History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 31

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 854

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CHARLES FRANKLIN MOSSER, son of William. F., was born in Allentown, Pa., Nov. 14, 1867 .. He attending the public schools to March, 1885 .. In the fall of the same year he entered his father's. shops to learn the trade, working four years at his apprenticeship, when he took up the office- work. In 1890, he became a member of the afore-mentioned firm. Mr. Mosser serves as a: director of the Lehigh Valley Trust Co., since. 1907. Politically, he is a Republican; socially, he belongs to the Livingston Club, B. P. O. E., St. Leger Club, and Country Club, Director in Allentown Steam Heat & Power Co., and a. trustee Muhlenberg College.

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He was married on April 16, 1890, to Flora, daughter of Henry and Tavilla (Shafer) Bohl- en, their children being: I. Hannah; 2. Joseph ; 3. Ruth; 4. William. He resides at 1544 Ham- ilton street, Allentown.

In 1901 John Greenall became a member of the firm of William F. Mosser & Son, which name is retained to the present day.

LEWIS F. MOSSER, son of Joseph and Maria (Krause) Mosser, was born at Mossersville, Nov. 6, 1840. He obtained a business educa- tion and successfully operated the custom grist and saw-mill for almost half a century. He gave steady employment to a number of men and was an influential and representative citizen of Lynn township. He established the postoffice at Mos- serville in 1866 and for many years served as postmaster, having as assistants his nephews, John and David Mosser. He died in May, 1913. His wife, Sarah A., is a daughter of Peter Bachman. Their children are: Alice, married to Alvin J. Ziegler ; 2. Mary, married to Rev. George Rich- ards, D.D .; 3. Annie, married to Granville Sny- der; 4. Ida; and 5. Ella.

David O. Mosser, the tenth child of David, was born April 14, 1822, died Feb. 23, 1861. He was a physician and lived at Breinigsville. He married Susan, daughter of Jesse Breinig, who was born July 4, 1828, and died Aug. 16, 1871. The issue had been: 1. Oliver; 2. Hannah, m. Dr. Belden, of Akron, Ohio; and 3. Ida, b. Dec. 17, 1864, d. April 12, 1872.

The Mosser Family of Center County, Pennsyl- vania, who now pass by the name of Musser.

Michael Mosser, son of Philip, also spelled Moser, and whose descendants now spell the name Musser, the family Bible states, was "ein son das Mickel Mosser von Lecha County." The latter was a son of Burkhard Mosser, Sr., and a brother of Philip and Burkhard, Jr. The sec- ond Michael Mosser in the latter half of the eighteenth century, settled in Center county, Pa., and took up government land in Gregg town- ship, where he passed away in 1859, at a ripe old age. He was married twice, having by his first wife five children, as follows: George and Jona- than; Mrs. Betsy Kepler; Mrs. George Har- ing, and Mrs. John Confer. The first four named children remained in Gregg township, but Mrs. John Confer went with her husband to Illinois.

George Moser was born July 7, 1804, ob- tained the homestead of his father which consist- ed of 161 acres. On this homestead he spent the balance of his life, dying on the 2d of Feb- ruary, 1846. His wife was a daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Ilgen Moser. She was born in

18II, and died in 1846. Their eight children were: Rosetta, married to the Hon. John W. Krumrine, late of State College, Pa .; Elias, who died a farmer in Gregg township, in 1888; Emanuel, who was born in 1834, and was a prosperous farmer in College township, Center county ; Mrs. Rebecca Wolf, who died at Log- gansville, Pa., in 1883; Maria, was the wife of Henry Gramley (Kramlich), of Iowa; George M., died in childhood; William H. H., of Mer- cer, N. D .; Elizabeth, the wife of Isaac Gates, of Illinois.

Sebastian Mosser (son of Michael, Sr., and brother of Michael, Jr.), was born in Lynn township, Northampton county (now Lehigh), Jan. 3, 1760. He was married to Anna Maria Miller of the same township. He settled in Penn's Valley, Center county, Pa., with his brother Michael. His descendants go under the name of Musser. Sebastian Mosser was a farm- er and a pioneer settler of his district. They had an only child, Philip B., who was born in Lynn township, Aug. 27, 1785, a few years before the family settled in Center county. He was a suc- cessful farmer and held a prominent place in the Lutheran church of his section. He served his township as justice of the peace and was an influ- ential citizen. In 1806 he was married in Center county to Elizabeth Ilgen, who was born Aug. 26, 1790. She was a daughter of Rev. Ludwig A. Ilgen, an old-time Lutheran minister.

