Susannah (Gambill) Muse (1802 - 1877)

Born 22 Jan 1802 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse William Muse — married about 1818 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1877 at age 75 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Susannah was born in 1802, the daughter of Aaron Gambill and Elizabeth Kennedy. Her father’s Will was lost, but in 1851, she and husband Jesse Muse are named and sign their marks to a Power-of-Attorney document designating two of her brothers to sell their portion of Aaron’s estate.

Susannah married Jesse Muse in 1818 and they had thirteen known children. She died in 1877 in Mississippi and is buried in Prentiss County.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-43G : 23 December 2020), Susan Muse in household of Braswell Muse, Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Tennessee, Bedford County Deeds, Bk TT, pg 294, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-MZYT?i=689&cat=298281

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T7-WC5 : 18 February 2021), Susan Muse in entry for Jessee Muse, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8N-MH7 : 29 May 2021), Susan Muse in entry for Joseph Muse, 1870.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14901273/susannah-muse: accessed 14 January 2023), memorial page for Susannah Gambill Muse (22 Jan 1802–11 Aug 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14901273, citing Carolina Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Leigh Anne (contributor 47139658).