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- "JOSEPH MOLER, www.usgenweb.com
One of the well known residents of Clinton township is Joseph Moler,who was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, June 2, 1834. In 1853 hecame to Indiana and has since made this state his place of abode. Heis the son of John and Sarah (Colliver) Moler, the former born inBourbon county, Kentucky, in the same vicinity as his son, Joseph. Hisparents were Pennsylvania Dutch who came to Kentucky about 1790, hisfather, Joseph Moler, having been a soldier in the Revolutionary war.In 1853 John Moler and family came to Putnam county, Indiana, locatingin Clinton township on the land where Joseph Moler now resides. It wasthen only partly cleared and had a few rude buildings on it, and herethe elder Moler lived, and died on November 3, 1866, at the age ofsixty-one years, having been born November 30, 1805. His wife died in1856, at the age of forty-seven years. She was born in Montgomerycounty, Indiana, in 1809. Only one of their children was born inIndiana those to reach maturity were: Marr, who married Russell Allen,of Greencastle, and died in that city in 1873 or 1874; Joseph, of thisreview; Richard H., a farmer in Parke county, Indiana: Jeff. T., wholives in Louisiana, Missouri; Susan E., who married R. D. Hamilton anddied when in middle life; Levi, who went to Missouri, where he died;Jemima, the wife of Mr. Hannah and living in Missouri; Presley C., abachelor and still living on the old homestead; Emma J., who marriedCaleb Bratton, of Boone county, Indiana.
Joseph Moler was nineteen years old when he came to Indiana. Heremained at home until he was twenty-five pears old, assisting inclearing the place. On November 1, 1859, he married Lucy P. Newgent,he being twenty-five and she eighteen; they had lived on adjoiningfarms for some time. A sketch of her father, Edward Newgent, appearselsewhere in this volume. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Molerspent two years in Pulaski county, Indiana, then moved back to Putnamcounty on the farm of Mr. Moler's father, taking charge of part of it.In 1868 he rented and took charge of the entire farm of two hundredand forty acres. Later he bought the interests of others in the homeplace, owning eighty acres. He has made extensive improvements on hisplace, building a fine home in 1891, and he has good barns and devotesconsiderable time to stock raising, making grains also a specialty,feeding what grain the place produces. He has laid two hundred andfifty rods of tile. He is very successful as a general farmer. Mr.Moler is an independent thinker and keeps well posted on political andcurrent events. He is no partisan and always votes for the men whom hedeems to be the best qualified for the offices sought.
Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Moler, one of whom diedwhen ten years of age. Levi Shelby Moler is a farmer in Clintontownship, he was candidate for nomination as county clerk in 1910.Stella May married J. S. Brown, a farmer of Woonsocket, South Dakota.
On November 1, 1909, was celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Moler's fiftiethwedding anniversary, which was quite an event in the Moler family andgreatly enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present. Theonly anniversary guest who was also present at their marriage was JohnNewgent, cousin of Mrs. Moler, he having enjoyed the celebration aftera half century lapse from the nuptial day almost as much as theelder1y couple themselves. Rev. Joseph Skeeters, now deceased,performed the marriage ceremony.
Fraternally Mr. Moler is a Mason and he takes a great interest inMasonry, endeavoring to live up to its wholesome teachings in hisevery day life.
"Weiks History of Putnam County Indiana" by Jesse W. Weik. 1910
B.F. Bowen & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis IN." [Transcribed 14 March2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
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