The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 633 BOYD E. MOBERLY. A splendidly developed property pays tribute to the care and labor bestowed upon it by the owner, Boyd E. Moberly, who, actuated by a most progressive spirit, has utilized his advantages along agricultural lines to the utmost in the development of one of the fine farms of the Yakima valley. He was born in Clinton county, Missouri, May 1, 1872, a son of William and Elizabeth (Moberly) Moberly, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. In early life they removed to Missouri and there the father followed the occupation of farming until called to his final rest. Both he and his wife passed away before their son Boyd was ten years of age. The latter acquired a public school education and in his youthful days worked on farms, thus providing for his own support. Thrown upon his own resources at an early age, whatever success he has achieved or enjoyed is attributable to his persistency of purpose, keen discrimination and sagacity. In 1899 he came to Washington and for some time was employed in the sawmills at Everett. In 1904 he arrived in Yakima and purchased twenty acres of land on Selah Heights. It was a wild tract, the acreage having not yet been brought under the plow. He paid eight hundred dollars for this property and such was the increase in its value because of the rapid settlement of the district and the improvements which he had made upon the land, that he sold it two years later for fifty-five hundred dollars. He then purchased twenty acres of land on the lower Naches and devoted five years to its cultivation and improvement and also cultivated land which he rented. He then sold his property and made investment in twenty-eight and a quarter acres on the lower \aches, whereon he has since engaged in raising corn, alfalfa and potatoes. He also makes the raising of cattle and hogs a feature of his business and is now the owner of one of the fine farm properties of the district, highly developed and improved according to all modern standards of farm life. In 1894 Mr. Moberly was united in marriage to Miss Nora Daniels, a daughter of Marcus H. Daniels, a native of Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Moberly have been born three children: Mary Leta, the wife of R. E. Hughes, a resident of Yakima, I)y whom she has two children; Floy Gladys, who is training for nursing; and Helen, ten years of age. Mrs. Moberly is a member of the Christian' church. Mr. Moberly gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and both are held in high esteem because of their many sterling traits of character, their loyalty in friendship and their devotion to those interests which figure in public-spirited citizenship. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.