Philip B. Mosser and wife had thirteen chil- dren, namely: John Sebastian, born March 29, 1808, he was a farmer and minister of the Evan- gelical Church, and died in Penn township, Cen- ter county, Jan. 9, 1887; Ludwig A. W., born Aug. 10, 1810, died at Millheim, Oct. 4, 1889; Maria E., born Oct. 10, 1811, married George Musser, died in Gregg township, Center county ; John P., born Nov. 4, 1813, died in infancy ; Philip A., born Dec. 9, 1816, a farmer, died in Penn township, Center county, Oct. 11, 1794; Anna B., born July 3, 1818, married John Hub- ler, died in Brush Valley; John G., born Dec. 12, 1820, died at Millheim; Daniel A., born June 28, 1822, was a prominent and very in- fluential business man of Penn's Valley, Centre county, he operated a mill and saw-mill, and died June 30, 1888, he was married to Lydia A. Shreffler, a native of Mifflinburg, Pa. and had eight children; Maria C., born Feb. 16, 1826, was the wife of Thomas Frank; Lydia E., was born March 16, 1828; John F. Ilgen, was born Jan. 23, 1830; Sarah C., married Frederick Ca- therman, was born Feb. 20, 1833; and James J., born Nov. 19, 1834, and lives at Hartleton, Un- ion county, Pa.

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J. Jacob Mosser, son of Burkhardt, Sr., was born April 29, 1772 and reared where his grand- son, Jacob, still lives. He died May 30, 1855 and is buried at New Tripoli, Pa. For many years he conducted a store and hotel in an old historic log-house, which had served as a fort during the French and Indian War. Besides aforesaid, he also had a large farm, whereon he built the present barn in about 1806. By his first wife, - Oswald, he had the following children: 1. Jacob; 2. Michael, who settled in the Mahanoy Valley; 3. John, who lived on the homestead ; 4. David, of Lynn township, resided where Henry Weaver now lives; 5. Molly, m. to Jonas Neff; 6. Lydia, m. to Elias Neff; 7. Leah, m. to Jacob Mantz.

J. Jacob Mosser married second, Susanna Hunsicker. Their children were: 1. Hettie, m. to Nathan Snyder ; 2. Abbie, m. to Jacob Weaver ; 3. Sallie, m. to Adam Benninger; 4. Regina, m. to Frank Hausman, who went West; 5. Nathan and Samuel, who settled in Mahanoy Valley.

Jacob Mosser, son of Jacob, lived in Lynn township, where he owned a farm of 150 acres, at present the property of Henry Fenster- macher. The house and barn thereon were built by him. He had been a Lutheran member of Ebenezer church, New Tripoli, where he and his wife, Susanna, nee Peter, are buried. Their children were: I. Catharine, m. to Michael Werley; 2. Leah, m. to Jeremiah Klingerman ; 3. Susanna, m. to Andrew Hoppes; 4. Mary, m. to John Kistler; 5. Sarah, m. to Noah Kist- ler ; 6. Judith, m. to Aaron Peter ; 7. Caroline, m. to Alfred Dorward; 8. Jacob; 9. Levi, lived near Lynnville; 10. Lydia, single; 11. Eliza- beth, m. to Benjamin Snyder.

JACOB MOSSER, son of Jacob, was born near New Tripoli, Aug. 29, 1832. In 1857, he be- gan farming, where his son, Wilson now lives. At this place he continued until 1880, when he moved to the present 86-acre farm, which he purchased from his uncle, John Mosser. The present brick-house was built by him in 1880. He together with his family are Lutheran mem- bers of Ebenezer church, which he served as deacon and elder.

In 1856, he married daughter of John Hunsicker, their children being: 1. Wilson A .; 2. John S .; 3. Lewis H., deceased ; 4. Osville J. ; 5. Amanda.

