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Thomas Moorman
Jefferson County
An early settler and honored citizen of Jefferson County, Thomas Moorman was born in Ohio on the 7th of September, 1809, his parents being Charles and Elizabeth Moorman. In the county of his nativity he was reared to manhood and learned the trade of manufacturing saddle-trees, which business he followed for some years although he made farming his principal occupation through life. In Highland County, Ohio, on the 16th of April, 1833, Mr. Moorman was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Canaday, a native of that county. Hearing favorable reports of Iowa and the advantages afforded her early settlers; Mr. Moorman was determined to make a location within her borders and in 1844, accompanied by his family, settled on a farm in Fairfield Township, Jefferson County. In his earlier years, he took an active part in public affairs and was an influential citizen of the community. He was a Whig, but on the organization of the Republican Party joined in its ranks. In the legislative assembly of 1857, and 1858, he served as a member and was also Justice of the Peace for several years. He was reared in the faith of the Society of Friends but about 1863 joined the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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