Thanks, Steven. I knew about this notice---Samuel wasn't the first of my
noble ancestors known as a
"character" and "given to strong drink." His granddaughter (my
mother)
married an Irishman who had forebears even more well known for the same
qualities in their native Maine town.
Isn't genealogy fun??????
Cheers,
Jude
Jude,
Below is Samuel MUSTER's death notice:
Twinklings from the Valparaiso Star.
Samuel Muster, a character known by nearly every person in Valparaiso, died
suddenly at about 9 o'clock Friday forenoon, of -- Coroner Coates says --
heart trouble. He came down town in the morning and scrubbed out Chas.
Carter's saloon, sat down in a chair and died. Muster was over 70 years of
age and addicted to strong drink, about the only enemy he had.
SOURCE: The Tribune - Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 22, 1891;
Volume 8, Number 6, Page 1, Column 3
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From: JFW [mailto:jowyn@adelphia.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:36 PM
To: INPORTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INPORTER-L] Searching MUSTER in Valpo, 1878-1905
My MUSTER family came to Valpo from New York around 1878 or so. We think
they must have had relatives already living in Valparaiso who probably
encouraged them to "go west."
Samuel and Susanna MUSTER emigrated from Switzerland arriving in New York in
1864. Of their seven or so children, only one survived to adulthood--my
grandmother Sophia. Sophia was under 14 when the family moved to Valparaiso.
I think it is possible that John MUSTER, who was married to Barbara BURKHART
and who already lived in Valpo, might have been my Samuel's brother. There
are crossings of the two families in sacramental records in the church
there. Samuel died in 1891; Susanna in 1905; they are buried in Maplewood
cemetery.
Sophia married John P. FANNING, in 1886 in Chicago, and they raised their
family there.
Any possible connections out there?
Cheers,
Jude