Arthur Henry Gushard, Sr. ^{2 3 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was Myocardio Failure.

  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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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, December 1883, Ohio, United States. ⁵

2. Alt. Birth, 21 December 1885, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States. ^{3 7 8}

3. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Weller Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 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.

4. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁶ 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.

5. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. ² Sheet 1A, line 7, family 3
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Arthur H. Gushard...Head..35..OH
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

6. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. 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.)

7. Cemetery: Windsor Park Cemetery, 19 May 1949, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁸ Find A Grave Memorial #107672587

Arthur married Cora Mae Figley, daughter of Mardia Figley and Rose Norris, on 9 August 1916 in Richland, Ohio, United States.^{1 2 3 4} (Cora Mae Figley was born on 13 February 1895 in Mohican Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States,¹⁰ died on 9 February 1989 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States ¹⁰ and was buried after 9 February 1989 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States ¹⁰.). The cause of her death was Heart Failure.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. 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

2. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Mifflin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. 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