Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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David Rose Lusher and Margaret D. "Maggie" Linn




Husband David Rose Lusher 1

           Born: 24 Mar 1852 - Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1934 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2


         Father: Abraham Lusher (1805-1890) 1 3
         Mother: Mary DeGraw (1811-1892) 1 3


       Marriage: 1 Oct 1891



• Burial: : Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA.




Wife Margaret D. "Maggie" Linn 4

           Born: 21 Sep 1862 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 1920 - Newport, Pend Oreille Co, WA
         Buried:  - Newport Cemetery, Newport, Pend Oreille Co, WA


         Father: Charles Linn (1826-1902) 4
         Mother: Catharine Rumberger (1830-1913) 4





• Burial: : Newport Cemetery, Newport, Pend Oreille Co, WA.


Children
1 F Ruby L. Lusher

           Born: 1892
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1993 - Olympia, Thurston Co, WA
         Buried:  - Forest Memorial Gardens, Olympia, Thurston Co, WA
         Spouse: Cola Adelbert Dingee (1895-1969)
           Marr: 18 Jun 1921 - Spokane, Spokane Co, WA



General Notes: Husband - David Rose Lusher


Venango Citizen-Press, Franklin, PA
Apr 18, 1934; pg 5
David R. Lusher
David R. Lusher, aged 82, died at 10 a. m. Monday at his home in Rockland, after a long illness.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cola Dingee, of Oregon, a sister, Mrs. Nan Gilger, with whom he made his home, and a brother, Rev. John Lusher of Parker.
Mr. Lusher was a former school teacher and an entertaining conversationalist. His readings at the annual Lusher reunions were always one of the features of the informal entertainments.


General Notes: Wife - Margaret D. "Maggie" Linn


Her tombstone gives the year of her birth as 1862.

The Newport Miner, Newport, WA
May 6, 1920; pg 1, col 4
Funeral services for Mrs. D. R. Lusher, who died on Thursday last, were held at the M. E. church Saturday afternoon, May 1st, Rev. A. J. Neufeld officiating.
Maggie D. Linn was born at Rockland, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21st, 1862. She was married to D. R. Lusher on October 1st, 1891, and in October of that year they came to the state of Washington to make their home. They homesteaded in Spokane county and in 1902 came to Newport which has since been their home.
Mrs. Lusher was educated in the public schools of her native state and also attended the state normal school at Edinboro, N. D. She taught school in that state for several years and also taught in Spokane and Stevens counties.
Her husband, one daughter, Miss Ruby, and two brothers and one sister, are left to mourn her passing. She was a life long member of the Methodist church, and her life was an exemplification of Christian faith.

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Sources


1 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 118.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 91.

3 James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 2.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1124.


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