Cushen, Helen, 1908-1991
Biographical Note
Helen Catherine Cushen was born in Washington County, Maryland, on January 18, 1908, to Emmert E. and Clara B. Cushen. She attended Washington County High School likely from 1922 to 1926. At the time of the 1930 census, she was an instructor at a public school, and according to the 1940 census, she completed two years of college. Cushen married Rev. Laurence A. Free on June 17, 1937, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and they had a daughter, Judith Ann Free. She died on April 16, 1991, and is buried alongside her husband in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910-1950
"Miss Cushen will marry Rev. Free", Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Md.), June 17, 1937, p. 6, accessed online from Newspapers.com at https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/20739583/?match=1&terms=cushen&pqsid=iLuMqNaXPkm1JP7RLeoUfg%3A206179%3A45705920
"Helen Cushen Free", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33764153/helen-free
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Helen Cushen High School Notebook
This collection contains a notebook from high school, probably from a home economics class. It contains notes, recipes, and information about cooking and likely belonged to Helen Cushen, whose name appears on it in several locations. Although not clearly dated, the item is likely from about 1922-1926.