MOYER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MOYER, James A. - b: 1841 IL
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 482
residence: Clinton Twp

James A. Moyer. For over sixty years James A. Moyer, pioneer farmer of Clinton 
township, has resided on his homestead and has improved his farm from prairie 
and wilderness into a rich and productive country estate. During this long period 
he has seen a great county and State in the making and has witnessed all of the 
wonderful changes that have taken place in this western country. "Uncle Jim," as 
he is affectionately known, has likewise improved with time and has kept pace 
with this great development. He was born in Illinois December 25, 1841, and is 
the son of Frederick and Polly (Hall) Moyer, natives of North Carolina and 
Virginia, respectively. Frederick Moyer was born in 1794 and died in 1856. He 
was the son of John Moyer, who was of North Carolina German stock. Polly Hall 
was born near Jamestown, Virginia, and was the daughter of a revolutionary 
soldier who served seven years in the Army of Independence. Frederick Moyer was 
a pioneer in Edgar County, Illinois, and his father settled on Tiger Creek in Pike 
County, Illinois. Frederick Moyer died in Illinois and after his death the widowed 
mother and family came to Missouri. in 1858. While the war was raging she took 
her family and returned to the home folks in Illinois. She was accidentally killed 
by a threshing machine in 1863. James A. Moyer migrated to Missouri in 1858 and 
first settled upon a rented farm and lived in a small log cabin which the previous 
owner had erected. He eventually settled on the Levy place, which had been 
entered from the Government by his brother, John S. Moyer, who returned to 
Illinois in August, 1861, and came back to Henry County in 1865. James A. 
returned to Henry County, Missouri, in 1866 and settled upon his present home 
place in 1867. During the many years in which Mr. Moyer has resided on his place 
he has constantly been improving it in different ways. A fine growing orchard 
planted in 1905 is his special pride. Mr. Moyer's farm embraces 300 acres in all. 
July 21, 1867, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret A. Plecker, who was 
born in Augusta County, Virginia, June 22, 1845. The history of the Plecker 
family and an account of the parents of Mrs. Margaret Moyer appears in the sketch 
of James F. Plecker in this volume. Six children were born of this marriage, three 
of whom are living: Hattie, wife of W. Scott Mitchell, a sketch of whom appears 
in this volume; Mrs. Grace Ringo, living in Oklahoma, mother of two children, 
Caroline and Eugene; Mrs. Viola Romine, Clinton, Missouri, mother of one child, 
Frank Romine. Mr. Moyer is a pronounced Democrat and has firmly and 
consistently supported the Democratic party since attaining his majority. He is a 
well preserved gentleman for his age, but has turned much of the farm work over 
to younger heads who are tilling his acreage for him.

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