Cushing, Nellie

• Name	Cushing, Nellie
  Gender	Female
  Adopted	Leavitt and Susan had no children, but adopted a boy and girl: Leavitt and Nellie.
  	Leavitt Wilson Cushing (1839 - 1918) Leavitt Wilson Cushing (1839 - 1918) had no children, but adopted a boy and girl: Leavitt and Nellie. Leavitt enlisted in Company G., 53rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 12 August 1862. He was in the battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and in the fight at Cold Harbor, and on 22 June 1864, was taken prisoner with some 1500 others. He was then taken to Richmond, Virginia and put in Libbie prison for a few days. Later, when being transported to Andersonville, he made his escape, and after three weeks of adventurous travel arrived at Fayetteville, West Virginia, where a company of Union soldiers was stationed, from whence he proceeded to his home in Ulysses, Pennsylvania. After regaining his health he re-enlisted in January 1865, and in the following spring was in the advance the day before General Lee surrendered, 9 April 1865. Sources: 1. Photos courtesy of Leslie Noxon, leslie@5thgene.net moonjellyadded this on 12 Aug 2012 wrcushing49originally submitted this to Genealogy of the Cushing Family 2010 on 2 Jun 2012
  Person ID	I81645	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Cushing, Leavitt 'Wilson',   b. 17 May 1839, Erwin, Steuben, New York, USA d. 21 Jul 1918, Lewisville, Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bassett, Susan Elizabeth,   b. 4 Jul 1835, Candor, Tioga, New York, USA d. 16 Mar 1930, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F41463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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TNG ID: I81645