Theodor MOENING

John Theodore Moening was born in Ottawa township, Putnam

■county, Ohio, -September 2, 1867, and was the son of Henry and Elizabeth

(Ellerbrock) Moening, whose life history is given elsewhere in this work,

under the caption, "Henry Moening."

Mr. Moening remained on his father's farm near Glandorf, Ohio, and

received his education in the neighboring schools. At the age of twenty-

two he was married to Matilda Brockman, which event occurred on Novem-

ber 19, 1889. His wife was the daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Lam-

vehr) Brockman and was born in Fort Jennings, Putnam county, Ohio. Her

father was a native of Assurbrick, which is not far from Glandorf, Ger-

many, and came to this country alone when a very young man. Having ac-

quired a thorough knowledge of the carpenter's trade in Germany and be-

lievmg there were good opportunities for a man of his ability in the city of

Cmcmnati, Ohio, he first went there, but later decided to go to Glandorf

Putnam county, Ohio, where he farmed for a while and did some carpenter

■work, then removed to Fort Jennings, this county, where he was employed

to build the St. Joseph's Catholic church and which was started in i8s^

After completmg this work he retired from active work in the carpenter

Ime and went to live on a small tract near town, which he farmed in a small

way until the time of his death in 1896, in the eighty-second year of his

^ge. He was a Democrat, but took no active part in these affairs He was

a devout member of the St. Joseph's Catholic church. His wife Cai-oline

After the marriage of John T. Moening and wife, he went to live

on his farm, which consisted of eighty-two acres, and continued to live

•on this place until the time of his death, April 6, 1914. When he bought

this tract, there were but forty acres of clear land and the rest of it was in

heavy timber. A great deal of his time was occupied in clearing the place,

■ditching, draining and fencing, and today this place is considered one of

the most productive small farms in this section. When Mr. Moening was a

young man of eighteen he took a great deal of interest in threshing ma-

■chinery, and having bought himself an outfit of this kind he proceeded to

:go about the county threshing for the farmers and thus gained a wide

acquaintance and was generally known to be absolutely upright and fair in

his dealings, and had the respect and high esteem of everyone who knew

him. The direct cause of his death was cancer of the liver, from which he

was a quiet and patient sufferer. His attending physician constantly warned

him of the danger and repeatedly told him that he had but a short time to

live, nevertheless he kept the true facts, pertaining to his condition, from his

wife and family and always appeared before them with such a cheerful man-

ner that they little suspected his grave physical condition.

To Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Moening were born five children, as follow:

1-evina (Mrs. Louis Schroeder), who lives on a farm in Pleasant township,

this county; Adaline (Mrs. Arnold Schroeder) who lives in Pleasant town-

ship and has a son, Harold; Amanda, Clarence and Hilerious, who live at

home with their mother.

Mr. Moening was not an aggressive politician in his day, but at one

time was a member of the board of school directors. He was a Democrat

and at all times stood for the progressive methods proposed by that party.

The entire family were regular members of the Catholic church and Mr.

Moening was a member of the board of church trustees for four years.

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