Research Analysis: In 1860, Kate Musser, age 6, lived with her parents Chris and Mary Musser and brothers John, Joseph, and Alex in Sacramento, Calfornia. Sixty years later, in 1914, Kate Conroy, a Los Angeles resident, signed an affidavit concerning her late brother John Musser in connection with a Civil War pension claim by his surviving widow Mary Musser. The 1944 Long Beach, California death certificate of Kate Conroy is not conclusively proven to describe Kate Musser, but the circumstantial evidence is strong. The death certificate date of birth, 22 December 1853, is consistent with other information about Kate's age, as is residence in California. The connection to Indiana, which is listed, probably in error, as Kate's birth place and as her burial place, requires further investigation.

1853 Birth:193 Birth date of 22 December 1853 indicated on death certificate, along with birth place of Indiana.

1860 U.S. Census:765 Kate enumerated in the household of her father Chris Musser in Sacramento Fourth Ward, Sacramento, California, a as female, age 6, born in California.

1914 General Affidavit:176 Kate Conroy, aged 60 years, residing at 721 1/2 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, states that she has personal knowledge of her brother John and that he had no other wife than Mary E. Ames, the marriage taking place on or about 3 December 1878.

1915 General Affidavit:176 Kate Conroy, aged 61 years, residing at 721 1/2 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, states her brother John was born September 28, 1849.

1915 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1915, p. 622. Conroy, Kate janitor r 721 1/2 W. 6th.

1916 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1916, p. 593. Conroy, Kate janitor r 721 1/2 W. 6th.

1920 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1920, p. 709. Conroy, Mrs. janitor r 821 S. Olive.

1921 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1921, p. 796. Conroy, Kate janitor r 655 S. Olive.

1922 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1922, p. 810. Conroy, Kate janitor r 655 S. Olive.

1923 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1923, p. 900. Conroy, Kate, Mrs. janitor r 721 1/2 W. 6th.

1944 Death Certificate:193 Kate Conroy; date of death, 19 May 1944; place of death, Long Beach, Los Angeles County; lived in this community 5 years, in this state, 5 years; usual residence, 112 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California; no Social Security number; female, white, widow; husband, unknown Conroy; birthdate, December 22, 1853; age, 90 years, 4 months, 27 days; birthplace, Indiana; occupation, housewife in own home; father and mother's name and birthplace, unknown; information, Mrs. Alexander Ballantyne, 100 N. Kenmore, Los Angeles; removal, 21 May 1944, Crown Hill Cemetery, Hobart, Indiana.