Ernest Cleveland Musser, Jr: Our Family History

Ernest Cleveland Musser, Jr

1915 - 1944 (28 years)

Generation: 1

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Ernest Cleveland Musser, Jr was born on 8 Jul 1915 in Smyth Co, VA (son of Ernest Cleveland Musser and Ottie O'Sella Goodman); died on 14 Apr 1944 in Smyth Co, VA.

Family/Spouse: Perdita Farson. Perdita was born on 11 Aug 1913 in Pittsylvania Co, VA; died on 2 May 1999 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Ernest Cleveland Musser was born on 15 Jan 1890 in Smyth Co, VA (son of Eugene Musser and Rosabelle Love); died on 17 Sep 1915 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.

Ernest married Ottie O'Sella Goodman on 4 Jul 1912 in Loudon Co, TN. Ottie was born on 6 Jan 1887 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 12 Jan 1965 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ottie O'Sella Goodman was born on 6 Jan 1887 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 12 Jan 1965 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.

Children:

Lillian Mae Musser was born on 19 Jun 1913; died on 13 Jul 1914; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
1. Ernest Cleveland Musser, Jr was born on 8 Jul 1915 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 14 Apr 1944 in Smyth Co, VA.

Generation: 3

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Eugene Musser was born on 27 Feb 1865 in Smyth Co, VA (son of George Washington Musser, Sr and Martha Jane Anderson); died on 22 Aug 1941 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.

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Birth:
Some sources state eugene was born in Boyd Co KY

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Eugene married Rosabelle Love on 7 Feb 1889 in Smyth Co, VA. Rosabelle was born on 4 Sep 1867; died on 16 Feb 1958 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rosabelle Love was born on 4 Sep 1867; died on 16 Feb 1958 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.

Children:

2. Ernest Cleveland Musser was born on 15 Jan 1890 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 17 Sep 1915 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
Ellis Eugene Musser was born on 10 Sep 1891 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 9 Feb 1952 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
Vernon Musser was born on 24 Mar 1893 in Smyth Co, VA; died in Mar 1980 in WV.
Byrdie Mae Musser was born on 14 May 1898 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 28 Oct 1957 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
Forest Holmes Musser was born on 14 Mar 1901 in VA; died on 22 Nov 1980 in Wythe Co, VA.
Bezaleel Love Musser, Sr was born on 26 Jan 1904 in Wythe Co, VA; died on 24 Jan 1986 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
Hattie Virginia Musser was born on 8 Oct 1907 in VA; died on 10 Apr 1993 in Salem City, VA; was cremated in Salem City, VA.

Generation: 4

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George Washington Musser, Sr was born on 7 Dec 1841 in Smyth Co, VA (son of Peter Musser, Jr. and Susannah Rachel Ridings); died on 7 Feb 1925 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA.

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According to Perdita Williams book:
George Washington Musser once lived in Kentucky. Legend says that somewhere on the trip to Virginia, he swam a river with his wife on his back. This happened before Eugene was born.

Became a miller by trade and at one time operated the old Thompson Atkins mill near Atkins, VA

Enlisted in the Confederate States Army on September 4, 1861 at Marion, Virginia in Companny F, 23rd Batalion, Virginia Infantry under Captain W. H. McDonald. He enlisted to serve one year and was sent to Camp Jackson near Wytheville for training. He served immediately under Colonel Derrick and Captain J. C. Killinger. (Carl Wilson Musser, Sr.]

According to Virginia pension records and including F. S. Snavely's sworn affidavit in support of George Musser's claim to a pension as a Confederate veteran, George Musser, Sr., was wounded at the Battle of New Market, VA on May 15, 1864 and taken to the hospital at Staunton. [Carl Wilson Musser, Sr.] According to George Musser's own statment, he was then sent to the Confederate Hospital at Emory and Henry College. [Carl Wilson Musser, Sr.]

Deserted the confederate army after this convalesence and moved to Kentucky to avoid being punished by the "Confederate Police."
Probably in January, 1865 he was tracked down in Kentucky by the Confederate Police. He was able to escape being caught by going onto the roof of the house he and his wife were staying in. By the next morning they couple were across the Ohio River in the Union state of Ohio. His wife was probably 7-8 months pregnant at this time [Carl Wilson Musser, Sr].

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George married Martha Jane Anderson on 21 Apr 1864 in Smyth Co, VA. Martha was born in Dec 1845 in VA; died on 24 Jul 1928 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Jane Anderson was born in Dec 1845 in VA; died on 24 Jul 1928 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA.

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Children:

4. Eugene Musser was born on 27 Feb 1865 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 22 Aug 1941 in Wythe Co, VA; was buried in Wythe Co, VA.
Zorada Catherine Musser was born about 1867 in VA; died on 2 May 1946 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA.
Susan Anna Musser was born on 31 Aug 1869 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 26 Dec 1938 in Henry Co, IL; was buried in Henry Co, IL.
Dexter Bullard Musser was born on 16 May 1871 in Bland Co, VA; died on 7 Jun 1940 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA.
Isaac Taylor C Musser was born on 22 Jan 1872 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 28 May 1946 in Smyth Co, VA; was buried in Smyth Co, VA.
Harmon Tillson Mercer was born on 7 Mar 1875 in VA; died on 7 Jul 1939 in Henry Co, IL; was buried in Henry Co, IL.
Charles W Musser was born on 24 Apr 1877 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 5 Sep 1914 in Henry Co, IL; was buried in Henry Co, IL.
George Washington Musser, Jr was born on 11 Jun 1879 in Smyth Co, VA; died on 7 Oct 1953 in Bland Co, VA; was buried in Mercer Co, WV.
Benjamin Musser was born on 23 Apr 1881 in Smyth Co, VA; died in YOUNG.

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