Michael SLUSHER (b abt 1837 - d 1861) NOTE: I am seeking the identity of the parents of the following Michael SLUSHER (b abt 1837 - d 15 Oct 1861). Also seek any corrections, additional information and/or commnications with any descendants of the following SLUSHER's. Surnames: SLUSHER ANDERSOTTER BLAIR FREEMAN GOULD HORNE? JOHNSON JUDY KENNEDY LAUZET ROCKHOLD? SKIDMORE VENNUM WOOD ____________________________________________ 1. Michael SLUSHER was a son of ? & ? - He was b abt 1837 (age 23 in 1860 census and age 24 when joined the Union Army in 1861) in Indiana - Per Civil War military records, Michael's "Nativity" was Madison, //Jefferson Co.,// Indiana - Moved to Illinois in ? - Living Concord Township, Iroquous Co., IL, in 1860 - residence (1861) Milford, Iroquois Co., IL - Joined the Union Army on 4 June 1861 at age 24 on 4 Jun 1861 at Onarga, Iroquois Co., IL - Mustered-in 6 Aug 1861 at St. Louis, Missouri - Served in Company F., Twenty Fifth Infanty, USA - Discription: 5 ft 10 1/2 in, light hair & hazel eyes - d 15 Oct 1861 of Typhoid Fever at Otterville, Cooper Co., MO - bu Section 6, Site 579, Jefferson City National Cemetery, Jefferson City Cole Co., MO - Michael married on ? (bef abt 1859) in ? (poss Illinois? or Ohio?) to Tabitha _____ (maiden name is blvd to have been either HORNE? or ROCKHOLD?), d/o ? & ? - Tabitha b 14 Dec 1839 (age 20 in 1860 census & age 30 in 1870 census) in Illinois - d 14 May 1879 in ? (prob in/ner Iroquois Co., IL) - bu Glenwood Pitch-In Cemetery, Pitch-In, Ash Grove Township, Iroquois Co., IL - Tabitha married (2) 7 Jun 1863 in/near Delray, Iroquois Co., IL, to Jehu JUDY, s/o Nicholas JUDY Jr. and Mary Ann SKIDMORE) - Jehu b 19 Feb 1825 Mill Creek, Hardy Co., Virginia (became West Vrginia in 1863) - d 7 Nov 1905 Scott Co., Iowa - bu Glenwood Pitch-In Cemetery, Pitch-In, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., IL. NOTE: Tabitha was the 3rd wife of Jehu JUDY (1825-1905). Sons of Michael SLUSHER & Tabitha _____: NOTE: In 1870, both of the following sons were enumerated as having the surname JUDY as they were then living in the Fountain Creek, Iroquois Co., IL, household of their step-father, Jehu JUDY, and mother Tabitha. Subsequent censuses, etc., indicate that both sons, retained the surname SLUSHER and were surely never actually legally named JUDY. i. John H. SLUSHER b abt 1859 (age 1 in 1860 census, age 11 in 1870 census & age 21 in 1880 census) in Illinois - Living in the Fountain Creek, Iroquois Co., IL, household of Samuel & Clara JUDY in 1880 - occ (1880): Farmer - Per the funeral records of his brother, Francis, John was living in McCune, //Crawford Co//., Kansas, in 1930 - d on ? (sometime aft 13 Nov 1930) in ? - bu ? +2. Francis "Frank" Marion SLUSHER (see below) ____________________________________________ 2. Francis "Frank" Marion SLUSHER b 12 Oct 1860 Delray, Iroquos Co., IL - In 1880, "Frank" was a 19 y/o student living in the Onarga, Iroquois Co., household of his Grandmother, 64 y/o Pennsylvania born widow, Mahala (nee ?) VENNUM - Living Button Township, Ford Co., IL, in 1900 - Living in Kansas in 1908 - Living Gerard, ____ Co., Kansas, by 1912 - Moved to Washington State in 1912 - Living Salah Heights District, Yakima Co., WA, in 1920 - Living Selah, Yakima Co., WA, in 1930 - occ (from Funeral Home records): Merchant and Retired Farmer - Retired abt 1925 ("5 years" before his death) - d 13 Nov 1930 Selah, WA - bu Lot/plot/grave #3-57-1, Terrace Heights Memorial Park Cemetery, Yakima, WA - married 16?