FRED MOESSNER

MOESSNER

Posted By: Joni Hindman (email)
Date: 10/10/2009 at 18:02:47

FRED MOESSNER, a butcher, residing in Iowa City; was born May 13, 1839, in Wurtemberg, Germany. Came to America in July, 1854, landing in Baltimore, Md., and finally settled in Iowa City, Johnson county, Iowa, in 1856, and began work at his trade, and has carried on that business in Iowa City most of the time since. He served three months in the Union army, under Col. Frank P. Blair, in the first Missouri regiment, and was wounded in the left jaw and the right knee at the battle of Wilson Creek, Missouri. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, a democrat in politics, and a good citizen, a member of the German Lodge No. 129, I. O. O. F., and of the A. O U. W.; also the German sporting society of Iowa City. He made a visit to his native land in 1882, and returned well pleased with the visit, but contented with America, Johnson county and especially Iowa City. Source: History of Johnson County, Iowa, 1836-1882, page 880.