2023年5月11日 · All these Moodys led Christine to a simple question: "Who is Moody, and why is everything named after them in Austin?" Who is Moody? The story starts with a man named William Lewis Moody, Jr. He was born in Fairfield, Texas — about an hour east of Waco — in 1865. His parents were Pherabe Moody and William Lewis Moody, Sr.

On August 26, 1890, [2] Moody married Libbie Rice Shearn. [1] They had four children: [1] [5] Mary Elizabeth (who married Edwin Clyde Northen [6]), William Lewis III, Shearn, and Libbie (who married Clark W. Thompson). Their family home, "The Moody Mansion", is now a museum. [7] Mary later took over many of the family businesses after Moody's ...

The Moody family began with Col. William Lewis Moody, who settled in Galveston and started the family business in cotton. His son, a Jr. by the same name, expanded the business into banking and insurance, and the empire began.

2023年12月5日 · Ross Moody sold the family insurance companies for $7 billion, creating a giant windfall for the Moody Foundation. His new challenge: how to give away $125 million a year.

I visited the Moody Mansion in Galveston. They were one of the wealthiest families in the South back in the 1800s. They were also "new money" and became wealthy in the 1850s mainly through cotton business and later banking. In the 1950s, the family had 50+ corporations.

2022年8月9日 · With two new major venues, The Moody Amphitheater and UT’s Moody Center, opening recently, joining the already established ACL Live at the Moody Theater, it’s easy to understand why. So what’s the deal?

In Austin, the name "Moody" seems to be everywhere you look. From universities to music venues, the Moody family has left their mark on the city. But who are...

Home movie of Governor Dan Moody and his family celebrating birthdays and spending time around Austin

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Ross R. Moody (Austin, TX) is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of National Western Life Group, Inc. He served as President and COO from 1992 to 2016. He is also Chairman of the Board of American National Insurance Company and is a …