MUSSELMAN, David Birch

1857 - 1909  (51 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

MUSSELMAN, Birch

1813 - 1887  (73 years)

Birth	21 Oct 1813	Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	17 Feb 1887	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Family 1	—?—
Family 2	COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia,   b. 22 Jan 1822, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Married	28 Dec 1853	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. MUSSELMAN Mr.,   b. Between 1854 and 1857 + 2. MUSSELMAN, David Birch,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA + 3. MUSSELMAN, William Cochran,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA + 4. MUSSELMAN, Patrick Henry,   b. 14 Jan 1860, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia

1822 - 1894  (72 years)

Birth	22 Jan 1822	Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Died	5 Dec 1894	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Father	COCHRAN, Dr. William,   b. 8 Dec 1779, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mother	SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jan 1782, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Family	MUSSELMAN, Birch,   b. 21 Oct 1813, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	28 Dec 1853	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. MUSSELMAN Mr.,   b. Between 1854 and 1857 + 2. MUSSELMAN, David Birch,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA + 3. MUSSELMAN, William Cochran,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA + 4. MUSSELMAN, Patrick Henry,   b. 14 Jan 1860, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

BIGGS, Mollie M.

1861 - 1936  (74 years)

Birth	5 Aug 1861	Kentucky, USA
Died	17 May 1936	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	21 May 1936	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Family	MUSSELMAN, David Birch,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Married	28 Dec 1886	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

• Name	MUSSELMAN, David Birch  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Dec 1857	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _CSTAT	Twin
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	106431992
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106431992
  Death	3 Feb 1909	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [2, 4]
  Age	51 years
  Burial	5 Feb 1909	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
  	Plot: Section 12, Lot 161, Grave 1. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106431992.
  Person ID	I259	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	BIGGS, Mollie M.,   b. 5 Aug 1861, Kentucky, USA d. 17 May 1936, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1886	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [2, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years - She : 25 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 10 Dec 1857 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 28 Dec 1886 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Death - 3 Feb 1909 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ - 5 Feb 1909 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [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 Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, tenth page. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 111. [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 [S875] Death Records - KY - Death Registers - 1852-1965 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 23 Dec 2020, accessed 23 December 2020), David Musselman, 3 February 1909; Death Records (Large Cities), 1852-1910, Jefferson County, KY Books 14-15, 1907-1910. Death Record - David Musselman [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 9 Mar 2013, accessed 9 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106431992, David Birch Musselman. Gravestone - Musselman, David Birch and Mollie [S446] Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY, Cemetery Records - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY, (http://www.cavehillcemetery.com/, Copyright 2000-2008), 9 Mar 2013, 9 Mar 2013, David B. Musselman. [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 23 Dec 2020, accessed 23 December 2020), D. B. Musselman & Mollie M. Biggs, Marriage Certificate, 22 December 1886; Jefferson County, KY, 1886-1887. Marriage Cert - David Musselman & Mollie Biggs [S997] Death Certificate - KY - 1852-1965 - Online Image (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 23 Dec 2020, accessed 23 December 2020), Mollie M. Musselman, 19 May 1936, Certificate No. 13695; All Counties, 1936. Death Cert - Mollie M. Musselman [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. "David Birch Musselman and Mollie Biggs were married Dec. 28th 1886 at Louisville, KY." The Cochran(e) Family Bible Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, eleventh page.