An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 377.

JEFFERSON N. MOSIER, a real estate dealer at Mosier, Oregon, is a man whose life
has practically been spent in Wasco county. He was born here on September 28,
1860, the son of Jonah H. and Jane (Rollins) Mosier, who are mentioned elsewhere
in this work. The father hired George J. Ryan, a well educated Irish gentleman,
as tutor of his children for twelve years. Jefferson was with his father until
1876, then went to Walla Walla and worked in a furniture store for one year and
in a meat market for two years, learning thoroughly meat cutting. When the O.R.
& N. came through here he returned to Wasco county and was engaged with the
engineer corps as a helper until the road was completed. Then he accepted a
position with Dubois & King, handling all their meat supplies for their boarding
houses on the Northern Pacific. After that, he was employed in a market in The
Dalles for two years and finally retired to a farm of one hundred and seventy
acres which his father had given him. He improved the same and also did stock
raising. Recently Mr. Mosier sold this property and moved to Mosier station
where he had purchased one hundred and twenty acres at the old Mosier estate
from the heirs a few years before. This he has platted and recorded as the Town
of Mosier. Mr. Mosier devotes his attention to disposing of this property and
the upbuilding of the town where he has cast his lot. He is still interested in
stock raising and has sixty head of cattle. Mosier is beautifully situated on a
sloping rise overlooking the Columbia and is starting with good promise of being
one of the lively centers of prosperous Wasco county. Mr. Mosier has recently
erected an ornate Queen Anne cottage near the old Mosier home and is taking
steps to beautify and make popular the town of Mosier.      

On February 16, 1889, Mr. Mosier married Miss Mary A. Sivener, who was born in
St. Louis, Missouri. The ceremony was performed by Father Bronsgeest. Mrs.
Mosier's father, John Sivener, was born in Paris, France, followed cabinet
making until November, 1903, when he retired from active business and now
resides in Portland. He married Miss Mary A. McNamee, a native of Missouri, of
Scotch-Irish ancestry and now dwelling in Portland. Mr. Mosier has the following
named brothers and sisters: Mrs. Alice S. Faucette, Mrs. Mary S. Adams, Lydia
S., Benjamin F., deceased, Mrs. Emily A. Mansfield, deceased, and Mrs. Josephine
E. Willoughby, deceased. Mrs. Mosier has one brother and four sisters, who are
now living. Joseph P., Mrs. Jennie T. Glenn, Mrs. Kate M. Bradley, Mrs. Nellie
E. Eber, and Mrs. Agnes R. Zander. Mr. and Mrs. Mosier have no children of their
own but have adopted one, Alice K., the daughter of Mrs. Mosier's sister, Mrs.
Lizzie A. Kaege, who is deceased. Mr. Mosier is a member of the K.P., the
I.O.O.F., the M.W.A., and the United Artisans. Mr. Mosier remembers well the
trying and dangerous times of early days.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.