Brief Life History of Barr White
When Barr White Musser was born on 10 August 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Amos Milton Musser Sr, was 49 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth White, was 32. He married Margaret Leah McCune on 3 January 1906, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1942 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 9 April 1965, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- Harvard Barnes, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mr. Barr White Musser, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Barr White Musser, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Moser .
South German: unexplained. This surname is rare in Germany.
History: Jost (Joseph) Musser (c. 1692–1761) came on the ship Molly, which arrived in Philadelphia, PA, on 30 September, 1727. He settled in Lampeter Township, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Barr White Musser (1879-1965)
Barr Musser was the 7th of 10 children of Amos Milton Musser and Mary Elizabeth White. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, in a polygamist household, his father Amos having three additional wives. Amo …
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