James USHER (1832-1878)

Harriet BIRKS (1831-Bef 1892)

William BEGIN (-)

Elizabeth (-)

Thomas Benjamin USHER (1861-1933)

Dora BEGIN (1861-1916)

Edward E. USHER (1883-)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Lida EMMONS Edward Edwin USHER+ Edward E. USHER Born: 31 Oct 1883, , Jersey City Heights, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1009 Sumat Ave. 1 Marriage: Lida EMMONS   Noted events in his life were: • He was educated in Blairstown, Hudson County, New Jersey, U.S.A., Blair Presbyterial Academy. 2 • He appeared on the census on 5 Jun 1900 in West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, U.S.A., 728 Sip Street. 3 see father for transcription. • On 15 May 1916 he resided at 831 East 13th Street, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.. 4 • He appeared on the census on 1 Jan 1920 in North Plainfield, Somerset County, New Jersey, U.S.A., 153 Westervelt Ave.. 5 <a href="docs/Census/Census 1920 Usher Edward, E..pdf">Transcription</a> Enumeration District 133 Sheet 11 Line 42 • He was employed in 1920. 5 Accountant Edward married Lida EMMONS, daughter of Cornelius EMMONS and Unknown. (Lida EMMONS was born in 1883 in , , NJy, U.S.A. 5.)

1 "Return of Birth; Usher, Edward E. b. 1883 -
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1. Full name of child (if any) : Edward E Usher Color : White
2. Date of Birth : October 31st 1883 Sex : Male
3. Place of Birth : 1009 Sumat Av. of C.H., Jersey City Heights, N.J.
4. Name of Father : Thomas B. Usher
5. Maiden Name of Mother : Dora Begin
6. Country of Father's Birth : United States age : 22 Occupation : Clerk
7. Country of Mother's Birth : Holland age : 22
8. Number of Children in all by this marriage : 2 How many living : 1
9. Name and P.O. of Medical Sophy Meuche
Attendant in own handwriting, with date

2 Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey (New York: The New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900), p. 328. Rec. Date: 6 Sep 2001. Cit. Date: 31 Aug 2001; p. 327-328

THOMAS B. USHER of West Hoboken, Secretary of the New Jersey State Board of Taxation since its inception in 1891, is descended from sturdy Scotch ancestry, being connected with the family of which the Very Right Rev. James Usher D.D., Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, was a distinguished member. James Usher, his father, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, came to America about 1842, and first settled in Canada, whence he removed in 1860 to West Hoboken, N. J. He was a genealogist and writer of family history. His large and valuable library, comprising more than three thousand volumes, covered nearly every phase of the history of this country, and was regarded as one of the best and finest in its line in the United States. He died in West Hoboken. His wife, who also died there, was Harriet Birks, daughter of John Birks and a native of England, and their children were James Usher, of the Town of Union, a member of the New Jersey Assembly in 1894 and 1895 and in the latter year the leader of the Democratic minority and the party nominee for Speaker of the House; Thomas B. Usher, the subject of this article; Walter Scott Usher, a Captain of the police force of West Hoboken; and Wallace Bruce Usher, of West Hoboken.

Thomas B. Usher was born in Bonnsville, Hudson County, N. J., on the 30th March, 1861. He received a common school education in West Hoboken, supplemented his literary studies by a business course at Cooper Union, New York, from which he graduated at the age of nineteen, and then became a clerk in the book store of Alexander Denham, of the latter city. Subsequently he entered the employ of Bradley & Smith, brush dealers, of New York, where he remained until 1890, when, having been elected a member of the New Jersey Legislature from West Hoboken, he took his seat in the House of Assembly and served with honor as Chairman of the Committee on Labour and Industries and as a member of the Revision Committee and of the Committee on Towns and Townships. In 1891 he served a second term and held the same positions on those committees. Mr. Usher had long made a serious study of those vital problems which affect the welfare and liberty of the people. His studies and observations were along original lines, principally in the field of moral and municipal reforms, and on entering the Legislature he at once took a prominent part, not only in the measures coming before that body, but also in the introduction of various bills, which soon gained for him a recognized leadership, especially in reform legislation. Among those bills was one separating prisoners confined in the State prisons on a basis according to their moral standing, and, although it was defeated, the measure attracted wide attention and received the support of the better elements of society. He also introduced a bill allowing a will to be probated during the lifetime of the testator, thus eliminating the chances of a legal contest and permitting the testator to see that his or her intentions were carried out. He originated and secured the passage of the bill authorizing the floating of the American flag on public school houses, another providing for the establishment and maintenance of free reading rooms in different cities, and many others of equal note and importance.

On the organization of the New Jersey State Board of Taxation in March, 1891, Mr. Usher was appointed by Governor Leon Abbett the Secretary of that body, and has ever since discharged the duties of the office with credit and ability. To him is due in a large measure the board's constantly increasing usefulness.

Mr. Usher is a Democrat in politics, has served as a member of the Hudson County Democratic Committee, and enjoys the confidence and respect of the entire community. He was married in September, 1882, to Dora Beegen, daughter of William and Mary Beegen and a descendent of old Holland Dutch stock. They reside in West Hoboken, and have two sons : James and Edward, both students at Blair Presbyterial Academy, Blairstown, N. J.

3 1900 US Federal Census, Cit. Date: 22 Mar 2001.

4 (Jersey City) The Jersey Journal, Monday Evening, 15 May 1916, p. 11. Cit. Date: 13 Jul 2004; Usher - At Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, on Sunday, May 14, 1916, Dora Usher, beloved wife of Thomas B. Usher, aged 54 years.
Funeral services will be held at the home of her son, Edward Usher, 831 East 13th Street, Flatbush, Brooklyn, Wednesday, May 17, at 2p.m. Interment in Fairview Cemetary.

5 1920 US Federal Census.