Solomon Mosser was a farmer of Lynn, own- ing the farm since 1909 in possession of Edwin Kunkel. The tract contains 70 acres. His wife was Magdalena Kistler (b. May 30, 1798; d. April 17, 1870). Their children were: I. Wil- liam; 2. Elizabeth, m. to Samuel Sechler; 3. Lovina, m. to Mr. Steigerwald.

William Mosser, son of Solomon, was born April 12, 1823, d. March 12, 1889. He was a farmer and also a carpenter by trade. He is buried at the Lynnville church, which he served as elder and trustee for many years. He had been chorister of Frieden's church, Wessners- ville.

His wife had been Carolina (b. Oct. 16, 1828, d. May 21, 1875), a daughter of John Weiss. The children were: Amanda, m. to Joseph E. Miller ; 2. William F .; 3. Anna Eliza, deceased, m. to James Werley; 4. Sarah and James, who died young; Emma, m. to William Werley.

William F. Mosser, sn of William, was born at Lynnville, Pa., June 7, 1850. He attended Palatinate College, Myerstown, Pa. When he became of age, he began farming on the home- stead, where he continued until the Spring of 1903, when he moved to a farm near the Lynnville church. Here he farmed till the Spring of 1911, when he retired. He is a Lutheran member of St. Peter's church, at Lynnville, which he served as deacon. His wife is Mary C., daughter of Janos and Lydia (Werley) Bachman, and they have the following children: Charles, m. to Mabel Kistler; and Ida, m. to Dr. Alvin Kistler, of Chester, Pa. (Both Mabel and Dr. Alvin are children of Charles Kistler ).

Philip Mosser was born about 1770. He lived in Lynn township, where Cornelius Moyer now resides. He had an 80-acre farm. His death occurred about 1843, aged 73 years, and his wife was Catharine Schneider, of Lynn town- ship. Their children were: Molly, married Jonas Miller; Philip; Catharine, married Jesse Hantz; Salome, married Daniel Miller. We do not know at this writing who his father was. Was he a brother to Michael, Jr., and Sebastian Mosser ?

Philip Mosser, son of the above Philip, was born in Lynn, and was a farmer. His 100-acre farm is now owned by his son, Eli. It is located along the base of the Blue mountains, two miles east of Lynnport. He and his family were Lu- therans. His wife was Mary Wertman, daughter of Andrew Wertman. Their children were: Eli, Sarah, married John Leiby; Carolina, married James Ely; Madina, married Eli Mohr ; David, of Turbotville, Northumberland county, Pa .; Mary, married Frank Laubach ; Messina, married George George; Rosa, died young; Emma, mar- ried Samuel Kressley.

Eli Mosser is a farmer in Lynn, and owns his father's homestead on which he was born May II, 1842. In 1864 he began farming the home- stead. The Leininger Slate Company purchased

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part of his land. A log-house, weather-boarded on the outside and plastered on the inside hides its historic interest. There are three of four port holes on each side of it on the second story. The antiquated appearance of the house and its hid- den port-holes are convincing proof that the house stood during the French and Indian War, from 1755 to 1763.

The land was taken up by Henry Kuntzman, the warrant bearing date of Sept. 2, 1749, and was for 160 acres. It is tradition that one Sickle was the first settler on this tract, and that he was buried along the wall on the eastern gable end of the Eli Mosser barn. Later an Eisenhart, then a Sittler, owned the land. Philip Mosser, purchased it from the latter owner.

Eli Mosser was married in 1868 to Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Wertman, of Schuylkill county. Five of the nine children born to them died small. The living are: Sarah, married Wil- liam Sterner ; Alice, married James Handwerk, of Monterey, Pa. ; Lizzie, married Lenius Schuck, of Slatedale; Eli W., married Alice Tyson, of Greenwich township, and they farm the Mosser homestead and have a son, James Philip.

John Mosser, son of Jacob, was a farmer in Lynn township, but spent his retiring years in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, Pa., where he died and is buried. He married Abi- gail Sensinger, daughter of John and Barbara (Peter) Sensinger. They had the following chil- dren :

Polly, married to Israel Meyerle.

Lydia, married to Daniel Steigerwald.

Eliza, married to William Ely.

David, was never married.

Jacob, married to- Susan Gilbert. Angelina. Amanda, married to John Miller.

Sarah, married to Amandes Ebert.

