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Researching the Families of Eckard, Lail, Moody, & Owl
Website Last Updated: Sun., 28 August 2016
Passings 2016: G. Johnson, R. M.Cooper, Mu Sun Jimenez, V. Wease
Our Cherokee Heritage
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My beautiful grandmother, Callie Magdaline Owle Moody (pictured left as a young woman in 1916), descended from a long line of proud and gifted people, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Her lineage stems directly from many who travelled the Trail of Tears and from those who hid in the high mountains to avoid capture and relocation to the Oaklahoma reservation lands.
Callie was born on the Qualla Boundary on September 30th, 1870 to Solomon Darius Owl(e) and Amy Anettie Reed. Callie (center) is pictured right with her grandfather, David Owl, her grandmother (seated), Caroline Eudora Brady Owl, a sister, Dora, and a baby cousin, Quincy Adam Owl. She lived on the Boundary until, against urgings of her family, she married my grandfather, Thomas Albert Moody (1893-1960), on September 16, 1913. Her life was difficult at best, even when young. She knew only hard work and church. Callie and Tom had eight children, whom Callie raised mostly on her own. Tom was a musician by trade and frequently travelled to perform for a living. He was, according to family, also filled with wonderlust, which added to his absences.
This picture of Callie was taken outside the log cabin in which she and Tom raised their children; it was drafty, minimal and devoid of modern conveniences of any type. Despite meager provisions and even less income, she raised her children well and into her later years even took on the added burden of frequently watching her grandchildren. Family who knew her longer and, perhaps, better than me have said that, as gentle of a woman as she was, Callie had a firey nature when needed.
I remember my grandmother well. A kind, compassionate woman she bestowed much love on her family, myself included. In late 1979, I was home for a visit and had made certain not to miss a chance to see her before I left. She had always been a slight woman but, then age 91, she seemed more fragile. When my visit concluded, I told her I'd see her again during my next vacation and visit home the following year. She told me she loved me and remarked that she would not be "here" when I returned. Indeed, she was not. Callie died on September 26th, 1980 at age 92.
To view my Cherokee ancestry tree, please click on the link below.
Ancestors of OWLE Callie Magdaline.pdf
Meet Some of our Owl and Other Related Family Members
(Scroll through the photos at your own pace.)
Solomon Darius Owl with Several Grandchildren
Father of Callie Magdaline Owl
Beaded Necklaces Created by Callie
Owned by Gr-Granddau. Dorthula Minish
Solomon Darius & Amy Anettie Reed Owl
Parents of Callie Magdaline Owl
Theodore Owl (aka Theodore Reed) with Family
Brother of Callie Magdaline Owl
Safronia Abernathy (m1 Beaver m2 Reed m3 Deweese) with Son, Frank
Maternal Grandmother of Callie Magdaline Owl
Believed to be Jehu Reed (aka John Jehu Reed)
Maternal Grandfather of Callie Magdalen Owl
Rev. Theodore Reed, Jr. & wife
1st Cousin of Callie Magdaline Owl
Joseph Brownlow Beaver (center) with wife, Alice Maybell Shelton (both center), Ivy Little (lft), and Dewey Beaver (rt)
Joseph Brownlow is the uncle of Callie Magdaline Owl; we do not know the relationship of Ivy Little or Dewey Beaver to Callie Owl.
James Frank Beaver as a Toddler
Uncle of Callie Magdaline Owl & brother of Joseph Brownlow Beaver
Davey Blythe with his cousin, Roland Blythe
Photo courtesy of Charlotte Lugmayr, Austria who was helping a Blythe Family member with research. Our Blythes come through Quincy Adam Owl.
Roland Blythe, son of a SSgt Blythe
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Lugmayr, Austria who was helping a Blythe Family member with research. Our Blythes come through Quincy Adam Owl.
Carolyn Brady Owl & grandson, Quincy Adam Owl
Ruby Wynell Brand Barns
Wife of James Thomas Barns who was the son of John Barns and Edna Nora Wood Barns. Edna was my Uncle Mark Owl's 2nd wife (or life partner, we aren't sure if they married.)
