Kushner Cousins Identified

 

I never thought I would find any of my Kushner cousins, especially since I know that Herman Kushner, even though he married, had no children of his own. His wife did have a child by her first marriage. I also have known for years that Nate Kushner had one daughter, Honey. Grandma told me about her niece Honey herself, but I have yet been unable to find out if she ever married. I have been in touch with Nettie’s family members and was in touch with one of Celia’s daughters for a while.

 

Great-grandpa Jacob had four brothers who lived passed childhood. His brother Abe, whose photo with his wife was always on grandma’s dresser while I was growing up, only had one child: Edwin I Kushner. Edwin was a Flight Officer and had received awards and decorations. The National Jewish Welfare Board first had Edwin as missing, and then declared dead. Edwin died just 3 weeks before WWII ended.

Edwin I Kushner, front

As for Jacob’s brother Samuel, I’m not sure if I actually found the correct records for him. Grandma wasn’t sure about his wife’s name, but thought it may have been Leah. I don’t know if Joseph had any children or not. I did however know that George married Lena Bloom and that they had two daughters: Nettie and Rose. I also know that Nettie married and had two daughters and their last name was Butler. This is because George, Lena and Rose moved from New York to Atlanta and lived with Nettie and her daughters after she became a widow. I knew, according to the 1940 census, that Nettie was a widow and her daughters were 6 and 10 years old.

 

Just a few days ago I discovered that someone has Nettie, her two daughters and David Butler in his family tree. I contacted him and come to find out, he lives in my old stomping ground! He also has more information on Nettie - she had another husband and information her two daughters and their families! I was so excited, I stayed up until 4:30 AM looking at all of his information on my newly discovered cousins. Thank you California!