History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 668. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] CAPTAIN W. C. MUSSELMAN, miller and Stamp deputy, P. O. Cynthiana; was born near Rutland, Harrison Co., Jan. 29, 1839; son of James and Eleanor Stewart) Musselman; he, born in Harrison County, in 1799, a farmer, and dying in 1872; she, a native of this county and dying in 1851. Captain Musselman received an education in the schools of his native county, and taught school and merchandised for some time, but since the war has been engaged in the Revenue service. In 1866 he ran on the Republican legislative ticket, but was defeated, as his party was in the minority, although running ahead of his ticket; General Green Clay Smith being his competitor. He enlisted in the Union Army on Oct. 9, 1861, as a private, and on the organization of his company was elected first lieutenant; was afterward promoted to the captaincy of another company, and served throughout the war, participating in several hot engagements, among which may be mentioned Shiloh, Perryville, Wilson's Cross Roads, Atlanta Campaign, serving on staff duty with General Strickland, and fighting from Chattanooga to the sea; was captured at Lebanon and paroled. The Captain is one of the firm who purchased in January, 1882, the Licking Valley Mills, and are now running the same. Nov. 28, 1868, he married Kittie Sallie, born in Jessamine County, Oct. 7, 1840, daughter of Jacob Price; from which union there have been two children: Sidney Forrest and Helen. Captain Musselman and wife are members of the Baptist (Missionary) Church and he is a Republican. Musselman Stewart Price = Jessamine-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/musselman.wc.txt