Herman D. Moller

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Herman D. Moller

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

Herman D. MOLLER, a member of the city council and chairman of the street committee at Dover, New Jersey, was born and reared in this place, the date of nativity being 1874. He is the son of Daniel and Mary (OSBURG) MOLLER, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in the city of Brooklyn, New York. The father was for many years engaged in the wholesale bottling business at Dover and there he died in 1893. Mrs. MOLLER died in 1906. She and her husband were the parents of the following children: Charles, foreman of the General Fire Extinguisher Company at Philadelphia; Susan, wife of Carl BERGT, of Dover; Elizabeth, wife of William KONOUSE, of Dover; Herman D., whose name forms the caption for this review.

After completing the prescribed course of the common schools of Dover, Herman D. MOLLER entered Coleman’s Business College, at Newark, New Jersey, and there pursued a thorough commercial course. Subsequently he learned the trade of blacksmith and he was engaged in that line of work for a period of three years. In 1894 he engaged in the wholesale liquor business, his spacious headquarters being located in Dover, and he continued with ever increasing success in the same until June, 1912, a period of eighteen years. On that date he sold out his concern and as yet he has not engaged in any other business. Fraternally, Mr. MOLLER is connected with the B. P. O. E., the F. O. E., and the I. O. R. M., all of Dover. In church matters he and his wife are devout Presbyterians. His political convictions are in accord with the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands a sponsor. While undoubtedly he has not been without the honorable ambition which is so powerful and useful as an incentive to activity in public affairs, he regards the pursuits of private life as being in themselves abundantly worthy of his best efforts, although he is now serving Dover as a member of the city council, in which he is on the street committee. His support is readily and generously given to many measures for the general progress and improvement. His life history is certainly worthy of commendation and of emulation, for along honorable and straightforward lines he has won the success which crowns his efforts and which makes him one of the substantial residents of Dover.

Mr. MOLLER married (first) May 26, 1895, Elvena BASTEDO, a native of Morris county, New Jersey, daughter of Charles and Amelia (DUNN) BASTEDO. She died April 22, 1906. Mr. MOLLER married (second) Helen BARB, a native of Long Island, daughter of George and Mary E. (FELTON) BARB. They have no children.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)