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James Elmer Musgrave (1870 - 1924)

James Elmer Musgrave
Born in Zanesville, Ohiomap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 24 May 1899 in Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michiganmap
Died at age 54 in Snohomish County, Washingtonmap
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Biography

James Elmer Musgrave was born May 8, 1870 in Zanesville, Ohio. [1] He was the son of Artileus (or Artilas) Musgrave and Orlinza (Brown) Musgrave Tenney Nixon. [2]

He married Nellie V. Farrar on May 24, 1899 in Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michigan. At the time, James was a hotel keeper and resident of British Columbia. [3] In 1900, Nellie was in the household of her parents with a 3-month-old Sylvia Musgrave. [4]

In 1912, Nellie was in Victoria, B. C., Canada and James was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, working for the West India Oil Company. When he registered with the Consul-General he claimed one child, Sylvia Musgrave, born May 21, 1900 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan (but she was most likely born in February). [5]

In 1920, they were in Cedarhome, Snohomish, Washington, where James was a Poultry Farmer. In additional to their 19-year-old Sylvia, Nellie’s parents were in her household. [6]

James died May 12, 1924 in Alderwood Manor, Snohomish County, Washington. [7] [8] His burial place is unknown.

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  1. Consular Registration records, referenced below.
  2. Michigan, Marriage Records, referenced below, and Ancestry family trees database.
  3. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Registers, 1887-1925; 1896-1900; 1899 Genesee-Mason; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
  4. U. S. Federal Census: Macomb, Macomb County, Michigan.
  5. U. S. Consular Registration Certificates, 1907-1918; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
  6. U. S. Federal Census: 1920, Cedarhome, Snohomish County, Washington.
  7. Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
  8. Washington Death Records, 1883-1960; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.




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