Martin Luther Musser was born on June 20, 1851, in Kimberling, Smyth, Virginia, to George Musser and Elizabeth (Crow) Musser. He was married to Sarah “Sallie” Leticia Virginia Tobler on September 22, 1878 in Wythe, Virginia. They had eleven children in Wythe: Nora Rachel (b. September 18, 1879), Laura Elizabeth (b. November 20, 1881), Barbara Josephine “Josie” (b. August 12, 1882), Finley Joseph (b. October 16, 1883), Charles David (b. July 16, 1886), Virginia Belle “Jennie” (b. September 14, 1888), Ollie Blanche (b. July 23, 1890), William Jones (b. July 29, 1893), Kate Snavely (b. June 27, 1895), Loretta Katherine (b. July 21, 1895), and Mellie May (b. October 3, 1899). The family resided in Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia. Martin passed away on October 6, 1903 in Church, Wetzel, West Virginia.