Biography of Moody C. Little
Moody C. Little, treasurer of the Mutual Building and Loan Association of Emporia, had a distinguished career as a merchant and banker in Illinois before relocating to Emporia in 1884. Born in New Hampshire in 1822, he was raised in LaSalle County, Illinois, where he established a dry goods business and the Tonica Bank. Married in 1871 to Evelyn Anderson, they had two daughters. A Democrat and a trustee at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Little dedicated the last fifteen years to the loan business in Emporia.