David B. Musselman^{[1, 2]}

1869 - 1949  (80 years)

• Name	David B. Musselman
  Born	3 Feb 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Traveler
  Eby ID Number	00083-4933
  Died	22 Jun 1949	Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Buried	Regina Cemetery, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I13854	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David M. Musselman,   b. 26 May 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher,   b. 10 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Dec 1852	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche Beatrice Bean,   b. 21 Jul 1874, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1964, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F17096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David B. Musselman, "was born February 3rd, 1869. He resides in Berlin where he is engaged in the blacksmithing and wagon-building business, and has a commercial livery in connection with his business. He is unmarried." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _____________ D. B. Musselman, ex-reeve, dies David B Musselman, 80, of 76 Angus crescent, pioneer municipal official of the Lockwood district, died at his home Wednesday. Mr. Musselman had served as reeve of the R.M. of Usborne, for 22 years in succession, prior to his retirement six years ago. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Metropolitan United church with Rev. L. M. Outerbridge officiating. Burial will he in the family plot in Regina cemetery. Mr. Musselman is survived by his wife and two brothers, J. B. Musselman, 2275 Robinson street, and Solomon, Hobson, B.C. Of Mennonite extraction, Mr. Musselman's ancestors came to North America about 250 years ago, settling first in Pennsylvania. He was born on a farm near Elmira, in Waterloo county. Ontario, and spent most of his early life in Kitchener. Before coming west Mr. Musselman was associated with three of his brothers in the operation of a shoe manufacturing concern in Brampton. Ont. He came west in 1906 and purchased a section of land near Lockwood. The following spring he located on a nearby homestead and commenced farming operations. Mr. Musselman was first chairman of the Wilmot school district in 1921 and held the post for seven or eight years. He was also the first and only president of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator company local at Lockwood until it was absorbed by the Saskatchewan wheat pool. He was first chairman of the Lockwood rural telephone company, serving a number of years in that capacity. Mr. Musselman was married in 1909 to a daughter of the late David Bean, of Waterloo. Both Mr. and Mrs. Musselman were interested in music and Mr. Musselman sang in a number of choirs, both in the east and in Saskatchewan. Before coming west he sang in the Berlin-Waterloo Philharmonic society Mr. Musselman was an active church worker and had taught in Sunday schools for a number of years. The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, 23 Jun 1949, pg 20

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 122. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 354. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 1. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 8. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 25. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 121. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Minister of the Mennonist Society of Berlin, returns 223 and 224. David M. Musselmann of Woolwich married 7 Dec 1852 to Magdalena Brubacher of Waterloo. Wit: John Brubacher and Christian Eby. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 2. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. BRUBACHER, Magdalena married 7 Dec 1852 Berlin. To Daniel M. MUSSELMANN, Woolwich. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 16 Dec 1852 Pg: 51

  
  

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  Born - 3 Feb 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveler - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Jun 1949 - Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth