Descendants of George Washington SLUSHER (1863-1942) NOTE: For ancestors & relatives of George Washington SLUSHER see: http://community-2.webtv.net/oslushGen2/MySCHLOSSERSLUSHER/ ____________________________________________ 1. George Washington SLUSHER was the s/o George William SLUSHER (1838-1908) and Susan Catherine JUDY (1841-1934) - He was b 4 Mar 1863 Pendleton Co., VA/WVA - His mother brought baby George and his brother Enoch Webster SLUSHER (1860-1914) from (western) Virginia to central Ohio very shortly after George's birth. - They were later joined by their father who had been fighting in the Civil War in VA & WVA - George Washington SLUSHER's occ: Farmer/Nurseryman - Living in Lumberton, Clinton Co., Ohio, in the 1890's - Living in Greene Co., OH, in 1910/20/30 - Living on Hite Road, Silvercreek Township, Greene Co., OH, in 1930 - occ (1930): Farmer, Truck Farm - Living R. 1, Jamestown, Greene Co., OH, in Mar 1939 - occ (fm d/c): Retired Farmer - d 31 Mar 1942 Silvercreek Twp., Greene Co., OH - bu 2 Apr 1942 Sec O, Silvercreek Cemetery, Jamestown, Silvercreek Twp., Greene Co., OH - m 28 Nov 1894 Fayette Co., OH, by Rev. T. B. Collins, to Mary Amanda "Mollie" LeVECK "of Jeffersonville", d/o George Washington LeVECK (1844-1925) and Mary Amanda WATSON (1851-1928) - "Mollie" b 20 Jun 1874 Fayette Co., OH - d 7 Sep 1961 Jamestown Nursing Home, Jamestown, OH - bu 9 Sep 1961 Sec O, same cemetery. children: +2. i. Lawrence Earl SLUSHER (see below) +3. ii. Ulysses Stanley SLUSHER (see below) iii. Paul McKinley "Bud" SLUSHER b 29 May 1899 Lumberton, Clinton Co., OH - Single and a lodger living in the 1930 Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, household of Willard W. Pattori at 350 Thirteenth St. - occ (1930): Electritian - occ (on d/c): Ret. Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company - d 11 Jun 1980 Mercy Hospital, Columbus, OH - res: 1335 S. High St., Columbus OH - bu 14 Jun 1980 Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Franklin Co., OH - m 26 Feb 1934 Newport, Campbell Co., KY, by Frank Moran, Magistrate, to Katherine Elizabeth "Betty" TERRY, d/o Miles A. TERRY and Artha E. DOWLER - Katherine b 24 May 1900 Logan, Hocking Co., OH - d 24 Mar 1958 DOA, Grant Hospital, Columbus, OH - res: 315 S. 17th St., Columbus, OH - bu 27 Mar 1958 Sunset Cemetery - Paul and "Betty" had no known children. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Lawrence Earl SLUSHER b 30 Aug 1895 Lumberton, Clinton Co., OH - Living in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, in 1927 & 1930 - Living 61 West Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH, in 1933 - occ (circa 1950): Manager of the Scientific Equipment Division, Kauffman-Lattimer Company, Columbs, OH - occ (1952): Sales Office Manager, Industrial Nucleonics, Columbus, OH - occ (1954): Asst. Sales Manager, Industrial Nucleonics, Columbus, OH - occ (on d/c): Sales Manager, Accuray Corperation - d 5 Jan 1991 Wesley Glenn Health Care Center, Columbus, OH - res: 5155 N. High St., Columbus, OH - bu 10 Jan 1991 Union Cemetery, Columbus, OH - m 5 Oct 1926 in ? to Helen M. MONTGOMERY, d/o Frank S. MONTGOMERY and Alice M. NEISWANDER - Helen b 9 Feb 1897 Shepard, Franklin Co., OH - d 10 May 1975 Worthington Nursing Home, Worthington, Franklin Co., OH - res: 61 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH - bu 13 May 1975 Union Cemetery. children: i. William Earl SLUSHER b 24 Aug 1927 Columbus, Franklin Co., OH - rcvd BS & Masters Degree in Engineering Ohio State University and MBA