Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Judge Moses N. Neihardt

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 603, 604

Judge Moses N. Neihardt, probate judge of Hickory County, Mo., was born in 
Williams County, Ohio, on the 21st of January, 1847, his parents being Jacob 
and Anna M. (Frock) Neihardt.  The father was born in Center County, Penn., 
December 7, 1795, and was of German ancestry, and the mother was born in 
Maryland December 11, 1807, and was of German and English ancestry.  The father 
died in Williams County, Ohio, in March, 1871, but the mother is still living, 
and resides in that county with her children.  He was a successful farmer 
throughout life.  At twelve years of age he removed to Holmes County, Ohio, 
and, in 1832 to Williams County, same State.  In 1829 he was commissioned 
lieutenant of a company to protect the frontier from Indian depredations.  
In his political views he was a Democrat until 1855, when he became a 
Republican, which he remained until his death.  He and wife became the parents
of eleven children, seven of whom are living at the present time.  Moses N. 
Neihardt was next to the youngest in the family, and received his education 
in the Northeast Indiana Institute, at Orland, Ind.  In June, 1863, he enlisted
in Company E, Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and served until October 28 of the 
same year, when he began devoting his attention to school teaching during the 
winter seasons and attending school during the summer months, and, after coming 
to Hickory County, Mo., in 1866, he continued the occupation of teaching for 
four years.  He then returned to Orland, Ind., and learned photography, at which
he worked for a number of years during the summer.  In 1870 he came to Hermitage 
and formed a partnership with Amos S. Smith in the real estate business, and, at 
the same time, studied law, being employed, in 1872, in the county and circuit 
court clerk's office.  In 1874 he was elected county and circuit court clerk, 
and was a faithful and efficient incumbent of that office for eight years.  
He then turned his attention to farming, and served as deputy assessor and 
deputy clerk.  In 1886 he was elected probate judge of Hickory County. In 1871 
he was admitted to the bar, but has never practiced his profession.  He is a 
Republican in politics, and is a member of the G. A. R.  He also belongs to the 
Masonic fraternity and the I. O. O. F.  March 26, 1873, he was married to Miss 
Mary S. Pack, a daughter of J. R. and Rachel Pack, of Hickory County, by whom he 
has three children: Otto K., Ada and Melbern M.  

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