Son of Samuel Moxley Sr. and Elizabeth
Springer, he moved with his parents to
Fayette County, PA in 1853 and again to
Shelbina in Shelby County, MO in 1867.

On Sept. 29, 1869 he married in Shelbina,
MO, to Jennie J. Messmore (Jan. 9, 1851-
Nov. 29, 1918). She was born near
Uniontown, PA, daughter of John Morgan
Messmore (1808-1879) and Sarah Rex
(1817-1883) who lived in Fayette County,
PA.

Samuel and Jennie moved with their family
from Shelbina, MO to Glasco in Cloud County,
KS in 1884.They had seven children and
another who died young.
Samuel was a carpenter and wagon maker.
He spent time in Cripple Creek, CO during
the gold rush days, probably repairing
ore wagons. At one point he lived in
Bennington, KS where he operated a
carpenter's shop and lived above the shop.
While there he served a term as mayor.

The marriage of S.J. (as he was known) was
often in turmoil, even before they left MO
in 1884. For the most part the children
were raised without the consistent presence
of their father. The couple were divorced
in the mid-1890s.

In 1903 Jennie married John D. Burns (1857-
1914) an itinerant barber that she met in
Glasco. After his death she spent her last
years with her daughter, Anna Shepard, in
Chapman and died there. John and Jennie
were buried in the Glasco Cemetery in Cloud
County. His name and dates are on the Burns
stone but hers were never added.

S.J. never remarried. After 1915 he lived
in Chapman with his daughter, Maude
Halbert and died at her home.

Children:
(1) Anna Lea Moxley (June 25, 1870-June 12,
1932) had a child out of marriage with
Theodore Dudley "Jack" Palmer (July 28,
1888-May 5, 1974) who was raised by his
maternal aunt and uncle (Josias L. and Lib
(Messmore) Jamison. He lived his adult life
in CA, married Rena Carter Stafford
(Oct. 10, 1891-June 18, 1941) and raised two
sons and three daughters in CA.

On Dec. 19, 1890 in Kansas City, KS, Anna
married Joseph Warren Shepard (Mar. 29,
1858-Aug. 2, 1946), a successful land owner,
native of Blooming Grove, Franklin Co., IN,
son of Oliver Hazard Shepard (1835-1932)
and Mary Jane Osborn (1835-1876) who were
buried in Minneapolis, KS.
Joseph and Anna farmed in Dickinson and
Ottawa counties and raised ten children.
They moved to Chapman in 1901 and were
buried there in Indian Hill Cemetery.
Children were: Frank Leland, Samuel Oliver,
Floyd Friday, Albert Ross, Cyde Henry, Neva
Grace, Leo Reed, Joseph Warren Jr.,
Charlotte Lena and Marguerite Florence.

(2) Sara Maude Moxley (Nov. 11, 1871-
Feb. 17, 1965) married first John H. Jamison
(1866-1906) of Glasco, on May 30, 1894. On
May 28, 1911 Maude married Enos Francis
"Frank" Halbert (Dec.9, 1868-Sept.10, 1957),
a widower with two daughters. Frank was a
native of Green Co., MO, taught school for a
time and later practised law and was a
newspaper editor. Maude had no children
from either marriage. Both buried in Indian
Hill Cemetery.

(3) Elizabeth "Lizzie" Moxley (Aug. 3, 1873-
Jan. 27, 1874) was buried in the Shelbina, MO
family plot.

(4) Nora May Moxley (Nov. 11, 1874-Mar. 7,
1905) married Robert Carr on July 13, 1904
in Abilene, KS. She was buried in Indian Hill
Cemetery, Chapman. Their only child died at
birth with the mother.


(5) Ella Jennie "Nellie" Moxley (Nov. 29,
1876-Dec. 9, 1879) and was buried in the
family plot in Shelbina, MO.

(6) Alva Samuel Moxley (Dec. 9, 1878-Sept.
13, 1954) married Viola "Ola" Carroll
(Feb. 20, 1882-June 26, 1963), d/o Myron A.
and Malina (Westbrook) Carroll, in 1903.
Alva and Ola were buried in Highland Cem.,
Junction City, KS. They had six children:
Lloyd Carroll, Paul Samuel, Ruth G., Maude
Katherine, Joe Rexford and Mary Jane.

(7) Roy Newton (Mar. 29, 1888-Feb. 8, 1982)
was born in Bernard in Lincoln County, KS.
He served in France in WWI. He became a
dentist and practised in KS until 1940
after which time he relocated to Brownsville
Cameron County, TX where he continued in
his profession until 1964 when he retired.
In 1911 he married Grace Ann Stackhouse
(May 1878-Mar. 10, 1912), a teacher. She
was buried in Herington, KS.
Their only child was Max Lowell Moxley
(Mar. 2, 1912-Feb. 24, 2011) who was raised
by his paternal aunt, Maude Halbert, in
Chapman. Max was a newspaper editor in
Sterling, KS. He married Sarah Charlene
"Icee" Schiveley (Feb. 10, 1912-May 9,
2000) in 1940. They had no children.
Both buried in Sterling cemetery. Max
was the last known living descendant of
Samuel Moxley Sr. (1800-1878) carrying
the Moxley surname so at his death this
name disappears from this branch.
Roy married Sarah "Sadie" Lovejoy
(Mar. 8, 1887-Jan. 18, 1975) in Oct. 1917.
Both were buried in Brownsville, TX.