Moser, James Elmer
(1865-1917)




Birth: August 18, 1865, Vanwert County, OH
Death: September 20, 1917, Decatur, Adams County, IN
Parents: David and Rebecca (Wagers) Moser
Spouse: Mary Lucina (Roop) Moser
Known Children: Ralph
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Individual Number: 1302


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1895 Dorwin & Moser Studio owner / Partner Decatur, Adams County, IN





1895-1910 J. E. Moser Studio owner Decatur, Adams County, IN





1916 Moser & Williams Studio owner / Partner Decatur, Adams County, IN























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Parents: David and Rebecca (Wagers) Moser
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OriginalNotes: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (ancestry.com)
James Elmer Moser, Photographer. b. Aug. 18, 1865 in Vanwert County, Ohio to David Mosure and Rebbecca Wagers. Age 52, wife Mary Lucina Moser; died in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana on Sept. 20, 1917. Buried in Decatur Cemetery. Listed as a photographer on death certificate on Ancestry. An obit from the Decatur Daily Democrat listed on Ancestry says he was a photographer in Decatur for more than 30 years, and was considered one of the best in northern Indiana.

Descendants of John Thatcher, posted by Margie Pearce
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/467.472/mb.ashx (viewed 3/3/2007)
1 James Elmer Moser b: 08 Aug 1865 d: 20 Sep 1917 in Adams Co, IN 
. +Mary Losina Roop b: 10 Nov 1867 in Willshire, Van Wert Co, OH d: 12 Mar 1909 in Decatur, IN m: 10 Nov 1889 in Van Wert Co, OH Father: Frederick S. Roop Mother: Margaret Ann Thatcher
. 2 Ralph Moser b: Abt. 1892 d: 24 Apr 1924 in Adams Co, IN 
..... +Cecil Andrews m: 29 Oct 1919

1900 Census, Adams County, Washington Co., Decatur
James Moser 33, b. Aug. 1866, OH, m. 10 yrs. photographer
Mary L Moser 31  
Ralph R Moser 8  

1910 Census, Adams County, Decatur
James E Moser 42, b. OH, wid., photographer, picture taking
Ralph Moser 18, son, b. IN

1924 - Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN, Friday, April 25, 1924
RALPH MOSER DIED YESTERDAY - Former Well Known Young Man of the City Died in Yankton, S. D.
Ralph Moser, age 32 years, former resident of Decatur and well known here, died at a hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, Thursday afternoon. Mr. Moser was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moser. His father was a photographer here and was well known.
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OriginalSource: The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 240, Darwin & Moser
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PersonID: 1199 CATNUM: 1302 NameFirst: Moser ~J. E. NameLast: Moser LocationID: 4986 Address1: Address2: City: Decatur State: IN StudioID: 3662 ---------------------------------- ID: 3662 StudioName: J. E. Moser SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:58:42 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: J. E. Moser Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 5257 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Adams Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: James KnownDates: 1895, 1900, 1910 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1895 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1910 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Elmer NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 985 Photographers: J. E. Moser, Decatur 1900 Census, Adams County, Washington Co., Decatur James Moser 33, b. Aug. 1866, OH, m. 10 yrs. photographer 1910 Census, Adams County, Decatur James E Moser 42, b. OH, wid., photographer, picture taking Ralph Moser 18, son, b. IN OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 5525

PersonID: 1199 CATNUM: 1302 NameFirst: Moser ~J. E. NameLast: Moser LocationID: 6575 Address1: Address2: City: Decatur State: IN StudioID: 4672 ---------------------------------- ID: 4672 StudioName: Moser & Williams SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:02:08 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Moser & Williams Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 7034 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Adams Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: James KnownDates: 1916 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1916 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Elmer NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1916-17 Ind. State Gaz., p. 1666 OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner / Partner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 7410




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