Biographical Sketch of James M. Mohler, Johnson County, Missouri, Post Oak Township. >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** James M. Mohler, a well read, successful farmer of Post Oak township, was born in Covington, Ohio, March 19, 1870, but has been a resident of Johnson county, Missouri for the past thirty-six years, during which time he has been closely identified with the social and religious life of the community in which he resides. He is a son, one of seven child- ren born to Martin S. and Elizabeth (Mikesell) Mohler, both of whom were natives of the old "Buckeye State." Martin Mohler was born in Covington, Ohio in 1845 and migrated to Johnson county, Missouri in 1881, where he purchased the farm known as the Jones Brothers' place and there reared to maturity a family of three children, four died before grown. Mrs. Elizabeth Mohler was also born in Ohio and she and Martin S. Mohler were united in marriage at Covington, Ohio. James M. Mohler, subject of this review, was educated in McPherson College, a Dunkard or Brethren institution of learning which he attended for a period of three years. This school is widely attended by young men and women of Dunkard persuasion and draws students from more than eleven states of the Union. For the past three years, Mr. Mohler has filled the important post of trustee of the college. Mr. Mohler was united in marriage with Ida May Wampler in 1895. Ida May (Wampler) Mohler was born and reared in Johnson county, Missouri on a farm near the town of Knob Noster. The following children have been born of this marriage, namely: Ruth, Elizabeth, and Salome. Mr. Mohler has always been a farmer and, immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Mohler sett- led on the farm of 80 acres which they own and cultivate successfully in Post Oak township. Mr. Mohler is one of the leaders in the religious life of Johnson county and has taken a very active and important part in the work of the church in the belief of which he was reared. At the present time he is serving as elder of the Brethren or Dunkard church at Leeton, Missouri, and has been a member of the General Sunday School Board of this denomination for the past five years. This board is the governing body which has charge of all the Sunday Schools of the Dunk- ard faith in the United States and elsewhere. Before taking this position, Mr. Mohler was a member of the Advisory Board of the Brethren Sunday Schools for a period of six years. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: <> Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================