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Eld. Aaron Moss

5 July 1848 – 16 May 1924

Died 16 May 1924, Huntington County, Indiana — Brethren elder, obituary preserved in the Fisher family bible

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

16 May 1924

Date of birth

5 July 1848

Age at death

seventy-five years, eight months and eleven days [as printed; the stated dates yield 75 years, 10 months and 11 days] (75y 10m 11d)

Place of death

Huntington, Indiana, United States

Inscription transcription

IN MEMORY OF ELDER AARON MOSS

Eld. Aaron Moss, son of David and Mary Moss, born in Cass County, Ind., July 5, 1848, and died May 16, 1924, at the home of his son Charles Moss, Huntington County, Ind., at the age of seventy-five years, eight months and eleven days.

Oct. 13, 1872, he married Sarah Ellen Winger who preceded him in 1883. To this union were born three daughters and one son. He married Catherine Reisinger Nov. 7, 1885. There were two sons and three daughters. One daughter died in infancy. He leaves his wife, eight children, thirty grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, two sisters and five brothers. He united with the church soon after his first marriage; was elected to the deacon's office in June, 1874; to the ministry in June, 1875; advanced to the second degree of the ministry in December, 1885; ordained to the full ministry April 17, 1896. In this capacity he served most faithfully for many years. He lived in the Roann, Howard, Landessville, Huntington City, Salamonie and West Manchester congregations. He has had the care of several churches, and won and baptized many souls for the Master. It was his greatest pleasure to go where there were isolated members. He carried on his evangelistic activities at a great sacrifice. One great feature of his work was to visit the sick. He was much interested in young ministers. He always had a burning desire to see men saved, and a passionate love for the church. He was in failing health for some time, and confined to his home most of the winter. He was anointed in December and expressed himself to be willing to submit to the Lord's will.

Services in the Salamonie church by Eld. Abraham Miller, assisted by Eld. Robert Miller. Burial in the Vernon cemetery.

Abraham Miller, Anderson, Ind.

The transcription is kept as submitted. The printed age "seventy-five years, eight months and eleven days" conflicts with the stated birth (July 5, 1848) and death (May 16, 1924) dates, which yield 75 years, 10 months and 11 days — the printed age is kept as printed in the original, and both readings are preserved. From the same Fisher family bible (contributed by Terri Saylor) that preserved the Angeline Ault obituaries.

People named in this record

  • Eld. Aaron MossSubject
  • David MossParent
  • Mary MossParent
  • Sarah Ellen WingerSpouse
  • Catherine ReisingerSpouse
  • Charles MossChild
  • Elder Abraham MillerOfficiant
  • Elder Robert MillerOfficiant

Record submitted by

Terri Saylor — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
Submitted by Terri Saylor to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Terri Saylor
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — obituary text transcribed from a clipping glued into the Fisher family bible; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Elder Aaron Moss (1848–1924) of Huntington County, Indiana, transcribed from a clipping preserved in the Fisher family bible. Contributed by Terri Saylor to the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/moss-aaron-1924/ : accessed [your access date]).

Found and transcribed by Terri Saylor from the Fisher family bible, which appears to have belonged to Henry Fisher, son of George and Barbara Moss Fisher; the obituary clipping was glued to the inside of the bible.

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