Thomas Barney GALUSHA
Lurena E. HADLEY
Bettie Sarah BLEDSOE

Husband:  Thomas Barney GALUSHA
Birth:   4 Mar 1821, Colchester, Chittenden Co., Vermont 
Death:  29 Oct 1896, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 
Burial:  Oct 1896, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas
Father:  Ezra GALUSHA
Mother:  Mabel BARNEY

Marriage-1:   17 May 1845, Du Page Co., Illinois
Divorce:  18 Sep 1867, Illinois

Wife-1:  Lurena E. HADLEY
Birth:   14 Aug 1829, Bethel, Windsor Co., Vermont 
Death:  28 Dec 1906, Wheaton, Du Page Co., Illinois   
Burial:  Dec 1906, Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Du Page Co., Illinois  
Father:  George HADLEY  
Mother:  Louisa CHADWICK

Marriage-2:   2 Jan 1872, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Wife-1:  Bettie Sarah BLEDSOE
Birth:  13 Nov 1842, Memphis, Shelby Co.,  Tennessee   
Death:  30 Jan 1927, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 
Burial: Feb 1927, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 
Father:  Job BLEDSOE  
Mother:  Rebecca MOORLAND

Children - Marriage-1:
1.  Melissa L. GALUSHA, b: 1845, Winfield Twp., Du Page Co., Illinois
                                      d: 1891, Wheaton, Du Page Co., Illinois
                                   bur: Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Du Page Co., Illinois
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Notes:

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_105, page 54A), Winfield, Du Page Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                          Enumeration Date: 14-Sep-1850, Family #763

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Occupation
or Trade

Real
Estate

POB

Married
This Yr.

Attend
School

Can’t
R / W

D, D, B, I,
I, P, or C

 GALUSHA, Thomas B

29

M

 Farmer  

$1,000  

VT

 

 

 

 

                    Lurana

21

F

 

 

VT

 

 

 

 

                    Melissa

4

F

 

 

IL

 

 

 

 

                    Ezra

80

M

 None

 

Can

 

 

 

 

 YOUNKER, Joseph

20

M

 Laborer

 

Ger

 

 

 

 

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Data (MN1857_4, 2-Nov-1857, Page 59, #1043), St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota,

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Occupation

POB

 GALUSHA, T  B

36

M

W

 Merchant

VT

               L

28

F

W

 

VT

               Melissa

10

F

W

 

IL

 HADLEY, Evaline

6

F

W

 

IL

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0175, Page 218), Milton Twp., Du Page Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                       Enumeration Date:
6-Aug-1860, Family #1680

NAME

Age

Sex

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,   I, P, or C

 GALUSHA, Laurena

31

F

 Domestic

---

---

VT

 

 

 

                  Melissa

14

F

  

 

 

IL

 

 

Idiotic

Thomas served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Thomas B. Galusha
   Residence:                           
   Enlistment Date:  26 September 1861
   Enlistment Rank:  Private          
   State Served:  Minnesota
   Service Record:  Enlisted in Company B, Minnesota 3rd Infantry Regiment on 26 September 1861.

He and Bettie, after he died, received a pension for his service. The Pension Records show:
   Name:          Thomas B. Galusha
   Widow:         Bettie S. Galusha
   State of Application:       
   Service:    B  3  Minn. Inf
   Pension Type:                Invalid                       Widow                                             
   Date Filed:                  27 Mar 1871             5 Dec 1896
   Application #:                164,243                     644,416                   
   Certificate #:                  193,517                     504,132

After Thomas and Laurena divorced, she married Goodwin Scoville in 1868.

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_1239), page 31D), Austin, Travis Co., Texas,
                                                                                                              Enumeration Date: ??-Jun-1880, Family #?? 

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Relation

M/S
W/D

Occupation

POB

Father
POB

Mother
POB

Attend
School

Read /
Write

 GALUSHA, T. B.

58

M

 Self

M

 Farmer

VT

VT

VT

 

 

                    Bettie

35

F

 Other (Wife)

M

 

TN

KY

MO

 

 

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Sources:
1) Marriage-1: Du Page County,  Illinois Vital Statistics - Marriages; Book A, Lic. #202