Callie Magdalen Owl Moody
My grandmother as a young woman
Carlisley Indian School Graduation Picture
We know this is a graduation picture from the Carolisle Indian School; Lloyd Owl, Sr is among the students but we don't know which one he is. Photo obtained from the Internet.
Class of 1937 - Carlisle Indian School
Photo obtained from the Internet.
Birdtown Cemetery, Cherokee, NC October 1999
A view of Bridtown Cemetery where many of my Owl Family members are buried.
Justice Rain Bark 2003 - 2007
Justice Rain Bark was my 2nd cousin twice removed through Annette Owl Fish, my 1st cousin once removed through Lloyd Solomon Owl.
Andrew J. Davis & wife, Eliza Deweese Davis
Andrew & Eliza are said to be relatives of my grandmother Annettie Reed Owl.
Helen Dehart Owl, wife of Raymond McKinley Owl
Raymond McKinley Owl is my 1st cousin once removed; he is the son of Mark Owl and Belva Smith Owl (Mark's 1st wife).
Malinda Ensley
Malinda Ensley is the step-daughter of my uncle, Cornelius Owl.
Barry Curtis Fish (a/f/u Barry Curtis Swordfish) 1972 - 2004 (Homicide)
Barry Curtis was the son of Annett Owl. He was my second cousin.
Joe Curtis Fish 1963-1990 (Accident)
Joe Curtis was the brother of Barry Curtis and also the son of Annette Owl. He, too, was my 2nd cousin.
Carving Done in Stone
This carving, which we believe to be of flagstone, was done by one of the Owl Family. It was featured in a video that we received that ws done by Lloyd Carl Owl, Sr. Unfortunately, he had played music loudly in the background and much of what he narrated couldn't be understood.
Another Carving Done in Stone
This carving, which we believe to be of flagstone, was done by one of the Owl Family. It was featured in a video that we received that ws done by Lloyd Carl Owl, Sr. Unfortunately, he had played music loudly in the background and much of what he narrated couldn't be understood.
Eugene Palmer 1994-2004
Photo courtesy of Leslie Palmer Pulliam, daughter of Eugene Palmer. Eugene was the grandson of my aunt, Dora Owl who married Gordon Farmer Palmer. Eugene was my second cousin.
Isabelle Abernathy (Bef 1866)
Believed to be a photo of the mother of Safrona Abernathy-Beaver-Reed-Deweese. Obtained via email from a researcher of the Brownlow Beaver Family.
Marriage Certificate of Jacob Palmer to Hazeltine Deweese
Safronia Hazeltine "Tina" Deweese was the 1/2 sister of my gr-grandother, Amy Annetti Reed Owl. Her parents were Albert Deweese and Safronia Abernathy.
Death Certificate of Amy Annetti Reed Owl
My great grandmother.
Death Certificate of Eugene Owl
My uncle
Death Certificate of Jarrett Owl
My uncle
Death Certificate of Oscar William Owl
My cousin - son of Mark Owl (aka Alvin Mark Reed), my uncle.
Death Certificate of Viola Owl 1926-1927
Infant daughter of Mark Owl (aka Alvin Mark Reed), my uncle.
Harlin Moody with granddaughter, Jane Caroline Moody Adams
Harlin Moody was Callie Owl Moody's sone and my uncle. Jane Moody Adams is the daughter of Harlin's son, James Eugene Moody, Sr.
Crystal Locust with daughter Justice Rain Bark
Crystal Locust is the daughter of Beatrice Fish and Luke Locust; Beatrice is the daughter of my first cousin once removed, Annette Owl. She was also the sister of Barry and Joe Fish (both deceased).
David Owl at son, John (TsiNaQua)Owl's Home 1908
David was John (TsiNaQua) Owl's son; David was my 2nd great grandfather, making John my 3rd great grandfather.
David Owl with friends in field.
My great-great-grandfather
David Owl with Jim Tail
David Owl was my great-great grandfather
John (TsiNaQua) Owl with wife Lidia and sons
This John )TsiNaQua) Owl was my 3rd great grandfather.
