1806 Benjamin Musser was born on June 17. [1]
1814 Elizabeth Good was born on February 8. [2]
1840 Benjamin Musser lived in West Donegal Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (20 thru 29); and females: 1 (30 thru 39) and 1 (60 thru 69). [3]
1850 Benjamin Mosser (age 43) and Elizabeth (age 36) lived in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with children Sarah (age12), Lydia (age8), Elizabeth (age3), and Samuel (age1). All were born in Pennsylvania. [4] [5]
1860 Benjamin Musser (age 52), farmer, and Elizabeth (age 46) lived in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (post office Reaverstown?) with real estate valued at $2000 and personal estate at $400. Children were Lydia, Elizabeth, and Samuel. John Musser age 40 day laborer lived in the same household. Nearby were Amos Good (age 23) and Lovina Good (age 20) with young John Bixler. Nearby were Esther Good (age 30), widow, and Catharine Good (age 26). Nearby were James Good (age 47) and Catharine Good (age 45) with young Ann Garmand. Nearby were John Schneder (age 28) with Benjamin Good (age 57) and Richard Good (age 23). [6] [7]
1861 On 22 October, Elizabeth Good Musser [Mosser], daughter of Jacob Good and wife of Benjamin Mosser, received her share of the estate of her uncle Samuel Good. She signed her name as Elizabeth Mosser.
1870 Benjamin Musser (age 63, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Elizabeth Musser (age 56), Elizabeth Musser (age 23), and Samuel Musser (age 21). [8] [9]
1878 A newspaper story described the baptism of 24 persons including Benjamin Musser, perhaps this one, in a creek in Alsace Twp, Lancaster Co: "Old Men and Fair Women Baptized in a creek ... Benjamin Musser, of Alsace, a white-haired man about 70 years of age, was next led into the water by Rev Mark..." [10]
1880 Benjamin Musser (age 70), farmer, died in March, 1880. Listed at Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [11]
1880 Benjamin Musser died on March 22 and was buried at Bowmansville Mennonite Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Musser was born on July 17, 1806. [12] [13]
1880 Elizabeth Musser (age 60) lived in the household of son Samuel in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth's role was listed as "old age". [14]
1890 Documents from the probate records of sister Lydia Huber and Christian Huber named collateral heirs of both Christian Huber and Lydia Huber. [15] The account of the estate of Lydia Huber named Lydia's brothers and sisters and their heirs. Dated April 29. [16] The heirs of Lydia Huber included sister Elizabeth Musser.
1896 Elizabeth Good Musser died on July 5 and was buried at Bowmansville Mennonite Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Good Musser was born on February 8, 1814. [17] [18]
1896 An obituary for Elizabeth (Good) Musser reported [19]:
Musser.-Elizabeth, widow of Benjamin Musser, was born Feb. 8th, 1814, died July 5th, 1896, in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania., aged 82 years, 4 months and 27 days. Buried in the Bowmansville Old Mennonite graveyard. S. G. Musser.
"Elizabeth Good, born Feb. 8, 1814; died July 5, 1896; 2 children, married Benjamin Musser, born June 17, 1806; died Mar. 22, 1880; son of Christian Mosser and Catharine Good." [20]
Research Notes:
See Mennonite records: [21] [22] [23][24] [25]
[1] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3533.
[2] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3533.
[3] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Newspaper, The Columbia Spy, Saturday, June 29, 1878, Page: 3.
[11] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 91836328, [FindAGrave].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[15] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[16] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Estate of Lydia Huber, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial 91836127, [FindAGrave].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[19] Mennonite Obituary Archives, Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIII, No. 23, December 1, 1896, page 365, [perhaps reported by son Samuel], [MennObits].
[20] Jane Evans Best, "Six Good Families of Early Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (July, 1989), 11-28, at 25, GC3533.
[21] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[22] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[23] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[24] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[25] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].