Biographical Sketch of David Moulder, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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David Moulder, merchant and one of the pioneers of Camden county, Mo.,
was born in Grainger county, Tenn., May 25, 1840, and is the son of
Valentine and Ann (Yaden) Moulder, both natives of Grainger county,
Tenn., and of Itailian and German descent.  The paternal grandfather 
was an early settler of Tennessee.  Valentine Moulder was a farmer by
occupation, and immigrated with his family to Camden county, Mo., in
1842.  He came through in wagons, and located in Osage township, about
seven miles northwest of Linn Creek.  He entered about 200 acres of 
land, with about five acres cleared, on which was a little log cabin,
which is still standing.  He set to work to improve his place, and soon
had a number of acres under cultivation.  On this farm he remained 
until his death, which occurred in 1862.  The mother died in 1852.  
They were the parents of nine children, three now living: David, Mary
E. (wife of T. P. Groom) and Bertha R. (wife of C. M. Piercy).  The
father represented Camden county in the Legislature two terms, 1852 and
1856; held the office of county judge for about four years, and was a
very prominent man in this county.  He had a host of friends.  His son,
David Moulder, was two years of age when he came to Camden county, Mo.,
with his parents, and thus it may be seen that he has been identified
with the interests of Camden county almost all his life.  He received 
his education in the old subscription schools, and was obliged to walk
three and one-half miles to attend the same, the school house being of
log, with a hole for a door and a crack for a window.  He assisted on
the farm, and when the late war broke out he enlisted in the Missouri
Militia and served three years.  He was engaged in several hard skirm-
ishes, and had one hair-breath escape, a ball passing through his hat
brim.  At the close of the war he engaged in merchandising at Linn
Creek, which vocation he has since continued, and is the oldest merch-
ant at Linn Creek.  He sold goods ten years at Richland, Pulaski 
county.  Mr. Moulder carries a general line of merchandise, and now 
owns Gov. McClurg's old mansion, which was built under the Governor's
supervision thirty-five years ago.  He also owns the farm, consisting
of 300 acres.  Mr. Moulder was elected county treasurer in 1874, and
re-elected in 1876, and resigned in 1877 on account of his removal to
Richland.  He was married in 1865 to Miss Sallie Selby, by whom he has
ten children living: Ellen, Jessie L., Cora M., Thomas V., Charles,
George C., John D.,Elect E., Emma M. and Sallie.  Mr. Moulder is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a stanch Democrat politically.

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