Hewitt, Moses H.

HEWITT

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Date: 7/5/2021 at 15:01:31

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.652

HEWITT, MOSES H., farmer and stock raiser, White Oak Township, Sec. 27; P. O. Indianola; is a native of Indiana, and was born in Shelby county, June 12, 1823; here he was raised a farmer; he came to this county in October, 1855, and located on the land where he now resides; he owns 545 acres of land, well improved, and on which there is an excellent orchard; his buildings are good and convenient, and in striking contrast to the small cabin without a window, in which they lived for months when they first came to the county. Mr. Hewitt is the architect of his own fortune, and has accumulated what he now enjoys by industry, honesty and perseverence, and is a living illustration of what can be accomplished where there is a will to executive; he has been honored by his fellow citizens with all the township offices, and has filled them with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. He married Miss Maria Whitney, of Shelby county, Indiana; by this union they have seven children: Mary A. (now Mrs. M. W. Park, of Indianola), Eliza L. (now Mrs. G. W. Pearson, of Otter township), S. S., Martha A., Laura, D. C. and Sallie M.