/26? Feb 1882 Vermiion Co., IL, to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant JUDY, d/o William Moore JUDY & Nancy Ann WOOD - Elizabeh b 12 Jan 1865 Bluegrass, Vermilion Co., IL - Apparently moved to Seattle, King Co., WA, sometime following the death of her husband, "Frank", and was evidently living there by 1954 - d 24 Aug 1954 Harborview Hospital, Seattle, WA - bu Lot/plot/grave #3-57-2 same cemetery. Children of Francis "Frank" Marion SLUSHER & Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant JUDY (order of birth unkown): i. _____ SLUSHER (male?/female?) b on ? (btwn 1882 & 1900) in ? (prob IL?) - d on ? (btwn 1882 & 1900) in ? (prob IL?) - bu ?. +3. ii. Thomas Ralph (Ralph Thomas?) SLUSHER (see below) iii. Cora M. SLUSHER b __ Jul 1887 IL (per 1900 census) - *d on ? in ? - bu ? - married on ? in ? to Fred GOULD, s/o ? & ? - Fred b on ? in ? - bu ?. *NOTE: Clara evidentluy died sometime bef 13 Nov 1930 as she is not named in her father's funeral record as a "surviving" daughter. ____________________________________________ 3. Thomas Ralph (Ralph Thomas?) SLUSHER b __ Jan 1884 IL (per 1900 census) - Living in Kansas at least in 1908 - Living Cunningham, Adams Co., Washington, in 1910 - Living in/near Yakima Co., WA, ib 1915 - Living Selah Precinct, Yakima Co., Washington, in 1920 - Living Yakima, Yakima Co., WA, in 1930 - Moved to Seattle, King Co., WA, by 1954 - d on ? in ? - bu ? - m 7 May 1907 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, to Olive Josephine JOHNSON, d/o John JOHNSON & Augusta Charlotta ANDERSOTTER - Olive b 15 Sep 1883 Paxton, Ford Co., IL - d __ Sep 1977 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Mercer Island, King Co., WA - bu ?. Children: +4. i. Francis "Frank" Marion SLUSHER (see below) ii. "Baby" SLUSHER (male) b & d 9 Jan 1915 at age 1 hour - bu 9 Jan 1915 Lot 6, SW quarter, Block 262, Section C, Row E, Tahoma Cemetery, 1802 Tahoma Ave., Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington. +5. iii. Madelyn May SLUSHER (see below) ____________________________________________ 4. Francis "Frank" Marion SLUSHER b 27 Apr 1908 _____, Kansas - Living in Selah Precint, Yakima Co., WA, as a child in 1920 - Moved to Seattle, King Co., WA, sometime aft 1930 - d 10 Jan 1983 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Bellevue, King Co., WA - bu ? - m on ? in ? to Margaret _____, d/o ? & ? - Margaret b on ? in ? - Margaret was evidently previously married to a _____ KENNEDY as Francis' obit names KENNEDY's as his step-children. Step-children of Francis Marion SLUSHER (prob children of Margaret _____& _____ KENNEDY): i. Ross KENNEDY b on ? in ? - occ: "Dr." - Living in Seattle, King Co., Washington, in 1983. ii. Reid KENNEDY b on ? in ? - Living Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in 1983. ____________________________________________ 5. Madelyn May SLUSHER b 24 Sep 1920 Worthington, Yakima Co., WA - Living in Yakima Co. WA, in 1930 - Moved to Mercer Island, King Co. WA, in 1957 - d 21 May 1988 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Issaquah, King Co., WA - bu ? - Madelyn m on ? in ? to Raymond W. LAUZET, s/o Simon LAUZET & Grace Ethel JUDY - Raymond b 24 Feb 1914 Wichita, _____ Co., KS - Served in U.S. Coast Guard during WWII - occ (from obit): owned and operated King Pest Control - d 2 Mar 2006 in ? - residence: in/near Mercer Island, WA - bu 9 Mar 2006 Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, _____ Co., WA. Children: i. Sharon LAUZET b on ? (sometime bef 1957) in ? - Sharon m(1) on ? in ? to _____ BLAIR, s/o ? & ? - Mr. BLAIR b on ? in ? - Sharon m(2) on ? in ? to John FREEMAN, s/o ? & ? - John b on ? in ? - Sharon was Living in Bellevue, King Co., WA, in 1983 - Moved to Arizona in ? - Living Surprise, Maricopa Co., Arizona in 2006. ii. Patrice LAUZET b on ? in ? - Living _____, Indiana, in 2006. ____________________________________________ Webpage created: 22 Sep 2005 Last updated: 10 April 2006 See NEXT PAGE for CENSUS information. email ojfwb@webtv.net