The Cochrane & Allied Families

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MUSSELMAN, William Cochran

MUSSELMAN, William Cochran

Male 1857 - 1932  (74 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name MUSSELMAN, William Cochran  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 10 Dec 1857  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    _CSTAT Twin 
    Obituary
    • Newspaper article: "William C. Musselman is dead. - Word has been received here of the death Saturday of William Cochrane Musselman, 74, formerly of Kansas City, in New York. His home here was at 3227 Wayne avenue. He formerly was the western representative of the American Tobacco Company and was active in the Sunday school work at Linwood Presbyterian church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie Colbert Musselman, and a son, Birch Colbert Musselman."
    Death 25 Sep 1932  Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Age 74 years 
    Person ID I260  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 

    Father MUSSELMAN, Birch,   b. 21 Oct 1813, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1887, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia,   b. 22 Jan 1822, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1894, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COLBERT, Jennie M.,   b. 31 May 1864, Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1940, Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 18 Sep 1885  Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7, 8
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 9 months - She : 21 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Male MUSSELMAN, Birch Colbert Sr.,   b. 1 Jul 1900, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1967, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
       2. Female MUSSELMAN, Helen Virginia,   b. 26 Dec 1903, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1903, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Dec 1857 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Sep 1885 - Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Sep 1932 - Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 8 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, tenth page. Hand written.
      "David Birch Musselman was born on the 10th day of December 1857. William Cochran Musselman was born the 10th day of December 1857. Both the above boys were born on Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock P.M. (William is ___. David First.)"
      The cochran(e) Family Bible
      The cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, tenth page.


    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 111.

    3. [S1408] Kentucky, Jefferson County, Census - US - 1860 - KY - Jefferson County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 21 Dec 2020, M653, O'Bannon Depot, p. 109, dwelling 804, family 767, Birch Musselman, accessed 21 December 2020.
      Census - 1860 - Jefferson County, KY - Birch Musselman
      Census - 1860 - Jefferson County, KY - Birch Musselman


    4. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 8 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, twelfth page. Newspaper Article (publisher unknown).
      Newspaper article: "William C. Musselman is dead. - Word has been received here of the death Saturday of William Cochrane Musselman, 74, formerly of Kansas City, in New York. His home here was at 3227 Wayne avenue. He formerly was the western representative of the American Tobacco Company and was active in the Sunday school work at Linwood Presbyterian church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie Colbert Musselman, and a son, Birch Colbert Musselman."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, twelfth page.


    5. [S1409] Death Records - NY - New York City Index - 1862-1948 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9131/ : 2014)), 21 Dec 2020, accessed 21 December 2020), William C. Musselman, 24 September 1932; New York City, Certificate #20849.
      Death Record - William C. Musselman
      Death Record - William C. Musselman


    6. [S1382] Marriage Records - OH - County Marriage Records - 1774-1993 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61378/ : 2016)), 21 Dec 2020, accessed 21 December 2020), William C. Musselman & Jennie M. Colbert, 18 September 1885; Clark County, OH, 1883-1886, p 378.
      Marriage Record - William C. Musselman & Jennie M. Colbert
      Marriage Record - William C. Musselman & Jennie M. Colbert


    7. [S1411] Death Records - IL - Death Index - 1916-1947 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2542/ : 2011)), 21 Dec 2020, accessed 21 December 2020), Jennie C. Musselman, 5 March 1940.
      Death Record - Jennie Colbert Musselman
      Death Record - Jennie Colbert Musselman


    8. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 8 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, eleventh page. Hand written.
      "William Cochrane Musselman and Jennie Colbert were married Thursday Sept. 17th 1885 at Springfield, Ohio."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, eleventh page.



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