James USHER S.S.C. (1796-1839)

Mary GRAY (1793-1847)

John BIRKS

James USHER (1832-1878)

Harriet BIRKS (1824-1886)

James USHER (1859-After 1933)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Anna AHRBERG USHER Birks USHER Harry USHER Dorothier Harriet USHER+ Helen USHER Anna May USHER Florence USHER Harriet USHER+ Walter Scott USHER James USHER 3 Born: 2 May 1859, New Jersey 4 5 Marriage: Anna AHRBERG on 6 Nov 1886 in Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A. 1 2 Died: After Sep 1933   General Notes: James has three publications accredited to him: 1. History of the Lawrence-Townley, and Chase-Townley estates in England. With copious historical and genealogical notes of the Lawrence, Chase, and Townley families. 1883 2. Genealogical and historical record of the Carpenter family with a brief genealogy of some of the descendants of William Carpenter, of Weymouth, and Rehoboth, Mass., William Carpenter, of Providence, R.I., Samuel Carpenter, of Penn., and Ephraim, Timothy and Josias Carpenter, of Long Island. Including a full, complete and reliable history of the Carpenter estate of England. 1883? 3. Usher's index register of heirs to unclaimed money and property, containing...names of ...people wanted as heirs, legatees and claimants...Eine liste...von personen, welche zu geldern and sonstigem eigenthum berechtigt sind. New York, J. Usher [187-?]   Research Notes: N.J. Biographical Index by Donald Arleigh Sinclair USHER, James, b.1859. MAN 94:228-229, 95:235 MAN: Manual of the Legislature of N.J. 1872-1980 None published 1877 Vol or chapter : pages New York Times Archive E.W.KMBLEDIES; MED PEN ARTIST; Remembered for His Amusing Sketches ... JAMES USHER. Union City Realty Man Once Served in the Assembly. ... age he became one of the most prominent real estate operators in Northern Hudson County . ...September 20, 1933   Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the census in 1860. 1790-1870 New Jersey Census Index Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID# 1860 USHER JAMES Hudson County NJ 437 4 W.Jersey City Federal Population Schedule NJ 1860 Federal Census Index NJ200131383 • He appeared on the census in 1870 in West Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. 6 • He appeared on the census on 19 Jun 1880 in West Hoboken, New Jersey. 3 • He was educated at law student in Jun 1880. 3 • City Directory: 1892, New York, U.S.A., 9 Murray St.. Usher James, real estate. 9 Murray • He was elected as a member for the Eleventh Assemby District to the New Jersey State Assembly from 1893 to 1894 in NJy, U.S.A., New Jersey Assembly. In 1895 he was the leader of the Democratic minority and the party nominee for Speaker of the House 7 8 • He was re-elected as a member for the Eleventh Assemby District to the New Jersey State Assembly from 1894 to 1895. 9 10 • He was mentioned in newspaper article n 11 Aug 1895. 11 • He appeared on the census on 6 Jun 1900 in 419 Humbold St., Union, New Jersey. 5 • He appeared on the census on 21 Apr 1910 in 419 Humbold St., Union, New Jersey. 12 • He appeared on the census on 7 Jan 1920 in 419 Humbold St., Union, New Jersey. 13 • He appeared on the census on 3 Apr 1930 in 419 41st St., Union City, New Jersey. 14 James married Anna AHRBERG, daughter of Herman AHRBERG and Amelia CHEIT, on 6 Nov 1886 in Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A..1 2 (Anna AHRBERG was born in Jun 1861 in New Jersey.)

1 Family Search, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database;
Groom's Name: James Usher
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Bride's Name: Annie Ahrberg
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Marriage Date: 06 Nov 1886
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Groom's Father's Name: James Usher
Groom's Mother's Name: Harriet Burks
Bride's Father's Name: Herman Ahrberg
Bride's Mother's Name: Amelia Cheit
Groom's Race:
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Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
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Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00576-2
System Origin: New_York-ODM
Source Film Number: 1570947
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Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, New Jersey, Hudson, Union Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 9A, dwelling 110, family 185, Line 34, Asher, Annie; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll T623_ 974; Transcription;
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 63, p. 47, dwelling 388, family 526; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 785;
Usher, Harriet, W, F, 49, abcess on back, Keeping House, England, England, England
Usher, James, W, M, 21, Son, law student, New Jersey, Scotland, England
Usher, Thomas, W, M, 19, Son, Brushmakers apprentice, New Jersey, Scotland, England
Usher, Walter Scott, W, M, 16, Son, at School, New Jersey, Scotland, England
Usher, Wallace Bruce, W, M, 10, Son, at School, New Jersey, Scotland, England.
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Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

