Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Musselman, David L. 1862 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 23, 2006, 7:03 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) DAVID L. MUSSELMAN. Among the pretty farms to be found in Deer Creek township, Carroll county, is a tract of one hundred and forty-eight acres owned by David L. Musselman, who is not only an enterprising farmer, but who is one of the most successful breeders of Hereford cattle in this section of the state. Mr. Musselman is a native of Carroll county, having been born in Jackson township, near Camden on January 30, 1862. He is the son of Daniel T. and Susanna (Replogle) Musselman, the former of whom was born on September 2, 1827, in the Keystone state, and who came with his parents, John and Susanna Musselman, to Indiana, when a lad of six years. They settled in Jackson township and here spent the remainder of their lives. John Musselman died in middle life, but his wife lived to be an old woman, passing away at the age of seventy-seven years. They wrere the parents of several children, among whom were John, Jacob, Esther, Elizabeth, Susanna, Catherine, David, Christian and Daniel T. On his maternal side, Mr. Musselman's grandparents were David and Susanna Replogle, whose children were John, Jacob, Aaron, Elizabeth, Catherine, Sarah and Susanna. David and Susanna Replogle settled near Camden in Carroll county in pioneer times, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Musselman's parents were married in Carroll county, and were the parents of nine children, three of whom died in infancy. Five are still living, William H., who resides near Camden in Jackson township; Sarah A., the wife of Elias F. Eikenberry, of Ehvood, Indiana: David L., the subject of this sketch; Harvey M., who died at the age of forty years in 1909: Ulysses M., who lives in North Dakota; Elmer E., who lives in White county .near Burnetts creek. The late Daniel T. Musselman was a farmer in Jackson township and owned four hundred and ten acres of land. He was a stanch Republican and very popular among the citizens of Jackson township, where he died in 1879. His widow is still living at Flora, Indiana, and is seventy-six years old. She is a member of the old order of the Dunkard church, as was her husband also. David L. Musselman received a liberal education in the common schools of Jackson township. He also attended the Camden high school for two terms and, when he was seventeen years old, began life on his own responsibility. On October 28, 1883, Mr. Musselman was married to Mary A. Wickard, a daughter of Andrew Jackson and Jane (Carnall) Wickard, the former of whom was born in Ohio and the latter in Tennessee. They settled in Carroll county in very early times, rearing a family of five children, Emma, who lives in Deer Creek township; John F., who resides in Flora; Mary A., the wife of Mr. Musselman; Andrew J., who lives on the old liomestead farm in CarroUton township; and Cynthia, the wife of Harris Tinkle, of Flora, Indiana. Mrs. Musselman's father died on the farm in Carroll county and her mother in Flora. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Musselman are the parents of seven children, all of whom are living, Roscoe J., Lottie F., Otho V., Harry M., Edith L., Andrew Jackson and Beryl S. Roscoe J. was born on August 9, 1884, and married Mary G. Wagoner. They have two children, Moyne and Maxine. Lottie F., who was born on September 2, 1885, in Carrollton township, married Ross B. Hinkle, of Rock Creek township, and has three children, Forest W., Susie M. and Mary Elizabeth. Otho V., who was born on April 21, 1887, lives in Portland, Maine, where he is connected with the coast artillery. Harry M., who was born on November 6, 1888, lives at home. Edith L., born on October 31, 1891, married Jesse M. Retherford, of Swayzee, Indiana, and has two children, Lavaune and David Benton. Andrew Jackson, born on March 14, 1893, lives at home, and is a school teacher and local representative of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Beryl S., born on November 26, 1895, is at home. After his marriage, Mr. Musselman lived for two years in Camden, where he was engaged in the grocery business. Subsequently, however, he sold out and operated a hotel and livery barn until 1890, when he moved to a farm in CarroUton township. He has owned land in different townships in Carroll county, where his present farm was purchased in 1913. David L. Musselman is an expert fanner and also an expert judge of live stock. He keeps only the very best grades on his farm and has made a very great success in this department of farming. Fraternally, David L. Musselman is a member of Helmet Lodge, No. 346, Knights of Pythias at Young America. He is a Republican in politics and at one time was the Republican candidate for sheriff. The Musselman family are members of the Presbyterian church at Delphi, and Mr. Musselman is superintendent of the Sunday school. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Biographical Section of HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/musselma61bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/infiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb