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Hope this sheds some light:
http://members.tripod.com/debmurray/whitley/whitbioref-5.htm#emosher
ELIAKIM MOSHER, one of the earliest settlers of Whitley County, was born in Oswego County,
N. Y., August 29, 1830, and was one of a family of six children born to Benona and Cynthia
(Pierce) Mosher, who came here in 1841, and settled on the farm where our subject now
resides. The father hewed into the forest, erected a log house and moved in March 3, 1841,
and began clearing the farm. The nearest neighbors were Indians, but they proved
themselves friendly and were a great help to the family. Our subject well remembers the
removal of the Indians from the county and many incidents connected with them prior to
that time. His father died when he was fourteen years of age, and in consequence he did
not receive a very good education, and yet, although a farmer, he can turn his hand to
various employments. His farm comprises 160 acres, of which 100 are under cultivation.
December 25, 1852, he married Catharine Mowrey, who died January 19, 1870, leaving a
family of eight children, v!
iz., Adam B., Francis S., Charlie F., Michael H., Clara J., Abram H., Julia A. and
Clarinda. November 21, 1871, our subject married his present wife, Mrs. Rhua Grimes. He is
a member of the Methodist Church of Columbia City.
"Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana. Historical and Biographical" by Weston
A. Goodspeed and Charles Blanchard
Published by F.A. Battey & Co. in 1882
Columbia Township
There seems to have been a second wife.....
T. Mowrey Fix
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