Milford MOZINGO\Susan PARKHURST

1880 Johnson, Indiana, Franklin, Page 110B
MAZINGO, Joseph, Self M M W 60 IN, Fa: VA Mo: VA.
Julia, Wife F M W 62 IN, Fa: VA Mo: VA
Milford, Son M W W 28 IN, Fa: IN Mo: IN
William V, GChild M S W 5 IN, Fa: IN Mo: IN

1900 Johnson, IN, ED 8, sheet 10B
Mosingo, Milfred, April 1852, 48, IN, IN, IN
Abigail, wife, May 1862, 32, married 11 yrs, No Children, IN, IN, KY
Joseph, father, Mar 1820, 80, widowed, IN, VA, VA

1910 JOHNSON, IN, NEEDHAM TWP, ED 123, Sheet 1A, Series: T624 Roll: 359 Page: 122
MOZINGO, MILFORD, 58, married twice, IN, IN, IN
Maria A, wife, 48, married 21 yrs, No Children, IN, IN, KY

1920 Johnson, IN, Needham, Roll: T625_442; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 139;
Milford Mozingo, 67, IN, IN, IN
Abbie, wife, 56, IN, IN, IN

1930 Marion, IN, Franklin, ED 49-235, Sheet 16B
Franklin Powders, 70, married at ??, IN, IN, IN, Not a veteran
Ella, wife, 42, married at 25, IN, IN, IN
Margaret, daughter, 16, IN, IN, IN
Abbie Mozingo, sister, 68, widow, married at 26, IN, IN, IN

History of Johnson County, Indiana By Elba L. Branigin
MILFORD MOZINGO.

Among the representative farmers of Johnson county is the subject of this sketch, who is the owner of a fine landed estate in Needham township and is carrying on the various departments of his enterprise with that discretion and energy which are sure to find their natural sequence in definite success, having always been a hard worker, a good manager and a man of economical habits, and, being fortunately situated in a thriving farming community, it is no wonder that he stands today in the front rank of the agriculturists of this favored locality.

Mil ford Mozingo, who has been eminently successful in the pursuit of agriculture in Needham township, Johnson county, and who has attained to a relative degree of prominence in his county by faithful public service, was born near the banks of Sugar Creek, Needham county, on April i, 1852, and is the son of Joseph Mozingo. The latter was born in Clark county, Indiana, on March 17, 1820, and died on September 24, 1909. He was the son of John Mozingo, a native of Virginia, who located in the state of Indiana in 1819, his coming from the South being prompted by his opposition to slavery. In 1823 the family settled on Sugar creek in Johnson county, where Joseph entered school in a log cabin and afterward in the town of Franklin. At that time but little improvement had been made in this section of the country, wild game being numerous and Indians still being occasionally seen. He was a prominent and influential member of the Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist church for three-quarters of a century, being frequently elected a delegate to church meetings. In 1839 he married Julia Ann Owens, and they established their home on fifty-six acres of land in Needham township. They became the parents of seven children, of whom three are living, namely: Mrs. William Neal, of Blue River township, this county; Mrs. Mary Yelton, of Franklin, and Milford, the subject of this sketch. The mother of these children died on July 5, 1888.

Milford Mozingo received his education in the common schools of Need- ham township and remained with his father until attaining the age of twenty- one years, when he rented land and farmed on his own account until 1896, when he bought his present splendid farm in Needham township. To the cultivation of this place he has assiduously devoted his attention and has made many permanent and substantial improvements, which have added to the value and utility of the farm. He carries on general farming, his entire tract of nearly one hundred acres being in cultivation and all being very productive, as may be noted from the following figures for 1912: Twenty-five hundred bushels of corn and six hundred bushels of oats, while there is yet twenty- five acres or more in wheat and thirty-eight in corn. Seventy head of hogs are fed annually and every detail of the farm work is under the personal supervision of Mr. Mozingo, who is practical and systematic in all he does. A comfortable and attractive brick residence, located on a commanding knoll and surrounded by fine, large shade trees, is one of the notable features of this farm.

Politically, Mr. Mozingo has been a lifelong Democrat, and has taken an active part in the advancement of the interests of his party, having served as a delegate to judicial, county and state conventions. In November, 1906, Mr. Mozingo was elected a member of the board of county commissioners and served two terms, a period of six years, to the eminent satisfaction of his constituents. At the time of his election the county was in debt to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, and had a high rate of taxation, while when he retired from office the debt had been cancelled and the tax rate materially lowered. He was faithful in the discharge of his official duties, and when he retired from office his admirers, to show their esteem for him, presented him with a fine leather rocking chair. Religiously, ^Mr.^Mozingo is a member of the Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist church. ofXwhtehyhsri'P'vbeeri a faithful member for over forty years. His fraternaj tfefa/t^filji^i^ttlTethe Franklin lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Franklin Commandery JsTo. 23, Knights Templar, as well as the Knights of Pyihia*A xo>�3,; rtoT
Mr. Mozingo has been twice marrietf/firsS W'Febwjary. 7, 1874, to Susie J. Parkhurst, daughter of John M. ParktmjQsi.^a.n.il tB them was born one child, William V. Mrs. Susie J. Mozingo died in 1876, and on October IO, 1888, Mr. Mozingo married Abbie M. Powers, of Clark township, this county, a daughter of John T. Powers.

Mr. Mozingo's early life story is not uncommon in our western history and serves as an object lesson to those who would mount the ladder of success. His beginning was characterized by hard work and conscientious endeavor, and he owes his rise to no train of fortunate incidents or fortuitous circumstances. It is the reward of application of mental qualifications of a high order to the affairs of business, the combining with keen perceptions of mental activity that enabled him to grasp the opportunities that presented themselves. This he did with success and, what is more important, with honor. His integrity has ever been 'unassailable, his honor unimpeachable, and he stands now, as he has stood in the past, one of the successful men and representative citizens of the day and generation