1850. FRANCIS CUSHING
Sex: M
Birth: 14 January 1850 in Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin
Death: 9 September 1904 in Cambridge, Furnas, Nebraska

Lineage: Francis CUSHING (Dennis Gilbert CUSSEN2, Dennis CUSSEN1)

Father: Dennis Gilbert CUSSEN b:1800 in Galbally, Limerick, Ireland, d: 30 September 1872 in Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin
Mother: Catherine "Kate" CASEY b: February 1806 in Galbally, Limerick, Ireland, d: 16 February 1888 in Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin.

1850 Census:
Note: Francis does not appear in the 1850 census with his family.

1860 Census:
Francis, 10, M, Wisonsin
Note: Francis was with his parents, Dennis and Catherine Casey Cussen, in Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin.

1870 Census:
Frank Cushing, 19, M, Apprentice, Wisconsin
Note: Frank was living with blacksmith James Collins family and other apprentices.

1880 Census:
Chushing, Francis, M, 31, Blacksmith, Wisconsin
Flora, 18, W, Wisconsin
Cathrin, 4/12, D, Nebraska

1885 Nebraska State Census:
Cushing, Frank, M, 35, Mar, Blacksmith, Wisconsin
Flora, F, 23, wife, Mar, Wisconsin
Katie, F, 5, daughter, S, Nebraska
Frank, M, 3, son, S, Nebraska
Lizzie, F, 8/12, daughter, S, Nebraska
Wallie, Mirriri, 13, S, Servant, Germany
Blair, Thomas, 22, S, Blacksmith, Ireland
Gregory, Aruthia, 24, S, Wagon Maker, Germany

1900 Census:
Maher, Patrick, Head, W, M, March 1824, 76 Ireland
Delia, Wife, W, F, March 1824, 67, Ireland, Boot and Shoe Repair
Cushing, Frank, Boarder, W, M, May 1850, 50, Wisconsin, Blacksmith
John F., Boarder, W, M, February 1882, 18, Nebraska, At School
Mourel, Charles, Boarder, W, M, 1874, 26, Iowa, Assistant Bank Cashier

Note: The family went to Oregon in about 1888. Francis and Flora divorced in 1892. Francis and John returned to Furnas County in about 1895. Francis died 1904. Flora married Benjamin Noble in 1892 in Umatilla County, Oregon. Kate & Lizzie stayed with their mother in Oregon.

Marriage 1: Flora "Nora" PATCHEN, daughter of Andrew Jackson PATCHEN and Emily DOUGLAS. She was born 29 September 1862 in Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, and died 5 March 1920 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
Married: 14 April 1878 in Arapahoe, Furnas, Nebraska

Children:
1. Catherine "Kate" Lucille CUSHING b: 28 February 1880 in Arapohoe, Furnas, Nebraska
2. John Francis CUSHING b: 21 May 1882 in Arapahoe, Furnas, Nebraska
3. Mary Elizabeth "Audie" CUSHING b: 28 October 1884 in Arapohoe, Furnas, Nebraska

Sources:
1. 1850 Federal Census: Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin
Note: Francis does not appear in the 1850 census with his family.
2. 1860 Federal Census: Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin
Note: Francis was with his parents, Dennis and Catherine Casey Cussen, in Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin.
3. 1870 Federal Census: Portage - 4th Ward, Columbia, Wisconsin
Note: Francis was living with blacksmith James Collins' family and other apprentices.
4. 1880 Federal Census: Arapahoe, Furnas, Nebraska
5. 1885 Nebraska State Census: Arapahoe, Furnas, Nebraska
6. 1900 Federal Census: Medicine Creek Precinct-Cambridge Village, Furnas, Nebraska
7. Cushing-Donnelly-McClintock-Pyne Family Forest: Michael Cushing, [email protected], Website: http://www.cushings.com/roots/
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