JAMES K. MOSSER.

James K. Mosser, late of Allentown, was born at Trexlertown, Pa., Feb. 6, 1830, son of Jacob and Salome (Kistler) Mosser, and grandson of David Mosser.

Jacob and Salome (Kistler) Mosser were the parents of the following children: 1. William K., married to Lucy Fisher, and had two children ; William F., who married Emily Guiley; and Mary, wife of Colonel H. C. Trexler, of. Allen- town. (2) Catharine, married to Samuel E. Al- bright, and their five children are: John, Rosa, George, Peter, and Mary. (3) Chirles K., married to Annie Mink, and they had eight chil- dren: Albert, Charles, Frank, Ellen, Emma, Alice, Annie, and Eva. (4) Elizabeth, married to Peter K. Grim, and their children are: Katie, David Albert, Jacob, Ellen, Anna, and Amanda. (5) James K.

James Kistler Mosser acquired his early intel- lectual training in the public schools of his native town and afterward began working in a tannery with his father, under whose direction he learned the trade of tanning sole leather. His father came to Trexlertown in 1829, to take charge of a tannery which had been built many years previ- ous. As his sons attained suitable ages he in- structed them in the trade and taught them the business in which the family has been identified for many years. In 1849, he removed to Allen- town, and in 1854 the father turned over the tannery business to his two sons, W. K. and J. K., and the firm became W. K. and J. K. Mos- ser. This continued until 1859, when J. K. with- drew and with Thomas Keck and Alfred G. Saeger, formed a company styled Mosser, Keck & Company. In 1863, they established a com- mission house in New York City, under the name of Keck, Mosser & Company. They were the same people but took different positions in the firm at the several places. In 1873, Keck, Mos- ser & Company established a branch house at Boston. In 1875, Mr. Saeger withdrew from the firm. In 1876, Mr. Mosser and Thomas Keck built a tannery at Williamsport, Pa., and the firm name became J. K. Mosser & Company, which name it retained until the present time. In 1884, Mr. Mosser's three sons were taken into the firm. Mr. Mosser was regarded as one of the ablest tanners in the country and he was active in business until his death on Feb. 6, 1905. Each of his sons was given charge of a department, and the name of Mosser has become synonymous with the tanning industry of Amer- ica.

Mr. Mosser was a director of the Allentown National Bank for a quarter of a century, and a director of-the Lehigh Valley Trust Company from the time of its organization until he died. He built the "Mosser Mansion" in the Fourteenth ward, Allentown, and this he and family occupied until the completion of the fine residence at No. 445 Hamilton street, now occupied by Mrs. Mos- ser and her daughter, Lucy. Mr. Mosser had been actively identified with the Lutheran Church, and politically he was a Republican.

He was married to Marie E. Keck, and they had four children, namely: (1) Henry, married Mary Grim. They have five children: Helen, James, Henry, Miriam, and Lucy. (2) Jacob, married Sallie Seiberling, and they have eight children : Annie, Paul, Carl, Harris, John, Catha- rine, Philip, and Charles. (3) George, married Ida Hausman, and has three children: Fred, Robert, and Mary. Lucy Mosser married Dr. Irving Huebner. They have two children : James K., and Richard.

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WM. R. MOSER.

William Richard Moser was born Dec. 31, 1840, at Lower Nazareth, Northampton county. He was reared upon the farm, and at the age of 18 worked in the Bethlehem Steel Works, and later with the Zinc Company for two years. He left Bethlehem and moved to Westfield town- ship, Medina county, O., where he purchased a farm of 78 acres. After farming this land for 18 years, he sold it and moved to Salisbury town- ship, where he cultivated a farm of seventeen and one-half acres. On Sept. 2, 1862, he enlisted at Nazareth as a private in Company A, 153 Pennsylvania Volunteers for nine months. He served in the second battalion at Gettysburg and Chambersburg and received his discharge at Harrisburg. He was a member of the Western Salisbury Lutheran Church. Mr. Moser died Dec. 11, 1913 ,and was buried at the Western Salisbury church.

He was married in Bethlehem, Nov. 19, 1876, to Miss Libbie Barndt. They had the following children : Albert, m. Lucy Smith; Annie, m. George Loehr, a farmer; Robert, m. Lillian Kemmerer, and Jacob B.

