James Jonathan Mosher was born February 23, 1871 SALEM, HENRY, IA died: June 22, 1958 Buried: SALEM SOUTH CEMETERY, SALEM, HENRY COUNTY, IA. married; LILLIE MAY MASDEN born: September 04, 1866 SALEM, HENRY COUNTY, IA married: April 18, 1899 died: October 02, 1949 SALEM, HENRY COUNTY, IA : Buried SALEM SOUTH CEM, SALEM, HENRY, IA Father: ALGERN MASDEN Mother: DELILAH COOK.

ATTEND LAST RITES OF J.J. MOSHER:
Among the relative and friends from away who attended the funeral of J.J. Mosher, June 25, 1958 were: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Walters of Cameron, ILL, Mr. & Mrs. Norval Mosher of Allison, IA, Mr. & Mrs. Berkland and son Danny of Ruthven, IA, Miss Averil Mosher of Rochester, MINN, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Watts of Yates Center, KS, Mrs. Esther Shook of Hamilton, KS, Mr. George Drennan, Mrs. Mary Lunday, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Dunnon of New Sharon, IA, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Brain of Hedrick, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wiley of Wyman, Mrs. Howard Johnson of Hillsboro, Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Masden, Miss Judy Masden & Miss Janet Masden of Fairfield, IA, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ratliff, Miss Frances Anderson, Mrs. Arthur Kinney, Mrs. Daisy Townsend, & Walter Anderson of Mt. Pleasant, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Vale, Mr. Dewey Phelps of Hillsboro, Rev Humpleby and Donald McDowell of Bonaparte.

After Alonzo Mosher's death in 1906, James bought the farm. James married Lillie Masden in 1899. Their children were: Kenneth who married Justine Hartley and lived in Van Buren County; Anna who married Wilbur Watts, lived in Salem; Evelyn, married Wayne Riser; and LaMoyne and Frances, who lived on the family farm until their deaths. The family farm was sold. to a family from Chicago for their retirement home in 2001 after 162 years.

James continued to improve the home with a basement under the original house, and adding two rooms on the north, and modernizing the home. He bought 65 more acres of land. The Mosher's were members of the Salem Congregational Church.
LaMoyne, in partnership with his father raised Poland China Hogs and developed a high producing herd of Holstein cattle. After his father's death in 1958 LaMoyne discontinued raising hogs and dairy cattle. He then raised Simmental cattle.

Both served as director of Glendale School and Trustees of Jackson Township — James for 26 years and LaMoyne for 27 years. LaMoyne served two terms on the County Board Of Education and for a number of years on the local Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee.