====== Felix Moses ======
Born in [[1827]], Moses was a Jewish peddler who resided at the [[hotels|Southern Hotel]] in [[Florence]]. His business was listed in the [[1883]] //Polk Directory// as "Felix Moses and Co., fur dealers." He once delivered a short but effective speech in Florence, mentioned in the //[[Boone County Recorder]]//, 27 Nov [[1879]], p. 3, col. 2.

In March [[1886]], Moses' body was found in the [[Ohio River]].  Some believed it was suicide, though murder is also a possibility. He was buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Moses was the subject of [[John Uri Lloyd|John Uri Lloyd's]] novel, //Felix Moses, the Beloved Jew of Stringtown on the Pike: pages from the life experiences of a unique character//.

===== More Information=====
  * [[enquirer_article_on_felix_moses|"Felix Moses, Peddler, Died 66 Years Ago, But Boone County Still Honors His Memory"]] by W. Robert Ellis, appeared in the Kentucky Enquirer on March 26th, 1952
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/30230/0|Moses Family File 1]]
==== Related websites ====
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:46/one?qu=felix+moses+the+beloved+jew+of+stringtown|Felix Moses, the Beloved Jew of Stringtown on the Pike]] in the BCPL Catalog

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  * [[Biographies]]