BIO: Daniel MOYER, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 932.
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   DANIEL MOYER, a successful farmer and citizen of Cooper township, was born in 
Kylerstown, Pa., Feb. 26, 1872, a son of Peter and Mary E. (Adams) Moyer.  His 
mother, a daughter of Thomas Adams, was born in Montour county, Pa., her 
marriage to Peter Moyer taking place Feb. 11, 1867.  Of their three children, 
two died in infancy, namely Mary Eve and Samuel.
  Daniel Moyer was the youngest of his parents' children.  He was educated in 
the public schools of his native locality and subsequently learned the butcher's 
trade, also mercantile business.  In 1896 he turned his attention to agriculture 
and now resides on a well cultivated farm of 77 acres, which he managed 
personally up to Dec. 1, 1909.  He is a member of Lodge No. 161, K. of P., of 
Morrisdale Mines; Allport Lodge No. 933, I. O. O. F.; Tomoka Lodge Red Men No. 
96, Morrisdale Mines; Oak Hill Grange at Karthaus; and Royal Order of Moose, No. 
123 at Philipsburg.  He was married Oct. 9, 1894, to Miss Alice E. Kirk, of 
Luthersburg, this county, a daughter of Joseph H. Kirk.  He and his wife are the 
parents of three children, namely:  Joseph Peter, Anna Mary and Frederick 
Daniel.  Mr. Moyer is a Democrat in politics but supports the Keystone ticket, 
and has served as assessor of Cooper township.  He belongs to the Presbyterian 
church at Kylertown.  His paternal grandparents were Adam and Eve Moyer, who 
came to Clearfield county from Germany with their family.