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George Detrick Gushard
(1830-1889)
Mary Elizabeth Lightfoot
(1834-1910)
George Henry Gushard
(1856-1936)
Ella Burns
(1866-1915)
Arthur Henry Gushard Sr.
(1884-1949)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Cora Mae Figley

Arthur Henry Gushard Sr. 2 3 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 26 December 1884, Mansfield, OH 2 10
  • Marriage (1): Cora Mae Figley on 9 August 1916 in , Richland County, OH 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 17 May 1949, Mansfield, OH at age 64 5 8 9
  • Buried: 19 May 1949, Mansfield, OH 5 9

bullet   Cause of his death was Myocardio Failure.5

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bullet  General Notes:


Shirley Walter GEDCOM file:
In the 1928 City Directory, Arthur's occupation was listed as janitor at the Courthouse. When Arthur and Cora were married in 1916 his occupation was listed as an engineer. His death certificate list him as a retired Richland County employee. In 1913 through 1915 Arthur mowed the Windsor-Woodhouse Cemetery to make extra money. On February 2, 1921 Arthur and John Zediker bought Cemetery plot in the Windsor-Woodhouse Cemetery for $25. The cemetery was dedicated in 1824 and originally called Bostock; then it was called Woodhouse, then Windsor.
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Arthur's exact birth year is somewhat of a mystery. There was a Richland County birth entry made for him showing 26 Dec 1884 as his birthday. That record is probably the most reliable assuming that no errors were made in the transcription.

On the 1900 Census, he provided a birth date of Dec 1883. That is the only record which shows that year and is therefore probably the least reliable.

There is a birth date of 21 Dec 1885 offered by his death certificate but those dates are always provided by relatives or others and are subject to many errors. The 1930 Census also seems to support a birth year of 1885 depending upon how accurate the enumerator may have been.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of December 1883 and a birth location of Ohio.

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• He has alternate birth date of 21 December 1885 and a birth location of Mansfield, OH.

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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Weller Township, Richland County, OH on 19 June 1900. 6

page 8B, District 141, Dwg 141, Family 148
Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur Gushard...Nephew..Dec 1883..16..OH..Farm Laborer
(Living with grandaunt, Sarah Lightfoot and her husband.)

NOTE - Relationship was technically "none" to the husband but "grandnephew" to the wife, Sarah Lightfoot. His birth date of Dec 1883 should probably be Dec 1885 otherwise the 1883 date would conflict with the birth date of his older sister.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on April 1910. 7

Sheet 2A, Household 31, District 191
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Nephew..Arthur Gushard..24..OH
(Living with grandaunt, Sarah Catherine Lightfoot and her husband.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 26 Dec 1884, then his age should have been 25 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on January 1920. 2

Sheet 1A, line 7, family 3
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur H. Gushard...Head..35..OH
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on April 1930. 3

Sheet 6A, Family 123, roll 1864, District 0029
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur Gushard...Head..44..OH
(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He was buried on 19 May 1949 in the Windsor Park Cemetery in Mansfield, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #107672587
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Arthur married Cora Mae Figley, daughter of Mardia Figley and Rose Norris, on 9 August 1916 in , Richland County, OH.1 2 3 4 5 (Cora Mae Figley was born on 13 February 1895 in Mohican Township, Ashland County, OH,5 11 died on 9 February 1989 in Ashland, OH 5 11 and was buried after 9 February 1989 in Mansfield, OH 5 11.). The cause of her death was Heart Failure.5

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on January 1920. 2

Sheet 1A, line 7, family 3
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur H. Gushard...Head..35..OH
Cora M. Gushard...Wife..28..OH
Sadie E. Gushard...Dau..2y3m..OH
George H. Gushard...Son..1..OH
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on April 1930. 3

Sheet 6A, Family 123, roll 1864, District 0029
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur Gushard...Head..44..OH
Cora M. Gushard...Wife..36..OH
Sarah E. Gushard...Dau..13..OH
George H. Gushard...Son..12..OH
John O. Gushard...Son..11..OH
Russel E. Gushard...Son..8..OH
Arthur H. Gushard...Son...6..OH
Marjorie M. Gushard...Dau..4..OH
Albert J. Gushard...Son..2..OH
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Sources


1 Marriage Records, Richland County, Ohio: Vol. 23 page 224.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, sheet 1A, family 3, Arthur Henry Gushard and Cora Mae Figley; index and images (accessed 20 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 0029, sheet 6A, family 123, Arthur Henry Gushard and Cora Mae Figley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1864.

4 "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001 : accessed 20 Oct 2013), Name: Arthur H. Gushard; Spouse's Name: Cora Figley; Event Date: 09 Aug 1916; Event Place: Richland, Ohio.

5 "GEDCOM file of Solomon Lightfoot and descendants," compiled by Shirley Walter [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE supplied by Walter, March 2004; copy held by [RESEARCHER & CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PRIVATE USE]\.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 141, p. 8B, dwelling 141, family 148; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 191, sheet 2A, family 31, John Zediker and Sarah Catherine Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

8 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Oct 2013), Name: Arthur Henry Gushard; Event Date: 17 May 1949.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107672587.

10 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 21 Oct 2013); Name: Arthur Gershard; Event Date: 26 Dec 1884; Event Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107672590.


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