HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS, E. Polk Johnson, three volumes, Lewis
Publishing Co., New York & Chicago, 1912. Common version, 
Vol. III, pp. 1298-99.  [Jefferson County]

JOSIAH MOSS TERRY--The ancestry of Josiah Moss Terry as far back as their
history can be traced in the annals of America are noted for the sterling
traits of character which mark the valuable citizen of this great republic.
At all times they have been ready to uphold righteous and just laws, to
promote the welfare of the land of their nativity, and, if needful, to lay
down their lives on the altar of her liberty and maintenance.
     Josiah Moss Terry, treasurer and secretary of the Sinking Fund
Commission of the city of Louisville, is a native of the Blue Grass state,
having been born in Glasgow, Barren county, Kentucky, on March 11, 1843,
the son of John and Mary Jane (Moss) Terry.  Mr. Terry, our subject, is the
descendant of an old and distinguished American family, and a brief account
of his immediate ancestors will not be inappropriate in this sketch.  His
great-grandfather, Nathaniel Terry, of Antrim Parish, Halifax county,
Virginia, was appointed a justice of the peace by Governor Dinwiddie, and
afterward sheriff of the county.  He was for some years a member of the
House of Burgesses, a member of the Virginia Convention of May 6, 1776, and
was present when Patrick Henry made his famous speech on that occasion.
His bonds as sheriff of Halifax county, given to George III, are still on
record in the archives of Virginia.  The records also show that he
presided in the last court held by the justices under King George III,
April term, 1776, and at the first court held under the commonwealth of
Virginia, July 18, 1776.  His military record in the Revolutionary was is
as follows: Nathaniel Terry, Virginia, First Lieutenant, Fourteenth
Virginia, December 2, 1776.  Regiment designated Tenth Virginia, September
14, 1778.  Captain Lieutenant, March 12, 1779.  Captain, December 15,
1779.  Taken prisoner at Charleston May 12, 1780.  Transferred and sent to
Virginia, February 12, 1781, and served until the close of the war.  His
son, William Morris Terry, was the grandfather of Josiah Moss Terry and
was a pioneer of Kentucky, settling in Todd county at an early date. John
Terry, the father of our subject, came to Louisville with his family when
Josiah was quite young and engaged in mercantile business.
     Josiah M. Terry received his education in the schools of Louisville
and began a business career in 1859.  In 1862 he was appointed a captain
of commissary of subsistence in the United States army, which position he
held until 1865, when he resigned from the service.  During his connection
with the department a very large part of the supplies for the entire
Federal forces passed through Mr. Terry's hands.  After his resignation,
he entered his father's grocery store in Louisville and continued there
until January 1, 1873.  On August 1, 1875, Mr. Terry was chosen treasurer
and secretary of the Sinking Fund Commission, which position he now holds.
     Ever true to the duties of citizenship, taking a lively interest in
all that affects the welfare of his city and state, it is but natural that
Mr. Terry should have been called upon to serve in positions of distinctive
public trust and responsibility.  His purpose has ever been commendable,
his actions manly, his conduct sincere and above all his life has been
influenced by a sense of conscientious obligation concerning his relations
to his fellow men and his duties of citizenship.

Terry Moss
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Glasgow-Barren-KY Todd-KY Halifax-VA

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