Posted by Gordon Carleton on July 18, 19103 at 22:11:52:
Licking Co.,OH History
Licking Twp.
MUSSELMAN, SAMUEL, son of john and Mary Musselman, was born in Page county, Virginia, November 8, 1785; remained with his parents until he was nearly twentynine years old; married Miss Catharine Gochenhour in April, 1814. In October of the same year they removed to Franklin township, arriving there on the thirty-first day of that month; remained there one year and a half, then came into this township. He bought eighty-four acres of land where he still lives, having added more acres to it. He has lived here sixtyfour years. His occupation has been that of farming all his life. He says he saw Mansfield when there was but one little frame house and one log cabin in the place; and in one of these he ate some venison. He says that Newark at that time was also very small, and ponds of water stood where the court house now stands. Mr. Mussslman inherited habits of industry, which are still manifest in his old age, moving about quite actively now in his ninety-fifth year. Mr. Musselman and wife have been married sixty-six years; she was eighty-five years old May 28, 1880. They have had eight children, four boys and four girls-Noah married Elizabeth Richardson, and had one child (dead); John married Rachel Johnston, and has six children; Lewis died when eleven years old; Elizabeth was married to Robert Stickley, and has five children; Rachel was married to Thomas J. Bowlby, and has four living children (Lilly M., Clarrie A., Custis M., and Amsie Irene); Lilly is married to Frank H. Bradley, of Virginia, who is a farmer, and they have four children (Otie Lee, Freddie Scott, Etta E., and Claude C.); Clarrie is married to Milton L Eagle, a farmer and minister in the Tunker church, and they have one child, Fern D. Mr. and Mrs. Musselman have twenty-five grandchildren, and about the same number of great-grandchildren. They both belong to the Baptist church. In politics Mr. Musselman has been a life-long Democrat.