) Eliza Pearson (m. 1870) |
| Children |
12
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| Parent(s) | Slomon Moody Susan Moody |
| Relatives | Maxey Dell Moody, Jr. (grandson) |
Sloman Waldo Moody (February 16, 1834 – March 20, 1898), also known as Slomon Moody or S. W. Moody, was a physician, farmer, and city treasurer of Ocala, Florida. Sloman was one of Ocala's first physicians and settlers of the town. He is also the father of Maxey Dell Moody who founded the oldest family owned construction equipment business in the United States, M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. According to the Ocala Evening Star, Moody was "one of the landmarks of Ocala" and "one of Ocala's best physicians of the years gone by."
Sloman was born on February 16, 1834 to Slomon Moody and Susan Collins in Horatio, South Carolina. Sloman's father and uncle Burrell Moody were owners of a plantation in Sumter County, South Carolina. When Sloman's father died in the 1830s his land was divided among his sons James, William, Charles and Slomon with Burrell Moody becoming sole executor of the Moody estate. When his uncle Charles Moody died he was given an inheritance of around $500 and other debts owed to Sloman. By 1850 decided to become a physician and went to the Charleston Medical College in Charleston, South Carolina.
After graduating Sloman moved to Ocala in 1854 to begin his profession as a physician. When he arrived to Ocala, being that the town was founded in 1846, he was known to be one of the earliest physicians in the town. He was also known to be the second oldest citizen of Ocala following Robert Bullock. The 1855 census, which incorrectly spells his name as Soloman, lists Sloman owning 13 slaves in Marion County. In 1863 Sloman was granted a lot along Silver Springs Boulevard. Sloman married Carolina "Carrie" Howse, the daughter of the first sheriff of Ocala Edmund Howse, on April 3, 1860. However, one year later on January 23, 1864 Carolina died unexpectedly. Sloman remarried to her sister Patience Ann Howse but she died five years later in 1869.
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