![]() ![]() This led to a series of lawsuits that only increased the anger as the Moodys prevailed in court and annexed sixty acres of the Toliver family farm. Each of the assailants was at least twenty years younger than their victim. William Toliver did not leave a will, meaning that Polly – who quickly moved back in with her brothers to avoid the hostility- was entitled to at least one-third of his property.Īt the subsequent estate sale one of the Toliver boys shouted, “The black-hearted sons-of-bitches have stolen more than they ever brought here!” That resulted in a brawl, with Tom Moody being attacked and seriously injured by four Toliver sons and son-in-law Alonzo “Bent” Jones. Matters got considerably worse when he was killed in a wagon accident eighteen months later. ![]() The Moody farmhouse was shared by four elderly bachelor brothers and their 51-year-old never-married sister, Mary Ann, known as “Polly.” The Toliver family was shocked when William unexpectedly married Polly and put her in charge of his household. William Toliver (some family members and most newspapers preferred “Tolliver”) was the father of thirteen children, three of whom were living at home when his wife died that year at the age of 53. ![]() In 1868 the Moody and Toliver families owned adjoining farms in Lawrence County, Indiana, just north of the Orange County line. ![]()
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