Mosher Family Records

Collection

Identifier: OGLMC-463

Scope and Contents

The principal recipient and correspondent is Allette Mosher (1864-1945). Other recipients and correspondents include: Eliza Keyes (1848-1903), mother of Allette; Warren and Viola Pierce, Allette’s sister and brother-in-law, (1856-1870); Inez Mosher (1886-1924), Allette’s daughter; and Gladys Mosher (1932-1933), Allette’s granddaughter. The correspondence deals with the everyday concerns, including farming, health, and the lives of family members in Kansas, New York, North Dakota, and Michigan. Included are documents concerning the death of Thomas Batty and the efforts of Allette to receive her Civil War widow’s pension. There is also correspondence with a relative in the Pacific during World War II.

Dates

created: 1848-1945
Other: Date acquired: 09/00/1977

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Mosher family moved from New York to Michigan and eventually to Dazey, North Dakota (ca. 1900), chronicling their migration in letters to family members. Allette Keyes Batty Mosher moved from Michigan to Dakota Territory in 1880 with her mother, Eliza Keyes, and brother, Edward Keyes. Allette had married Thomas Batty in 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They had had one daughter, Inez, before Thomas died in 1877. Allette married Emmet Mosher in Hope, Dakota Territory, in 1885. They had one daughter, Eva, who died in infancy. Allette and Emmet Mosher farmed until 1904, when they moved to Dazey. Inez Batty married Elihue Mosher in 1893 and had six children, of whom four survived: Gladys, Hugh, Maurice, and Kermit. Source: Barnes County History: Barnes County, North Dakota. Barnes County Historical Society, 1976. page 164.

Note written by

Full Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically for each individual. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing except that all correspondence to Alllette Mosher is in her files.