1844. JAMES MADSON (MADISON) CUSHING
Sex: M
Born: 5 October 1844 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 22 November 1882 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Buried: November 1882 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

1880 U.S. Census: Wild Cat, Elk, Kansas
James M. CUSHING Self M Male W 35 TN Farmer TN TN
Charity CUSHING Wife M Female W 36 IN Keeps House KY KY
William H. CUSHING Son S Male W 12 KS Works On Farm TN IN
David N. CUSHING Other S Male W 10 KS Works On Farm TN IN
John E. CUSHING Son S Male W 7 KS TN IN
Effie THORENTON Niece S Female W 4 KS MO IN

Father: William Cushing b: About 1820 in South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Kirby b: About 1815 in South Carolina

Marriage 1: Charity Isabell Sallee, b: 4 June 1844 in Decater County, Indiana and d: 15 June 1921 in Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas. She is buried in Beaty Cemetery, Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas.
She was the daughter of Henry Jackson Sallee and Fannie Allen Gulley. Henry Jackson Sallee was born 25 March 1817 in Boone, Indiana and died there in 1900. He married in 1834 Fannie Allen Gulley who was born 28 August 1818 in Boone, Indiana where she died also in 1900. She also apparently had another son (out of wedlock?) named Willis M. Sallee b: 25 September 1839 d: 3 October 1922.
Married: 20 July 1866 in Decater County, Indiana
Alternate Married: 22 July 1866 in Jefferson County, Kansas

Children:
1. William Henry Cushing
Born: 19 August 1867 in Perryville, Jefferson, Kansas
Died: 27 September 1952
2. David Martin Cushing
Born: 2 July 1869 in Perryville, Jefferson, Kansas
Died: 19 October 1953
3. John Ezra Cushing
Born: 23 December 1872 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas
Died: 17 August 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Buried: 19 August 1939 in Tawkawa, Kay, Oklahoma
4. Cora Cushing
Born: 27 May 1876 in Elkfalls, Elk, Kansas
Died: 1 July 1878
5. Dora Cushing
Born: 16 August 1881 in Popular Bluffs, Butler, Missouri
Died: 23 January 1968

Sources:
1. Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
2. 1880 U.S. Census: Wild Cat, Elk, Kansas
3. I Dream of Genealogy, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1861-1867 Marriage Certificates
4. Ancestors of Jerry Lamar Cushing, Henry and Kathryn Butler, athena@sonet.net