Jacob A. Mosier
One of the most thoroughgoing and respected agriculturists of Sugar Creek township, Wayne county, is Jacob A. moser, the descendent of an Excellent family. He was born in this township March 4, 1872, the son of A.P. and Mariah (Welty) Moser, the former born in this township July 23, 1836, the son of Peter Moser, who was born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, in 1809. He came to the United States as a single man, here met and married Anna Baer, a native of the same county, and they were among the earliest settlers of Wayne county and here they spent the balence of their lives on the farm they hewed from the wilderness. They were the parents of six sons and three daughters. A.P. Moser was reared in Sugar Creek township and lived here all his life, becoming a prosperous farmer and an influential man in his community. Starting in life with but little, he became the owner of one hundred and sixteen Acres of good land on which he made a comfortable living. He was a public-spirited and an earnest Christian. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, seven living in 1910.
Jacob A. Moser was reared on the home farm which he assisted in developing, receiving a common school education. He remained at home until he was married in 1893 to Anna hofstetter, who was born in Sugar Creek township October 23, 1872. Her people were long well known here, having been among the representative farmers of their community. Mrs. Moser received a fairly good common school education in her native community. Mr. and Mrs. Moser are the parents of two children, Ellen May, born July 2, 1894 and Victor Hugo, born December 13, 1897.
When Mr. Moser started out in life for himself he purchased the farm of eighty two acres in section 11, Sugar Creek township, going in debt for most of it, but , being a man of thrift and a good manager, he soon had the place all paid for and excellent improvements made. He has one of the finest and most comfortable homes in the township and also a good barn and outbuildings in general. He keeps some good stock and carries on general farming in a maner that yields him a good income. In fact, the larger part of his success has been in raising and dealing in stock.
In politics Mr. Moser is a Democrat. He was assessor of his precinct two years. He takes much interest in whatever makes for improvement of the community in which he has been reared and made a success of his life work.
From The History of Wayne County, Ohio, B. E. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1910