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Surname: Musselman, Odell, Spencer
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Musselman, John
Posted by Celia Davis on Fri, 16 Jun 2000
Surname: Musselman, Odell, Spencer
from reprint of Clarke County Historical and Biographical Record by Lewis
Publishing, 1886. p. 168
JOHN MUSSELMAN, is a native of Maryland, born November 13, 1817. In his
infancy his parents, John and Christina Musselman, moved to Pennsylvania,
remaining in that State until 1829. They then removed to Darke County,
Ohio, where they lived until he was about seventeen years of age. In 1834
they went to Elkhart County, Indiana, subsequently returning to Darke County.
Our subject was married in Elkhart County, Indiana, to Miss Keziah Odell.
After his marriage he moved to Lawrence County, Missouri, and there his
wife died. They had a family of five children-- William A., Daniel M.,
Nancy M., Elizabeth C. and Samuel G. In 1846 Mr. Musselman returned to
Ohio and there married Miss Sarah Spencer, and to them were born eight
children, two sons and six daughters-- John A., William L., Sarah K., Mary
E., Anna T., Emily A., Harriet O., Margaret H.
In 1850 he went to Randolph County, Indiana, and eight years later came
to Iowa and entered 120 acres of land in Clarke County, and at the same
time bought forty acres of timber land adjoining, which is his present
farm. Mr. Musselman has been a prominent and influential citizen of Fremont
Township, and is honored and esteemed by all who know him. In 1880 he lost
his eyesight from some unknown cause, but otherwise is in good health,
and is active for one of his years.
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