John Roy Musick (1849 - 1901)

Born 28 Feb 1849 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Apr 1901 at age 52 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1849. He was the son of Ephraim Musick and Mary Prince. He passed away in 1901.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5P4-5GC : Wed Oct 04 19:24:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim Musick and Mary Musick, 1850.

Name Ephraim Musick Sex Male Age 34 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1816 Birthplace Missouri Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1850 Event Place St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Event Place (Original) District 82, St Louis, Missouri, United States Household Identifier 1415 House Number 1415 Line Number 4 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record Name Mary Musick Sex Female Age 35 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1815 Birthplace Kentucky Race White Name Rachael Musick Sex Female Age 3 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1847 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name John Musick Sex Male Age 2 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1848 Birthplace Missouri Race White

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZK-HBH : Wed Oct 04 05:10:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim Music and Mary Music, 1860.

Name Ephraim Music Age 43 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1817 Birthplace Missouri Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Page Number 27 Affiliate Publication Number M653 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record Name Mary Music Age 35 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1825 Birthplace Kentucky Race White Name John Music Age 11 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1849 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Levi Music Sex Male Age 17 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1843 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Rachel Music Sex Male Age 13 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1847 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Grizzetta Music Sex Male Age 0 days Birth Year (Estimated) 1860 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Nicholis Bradley Sex Male Age 22 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1838 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Louis Music Sex Male Age 20 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1840 Birthplace Missouri Race White

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XS-YWV : Fri Oct 06 19:20:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim J Musick and Mary Musick, 1870.

Name Ephraim J Musick Sex Male Age 54 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1816 Birthplace Missouri Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Type Census Event Date 1870 Event Place Missouri Township, Boone, Missouri, United States Event Place (Original) Missouri, United States Household Identifier 37 Line Number 38 Page Number 5 Affiliate Publication Number M593 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record Name Mary Musick Sex Female Age 44 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1826 Birthplace Kentucky Race White Name John R Musick Sex Male Age 20 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1850 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Levi P Musick Sex Male Age 13 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1857 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Grizzella Musick Sex Female Age 10 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1860 Birthplace Missouri Race White Name Elizabeth Musick Sex Female Age 6 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1864 Birthplace Missouri Race White

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40060616/john-roy-musick: accessed 12 February 2023), memorial page for John Roy Musick (28 Feb 1849–14 Apr 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40060616, citing Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).

John Roy Musick BIRTH 28 Feb 1849 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA DEATH 14 Apr 1901 (aged 52) Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA BURIAL Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA PLOT B - 18 MEMORIAL ID 40060616 NOTE: I used the birthdate listed in "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans", c 1904. Married Augusta P. Roszelle on June 13, 1876. (Source: Dictionary listed above. On the city's cemetery record, she is listed as Gussie Rozelle Musick.) He died in the "Iler Grand Hotel" from the effects of internal injuries he received while lifting debris off victims of the Kirksville Cyclone of May 27, 1899. (Photocopy - "Kirksville Democrat" newspaper - April 19, 1901 - "DEATH OF JOHN R. MUSICK") Famous author, known for his prolific output of "Dime Novels". Among his other books are: - "The War with Spain", 1898 - "Hawaii: Our New Possessions", 1898 Inscription Born in St. Louis County, Missouri on February 28, 1849, the son of Ephraim and Mary Musick. While a small boy, his family moved to Adair County, Missouri where he received his education in rural schools.[1] After graduating the First District Normal School (now known as Truman State University) in Kirksville, Missouri in 1874, he spent the next two years as a rural school teacher while concurrently studying law. He passed the Missouri Bar in 1876 and became a practicing attorney. By 1882, however, he gave up his law career to devote full-time to literature.[2] Mr. Musick was also very active in Republican Party politics from his college days onward. It was his involvement in the successful 1896 presidential campaign of William McKinley that earned him the nomination to the post of Consul to Siam (present-day Thailand). He declined the honor, choosing to continue his writing career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Musick Parents Ephraim Jennings Musick 1816–1874 Mary Ann Prince Musick 1825–1906 Spouse Augusta Priscilla Rozelle Musick 1858–1921 Siblings Reuben Musick 1851–1851 Levi Prince Musick 1856–1927 Grisella Musick Halliburton 1859–1948 George Washington Musick 1862–1862 Elizabeth P. Musick 1863–1911 Children Infant Son Musick Ora May Music 1878–1922