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1844. EDMUND CUSHING
Sex: M
Birth: 1844 in Ireland
Death: 19 Feb 1919 in Wilmington, Will, Illinois
Burial: Aft 19 Feb 1919 Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Will, Illinois

Edmund, Garrett and Patrick Cushing all served in the Civil War. They were in Illinois company B of the 23rd Infantry.

1880 US Census: Wilmington, Will, Illinois
Edmund CUSHING Self M Male W 38 IRE. Ice Dealer IRE. IRE.
Sarah CUSHING Wife M Female W 29 IRE. Keeping House IRE. IRE
*Birth: 1842 in Ireland (according to census)


Edmund Cushing, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Illinois

Father: Patrick (Cushion, Cussen) Cushing b: Bef 3 Sep 1811 in Ireland
Mother: Margaret O'Meara b: 1816 in Ireland
Marriage 1: Sarah E. Reeves b: 1851 in Ireland; d: 3 Mar 1912 Wilmington, Will, Illinois; Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Illinois
Married: 23 Oct 1872 in Will County, Illinois


Sarah Reeves Cushing, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Illinois

Sources:
1. 1880 US Census: Wilmington, Will, Illinois
2. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
3. Clan Henebry Association, http://www.henneberry.org/trees/cushing.htm
4. Mount Olivet Cemetery photos courtesy of Anne O'Donnell, odonnell240@comcast.net