Biographical Sketch of John Moser, Laclede 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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John Moser, a prominent farmer of Smith township, Laclede county, Mo.,
was born in Campbell county, Tenn., April 15, 1816, being the son of
Allen and Susannah Moser, natives of South Carolina and Tennessee, re-
spectively.  The father followed farming and blacksmithing for a live-
lihood, and was a Democrat in his political opinions.  He was a soldier
in the War of 1812, was a member of the Baptist Church, and died during
the late war, over eighty years of age.  His father served in the 
Revolutionary War.  Mrs. Susannah Moser died in the year 1850.  She was
the mother of twelve children, all of whom lived to be grown; but seven
are now living.  John Moser was the fourth child in order of birth.  He
was reared on his father's farm in Campbell county, and when twenty-two
years of age commenced business for himself.  In 1841 he came to Miss-
ouri by wagon, bringing with him his wife, whose maiden name was Mary
Murry, and one child.  He located in the fall of the same year where he
has since lived.  He had but $18 after locating on his place, and trad-
ed a wagon for his claim, which was 120 acres of bottom land.  By hard
work and good management he has increased this to 225 acres of good 
land, with 150 under cultivation.  He remained at home during the war;
was a Union man, and a Democrat in his political views, although now he
is independent.  His wife died in 1844, leaving one child, Henry, who
died in the Federal army in the fall of 1861.  Mr. Moser was married a
second time to Miss Lucy Elizabeth Mayfield, daughter of James Mayfield
(See Sketch of W. R. Mayfield).  Mrs. Moser died in 1878, and left a
family of three children: James, Margaret and John.  Margaret died,
leaving three children: James is living in Kansas City; and John lives
on the old home place.  John J. Moser and son farm their land.  The
latter was born on the home place in 1859, and has always been at home.
He was married to Miss Emily J. May, a native of Kentucky, born in 1862
and the daughter of Robert and Ellen May.  Ellen May died when her 
daughter was a small child, and the father is living in Dakota Terri-
tory.  To John Moser, Jr., and wife were born five children: Lucy A.,
Charley W., George A., Harrison and Ida L.  Mr. Moser is a member of
the Agricultural Wheel, and he and wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.

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