History of Greene
County,
Pennsylvania
HIRAM P. MOSS, farmer and stock-grower, son of
Jacob and
Eleanor (Winnett) Moss, was born in Richhill Township,
this county,
March 22, 1844. His parents were of
English and Irish lineage. His mother
was a native of Washington
County, Penn. His father, who was a cabinet-maker and
carpenter during his lifetime, was born in Fayette
County, and died in 1878 in Greene County. His
family numbered eight children, Hiram
Porter being the youngest. In 1868 the
subject of our sketch was united in marriage with Miss Emma Jane
Courtwright. Their children are Maggie,
Clara, Mettie, May, Mary Addie, Arthur and Emmett Earl.
Mr. Moss learned cabinet-making and the
carpenter’s trade with his father, but has devoted his time chiefly to
farming
and the raising of stock, and is the owner of ninety-three acres of
valuable land. He and his wife are members
of the
Presbyterian Church.
Page 565-566
History of Greene County,
Pennsylvania
Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago.
1888
Transcribed by Annette Bame Peebles
The Greene County,
Pennsylvania
Biographies Project –
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/Greene/index.html.
Date of Transcription: 5 June 2007
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