Husband Henry Harrison Lusher 1
Born: 29 May 1839 - Venango Co, PA 1
Christened:
Died: 21 Jan 1901 - Cambria, Wayne Co, IA 2
Buried: - Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA
Father: Jonathan Lusher (1807-1884) 3
Mother: Eliza Smith (1810-1903) 3
Marriage: 17 May 1866 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
• Burial: : Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA.
• Cemetery: : Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA.
Wife Louisa Mitchell 4
Born: 16 Nov 1842 - Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 28 Jul 1908 - Humeston, Wayne Co, IA
Buried: - Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA
• Burial: : Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA.
• Cemetery: : Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA.
Children
1 M Franklin Mitchell Lusher 4
Born: 30 Mar 1868 - Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 14 Aug 1950 - Lihue, Kauai, HI
Buried: - Lihue Cemetery, Kauai, HI
Spouse: Elizabeth Eaton (1866-1910)
Marr: 6 Jun 1887
2 M Charles Lusher
Born: 11 May 1870 - Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Ray Lusher 4
Born: 14 Apr 1874 - Wayne Co, IA
Christened:
Died: 26 May 1955 - Wayne Co, IA
Buried: - Cambria Cemetery, Washington Twp, Wayne Co, IA
Spouse: Elmina D. "Mina" Layman (1872-1953)
Marr: 4 Jul 1892 - Princeton, Mercer Co, MO
4 F Ethel Lusher 4
Born: 27 Jan 1877 - Wayne Co, IA
Christened:
Died: 11 Sep 1932 - American Falls, Power Co, ID 2
Buried: - Falls View Cemetery, American Falls, Power Co, ID
Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Auril Lusher 4
Born: 26 Jun 1879 - Cambria, Wayne Co, IA
Christened:
Died: 28 Apr 1964 - Modesto, Stanislaus Co, CA
Buried: - Falls View Cemetery, American Falls, Power Co, ID
Spouse: Oliver W. Pollard (1867-1941)
Marr: 28 Apr 1911 - Ogden, Weber Co, UT
General Notes: Husband - Henry Harrison Lusher
Some sources give his name as "Hugh".
He served in the Civil War: enrolled on Oct 9, 1861, in Venango County, Pennsylvania, in Company L, 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers, for three years. He reenlisted on Jan 1, 1864 and was mustered out on July 1, 1865, at Lynchburg, Virginia. While in action at Gaines Mills, Virginia, on June 27, 1862, he was thrown to the ground and his horse fell on top of him breaking his ribs. The injury never healed properly and he was left partly disabled and with a significant depression in the left side of his chest.
Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa; pg 448
HENRY H. LUSHER was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1839. His father, Jonathan Lusher, was also a native of the Keystone State and was a resident of Venango County at the time of his death. Henry H. was reared a farmer and assisted his father in that vocation until after the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he exchanged his implements of agriculture for those of war and was mustered into Company L, Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Army of the Potomac. He was in active service during the entire term of his enlistment and participated in the Pennsylvania campaign, second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, General Grant's Richmond campaign, and was present when General Lee surrendered at Appomattox. After his discharge in 1865 he returned to Pennsylvania and again engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1872 he left his native State and immigrated to Iowa, locating on a farm in Washington Township, where he lived nearly ten years.
In the fall of 1881 he was elected auditor of Wayne County, and in January, 1882, removed to Corydon to assume the duties of his office. January 1, 1884, he was appointed postmaster at Corydon, a position he held until October, 1885, when on account of the change in the political complexion of the administration he was succeeded by the present incumbent, Mr. Whittaker. Mr. Lusher is an honorable and reliable citizen and has performed the trusts imposed on him by his fellow-citizens in an efficient and satisfactory manner. He is one of Wayne County's most respected and influential men, and in political circles is an earnest and indefatigable worker for his party. Mr. Lusher was married in 1866 to Miss Louisa Mitchell. They have four children - Frank, Ray, Ethel and Auria.
Unk newspaper, Wayne Co, IA
Jan, 1901
Death of H. H. Lusher.
Mr. H. H. Lusher, died at his residence in Washington township, on Monday morning last. The disease was Lagrippe, followed by pneumonia.
Mr. Lusher was one of Wayne county's prominent and well known citizens. He served two years as Auditor of Wayne county and two years as Postmaster of Corydon, in each of the above positions making a careful and efficient official.
He was a native of Pennsylvania and served through the war in the famous army of the Potomac, and a better soldier never wore the blue. Shortly after the war he removed to Wayne county and has lived here ever since.
Mr. Lusher had decided opinions upon leading questions and never hesitated to express them. His word on any question was as good as his bond. He deprecated hypocracy of any kind and was noted for being always the same under any circumstances. No sort of gain would tempt him to be other than the frank, open hearted, honorable gentleman that he was on all occasions.
His family consisted of a wife and four children, two sons and two daughters, all of whom survive him.
He was in the neighborhood of sixty years of age his death will be seriously felt in the community in which he lived. He was buried in the cemetery at Cambria, Iowa, on Tuesday afternoon, surrounded by his entire family and a multitude of friends.
Unk source,
Jan, 1901
[This appears to be an article from a newsletter or something similar published by the church to which Henry belonged.]
LUSHER. H. H. Lusher died at his home in Cambria, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1901, in his sixty-second year. He was a soldier in the civil war. At the first call for volunteers he enlisted in Company L. Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry. In numerous hard-fought battles he proved himself a true soldier and was mustered out at the close of the war with honor. With his newly wedded wife he moved West and settled on a farm in Wayne county, Iowa, where for thirty years he proved himself a good citizen and a worthy and faithful member of our church, for which he and his devoted wife did much. He served in every official department of church work, often visiting our annual and district conferences, and won the love and respect of many of our ministers. Near the end of life he bade his beloved ones farewell and said: "I am going, all is well." Four children survive. JOHN HARNED.
Unk source,
Jan, 1901
[This appears to be an article from a newsletter or something similar published by the GAR post to which Henry belonged.]
This week the Post will be in mourning over the sad news of the death of Comrade H. H. Lusher, of Cambria.
He was a member of the 4th. Penn. Cavalry and received an injury in one of the eastern engagements by his horse falling on his body and crushing his breast inflicting an injury he never recovered from.
His sudden death brings a feeling of sadness to all of his old comrades.
He was one of the charter members of the Post and always faithful and honorable member and a past commander of the Post. It was sincerely regreted that the members of the Post could not attend his funeral in body according to the customs of the order.
General Notes: Wife - Louisa Mitchell
A notice of their wedding was printed in the Presbyterian Church Register, it stated she was from Scrubgrass Twp. Her death certificate gives her cause of death as anemia.
Unk newspaper, Wayne Co, IA
July, 1908
Louisa Mitchell Lusher.
Mrs. L. M. Lusher died at her home in Humeston at noon, July 28, after an illness which began last September.
Mrs. Lusher was sixty-five years of age. She was born November 18, 1842, in Venango county, Pennsylvania. In 1866, she was married to H. H. Lusher, who died January 21, 1901. He was a soldier in the Civil war. They moved from Pennsylvania to Cambria, Wayne county, in 1872. She removed to Humeston in April, 1903. Mrs. Lusher was a devoted christian and a member of the M. E. church for over forty years. She was the mother of six children, two of whom died in infancy. Those surviving are Frank Lusher of Butte, Montana, who had returned home only a few days before the death of his mother, Ray Lusher of Corydon and Misses Ethel and Oral Lusher of this place, who lived with their mother.
The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. A. Ross, in the M. E. church, and she was taken to Cambria for burial. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband.