Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Moser, Fred March 11, 1860 - 
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Author: Emma E. Forter

FRED MOSER.

    Fred Moser, a well-known resident of Marysville township, Marshall county,
is a native of Germany, where he was born on March 11, 1860, the son of Jacob
and Marie Moser.

    Jacob and Marie Moser were also natives of Germany, where they were
educated, grew up and were married. Jacob Moser was born in 1825 and was reared
in a village, where he and his wife lived until the time of her death in 1864,
when the son, Fred, was four years of age. For four years after the death of his
wife, Mr. Moser continued to live in Germany, when in 1868 he decided to come to
America. After the death of Marie Moser, Mr. Moser was united in marriage to
Rosa Onger, a native of Germany. By Marie Moser, Jacob Moser was the father of
three children as follow: George, who is now deceased; Fred the subject of this
sketch and J. C., a butcher of Marysville. To Rosa Moser has been born three
children as follow: William, Mary and Charles, all of whom are now deceased.

    On his arrival in the United States in 1868, Jacob Moser at once came to
Kansas and purchased three hundred and sixty acres of land in Marysville
township, Marshall county. This he developed and improved and engaged in general
farming and stock raising with much success until the time of his death in 1896.
He and his family were members of the German Lutheran church and were prominent
in the early social and religious life of the township, where they were held in
the highest regard. Mr. Moser was identified with the Democratic party and took
a good deal of interest in local affairs, and had much to do with the civic life
of the township and the county. He was a progressive man and his farm and stock
were among the best in the district. Being a man of excellent judgment, his
advice was often sought in matters that pertained to the welfare and improvement
of the locality.

    Fred Moser received his earliest educational training in the public schools
of his native land and at the age of eight years came to the United States with
his father and the other members of the family. He completed his education in
the schools of Marshall county, and grew to manhood on the home farm, where he
assisted his father with the farm work. At the age of twenty-one years he
engaged as a farm hand by the month and later worked in a stone quarry. After
some years of this work he was employed in the office of the division
superintendent, of the Northern Pacific railroad. In 1897 he returned to the
farm, he and his brother renting two hundred and twenty acres of land, which was
a part of the old home place. Here he engaged in general farming for two years,
when he rented one hundred and sixty acres near Oketo, where he lived for ten
years, at the end of which time he came to his present farm where he is
successfully engaged in the operation of three hundred and eighty acres of
splendid land. In addition to his general farming, he pays much attention to the
raising of cattle and hogs, and has some of the best animals in this section of
the township. He has always taken an interest in local affairs and has served
his township as a member of the school board.

    In 1888 Fred Moser was united in marriage to Anna Georgina May, the daughter
of David and Mina (King) May. David May was born in Germany in 1836 and was
there educated in the public schools and there grew to manhood. He later came to
the United States and located in Illinois, where he was married to Mina King.
Some years later they located in Cass county, Nebraska, where they died. They
were the parents of two children, Frank and Georgina. Anna Georgina (King) Moser
was born in the state of Illinois and was educated in the common schools and
lived at home until the time of her marriage. Her death occurred on February 24,
1902. She was a woman of many excellent qualities and during her short life had
made many friends. She and Mr. Moser were the parents of the following children:
Perry W., born on February 20, 1889; Mina May, February 4, 1890; Royal G., June
13, 1894; Minnetta, March 28, 1896; William J., January 12, 1898, and Horace A.,
born on December 9, 1900. The children are all at home with the exception of
Royal G., who is working on a ranch in Nebraska.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)



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