Isaac Moody

Isaac I. Moody Jr. was born in Appling County, Georgia, and in the early 1890s moved to St. Johns County, Florida, where he first worked in the turpentine business as a woods rider near present-day Bunnell, Florida. He ventured into various businesses including turpentine, shingle milling, real estate and banking. After getting into politics he quickly gained local and statewide influence and was instrumental in the establishment of Flagler County, Florida, in 1917. He became a 32nd degree Mason, and was elected as Worshipful Master of the Bunnell Lodge No. 200 in 1918. Moody was also a member of the Morocco Temple of Shriners at Jacksonville, FL. Today, he is remembered as the "Father of Flagler County."