Northwestern University - occ: owner of Luxtron, Inc., and Eastron Corp., Haverhill, MASS - lived in Groveland, Essex Co., MASS, as early as 1975 - d 22 Nov 1999 at his Groveland home - bu 24 Nov 1999 Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex Co., MASS - m(1) 22 Jul 1950 Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, to Grace Virginia MILLER "of Williamstown, OH.", d/o William T. MILLER and ? - Grace b abt 1927 in ? - edu: 1946 graduate of Tiffin University - occ: officer & director of the Eastron Corp - d 11 Mar 1969 Haverhill, MASS - res: 180 Washington Street, Groveland, Essex Co., MASS - bu Hueston Cemetery, Forest, Harden Co., OH - William m(2) 17 Feb 1973 in ? (prob MASS?) to Mary BOYLE, d/o ? and ? - Mary b on ? in ? - William had no known children. ii. Ann Louise SLUSHER b 25 Oct 1933 Grant Hospital, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH - occ: ret. after 32 yrs as Jr. High School Librarian, Royal Oak, MICH - m 11 Jun 1955 Columbus, OH, to Chauncey Wilson TUTTLE Jr., s/o ? & ? - Chauncey b on ? in ? - Ann & Chauncey divorced in Jul 1968 - Ann moved to Troy, MICH, in Sep 1969 - She moved to Clarkson, MICH, in Oct 1980 - She moved to Louisville, KY, in Dec 1999 and is living there in 2004 - Ann has no children. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ulysses Stanley SLUSHER b 6 Jun 1897 Lumberton, Clinton Co., OH - known as "Stanley" - occ (1930): Painter, Building - occ (on d/c): carpenter - Divorced and he and son, Willard, were living with parents, George and Mary SLUSHER, on Hite Road, Silvercreek Twp., Greene Co., OH, in 1930 - Living 2 miles S. of Jamestown, Greene Co., OH, in 1943 - d 29 Jun 1993 Heathergreen II Nursing Home,, Jamestown, Greene Co., OH - res: ___ E. Xenia St., Jamestown, OH - bu 2 Jul 1993 Silvercreek Cemetery, Jamestown, OH - m(1) bef 1923 in ? to Veda STRICKLE, d/o Frank M. STRICKLE & Emma L. WILES/WYLES - Veda b 15 Dec 1900 Port William, Clinton Co., OH - d 24 Oct 1936 at the residence of her parents, 48 Bolton Street, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH - bu: 26 Oct 1936 Port William Cemetery - Ulysses & Veda were divorced sometime bef 1930 in ? - The informant on Veda's 1936 death certificate was Herman STRICKLE of same address (blvd to be the Herman who was Veda's brother) - Ulysses m(2) __ ___ 1936 in ? to Ivy Pearl LOWMAN, d/o Walter Davis (Davis Walter?) LOWMAN (1887-1986) and Viola AUSTIN (1883-1964) - Ivy b 18 Aug 1916 Pike Co., OH - Ivy moved from OH to Umatilla, Lake Co., FL, in 1978 - occ (in obituary): "Employee in the citrus industry" - d 17 Oct 2003 ____ Nursing Home, Eustis, Lake Co., FL - bu 21 Oct 2003 Ponceannah Cemetery, Paisley, Lake Co., FL - Ulysses & Ivy divorced on ? in ? - Ivy m(2) on ? in ? to Ervil JETT - Ivy m(3) on ? in ? to Carl MOSEMAN - Ivy m(4) on ? in ? to ____ CALLIHAN - Ivy m(5) on ? in ? to _____ MONK - Ivy m(6) on ? in ? to Thomas W. PARKS - Ivy Pearl and Thomas divorced in 1985 in Lake Co., FL - Ulysses m(3) on ? (abt 1956) to Virginia Lee ROOT, d/o Ola Ralph ROOT (1901-1972) & Glenna Georgia MEYER (b ? - d ?) - Virginia b 11 Aug 1931 in ? - d 26 Dec 1981 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Greenacres,Spokane Co., Washington - bu ? - Ulysses & Virginia divorced on ? (sometime abt 1962) in ? - Virginia and her 3 SLUSHER children moved to Idaho abt 1962 - Virginia m(2) on ? in ______, Idaho, to Paul VanDINE, s/o ? & ? - Paul b on ? in ? - deceased? NOTE: It has only been recently learned that Ulysses was married at least a 3rd time. NOTE: The informant on Ulysses death certificate was his daughter, Mary (nee SLUSHER) HEATHCOCK. son of Ulysses and Vada: +4. i. Willard Stanley SLUSHER (see below) children of Ulysses and Ivy: i. Ronald "Ronnie" Walter SLUSHER b. 19 Nov 1936 in ? - living Umatilla, Lake Co., FL, in 2003. ii. Mary Maxine SLUSHER b 29 Dec 1937 in ? - m on ? in ? to ____ HEATHCOCK, s/o ? & ? - Husband b on ? in ? - Mary was living in Cedarville, Greene Co., OH, in 1993 and was the infomant on her father's death certificate - Living Cedarville, OH, in 2003. iii. (twin) Janet Viola SLUSHER b 1 Sep 1939 in ? - m on ? in ? to "Bob" //Robert?// JACOBS, s/o ? & ? - "Bob" b on ? in ? - She was living in Xenia, Greene Co., OH, in the 1970's - She was living in ______, FL, in 1993 - Living Paisley, Lake Co., FL, in 2003. iv. (twin) Janice Violet SLUSHER b 1 Sep 1939 in ? - d 19 Sep 1943 Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH - cause of death: diptheria - bu 21 Sep 1943 Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Greene Co., OH. Children of Ulysses & Virginia (order of birth unknown):: i. Daniel "Dan" Christopher SLUSHER b __ ___ 1958 in ? (prob OH?) - Moved to Idaho w/mother & siblings circa 1962 - Living Idaho Falls, ______ Co., Idaho, in 2004 ii. Dwight Mathew SLUSHER) b __ ___ 1960 Jamestown, Green County, OH - Moved to Idaho w/mother & siblings circa 1962 - Living in _____, FL, in 2004 & 2009. iii. Marla SLUSHER (full name?) b 16 Apr 1962 Jamestown, Greene Co., OH - Moved to Idaho w/mother & siblings as an infant circa 1962 - Living Kooskia, Idaho Co., Idaho, in 2004 & 2009 - m on ? in ? to _____ MORTIMER. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Willard Stanley SLUSHER b 21 Jun 1923 Silvercreek Township, Greene Co., OH - mil; served in the US Army during WW II. He was wounded in Aug 1945 in the Pacific (Luzon?). Was still on active duty and was a PFC at the time of his 1946 marriage and was then stationed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio - Living on Hite Road, with his divorced father, Ulysses Stanley SLUSHER, in the 1930 Silvercreek Twp., Greene Co., OH, household of his grandparents, George and Mary (LeVECK) SLUSHER - Apparently living in/near Springfield, Clark Co., OH, at least in 1947 - Living in Elkhart, Elhart Co., IN, by 1953 - Moved to Houston, Harris Co., TX, in ? - d 25 Nov 1993 Houston, TX - He and his son, "Bob", were sharing an apartment in Houston, TX, when he passed away at home - bu 3 Dec 1993 with full military honors Plot G2 6, Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX - m 14 Dec 1946 in (see note below), to Betty //Elizabeth?// Jeanne LYNCH, d/o Bryan LYNCH and Edith O'BRYANT - Betty b 15 May 1929 Xenia, Greene Co., OH - d 1 May 1980 Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN - res: 201 Union St., Elkhart, IN - bu Bowersville Cemetery, Greene Co., OH. NOTE: Per a newspaper clipping about a shower held for Willard & Betty by his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Amanda (LeVECK) SLUSHER, in Jan 1947, Willard and Mary were married in Covington (Kenton Co.), KY - Per Betty's 1980 obit, they were married in Greenup (Greenup County), KY. NOTE: Mrs. William LYNCH (w/o Betty's brother) and Mrs. Bryan LYNCH (Betty's mother), were among those who attended the Jan 1947 shower children: i. Carol Anne SLUSHER b 13 Apr 1947 Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio - m on ? in ? to James Daniel HELFRICK, s/o ? and ? - James b on ? in ? - They were living Grand Rapids, MICH, in 1980 - Moved to and lived in ______, Vermont from ? to ? - returned to Grand Rapids, MICH, in ? and were living there in 2002. ii. Robert "Bob" Allen SLUSHER b 2 Sep 1953 Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN - Living Elkhart, IN, in 1980, in Houston, TX, in 1993 and returned to live in Elkhart, IN, sometime before June 2002 and is living in Elkhart in 2004 - Robert m(1) __ ___ 1978 in ? to Kathy Ann GIBSON "out of Goshen, IND" - divorced __ __ 1981 - Robert m(2) 11 Sep 1987 in Houston, TX, to Martha Ann BANMAN?