JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER MOELLER, JR.
Johnny Christopher Moeller, Jr., b March 10, 1938 in
Falls County, Texas near Westphalia ‑was a son of Johnny Christopher and Dora
Elizabeth (Hoelscher) Moeller. He was reared near the Westphalia Community, on
the family farm ‑ residing in the built ca 1891 by his grandparents, John
and Pauline Moeller.
Johnny, Jr. attended school in Westphalia, and graduated from Rosebud High
School, Class of 1958subsequently attending Temple Junior College for two
years, and Nixon‑Clay Commercial College in Austin, with additional special
courses at The University of Texas, Austin. For about five years, he was Buyer
for a Truck and Heavy Equipment Company, but continued to reside in Falls County
during this time. As a young man, he had farmed with his father on the family
land, and he continued farming as a side‑line for a time.
On March 10, 1983, Johnny was appointed Falls County
Auditor, for a two‑year term of office, by District Judge Thomas B. Bartlett;
and he continues in that position in 1986 ‑ having been reappointed in 1985.
He is a member of The Church of the Visitation in
Westphalia, and now has the family farm leased out. He enjoys the avocation of
metal work and welding, and made the three beautiful flag poles now gracing the
lawn of the Falls County Courthouse, on which fly the U.S., Texas, and Falls
County Flags. He resides with his widowed mother on the farm, in the built
by his paternal grandparents.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 316.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.
