Moses Family Legacy
We are delighted have you have chosen to explore our family’s rich history! This section is a celebration of our roots, our journey, and the incredible stories that have shaped who we are today.
From our ancestors’ journeys to the traditions we hold dear, every detail tells a story of love, resilience, and togetherness. We invite you to dive in, discover your heritage, and share your own memories and experiences.
With warmth,
The Moses Family
Willie and Julia
Willie Moses was born in the Lighter’s Lake area of Darlington County, South Carolina. He met and married Julia Williams whose mother, Caline Williams was hired out as a slave. They ran away and got married at about the age of seventeen. It was during the very cold of the winter, so they had to stop by the roadside and build a fire with corn stalks to warm their hands.
He used to buy race horses. He owned two that he used to hook to a buggy and drive to Darlington. Only a few people had cars during this time, but “Pa” had a good looking buggy that he also drove to church.
Julia and Willie were the proud parents of fourteen children. Eleven girls and three boys. Three died as infants. They raised nine girls and two boys. The children according to birth was eldest Carrie, then Ethel, Tilla, Willie Lee, Charlie, Nannie Bell, Mamie, Harry, Marie, Corine, Ruby Mae, Lois, Almanza, and Bertha.
Roots Run Deep
By that era standards, the family was a prosperous one. But a disastrous fire occurred that destroyed their home and they lost all their possessions. The family stayed in the feed barn after the fire, until they moved to a black school teacher’s farm, name Jerry Ham. when they moved from Jerry Ham’s place they lived at the commissary owner, J. S. Sansbury place.
Raised in the Wesley Chapel community and attending the Wesley Chapel Church, many of the family are buried in the church graveyard. Willie Moses died March 1, 1948 and Julia died on January 8, 1952.