| 1863. WILLIAM CHANNING CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 18 March 1863 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Death: 11 January 1940 Lineage Note: William Channing Cushing (George Byron Cushing14, Theophilus Cushing13, Nehemiah Cushing12, Theophilus Cushing11, Theophilus Cushing10, Theophilus Cushing9, Daniel Cushing8, Matthew Cushing7, Peter Cushing6, Thomas Cushing5, John Cushing4, William Cushing3, Thomas Cushing2, William Cushing1) William graduated from the University of New Brunswick at Frederiction, New Brunswick, as B.A. in 1884, M.A. in 1886. Graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, as B.Sc. in the Department of Civil Engineering, 31 May 1887. Entered the railroad service 5 June, 1887, in the Engineer Corps of the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburg at Louisville, Kentucky. Successively transferred to Zanesville, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Was last known to have been Chief Engineer Maintenance of Way, South West System, Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburg, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Father: George Byron Cushing b: 22 June 1831 in Hingham, Massachusetts d: 1888 Mother: Annie Tilton Scammell b: 19 May 1835 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada Marriage 1: Marie Bacon Dye Married: 14 February 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Sources: 1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family). |