Abial Washburn Cushman (1839 - 1908)

Born 13 Mar 1839 in Penobscot, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Aug 1908 at age 69 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Corp Abial Cushman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 26, 1864
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co D 3rd Regiment Colorado Cavalry

Nickname: the "Bloodless Third"

Soldier Details

Name: Abel W cushman

Battle Unit Name: 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry

Side: Union

Company: F

Soldier's Rank In: Sgt

Soldier's Rank Out: Sgt

Alternate name:

Film Number: M534 ROLL 1

Plaque Number:

Notes: Battle Unit Note - (100 Days War Side Note - 1864.)

Maine Births and Christenings

Name Abial Washburn

Gender Male

Christening Place CIVIL, LEE, PENOBSCOT, MAINE

Birth Date 13 Mar 1839

Birthplace MAINE

Father's Name Abial Cushman

Mother's Name Celia

1850 Lee, Penobscot, Maine

Age 11

Birth Year (Estimated) 1839

Birthplace Maine

House Number 89

Abial Cushman M 53 Massachusetts

Celia Cushman F 46 Maine

Marcia E Cushman F 22 Maine

Almatia Cushman F 20 Maine

Gustavus A Cushman M 18 Maine

Amanda Cushman F 16 Maine

Harriet Cushman F 15 Maine

Alfred Cushman M 13 Maine

Abial W Cushman M 11 Maine

Addison Cushman M 7 Maine

1860 P.O. Pardee, Center Township, Atchison, Kansas Territory

Age 21

Birth Year (Estimated) 1839

Birthplace Me

Page 133

Abial Cushman M 62 Mass

Celia Cushman F 56 Me

Maria E Cushman F 32 Me

Almacia S Cushman F 30 Me

Alfred Cushman M 23 Me "Gold Hunter"

Abial W Cushman M 21 Me "Gold Hunter"

Russel Higley M 27 Me

Adison P Higley M 17 Me

1880 Longmont, Boulder, Colorado

Age 41

Marital Status Married

Occupation Farmer

Birth Year (Estimated) 1839

Birthplace Maine, United States

Father's Birthplace Massachusetts, ---Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts,

Sheet Letter C---Sheet Number 443---Person Number 0---Volume 1

A W Cushman Self M 41 Maine, United States

Fannie Cushman Wife F 34 Ohio, United States

Florence Cushman Daughter F 14 Colorado, United States

Celia M Cushman Daughter F 12 Colorado, United States

Victor Cushman Son M 10 Colorado, United States

Della Cushman Daughter F 8 Colorado, United States

Maude Cushman Daughter F 6 Colorado, United States

Walter Cushman Son M 5 Colorado, United States

Homer Cushman Son M 0 Colorado, United States

1900 Precincts 1, 21, 24 & 33 Longmont (excl. Longmont town) Precinct 2 Hygiene, Precinct 20 Niwot, Boulder, Colorado

Age 61

Marital Status Married

Years Married 35--Marriage Year (Estimated) 1865

Birth Date Mar 1839

Birthplace Maine

Father's Birthplace New York---Mother's Birthplace New York

Abial Cushman Head M 61 Maine

Fannie Cushman Wife F 54 Ohio

Children: 11 / 9 living

Hobert Cushman Son M 21 Colorado

Cleve Cushman Son M 18 Colorado

Earl E Cushman Son M 11 Colorado

United States General Index to Pension Files

Name Abial W Cushman

Event Type Pension

Event Date 1905

Event Place California, United States

Beneficiary's Name Fanny J Cushman

Death

California Death Index

Name Abial W Cushman

Event Date 1908

Event Place , , California, United States

Age 69

Birth Year (Estimated) 1839

Certificate Number 20490

Fanny was living in Covina, Los Angeles County the years after he passed.

1920 Covina, Los Angeles, California

Age 73

Can Read Yes---Can Write Yes

Own or Rent Own

Birth Year (Estimated) 1847

Birthplace Ohio

Father's Birthplace New York---Mother's Birthplace Ohio

Sheet Letter B---Sheet Number 7

Fanny Cushman Head F 73 Ohio

Marjory Cushman Granddaughter F 13 Colorado

Sources

1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47Z-YZ5 : 10 February 2018), Abial Washburn, 13 Mar 1839; citing MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,531.
2. Descriptive card
3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-Z8J : 12 April 2016), Abial W Cushman in household of Abial Cushman, Lee, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing family 89, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M664-CX5 : 13 December 2017), Abial W Cushman in entry for Abial Cushman, 1860.
5. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFD6-2X4 : 29 July 2017), A W Cushman, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 22, sheet 443C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0088; FHL microfilm 1,254,088.
6. Obituary
7. Find A Grave: Memorial #60879757
8. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMQ-8T5 : accessed 19 December 2018), Abial Cushman, Precincts 1, 21, 24 & 33 Longmont (excl. Longmont town) Precinct 2 Hygiene, Precinct 20 Niwot, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 5A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,121.
9. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-6LFJ : 8 November 2017), Abial W Cushman, 1908; citing 20490, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.
10. "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDY8-VJW : 13 March 2018), Abial W Cushman, 1905.
11. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ4-HC2 : accessed 19 December 2018), Fanny Cushman, Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 45, sheet 7B, line 72, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 103; FHL microfilm 1,820,103.
12. Cushman, Henry Wyles A Historical and biographical genealogy of the Cushmans (Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, Mass,1855), p.534