/BANDMAN? "from Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada", d/o ? & ? - Martha b on ? in ? - Robert and Martha are seperated. ________________________________________________________________________________ Census, as found on ancestry.com: 1910 census Greene Co., Ohio #0092-0199 George W. Slusher Head of Household age 47 born W VA Wife Mary A. age 35 born Ohio Son Lawrence Earl age 14 born Ohio Son Ulysses S. age 12 born Ohio Son Paul Mc. age 10 born Ohio 1910 census Middleport, Meigs Co., Ohio #0113-0198 Miles A. Terry Head of Household age 36 born Ohio Wife Artha E. age 32 born Ohio Daughter Helen age 12 born Ohio Daughter Hazel B. age 10 born Ohio Daughter Katherine C. age 08 born Ohio Son Eugene age 04 born Ohio 1910 census Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio #0026-0076 Alice Montgomery Head of Household age 45 born Ohio Son Ralph C. age 16 born Ohio Daughter Helen age 13 born Ohio Daughter Edith age 11 born Ohio 1920 census Silvercreek Township, Greene Co., Ohio Pg 4B #107-107 Slusher, George W. Head Owns Home M W age 56 born West Verginia - father born West Virginia - mother born West Virginia ______, Mary A. Wife F W age 45 born Ohio - f b Ohio - m b Ohio ______, Lawrence E. Son M W age 24 born Ohio - f b West Virginia - m b Ohio ______, Ulysses S. Son M W age 22 born Ohio - f b West Virginia - m b Ohio ______, Paul M. Son M W age 20 born Ohio - f b West Virginia - m b Ohio 1930 Census, Hite Road, Silvercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio Enumerated 26 Apr 1940 Pg 1B #24-24 Slusher, George W. HeadM W age 67 married born Virginia - both parents born Virginia - occ: Farmer, Truck Farm _______, Mary A. Wife F W age 55 married born Ohio - both parents born Ohio _______, Stanley U. Son M W age 38 divorced born Ohio - father born Virginia - mother born Ohio - occ: Painter, Building _______, Willard S. Grandson M W age 6 born Ohio - both parents born Ohio 1930 Census, 350 Thirteenth Ave, Ward 16, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Enumerated 8 Apr 1930 Pg 7B #141-142 Pattori, Willard H. Head M W age 33 single born OH - both parents born Ohio - occ: Buyer, Department Store _______, Elizabeth Mother FW age 69 widow born Ohio - father born Pennsylvania - mother born Ohio Slusher. Paul M. Lodger M W age 31 born Ohio - both parents born Ohio - occ: Electritian 1930 Census, Ward 19, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Enumerated 9 Apr 1930 Pg 12A #67-76 Slusher, L. Earl Head M W age 34 married born Ohio - both parents born Ohio _______, Helen M. Wife F W age 33 married born Ohio - father born California - mother born Ohio _______, William E. Son M W age 2 single born Ohio - both parents born Ohio ____________________________________________ TO BE CONTINUED if/when new info is obtained. Seek any corrections/additional information and communications with any descendants of George Washington SLUSHER (1863-1942) & Mary Amanda "Mollie" LeVECK (1874-1961). Last updated: 30 June 2009 Email: ojfwb@webtv.net