William Moser, father of William R., was born at Petersville, Northampton county. He died at Nazareth in 1858, aged 68 years. He was by trade a blacksmith. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and in politics was a Democrat. He married Margaret Ricshell, of Nazareth, and they had the following children: Mrs. Sarah Ann Hanshue; Samuel, died in the Civil War, m. a Miss Hummel; Harrison, m. a Miss Moser, a second cousin; Mrs. Kate Seiffert; Mrs. Amelia Hess; Eliza, m. Joh'n Kulp; Angelina; William R .; James and Ma- linda, who died in infancy.

MOYER (MEYER) FAMILY.

Among the early settlers of Lowhill town- ship was Wilhelm Meyer, who lived in the south- west corner of that township and it appears some of his land extended into Lynn and Weisenberg townships. William P. Moyer, a prominent citi- zen of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has among his cherished heirlooms, a parchment deed, which was given on the sixteenth day of June, 1764, by John Penn, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, to his great-great- grandfather above named, for 53 acres of land situated on the east side of Weisenberg town- ship, but this pioneer had already owned land before this time, as his name appears among the taxables of Lowhill in 1762.

On March 17, 1765, the records of Ebenezer church at New Tripoli, Pa., mention the bap- tism of Johann Peter, son of Wilhelm and Bar-

bara Elizabeth Meyer, born Dec. 19, 1764. This Johann Peter was a farmer many years near New Tripoli. He was married to Maria Everett who hailed from one of the very first families to settle in Lynn township. [See Everett Fam- ily.] Johann Peter Meyer died on Nov. 3, 1828, aged 64 years, 10 months, and 17 days. He is buried on the old church graveyard at New Tripoli. They were the parents of 16 children, as follows :

(1) Nathan.

(2) Leah, born July 21, 1808, married Joshua Oswald.

(3) Gideon, born June 15, 1810, married Susan, and had 9 children: William, Daniel, Priscilla, Esther, Susan, Gideon, Matilda, Mary, and Catharine.

(4) Esther, born Nov. 1, 1812.

(5) Abigail, born July 11, 1814, married Jesse Lynn.

(6) Sabina, born Sept. 14, 1823, married Frederick Sponsaler.

(7) Rachel, married Mr. Leiby.

(8) Elizabeth, married Simon Moyer.

(9) Catharine, married Peter Hartz.

(10) Hannah, married Jacob Kressly.

(II) John, had children: William; Carolina, married John Smith; Mary, married Joseph Gil- bert; Lavina, married David Bailey; Anna, mar- ried Hamilton Wilson; Carolina, married Jona- than Gilbert; Helena, married Mr. Gilbert.

(12) Jonathan, had children : William, Peter, Nathan, and Mary.

(13) Benjamin, married Salome Loch, and had children : Jacob; Mary, married Jacob With- erstine ; Polly, married Emanuel Baker; and Re- becca, married William Hunt.

(14) Jacob, married Sarah, and had children : Catharine, married Jonas Snyder; Mary, mar- ried Nathan Rau; Lydia, married Peter Bailey ; Sarah, married John Platt; Lavina, married George Platt; Elizabeth, married Louis Durst ; Eliza, married Benjamin Sechler; Nathan, and Daniel.

(15) Peter.

(16) Magdalena, born May 6, 1802, died May 8, 1862, married Michael Frey, and had children : Jonas; Nathan; Mary, married Amos Knerr; Carolina, married David Mühlhouse; Catharine, married Benjamin Heil; Amelia, mar- ried Daniel Fenstermacher; and Sarah.

All of the above with the exception of Mrs. Hartz, Mrs. Kressly, Mrs. Frey, and Peter, set- tled in the state of Ohio, and their descendants are widely scattered throughout the United States.

Peter Moyer, the fifteenth child and seventh son of Peter Meyer, Sr., was born in Lynn town-

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ship, in April, 1800, and died in the house on the old homestead where he was born in Decem- ber, 1857. He was married to Catharine Gern- ard, born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 5, 1804, and came to this country with her mother in 1816, landing at Philadelphia. She was a "Redemptioner," and was indentured to John Miller for the cost of the passage of herself and daughter, serving for the same for six years. After an eventful courtship, on Jan. 11, 1823, the daughter was married in the Ebenezer church, at New Tripoli, to Peter Moyer. They began farming the Moyer homestead, near New Tripoli, now owned by George D. Miller. In connection with farming, Peter Moyer from 1830 until within a year of his death, conducted an apple- jack distillery.

