Anthony Donald Moser (1834 - 1922)

Born 5 Apr 1834 in Basel, Switzerland

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Died 8 Oct 1922 at age 88 in Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska

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Biography

Anthony was born in April 5, 1834, in Basel Switzerland of German parents. He immigrated to the United States with his father Anton and 4 brothers. They arrived at New Orleans on 18 Jan 1847 on the ship "Riga" which salied from Le Havre, France. ^[1] Their names and ages appear as Anton Moser (50), Tobias (18), Lucas (14), Anton (7), Johann (3), and Joseph (1). His mother, Franciska Moser (43), and sister, Marie (7), were listed in a different section of the passenger manifest on the same ship.

The family began farming at HIghland, Madison, Illinois and are listed in the 1850 census, including the mother, Franciska. ^[2] In 1856, all seven of them appear in one household on the Iowa State Census for Jefferson, Clayton County. ^[3]

Anthony Moser served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: April.29.1862
Mustered out: August.25.1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 16th Regiment, United States Infantry

On June 15, 1861 Anthony married Euphrasia Zereda Barnett ^{[4][5] [6]} Anthony and Zereda had their first child, Frances on April 24, 1862 in Millville, Clayton County Iowa. On August 25, 1862 Anthony enlisted in the Union Army and served until the end of the war.^[7] Anthony was a prisoner of war for over 7 months and became very ill and malnourished.^{[6] [5]}

For the next 50-plus years Anthony homesteaded and farmed in Nebraska and Iowa, improving and then selling several properties. During this time he and Frances had 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. ^[5].

1. Frances Helena "Lena" Moser
2. Ambrose Ulissis Moser
3. Willis Theodore Moser
4. Sarah Webster Moser
5. Clara Eldora Moser
6. Winifred Everetta Moser
7. Andrew Joseph "Joe"Moser
8. Charles Freeman Moser

From at least 1907 on, Anthony received a pension as an invalid veteran. ^[8] In his later years he visited his children throughout the western states, and died in Merriman, Cherry County, Nebraska on October 8, 1922 ^[9] He is buried at Merriman Cemetery , Merriman, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. "New Orleans, Passenger List Quarterly Abstracts, 1820-1875" [database online]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
2. ↑ 1"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M85Z-7GM : 12 April 2016), Anthony Mozier in household of Anthony Mozier, Madison county, part of, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing family 306, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Township 3 N R 5 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll M432_119; Page 578A; IMage: 496.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925", (database on-line). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations In. 2007). Anton Moser (transcribed as Anton Mason), Jefferson, Clayton, Iowa, 1856.
4. ↑ "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29P-BTQ3 : 16 March 2018), Anthony Mosier and U Z Barnett, 15 Jun 1861; citing , , Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,266,984.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Obituary of Antony Moser", Merriman Maverick, (Merriman, Nebraska, Oct 13, 1922)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Moser, Anthony Donald, "Autobiographical sketch", copy in possession of Angelo-128.
7. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. "U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", (database online). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2009). Enlisted in Company C, 16 Infantry, Regular Army.
8. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2M2J-4DV : 11 March 2018), Anthony Moser, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,652.
9. ↑ Copy of State of Nebraska death certificate
10. ↑ Anthony Moser (1832-1922) on Find A Grave: Memorial #48717146 retrieved 17 April 2018.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M82N-NSF : 13 December 2017), Antoine Moser in entry for Antoine Moser, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHD7-Q9Z : 12 April 2016), Anthony Moser, Nebraska, United States; citing p. 22, family 181, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,329.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD2S-8HW : 9 September 2017), Anthony Moser, Elk, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 327C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0333; FHL microfilm 1,254,333.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3BT-B5X : accessed 18 April 2018), Antony D Moser in household of Knute Nelson, Foster & Willow Creek Precincts, Pierce, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 8A, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,937.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML1F-779 : accessed 18 April 2018), Antony Moser, Buena Vista, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 12B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 397; FHL microfilm 1,374,410.
• "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK4R-JPDR : 17 March 2018), Anthony Moser, 1915; citing Buena Vista Township, Clayton, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,589.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8BD-862 : accessed 18 April 2018), Anthony Moser, Buena Vista, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing ED 61, sheet 1A, line 50, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 484; FHL microfilm 1,820,484.

Anthony in vital records of his children

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N317-PCM : 10 March 2018), Donald Moser in entry for Winnifred E. Lyons, 11 Aug 1956; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington, reference , Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,623.
• "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XV32-LJN : 11 March 2018), Anthony D. Moser in entry for Willis F. Moser, 17 Jul 1914; citing Blackhawk, Iowa, reference 6664; FHL microfilm 1,561,085.
• "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2M1-VB8N : 1 February 2016), Anthony Moser in entry for Clara Eldora Sullivan, 29 Jun 1961; citing Death, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise..
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KCWY-78L : 27 September 2017), A D Moser in entry for Willis T Moser and Effie May Shawles, 11 Oct 1896, Blackhawk, Iowa, United States; citing reference Lic #6308, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,536.
• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQMM-4R3 : 10 March 2018), Donald Moser in entry for Andrew Joe Moser, 05 Nov 1960; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington, reference 23785, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,034,079.