In the 1880 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Sarah Darden, 57, son-in-law Algia Vaughn, 23, daughter Mittie, 22, and grandchildren Joseph, 8, Sarah, 6, and Macinda Vaughn, 5 months. [Joseph “Vaughn” was actually Joseph Ward, listed with his stepfather’s surname. “Macinda” appears to be Minerva Vaughn.]

In the 1880 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Pettigrew Street,  Virginia-born Fannie Moody,  35, “keeping house” with sons William, 11, and John, 8.

On 18 February 1892, William Moody, 23, of Wilson, son of Fanny Moody (who lived in Washington, D.C.) married Sarah Ward, 18, daughter of Mittie Ward, in Wilson. Missionary Baptist minister Fred M. Davis performed the ceremony at Sam Williams‘ residence in the presence S.W. Williams and J.W. Jeffreys, both of Wilson, and W.T. Williams of Halifax, N.C.

Sarah Ward Moody, her husband William M. Moody, their children Augustus and Christina Moody, and William’s mother Fannie Moody Harris migrated to Washington, D.C., between 1896 and 1898.

In the 1899 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody William M, waiter, 1617 V nw

In the 1901 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody William, waiter, 2531 15th nw

In the 1900 census of Washington, D.C: waiter William Moody, 27, wife Sarah S., 24, dressmaker, and children Augustus, 5, and Crist Moody, 4, plus sister-in-law Minerva Vaughn, 10, mother-in-law Mittie Vaughn, 46, cook, and mother Fannie Harris, 55, cook, all born in North Carolina.

In the 1910 and 1912 Washington, D.C., city directories: Moody William, waiter, 1443 Pierce pl nw

In the 1913 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Wm M, waiter, 1443 Swann nw

In the 1915 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Wm, waiter, h Whittingham pl ne

In the 1919 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Wm M, waiter, h 1032 Whittingham pl ne

In the 1920 census of Washington, District of Columbia: at 1032 Whittingham Place, paper hanger William Moody, 48; wife Sarah, 44; son Augustus, 26, hotel waiter; widowed daughter Christiana, 24; her children Lorine, 5, Robert W., 3, and Earl, 18 months; William’s mother Fanny Harris, 75; and lodger Hattie Carter, 12.

Fannie Moody Harris died 24 April 1920 in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Times, 28 April 1920.

In the 1921, 1922, and 1923 Washington, D.C., city directories: Moody Wm M, paperhngr, h 1032 Whittingham pl ne

In the 1922 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Sarah, laundress, h 1032 Whittingham pl ne

Christine Moody Briggs Payne died 22 July 1928 at the family home at 1032 Whittingham Place, N.E., in D.C.’s Deanwood neighborhood.

The Washington Times, 23 July 1928.

In the 1933 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Wm M (Sarah), paperhngr, h 1032 Whittingham pl ne h[ome] d[itto]

In the 1936 Washington, D.C., city directory: Moody Wm M, h 1032 Whittingham pl ne

William M. Moody died 11 May 1936 on Whittingham Place.

The Washington Times, 13 May 1936.

Five months later, on 16 October 1936, Sarah Helen Ward Moody died.

The Washington Times, 5 August 1936.