John Franklin MOULTON
Biography

J. Franklin Moulton was born December 23rd, 1849, in Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio. He was the youngest of the eleven children of Freeman Moulton. He has traveled extensively in the West, having passed thirty-five years on the praries of Iowa and in the Rocky Mountains. At nineteen years of age he traveled overland from Ohio to Californ1a. His business has led him from lumber camp to gold mine, and from gold mine to cattle-ranch. Mr. Moulton distinguished himself from time to time in Indian warfare, having many ex citing conflicts with members of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. He has done good work in suppressing cattle thieving, which was extensively carried on in the West, in early days.

Mr. Moulton was married in 1877, a Kansas lady and two daughters came to bless his home. He now resides in Denver, Colorado, where he is a successful and respected citizen.

He is a descendant of Robert of the ninth generation.

Title Moulton Annals
Author Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906



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