John Moller

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John Moller

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

The United States ranks to-day as the foremost nation of the modern civilized world. It has served as the melting pot of the best characteristics of all other nations and the outcome is a fine sterling American citizenship consisting of strong and able-bodied men, loyal and public-spirited in civic life, honorable in business and alert and enthusiastically in sympathy with every measure tending to further the material welfare of the entire country. The great empire of Germany has contributed it fair quota to the upbuilding of this great nation and among it s representatives in this country are to be found successful men in every walk of life, from the professions to the prosperous farmer. John MOLLER, who has been a resident of New Jersey since 1882, is most successfully engaged in the real estate business at Dover, where he is now serving the community as city treasurer.

A native of Germany, John MOLLER was born at Unterbreitzbach, that country, February 14, 1865. He is the son of Valentine and Barbara (ORT) MOLLER, both natives of Germany, where they passed their entire lives. Valentine MOLLER was engaged as a laborer during his active career and he and his wife became the parents of the following children:

John, of this sketch;
Conrad,
Barbara, wife of Henry AMENDT;
Mary, wife of John SCHMELTZ;
Daniel.

John MOLLER lived in his native place and at Vacka until he reached his seventeenth year, at which time, in 1882, he bade farewell to home and relatives and set sail for America. Prior to his arrival in this country he had learned the trade of stone mason. After one year in Dover, he took up a commercial course in Coleman’s Business College, at Newark, and on completing the same became bookkeeper for the firm of Knouse & Moller bottlers at Dover. He remained with the above concern for twelve years, at the expiration of which time he entered into the liquor business at Dover, following that line of enterprise for a period of five years. In January, 1909, he opened up a real estate office at Dover and since that time he has won considerable success in real estate operations throughout Morris county, being the owner of considerable property in this section. In politics he is aligned as a stalwart in the ranks of the Republican party, in the local councils of which he is an active factor. For two terms, 1904-08, he was a member of the Dover board of freeholders, of which he was a clerk for a time; and he likewise served on the common council of Dover. He is now incumbent of the office of city treasurer and is most efficiently proving his worth as a manager of the fiscal affairs of this community. He is notary public and commissioner of deeds.

Mr. MOLLER has been married twice, his first union having been with Mary MOLLER, widow of Daniel MOLLER, of Dover. She died September 15, 1906, and in October 1909, he married Paula E. THRIEMER, a native of Morris county. By his second wife he has one daughter,

Margaret J., born August 15, 1911.

In a fraternal way, Mr. MOLLER is connected with the local lodges of the following organizations: I. O. R. M., F. O. E., and B. P. O. E., I. O. O. F., of which latter order he is likewise a valued and appreciative member of the State encampment. He and his wife are zealous members of the Presbyterian church, to whose charities and good works they are most liberal contributors. The MOLLER family occupy a beautiful home in Dover and the same is the scene of many attractive social gatherings.

This biography was transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003).