Mark Owl with Nora Woods
Mark Owl, who was also known as Alvin Mark Reed, was my uncle. We don't know if he and Nora Woods ever married but they were together from the mid to late 1930's until Mark Owl died in 1976.
Owl Family Reunion Ad - November 2006
Theodore (Owl) Reed
Theodore was the son of Solomon Darius and Amy Anettie Reed Owl. He changed his name to Reed when he moved to Oaklahoma. Theodore was my grand-uncle.
Theodore (Owl) Reed with Neice, Nettie Marie Palmer
Theodore (Owl) Reed was my grand-uncle. Nettie Marie is my 1st cousin once removed; the daughter of Dora Owl Palmer.
Kermit Owl
Son of Clifford Owl and my second cousin.
Alfred Bryan Owl 1897 - 1977
son of Colomon and Nettie; my grand-uncle.
(Possibly) Lloyd Carl Owl wiith son, Lloyd Carol, Jr.
One of them was a stone artist. Lloyd Carl, Sr. is my first cousin once removed; making Lloyd Carl, Jr. my second cousin. One of these gentlemen created a (home movie) video from which this image was obtained.
Belva Smith Owl
Belva was the first wife of Mark Owl (aka Alvin Mark Reed).
Alfred Bryan Owl (CA 1960s)
My grand-uncle.
Callie Owl Moody as a child with Luther Brady
We don't know the relationship of Luther Brady to Callie, if any. It is possible that Luther was a member of her grandmother's, Caroline Brady Owl, family.
Clifford Owl, Twin of Clifton Owl
Cliffod is my 1st cousin once removed.
Clifford and Maggie Reed Owl
My 1st cousin once removed.
Clifton Owl, Twin of Clifford 1920-1999
Clifton was my 1st cousin once removed.
Owl Brothers at The Last Confederate Reunion CA 1905
Pictured in the back row, 2nd from left, is David Owl; his brother Suate stand in the back row middle.
Cornelius Owl
My grand-uncle
David Owl
My 2nd great-grandfather
David Owl
My 2nd great-grandfather; photo courtesy of Evelyn Wheeler, daughter of Mark Owl (aka Alvin Mark Reed).
Donnie Owl
Grandson of Clifford Owl and my 2nd cousin once removed.
Dora Owl Palmer (CA 1960's)
My grand aunt.
Dora Owl (m-Palmer) As Teenager
My grand aunt.
Edward Owl as a Young Mman
My grand uncle
Edward Owl (CA 1960)
My grand uncle.
Edward Owl with Friends (Est CA 1930s)
My grand uncle (in hat) with some friends.
Essie Owl
Edward Owl CA 1975
My grand uncle; taken at the 1975 family reunion.
Ethel Owl McCoy CA 1975
My grand aunt; taken at the 1975 family reunion.
Owl Family Reunion 1975
The surviving children of Solomon and Nettie Reed Owl taken at the 1975 family reunion.
Freeman Owl
Son of Lloyd Solomon Owl; my 1st cousin once removed. Freeman Owl is a Storyteller and is renoun for his talents at sharing stories of the Cherokee legend and history.
Jane Owl Youndeer CA 1975
My grand aunt and wife of Robert Youndeer, former Principle Chief, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.
Jarrett Owl Tending Crop
My 1st cousing once removed.
John (TsiNaQui) Owl with son
My 3rd great-grandfather
Lloyd Solomon Owl CA 1975
My grand uncle
Nettie Marie Palmer
Daughter of Dora Owl Palmer and my 1st cousin once removed.
Jacob Nolan Kennedy Owle, 2004-2010, Age 6
Young Jacob was the son of Charles Dee Owle and Tammy Marie Kennedy. Jacob's grandfather is Jeffrey Owle, 1961-2005, who was my 2nd cousin. Jacob's obituary indicated he passed away very suddenly after an undisclosed brief illness.
Lunch with Aunt Mary & Cousin Johnnie Ellington
Taken 6 Aug 2015, we met with Mary Lou Moody Ellington (in yellow) and her son, Johnnie, seated next to her. Aunt Mary is the daughter of Tom & Callie Owle Moody, my grandparents - that makes Johnnie my first cousin.