Leah Curtis

1844 - 1900  (55 years)

• Name	Leah Curtis
  Born	28 May 1844	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1857	, Indiana   [1]
  Name	Leah Musser
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-39003
  Died	11 Jan 1900	, Elkhart Co., Indiana   [1]
  	Cause: paralysis
  Buried	Yellow Creek Meeting House Cemetery, Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I39003	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Burton S. Curtis,   b. 20 May 1815, , Orange Co., New York ,   d. 20 Oct 1886, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Koplin,   b. Abt 1818, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1885  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1841	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F19449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Musser,   b. 3 Feb 1839, , Wayne Co., Ohio ,   d. Aft 1900  (Age > 62 years)
  Married	1861  [2]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F10197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MUSSER - On the 11th of Jan., 1900, near South West, Elkhart Co., Ind., Leah (Curtis) wife of Joseph Musser, aged 55 years, 7 months and 14 days. She was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., came to Indiana when she was 13 years old. She had been in feeble health for the last six months or more, but not seriously ill. Shortly after going to bed the evening before she died she was stricken with paralysis and was unconscious till death relieved her at 5: 30 A.M. How brittle the thread of life is! She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. The funeral and burial took place on the 13th at Yellow Creek, where a large number of relatives and friends met to pay the last tribute of respect to a loved one. She leaves a sorrowing husband, one daughter, six grand-children, one brother and three sisters. One daughter preceded her to the spirit world, about 20 months ago. Funeral services were conducted by Martin Ramer, J.W. Martin and Christian Shaum. Dearest mother, thou hast left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. Yet again we hope to meet thee When the day of life is fled; Then in heaven with joy to greet thee Where no farewell tear is shed. Selected by the Daughter. HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, February 1, 1900 pages 44-46

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] News - Herald of Truth, February 1, 1900 - Obituary of Leah Curtis. [S1131] Book - Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana, Biography of Joseph Musser: 692. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Marriages By Rev'd F. W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Protestant Church Burton Curtis, Potter, Of Waterloo, To Elisabeth Koplin, Of Woolwich. Wit. Samuel Eby, Yeom Of Woolwich, And Samuel Burkholder, Mason, Of Waterloo. [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), 5 Aug 1841. Jully 29, 1841 Burton Curtis of Berlin & Elisabeth Koplin of Woolwich, were married by Rev. Bindemann [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, 6 Aug 1841 pg 32. 29 Jul 1841 Pastor F W Bindemann m. Burton CURTIS, formerly of Berlin, to Elisabeth K0PLIN, from Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 May 1844 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1857 - , Indiana Died - Cause: paralysis - 11 Jan 1900 - , Elkhart Co., Indiana Buried - - Yellow Creek Meeting House Cemetery, Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana  = Link to Google Earth