Standard History of Adams & Wells Counties, Indiana – 1918
Tyndall & Lesh, Pages 767 & 768

JOHN MOSURE

John MOSURE was inducted into the office of auditor of Adams County January 1, 1917. His administration during the first year has been a most gratifying personal achievement, and has fully justified the confidence of his supporters at the election. He has kept the machinery of office moving smoothly and has done much to improve the general financial credit of the county government.

Mr. Mosure was nominated for office in the spring primaries of 1916, was elected in November and at the time of his election was a resident of French Township. Mr. Mosure was born in Wells County, Indiana, September 21, 1865. He grew up at Vera Cruz in his native county, and from early boyhood was familiar with and had much practical experience in his father’s blacksmith shop. He learned the trade and followed it actively for eighteen years, chiefly at Vera Cruz in Wells County. He owned a shop there, but in the fall of 1900, on election day, removed to French Township in Adams County and bought forty acres of land. To this he added twenty-four acres, and brought all of it under thorough cultivation. It was from the business of a practical farmer that he was called to his present duties as county auditor. Mr. Mosure still owns his farm. In 1909 he was elected trustee of French Township, and filled that office with credit for six years, the efficiency he exercised as trustee making the groundwork of confidence on which the people chose him to a county position.

His parents were Jonathan and Catherine (Krill) MOSURE, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Pennsylvania. When quite small they were taken to Indiana, Jonathan MOSURE to Adams County and Catherine Krill to Wells County. They were married in Wells County and Jonathan followed his trade as a blacksmith for many years. He conducted a shop at Bluffton and following the Civil war he removed to Vera Cruz and with his brother, David, entered business under the name MOSURE Brothers, manufacturing buggies, carriages and other vehicles. That they put good workmanship and good materials into their output is evident by the fact that some of their vehicles are still doing service. Jonathan MOSURE retired from business some years ago and passed away in May, 1913, at the age of seventy-six. His widow is still living at the old home aged seventy-six. They were active members of the Christian Church and he was a lifelong democrat and in early life quite prominent in party affairs.

John MOSURE married in Adams County Miss Idell Yarger, a Wells County girl, who was born in that county May 8, 1870. She was reared and educated in the public schools. Mr. & Mrs. Mosure have a family of four children. Osa, born in 1892, was educated at Vera Cruz and is the wife of Nathaniel Meshberger and has one son, Harold. Harley, born in 1893, is fireman of the waterworks plant at Bluffton and married Nellie Flowers. Cleo, aged twenty-one, is the wife of Norman Statler of Kirkland township and has a daughter, Dorothy L. David H., who was born in May, 1897, and lives in Bluffton, married Mabel Deitrich and has a daughter, Cecil M. Mr. John MOSURE has been a democrat all his life. On March 5, 1892, he was initiated into the Lodge of Odd Fellows at Bluffton, and has completed twenty-five years of faithful fellowship with that order. He is a past noble grand and has been a delegate to state lodge. He and his wife are members of the Rebekahs.