Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Christian Naffziger

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 602, 603

Naffziger & Mosser. The Star Union Grist and Saw Mills of Wheatland, Mo., 
was founded, in 1869, by J. S. Naffziger, and is now operated by Naffziger & 
Mosser, who have been in partnership since June 20, 1881.  The junior member 
of the firm, Christian Naffziger, was born in Waterloo County, Canada, 
January 22, 1845, his parents being J. S. and Josephine (Naffziger) Naffziger, 
whose native birthplaces were Bavaria, Germany, and France respectively, the 
former born July 7, 1820, and latter in 1819.  The father was a child of five 
years when he came with his parents to the United States, and, after residing 
in Lancaster County, Penn., for a number of years, they moved to Upper Canada, 
and located in Waterloo County.  Here J. S. Naffziger resided until nineteen 
years of age, then went to New York State, but, after residing two years in 
Lowell County, returned to Canada, and December 2, 1841, was married to 
Josephine Naffziger, a distant relation.  In 1851 they removed to Lee County, 
Iowa, locating about eighteen miles north of Keokuk, where they continued to 
make their home until August, 1859, since which time they have resided in 
Hickory County, Mo., where he owns a good farm on Twenty-five Mile Prairie.  
Since 1867 he has given his attention to milling, but has also continued to 
farm and raise stock.  The following are his children who are living: 
Catharine, wife of Jacob J. Stuckey; John J., a ranchman of New Mexico; 
David, a saddler and harness maker at Wheatland; Daniel, a farmer of New 
Mexico; Samuel, who died at the age of twenty-four years in 1875; Benjamin, 
a merchant of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; and Mary, at home.  Christian Naffziger 
resided on his father's farm and operated a threshing machine until 1870, when 
he went West to the Black Hills, and, after remaining there five years, 
returned to Jasper County, Mo., and worked in the zinc mines of that county 
until May, 1881, when he purchased an interest in the Star Union Mills, with 
which he has since been connected.  On the 12th of April, 1885, he was married 
to Miss Mary, a daughter of John Rich.  She was born in France in 1856, and by 
Mr. Naffziger is the mother of one son, Joseph D., who is sixteen months old.  
The entire family worship in the Mennonite Church, and Christian, like his 
father, is a stanch Republican in politics.  He is also a member of the Wheel,
and is one of the prosperous young citizens of the county.  Jacob Mosser, the 
senior member of the milling firm of Naffziger & Mosser, was born in Waterloo 
County, Canada, December 2, 1835, and is one of nine children born to John and 
Barbara (Bloom) Mosser, the former born in Ohio, and died in Waterloo County, 
Canada, about 1843, and the latter born in Alsace, France, and died in Huron 
County, Canada, in 1877, when sixty-two years of age.  After the father's death 
the mother married again, her last husband being now also deceased.  Jacob Mosser 
remained with his parents until twenty-three years of age, then began learning 
the miller's trade in Huron County, Canada, where he remained until 1864, when he 
went to Europe, and, after making his home in Switzerland for about two years, 
returned to Canada, and in 1867 went to Bay City, Mich.  After working in a mill 
in this city for a short period he returned to Canada, and in 1869 came to Missouri 
and began working in the mill in Wheatland, where he remained until 1875, then went 
to Carroll County, Ind., where he made a stay of two years, then returned to Wheatland, 
purchasing, in 1879, an interest in the Star Union Mills.  Christiana Miller, who was
born in Germany, January 28, 1845, became his wife September 6, 1867, and by her he 
has a family of nine children: Sarah, Louis, Barbara, Samuel, Joseph, Minnie, Bennie, 
William and Fred.  Mrs. Mosser is a member of the Lutheran Church.  Mr. Mosser is a 
Republican in his political views, and is a member of the Wheel.

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