Died
at age 73
in Monona, Clayton, Iowa, United States
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Biography
Joseph William was the eldest child and only son of John and Mary (Dodd) Moyer, born 6-Jul-1852 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The family moved from Wisconsin to Taylor, Iowa sometime before 1854, residing in the household of Joseph Dodd, Mary's father until at least 1856. By 1860, John and Mary Moyer had moved their family to a nearby farm. John passed in 1863, Joseph was ten years old.
Sometime before 1875, Mary and her children returned to Wisconsin. Joseph married Annetta Smith in 1876 in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They resided in Darlington for approximately five years, before moving to Monona, Clayton County, Iowa in 1881.
Joseph was a farmer and held various township offices. Joseph and Mary had nine children, six girls and three boys. He passed in 1926 in Monona.
Children:
Gertrude Moyer (Smith) 1877-1943
Mabel Dorothy Moyer (Bulman) 1879-1932
'Adelle "Axie" Moyer' (McConnell) 1882-1938
Mary Ethel Moyer (DeGraw) 1884-1967
Phoebe Jane Moyer (Bowen) 1886-1944
Ida Frances Moyer (Kolbe) 1888-1953
Elza Franklin Moyer 1890-1957
Homer Leroy Moyer 1893-1970
William McKinley Moyer 1895-1960
Research Notes
No sources were found confirming marriage date and location.
Joseph "held various township offices" taken from notes in Moyer family history compiled by Robert F. Moyer and Catherine (Buchanan) Moyer, Dec-2001. No additional research was done to confirm accuracy.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57336792/joseph-william-moyer: accessed 30 January 2023), memorial page for Joseph William Moyer (6 Jul 1852–14 Mar 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57336792, citing Monona Cemetery, Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Helen (contributor 48336279).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4Y-L9D : 15 January 2022), Joseph W. Moyer, Wiota, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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