West Liberty History 1838-1938

Source: One Hundred Years of History
* Commemorating a Century of Progress in the West Liberty Community * WEST LIBERTY, IOWA
LEMUEL O. MOSHER

Lemuel O. Mosher, youngest son of Stephen and Ruth (Smith) Mosher, was born in Morrow County, Ohio, April 28th, 1847. He was next youngest of a family of ten children. He came to Iowa with his parents in 1853, being six years of age, and was educated at a country school located near Plum Grove and later at Linn Grove.

Lemuel married Lidorana D. White of Iron Hill, Jackson County, Iowa, Sept. 29, 1870 and to this union six children were born : Harold, Lawrence Howard, Henry Lemuel, Bethiah Lidorana, Arthur Theodore, and Martin Luther. Henry, Arthur and Martin grew to manhood and attended school at Linn Grove, with Arthur and Martin graduating from the West Liberty high school.

Lemuel O. Mosher was a great student of nature, especially of trees and bird life, was active in farm organizations and in the school life of the community, was more or less responsible for the afternoon Sunday School held at the Linn Grove School House. His parents were active members of the Friends Meeting and in those early days most of the meetings were held in his parents' home until the church building was erected in 1862.

Mr. and Mrs. Mosher continued to live on the old Mosher homestead northwest of West Liberty, until 1910 when they moved to West Liberty. She passed away April 17, 1918, and he in April 1923.

Mr. Mosher was a fluent writer and was especially interested in recording the early history of the community as you will note from the Log Cabin History which was published in 1910 and which we herewith reprint for the enlightenment of the coming generations and by the permission of his youngest son, Martin Luther Mosher of Urbana, Ill.

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