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Born 1824
From History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909), The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882)
HENRY C. MOSES, farmer, P. O. Germantown, was born in this county Sep- 287 tember 25, 1824, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Crist) Moses, natives of the “ Old Dominion,” where his father was born in 1800 and his mother in 1802, coming to Montgomery County in 1823, where they spent their lives, Robert dying in January, 1875, and his wife in April, 1881. Our subject was married, August 19, 1847, to Mary Ann McKean, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Marsh) McKean, who bore him four children, one now living, viz., Charles R. Mrs. Moses died about 1855, and in 1857 he married Grace Rowe, who was born in 1822, to whom have been born five children; three now survive — Elizabeth, Grace and John. Mr. Moses is the owner of two hundred and sixty-seven acres of land, one hundred and seven in the home tract, one-half mile north of Germantown; is a practical farmer, who displays good taste around his homestead, as well as being respected as a kind neighbor and worthy citizen.
As printed in The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
HENRY C. MOSES.
Henry C. Moses is now living a retired life in German township, where he owns two fine farms, one just on the edge of Germantown, a tract of one hundred and five acres of excellent land, and the other of one hundred and sixty acres southwest of the city on the Oxford road. He was born in that township on the 25th of September, 1824, at the old Moses homestead, about two miles south of Germantown, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Christ) Moses. His paternal grandparents were John and Catharine Moses, whose home was in Virginia, the grandfather being a retired planter at the time of his removal to this state at an early day. He was accompanied by his father, Robert Moses, who at the time of his demise was ninety-eight years of age and was the oldest man living in this part of the state. Our subject’s father, who also bore the name of Robert Moses, was the first of the family to leave Virginia and come to Ohio, the others following some time later. He located near Sunbury, where he engaged in farming throughout the remainder of his life.
Henry C. Moses obtained his early education in the common schools of this county and in early life became thoroughly familiar with the occupation of farming, to which he has since devoted the greater part of his time and attention with good results. At an early day he took charge of the old home farm and in its management met with success from the start. Thorough and systematic in his methods of carrying on his work, he is now considered one of the best farmers of German township, and the prosperity that has come to him is but the just reward of his own untiring efforts.
On the 15th of January, 1857, Mr. Moses was united in marriage to Miss Grace Annie Rowe, and to them were born the following children: Elizabeth, the eldest, married C. T. Enninger and became the mother of two children, Harry and Lena, now the wife of Samuel Judy, by whom she has one child, Harold, the great-grandchild of Henry C. Moses. Grace, the second of the family, is the wife of Henry Huffman of Dayton. John married Nettie Emrick. Charles, the son of a former marriage, still resides at home and assists his father in the management of the farm.
Mr. Moses and his family are connected with the Lutheran church and he takes a very active and prominent part in all church work, having served as elder
HENRY C. MOSES for a number of years. The cause of education finds in him a warm friend and he has done much to promote its interests as a member of the school board, serving in that position for fourteen years and then resigned.
As printed in History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John Prugh (b. 1851)
Their biographies name Henry C. Moses: Columbus C. Moses (b. 1835)
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