4 State of New Jersey, Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey (Trenton, N.J.
Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Legislative Reporter, Compiler and Publisher), 1894, p.228-229.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, New Jersey, Hudson, Union Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 9A, dwelling 110, family 185, Line 33, Asher, James; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll T623_ 974; Transcription

Usher, James Head W M May 1860 40 M 18 New Jersey Scotland England ?? 0-0-5 yes yes yes O M H
Usher, Annie Wife W F June 1861 38 M 18 5 4 New Jersey Germany Germany yes yes yes
Usher, Birks Son W M June 1886 13 S New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey at school 9 yes yes yes
Usher, Dorothy Daughter W F March 1890 10 S New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey at school 9 yes yes yes
Usher, Helen Daughter W F Feb 1896 4 S New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey
Usher, Anna M Daughter W F April 1898 2 S New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey;
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, p. 457B, dwelling 747, family 881; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 864;
Usher James, 39 M W Painter 1000 100 Scotland
, Harriet, 40 F W Keeping House England
, William, 18 M W Plasterer, England
, George W, 16 M W Brush Maker appr, New York
, Frankin , 16 M W, New York
, Sarah A, 13 F W, New York
, James, 11 M W, New Jersey
, Thomas, 9, M W, New Jersey
, Walter S., 5, M W, New Jersey
, William B., 1, M W, New Jersey;
Original data:
•1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
•Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

7 Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey (New York: The New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900), p. 327.

8 State of New Jersey, Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey (Trenton, N.J.
Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Legislative Reporter, Compiler and Publisher), 1894, p.228-229. Eleventh District.

James Usher.
(Dem., Weehawken.)

The Eleventh Assembly District is composed of the townships of North Bergen and Union, the towns of West Hoboken, Guttenberg and Union, and North district of the township of Weehawken. Total vote cast in 1893 - 5,870.

Mr. Usher was born May 2nd, 1859, in West Hoboken, N.J., and is the eldest son of the late James Usher, a highly respectable gentleman long resident in that town. Mr. Usher's home from the day of his birth has been in the district he now represents. Educated in the public schools of his native place, he early began to study for the legal profession, but did not finish his studies owing to his appointment as trustee of an estate in New York city. In addition to managing this trust, he conducts a real estate business in connection with loans, having offices at No. 9 Murray street, New York. Mr. Usher was elected to the Assembly by a plurality of 850. His opponents were Mr. G. W. Christie, the regular Republican nominee, whose name appeared also on an Independent ticket; Mr. Mann, the Socialistic-Labor candidate, and Mr. Fred. Lampe, the candidate of the Independent Citizens' convention.

In the opinion of experienced observers Mr. Usher's election by such a large majority was one of the remarkable incidents in a campaign in which so many of the candidates of his party were defeated. Mr. Usher is not a politician and has never previously held office. He has always been a consistent Democrat and is known to be scupulously attentive to his political duties, holding that every one should be conscientious in this regard as a duty to the country and to the people.

1892 - Zeller, Dem., 3,591; Nienaber, Rep., 2,502; Mann, Soc. Lab., 176; scattering, 3. Zeller's plurality, 1089.
1893 - Usher, Dem., 3,165; Christie, Rep., 2,315; Lampe, Cit. Asso., 135; Mann, Soc. Lab., 255. Usher's plurality, 850.
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9 State of New Jersey, Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey (Trenton, N.J.
Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Legislative Reporter, Compiler and Publisher), 1895, p.235.

10 "A Gain For Jersey Democrats," The New York Times, 14 November 1894, online archives (http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A01E7DE1231E033A25757C1A9679D94659ED7CF : accessed 19 Mar 2010), p. 1.

11 "GREAT PARADE OF BABIES," The New York Times, August 11, 1895, online archives (http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F01E0DE1E30E333A25752C1A96E9C94649ED7CF : accessed 18 Mar 2010), p. 13.

12 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 261, sheet 7B, dwelling 69, family 132, 78; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 894;
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

13 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 301, sheet 12A, dwelling 137, family 332, 48; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1049;
Transcription;
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

14 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Union City, Hudson, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 400, p. 3A, dwelling 419; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1359;
Usher James, Head, M W 71, M 26, New Jersey, Scotland, England, agent, Real Estate
Usher Anna, Wife, F W 67, M 24, New Jersey, Gemany, Germany, none
Usher Florence, Daughter, F W 26, S, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, teacher, school
Usher, Walter S, Son, M W 23, S, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, none;
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.