Born in either Fairfax or Loudoun County, VA.
Son of unknown Moxley and Delilah (maiden
name may have been McIntyre, although
unproven).
Brother of William Moxley (1798-1831)(Mary Erb),
Elizabeth Moxley (1804-1883)(John Kinsey),
Mary Moxley (1806-1892)(Jeptha G. DeKay),
Sarah Ann Moxley (1808-1889)(William
Benton) - all buried in Kitchener, Ontario,
Canada, and Orlando Henry Moxley (1815-
1887)(Mrs. Sarah Evans and Mrs. Elizabeth
Moyer Simons) who is buried in Guelph, Ontario.
Also half-brother, Benjamin B. Eby (1819-
1898) who died in Louisville, KY.

The family left VA about 1816 on their
way to Kentucky via Pennsylvania. The
husband/father died in the area of
McClellandtown in Fayette County, PA.
At about the same time a Daniel Eby
(1773-June 1820), a widower with two
daughters, originally from Lancaster, PA
who had moved to Waterloo County, Ontario,
Canada in 1807, had journeyed to Fayette
County in Oct. 1817 to visit relatives.
While there he met Delilah Moxley and
they were married in Jan. 1818 in
McClellandtown.
Delilah (Apr. 1779-June 25, 1842) remained
in Waterloo County, Ontario and was buried
there near son William and daughter Sarah
Ann Benton. Daniel Eby died in PA on a
return trip there in 1820.
It is believed that Delilah acted as some
sort of medical assistant or mid-wife, in
Waterloo County (town of Berlin, now
Kitchener).

Samuel Moxley farmed in Waterloo County.
On Apr.2, 1833, in Waterloo Cty., he married
Laura Kilborn (Mar. 19, 1812-Nov. 26, 1838),
native of Leeds County, Ontario, d/o of
Whiting Kilborn (1791-1871) and Mary Wood
(1789-1870). Laura was first buried in the
Limerick Cornell Cemetery but the cemetery
remains were moved in 1966 to Doon Pioneer
Village cemetery with the building of
highway 401.

Samuel and Laura had two children:
(1) Mary Jane (b. Nov. 12, 1835) for whom
nothing further is known; and
(2) Washington Moxley (Dec. 1, 1837-Dec. 7,
1911) who married Alice Maria Kitchen
(Apr. 4, 1845-Mar. 4, 1910) in Brant County,
Ontario and soon after settled on a farm in
Shelby County, MO. They had four children
there. In 1901 the family moved to Merced,
CA and operated a peach farm on the outskirts
of town. Members of ths family are buried in
the Merced I.O.O.F. District Cemetery.

On Oct. 24, 1839 in Berlin, Ontario, Samuel
was married to Elizabeth Springer (June 15,
1821-Feb. 12, 1895), daughter of Benjamin
Springer (1773-1834) and Mary Ryckman
(ca1777-1834) of Waterloo County, the
ceremony performed by Rev. H. Montgomery,
a Methodist minister.

In 1842, Samuel sold one acre of his land
in the town of Berlin (now Kitchener) for
one dollar to the Trustees of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church. This church continues
to function as Trinity United Church.
Six children were born to Samuel and
Elizabeth in Waterloo County.

In Oct. 1853 Samuel sold his interests in
Waterloo and moved to the area of Uniontown
in Fayette County, PA, the same area where
he had lived for a short time prior to
moving north to Canada. He purchased 166
acres in Menallen Twp. from Elijah Jennings
for $6800. While in this area five more
children were born.
In 1867 the family picked up roots again
and moved from PA to Shelbina in Shelby
County, MO. It is believed he experienced
difficult financial times there. After
Samuel's death, Elizabeth lived out her
remaining years with her son, William S.,
in Salt River Twp.
Children:
(1) Jael Delilah Moxley (Sept. 15, 1840-
Jan. 14, 1876) married on Nov. 26, 1868
in Shelbina to Dr. Demosthenes White
(1834-1895). No known children. "Jane"
was buried in the Moxley family plot in
Shelbina.

(2) William Ryckman Moxley (Jan. 2, 1843-
Mar. 27, 1844) died in Waterloo County,
Ontario, Canada.

(3) Hannah Maria Moxley (Mar. 3, 1845-
Mar. 20, 1922) married Caleb Johnson Miller
(1841-1908) in Menallen Twp., Fayette Co.,
PA. They lived for a time in Shelby, MO but
returned to PA about 1880. There were four
Miller children. The parents are buried in
Bridgeport Cemetery, Brownsville.

(4) Samuel J. Moxley (Sept. 25, 1847-Mar.
16, 1922) married Jennie J. Messmore
(1851-1918) on Sept. 22, 1869 in Shelbina.
Samuel and Jennie moved their family to
Glasco, Cloud County, KS in 1884. They had
eight children. Their marriage was often
in turmoil, so divorced in the mid-1890s.
In 1903 Jennie married John D. Burns.
S.J., as he was known, is buried in Indian
Hill Cemetery, Chapman, KS with some of
his children. Jennie and John are buried
in Glasco Cemetery.

(5) Isaac Newton Moxley (Aug. 8, 1850-
June 19, 1873) was buried in the Shelbina
family plot. He was unmarried.

(6) William Springer Moxley (May 16, 1853-
June 24, 1929), last of the Ontario-born
children, married Emma Virginia Kennerly
(1854-1921) on May 8, 1878 in Shelbina.
They farmed first in Saline County in the
area of Grand Pass and Malta Bend and later
in Salt River Twp., near Walkerville, six
miles northwest of Shelbina. They had eight
children. The parents are buried in Old
Shelbina I.O.O.F. cemetery.

(7) Margaret Ann "Annie" Moxley (May 5,
1856-May 18, 1869) was buried in the
Shelbina family plot.

(8) Canada McIntyre Moxley (July 12, 1858-
Sept. 8, 1877) was unmarried and it's
assumed he was buried in the Shelbina family
plot.

(9) Elizabeth Lenora "Nora" Moxley (Apr. 6-
1860-Mar. 13, 1881) was unmarried. She
spent her short adult years as a dressmaker.
She died in Shelbina and was also buried in
the Shelbina family plot.

(10) Mary "Mollie" Moxley (Aug. 30, 1862-
after 1929) was reportedly living in Kansas
City, MO in 1912, unmarried, operating a
boarding house. No additional information.

(11) John Wesley Moxley (Nov. 5, 1864-Oct.
21, 1865) died in Fayette County, PA.

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OBIT - Shelbina Democrat, Mar. 6, 1878, page 1

Samuel Moxley Sr. died on Saturday morning
at his residence in this place of consumption,
aged 78 years. Deceased came with his family
to Shelby County in 1867. He was a devout
and consistent member of the Methodist Church
South and a good citizen.
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SHELBINA CEMETERY RECORDS:
Samuel Moxley bought a plot in the Old
Shelbina Cemetery, Sec. 1, Lot 2 on
May 20, 1869. This was the day his
daughter, Annie, was buried. The plot
has at least six grave locations. No
other
information was found on the record
books.