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  • Name: John M MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 15 Dec 1828 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 21 Aug 1896 in Hinkletown, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Groffdale Mennonite Cemetery u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Henry MUSSER Birth: 6 Feb 1800 Death: 3 Jun 1881
  • Mother:
  • Anna MARTIN Birth: 30 Nov 1801 Death: 22 Jun 1884

Family:
Marriage:
  • Susanna WENGER on 18 Jan 1852 .m1
  • Susanna WENGER Birth: 18 Jan 1833 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 29 Jun 1900 in Upper Laycock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Israel MUSSER
  2. Anna MUSSER Birth: 12 Dec 1852 in Paradise Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 6 Apr 1932
  3. Benjamin W MUSSER Birth: 19 Jun 1854 Death: 19 Jun 1932
  4. Susanna MUSSER Birth: 21 Jan 1856 Death: 27 May 1901
  5. John W MUSSER Birth: 1857 Death: 1940
  6. Jacob W MUSSER Birth: 5 Jan 1859 Death: 21 May 1945
  7. Mary MUSSER Birth: 8 Dec 1860 Death: 9 Dec 1939
  8. Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 23 Jan 1864
  9. Magdalena MUSSER Birth: 28 Aug 1865 Death: 17 Feb 1943
  10. Henry W MUSSER Birth: 2 Nov 1867 Death: Jul 1949
  11. Martin W MUSSER Birth: 14 Sep 1870 Death: 18 Sep 1948

Bibliography
  1. Groff, Clyde L, Walter B Groff, Jane Evans Best, The Groff Book, Ronks, PA: Groff History Associates, 1985. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p[0-9]*].
  2. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Spartonburg, SC: Reprint Publishers, 1985. Orig pub 1903. LMHS rF157.L2B6 1985. Available at http://archive.org/details/biographicalanna00megi and at http://archive.org/details/cu31924028852998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p[0-9]*].
  3. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  4. Recker, Charles, People of the Marsh, Newsletter of the Musser Family 1972-75. Grenada Hills, CA: author, 1972-5. NYPL APV (Moser) 87-2041. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh [IVX]*#[0-9]p[0-9]].
  5. Wenger, Samuel S, The Wenger Book, Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania German Heritage, 1978. NYPL APV (Wenger) 86-601. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p115AA, MusserEA MUSSER p115A]
14 Dec 1828 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p399]
1828 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088],
place:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1136],
parents:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1137, MusserEA MUSSER p115AA, MusserEA MUSSER p115A, Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088],
father:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p399]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p399, LancasterCoPA Biog p1136, MusserEA MUSSER p115AA, MusserEA MUSSER p115A]
1896 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1],
place:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1136]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1910 [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1088]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1137]
Sources with Information about marriage to Susanna WENGER
date:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p399],
names:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1149, MusserEA MUSSER p115A, Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088],
child:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p1136, LancasterCoPA Biog p1137, LancasterCoPA Biog p82, MusserEA MUSSER p115A+, MusserEA MUSSER p115AA+, MusserEA MUSSER p115AA]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of John M MUSSER
                                                                /-----Galante MOSER
                                                       /-----Peter MOSER
                                                      |         \-----Dori HUNDSPERGER
                                              /-----Peter MOSER
                                             |         \-----Elsbeth LONGENEGGER
                                     /-----Peter MOSER
                                    |        |         /-----Christian TOMI
                                    |         \-----Elsbeth TOMI
                                    |                  \-----Elsbeth HOFER
                            /-----Joseph MOSSER
                   /-----Henry MUSSER
                  |        |                           /-----Jacob FUNK
                  |        |                  /-----Heini FUNK
                  |        |                 |         \-----Anna NAF
                  |        |         /-----Heinrich FUNK
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Jacob MEILI
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Hans MEILI
                  |        |        |         \-----Katherine MEILI
                  |        |        |                  \-----Elsbeth HOCHSTRASSER
                  |         \-----Veronica FUNK
                  |                  \-----Veronica (FUNK)
          /-----John MUSSER
         |        |         /-----Henry B RESH
         |         \-----Elizabeth RESH
         |                  \-----Susanna (RESH)
 /-----Henry MUSSER
|        |         /-----Christian WISSLER
|         \-----Magdalena WISSLER
|                  \-----Barbara (WISSLER)
John M MUSSER
|                           /-----David MARTIN
|                  /-----Martin MARTIN
|                 |        |                           /-----Christian HERR
|                 |        |                  /-----Hans HERR
|                 |        |         /-----Abraham HERR
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----Peter KUNDIG
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|                 |        |        |         \-----Barbel KENDIG
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|                 |         \-----Barbara HERR
|                 |                  \-----Anna BARE
|         /-----Christian MARTIN
|        |        |                                             /-----Hans GRAF
|        |        |                                    /-----Jakob GRAF
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
|        |        |                           /-----Marx GRAF
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
|        |        |                          |         \-----Anna SPORRI
|        |        |                  /-----Hans GROFF
|        |        |         /-----Peter GROFF
|        |        |        |        |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|        |        |        |         \-----Susanna KENDIG
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Martin MEILI
|        |        |        |                  \-----Elsbeth MEILI
|        |        |        |                           \-----Barbara BAR
|        |         \-----Barbara GROFF
|        |                  \-----Barbara (GROFF)
 \-----Anna MARTIN
         |         /-----Abraham EBY
          \-----Magdalena EBY
                   \-----Barbara CRIEBILL



Descendants of John M MUSSER
1. John M MUSSER m. Susanna WENGER
m. Susanna WENGER father: Benjamin H WENGER mother: Anna L ERB

2nd generation

3. Anna MUSSER m. Jacob Muser DENLINGER
m. Jacob Muser DENLINGER father: Samuel DENLINGER mother: Elizabeth MUSSER
5. Susanna MUSSER m. Benjamin KREIDER
m. Benjamin KREIDER father: Isaac KREIDER mother: Anna ROHRER
6. John W MUSSER m. Alice E GOOD
m. Alice E GOOD
12. Martin W MUSSER m. Katie KREIDER
m. Katie KREIDER father: Christian KREIDER mother: Maria ERB

3rd generation

25. William Good MUSSER m. Ruth BRUBAKER
m. Ruth BRUBAKER father: Benjamin B BRUBAKER mother: Emma KILHEFNER