Peter Moyer and his good wife had adopted a number of homeless children, whom they reared in the fear and admonition of the Lord in con- nection with their own large family. They were faithful in worship and active in the Lutheran congregation of Ebenezer church, which Mr. Moyer served officially for many years. There were born to them thirteen children, of whom Gideon, the sainted father of William P. Moyer, was the oldest. The names of the children fol- low :

I. Gideon, born Sept. 22, 1824.

2. Adelina, born in 1826.

3. Caroline, born Sept. 21, 1827, married Jonas Rabenold.

4. Esther, born July 5, 1829, married Nathan Fritzinger.

5. Amelia, born Dec. 29, 1830, married Solo- mon Zellner.

6. William, cut himself with an ax, resulting in his death.

7. Peter, married Elizabeth Ricker.

8. Benneville, born in 1836, died Nov. 18, 1907.

9. Henry, was drowned.

IO. Owen, of White Haven, Pa.

II. Noah, of Hazleton, Pa.

12. Nathan D., born Feb. 27, 1838, died Oct.

9, 1909.

13. Infant son.

Of the above named children, Mrs. Rabenold and Mrs. Fritzinger remained in Lynn town- ship; Mrs. Zellner and her family removed to Cass county, Indiana; Peter resides at White Haven; Benneville, died at Homestead, Pa., from injuries sustained in the steel foundry where he was employed ; Owen resides at White Haven ; Noah resides at Hazleton ; Nathan D., was killed in a wreck near Siegfried's, on the C. R. R. of N. J. He was married to Mary, daughter of William and Anna Catharine Sander. They have six children.

Gideon Moyer, oldest son of Peter, was born on the homestead farm near New Tripoli, Sept. 22, 1824. He married Jane Amanda Smith, daughter of Abraham and Amelia (Seiberling) Smith. She departed this life Aug. 24, 1899, aged 71 years. Mr. Moyer died at Allentown, Nov. 2, 1904, at the age of 80 years.

Gideon Moyer was reared upon the farm, and soon after his marriage purchased his father-in- law's farm near Lynnville, and engaged in farm- ing and operating a grist-mill and saw-mill until 1868, when he disposed of his interests in Lynn township and moved to Allentown. Here he engaged in the mercantile business on a small scale, and shortly thereafter purchased a property and built a store house thereon, at the corner of Ninth and Chew streets. By his enterprise and attention to business he prospered, and a more commodious building became necessary. He then purchased the property at the southeast corner of Sixth and Gordon streets, and upon it he erected a three-story brick building, where he continued the business for many years.

To this family were born three children: Julius A., Elias, and William P. Of these Elias died at the age of six years.

WILLIAM P. MOYER, who is well known in the financial, social and religious life of Allen- town, is a native son of Lehigh county, Penn- sylvania. He was born in Lynn township, May 12, 1859, and attended the schools at Allen- town, until he was twelve years of age. He then assisted his father in the store business until he learned the trade of a cigar-maker, and when but a lad of fifteen he started in the business for himself, manufacturing cigars, and at the same time assisting his father in the store until he was of age. Afterward, owing to the condition of his health, he accepted a position as traveling sales- man with a large Philadelphia house, which he served with marked ability for seven years, but at - the same time continuing his manufacturing busi- ness. After he had successfully established him- self in the cigar manufacturing business, he be- gan to deal in real estate, purchasing vacant lands, which he cut up into building lots upon which he erected houses. It is true, Mr. Moyer commenced in a small way, but it was not long until he erected rows of dwelling houses which he sold when completed to satisfied customers, and he continued to build homes until he became the largest builder in the city. Mr. Moyer had purchased 35 acres of the old fair grounds on North Sixth street, which was then on the out- skirts of that section of the city, and upon it erected in the course of about five years upwards of 200 substantial dwelling houses. His exten- sive operations in this period of time has very materially increased the assessed valuation and

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 31

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society Publication date: 1914 Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 854

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 854