Jacob
Moser is a citizen who can claim as the place of his
nativity the staunch and fair little republic of Switzerland,
though he has been a resident of Clayton county since he was a
lad of seven years. He is now one of the prosperous farmers and
representative citizens of Cass township, where he is the owner
of a well improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in
Sections 17 and 18.
Mr. Moser was born in the canton of Sulothurn, Switzerland,
on the 24th of April, 1864, and is one of the nine survivors of
the twelve children born to Jacob and Mary (Grimm) Moser, who
came with their family to America in the year 1871 and
forthwith established their home in Clayton county, where the
father became one of the substantial farmers of Mallory
township, though he continued for many years to find demand for
his skilled work at his trade, that of stone mason. He died at
the home of his daughter in Delaware county, Iowa, and his wife
continued to reside on the old homestead farm until her death.
Jacob Moser, Jr., the immediate subject of this review, was
reared to manhood in Clayton county and is indebted to its
public schools for his early educational training. He continued
to be associated with the work of his father’s farm until he
was eighteen years of age, and for the ensuing nineteen years
he carried on independent operations on a farm which he rented.
He then purchased his present well improved homestead farm,
which he has made one of the model places of Cass township and
on which he has not only been successful in his activities as a
general agriculturist, but also in the raising of excellent
grades of cattle and swine and in the conducting of a specially
prosperous dairy department.
He is loyal to all civic responsibilities, has served two
terms as school director, is a Republican in his political
adherency, and is affiliated with the Modern Brotherhood of
America. In 1888 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Moser to
Miss Katherine Hemann, who was born and reared in Germany and
who came to the United States in 1883, in company with one of
her brothers.
In conclusion is given brief record concerning the children
of Mr. and Mrs. Moser: Lizzie is the wife of James B. Fowler,
of Bremer county, this state; Caroline is the wife of Sebo
Olrich, a farmer of Bremer county; Rosa, Edward, Albert, Clara
and Juanita remain at the parental home, and four children died
in infancy.
