Dr. Charles Lee Usher, Jr.

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Charles was a medical doctor, obtaining his education at Ohio Medical College, Jackson Co., IA.

Charles Lee Usher, Jr. & Nancy Maria Denison (1802 - 1870) were married September 14, 1827 in Brooklyn, Cleveland Co., OH. [Possible alternate marriage data from Nancy's Find A Grave memorial: Married, Charles Lee Usher, September 27, 1831 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio (Brooklyn)]. Needs further research to determine which is correct.

Children of Charles & Nancy (Denison) Usher, Jr.:

• Hezekiah Denison b: 18 DEC 1834 in Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., OH
• Mary Louisa b: c. FEB 1837 OH
• Leverett Washington b: 15 JUN 1839 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH
• Cornelia Priscilla b: 02 JUN 1843 Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA
• Lucy Marilda b: 05 APR 1845 Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA

Residence:1830 - 1840 Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Residence 1849 - 1870 Farmers Creek, Jackson Co., IA

1880 Occupation: retired M.D., Jackson County, IA.

From the ANNALS OF JACKSON COUNTY IOWA, 1905: Recollections of Early Days, by J. W.. Ellis for the Jackson County Historical Society - "There was one character in our community in the early days around whom my memory clings with feelings of deep veneration and fond affection. I refer to Dr Charles L. Usher, a pioneer of the early forties and a good Samaritan to the early settlers in every sense of the word. The doctor was a welcome guest in every cabin and never failed to respond to a call for help in sickness, day or night. He was a graduate of an Ohio medical college and his greatest ambition in life, as he often told the writer, was to do all the good he could to his fellow men. His services were in great demand but poorly paid for, and he was compelled to dig, dry and grind up, and prepare the herbs that he used in his remedies. Many times the writer has helped him to dig and collect burdock, Indian cup, squaw cabbage, golden seal and many herbs used by him. The doctor hated dogs and often remarked that no family was too poor to afford several dogs. He was also bitterly opposed to the use of tobacco and intoxicating liquors. He lived to attain a great age, honored and respected, but died poor for the reason he was a poor collector, had he kept an account of his services and looked after the collection of his fees as modern doctors do, he might have been a wealthy man."

Find A Grave Memorial # 61515258. The cemetery where Charles is buried was previously referred to as the Old Town Cemetery.