Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Moll, Henry 1834 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 23, 2014, 7:29 pm Source: See Below Author: L. A. Fritsche HENRY MOLL. Henry Moll, one of the elder pioneer citizens of Milford township, Brown county, Minnesota, now living in quiet retirement on his one-hundred-and-sixty-acre farm, is a native of Germany, born in Wurtemberg on December 27, 1834. He is a son of Henry and Anna Moll, both natives of the same place. Henry, the elder, was a shepherd in his native land but after coming to this country in 1847 he devoted his energies exclusively to farming. He located in Wisconsin, where he passed the remainder of his life. Henry and Anna Moll were the parents of nine children, five of whom are still living. These are Daniel, Conrad, Margaret, Henry and Albert. Henry Moll was thirteen years of age when his parents brought him to this country and in his native land had attended a good school. He studied in this country but a short time, and that in the primitive early schools of Wisconsin He was of great assistance to his father in preparing their newly acquired land for cultivation and worked in this manner until the outbreak of the Civil War. Early in that conflict he enlisted as a private in Company G. Ninth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served three years and three months with the Western division of the army under General Steele. He passed through his time of service without any serious injury, although participating in a number of skirmishes. After his term of enlistment had expired, Henry Moll returned to his home and shortly afterward came to this county, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres of land in Milford township, for which he paid eleven hundred dollars. It was partly improved, having some sod broke, but the buildings had all been destroyed during the Indian uprising. He set about putting up the necessary buildings and otherwise improving the place and farmed there until 1873 when he moved to Cottonwood county and pre-empted a claim of one hundred and sixty acres. After having proved up on that, Henry Moll returned to his former home in Milford township and continued farming there until the time of his retirement in 1911. Henry Moll was always considered one of the most progressive men and up-to-date farmers of his day and community and is eminently deserving of the success which has been his. Henry Moll was married on August 19, 1866, to Caroline Essig, a daughter of John and Louise (Granaman) Essig, that family being one of the prominent pioneer families and for further data regarding them, the reader will please refer to the sketch of John Essig, found elsewhere within these covers. Henry Moll and wife are the parents of fourteen children, eleven of whom are living at the present time. These are: Albert, Anna, Henry, Otto, Caroline, Jacob, Armanda, Leonard, Charles, Adolph and Arthur. Henry married Minnie Current and has five children, Wilmer, James, Laura, Lydia and Adeline. Anna married Clark Moorehouse and is the mother of six children, Samuel, Ora, Jacob, Leonard, Albert and Charles. Samuel Moorehouse married a Miss Anderson and has one child. Otto married Rosa Frankie and has four children, Genevieve, Everett, Alma and Rowland. Caroline became the wife of George Maha and has five children, Gladys, Georgia, Goldie, Germa and Glorandena. Jacob chose Ethel Osborn as his wife and has four children, Elmer, Louise, Alice and Germa. Armanda became the wife of Andrew Lebert and has a family of five, Edmond, Lottie, Iona, Lloyd and Opal. Arthur married Minnie Vogel and has a family of three children, Harold, Arman and Edgar. Henry Moll is one of the faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church of New Ulm and for a number of years he was superintendent of the Sunday school and also served as church treasurer. He is one of those consistent men who by virtue of their good qualities exert a beneficent influence on the community at large. Politically, Mr. Moll gives his support to the Republican party and has demonstrated his interest in local political matters in various ways. For many years he was road supervisor and that at a time when the question of good roads was first agitating this section. He is a member of Hagar Post No. 48, Grand Army of the Republic, and fills the office of sergeant. Mr. Moll has added his quota to the general development of this section of the state and as one of the older pioneers, is eminently entitled to representation in this volume. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D. Editor With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families VOLUME II B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/brown/photos/bios/moll388gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/brown/bios/moll388gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb