ALEXANDER L. MORELAND

MORELAND, ZELLER

Posted By: Joni Hindman (email)
Date: 10/10/2009 at 17:16:05

ALEXANDER L. MORELAND, farmer, post-office, North Liberty; was born Feb. 20, 1842, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. His parents came to Iowa in 1844, where he was raised on a farm and received his education in the common schools. On the 13th of August, 1863, he enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Iowa, Company E, under Captain David Stewart. He was discharged at Savannah, July 19, 1865. Was engaged in twelve battles: Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, Cane River, Red River campaign, Winchester and others. At Winchester he was wounded in the knee, which rendered him unfit for service for five months. On the 16th of September, 1868, he was married to Miss Mary Zeller, daughter of N. Zeller, Sen. To them have been born four children, three are living: Mamie C., Cora E. and Florence. Mr. Moreland owns 160 acres of prairie land in section twelve, well improved, and seventy acres of timber, follows farming and stock raising. He belongs to no church, but holds to the principles of morality and is right strictly honest in all his dealings. His wife is a member of the Church of God. Source: History of Johnson County, Iowa, 1836-1882, page 879.