The Shemwell Family

Adam B MusserAge: 65 years18361901

Name
Adam B Musser
Given names
Adam B
Surname
Musser
Birth November 17, 1836
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageMary Ann CarmonyView this family
about 1864 (Age 27 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rosa D Musser
August 29, 1876 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ollie Dell Musser
December 12, 1880 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick Busher TroutmanRosa D MusserView this family
March 15, 1901 (Age 64 years)
Death December 6, 1901 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with Mary Ann Carmony - View this family
himself
Adam B Musser
Birth: November 17, 1836Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: December 6, 1901Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
Mary Ann Carmony
Birth: August 18, 1846Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 15, 1912Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1864Pennsylvania, United States
17 years
daughter
Ollie Dell Musser
Birth: December 12, 1880 44 34Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 20, 1969Randolph, Illinois, United States
-4 years
daughter
Rosa D Musser
Birth: August 29, 1876 39 30Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Adam B Musser - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Musser, AdamheadWMNov183663M34PAPAPATeamster3YesYesYesRH
Musser, MarywifeWFAug184653M3497PAPAPASeamstress0YesYesYes
Musser, Ollie DdaughterWFDec188019SILPAPAYesYesYes

Name
Parents of Rosa Musser Adam Musser and Mary Carmony are listed as the parents of Rosa Musser in her marriage to Frederick Troutman. See the Marriage Record for Rosa's marriage for details