John Peter Moser

Male30 October 1874–27 October 1958

Brief Life History of John Peter

When John Peter Moser was born on 30 October 1874, his father, Petrus Peter Moser, was 33 and his mother, Eva Helfen, was 22. He married Theresa Helen Maas on 16 May 1899, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 27 October 1958, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

John Peter Moser
1874–1958
Theresa Helen Maas
1878–1957
Marriage: 16 May 1899
Lawrence Peter Moser
1900–1976
Joseph Benedictine Moser
1901–1970

Sources (19)

  • Johann Moser in household of Peter Moser, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John P. Moser, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • John Peter Moser, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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  • Marriage
    16 May 1899Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 1

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 22

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near a peat bog, Middle High German mōs, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word. Compare Mosser and Musser .

    North German (Möser): metonymic occupational name for a vegetable grower or seller, from an agent noun based on Middle Low German mōs ‘vegetable’.

    German (Möser): habitational name from any of several places called Möser, or for someone from any of several places called Möse, Moese, and Mösen.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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