David Moulton

MOULTON, KNAPP, REYNOLDS, MCCLELLAND, BILLHIMER

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 20:54:49

David Moulton is a native of New Hampshire; born in the town of Lyman, Grafton county, on the 10th day of August, 1881. His parents were David and Sarah (Knapp) Moulton. He resided in his native State, tilling the soil, until 1848; then, for a number of years, worked on railroad bridges in several different States.
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In 1855 he was in Illinois, and there gave Albert Reynolds some money to purchase him some land in Butler county, Iowa. In 1857 Mr. Moulton came to Butler county and remained a few months; then returned to Illinois, and subsequently traded most of his land for property in Illinois.
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In 1865 Mr. Moulton again came to Butler county. He married Mrs. Eliza McClelland, nee Billhimer; has since been a resident of the county. In politics Mr. Moulton was formerly a democrat, but when the rebellion broke out he at once joined the republican ranks, and has since been a strict adherent to the principles advocated by that party.
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He is a Royal Arch Mason, and has been secretary of the Blue Lodge, at Clarksville, for some time, and as such performs his duties in the most strict and competent manner. The children are Grant and Colfax.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 526-527