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Historic 1888 Shaftsbury Signature QuiltQuilt Block #47 - Quilt Signers: Maude (Mattison) Galusha Horace M. Galusha  Maude Mattison Galusha was the daughter of Charles and Ellen S. (Mattison) Galusha. She was born on 21 February 1885. When the quilt was signed she would have been about 3 ½ years old. Charles would have been 42 and Ellen was 38. The Federal Census of 1850 records Maude's father Charles (4) living with his parents Jonas Galusha (46) and Elizabeth (44) and siblings Richmond (21) BLOCK: 50 Ruth (18), Franciska (15), Jonas E. (12) and Simon (7). Neither of these Jonas Galushas were the Governor of Vermont. Maude's mother, Ellen was the daughter of James T. and Eliza (Loomis) Mattison. They married on 22 December 1875 when Charles was 29 and Ellen was 25. Maude was their only child. The census of 1900 records the family as Charles (53), Ellen S. (49) and Maud W (5) living on Willow Street in Bennington. Charles' occupation is a livery stable keeper. At that time t]he and Ellen had been married for 22 years. Maude's father Charles passes first on 7 December 1913 from Chronic Fibroid Tuberculous at the age of 67. Ellen dies 14 years later on 7 September 1927 from Arterial Sclerosis. She was 76 years old. According to the census of 1930, after her parents death, Maude (45) was a boarder in a rooming house on Valentine Street with Anna Predergast (58), Anna's sister Mary Birmingham (61), Frederick L. Severance (26) and Mike Floody (26). Maude died 1 August 1953 at the age of 68. Her cause of death was diabetes and Kimmelstiel-Wilson Syndrome, a kidney condition associated with long-standing diabetes. Her obituary in the North Adams Times records her accomplishments. She graduated from Bliss Business College in Bennington. She was first employed by Cooper Manufacturing Company before being hired as a secretary of the Bennington County Red Cross whom she worked for from 1917-1940. She was also, a private secretary for James B. Colgate and Guy B. Johnson of Bennington. She never married and her only survivors were cousins. Maude, and her parents, Charles and Ellen, are interred in the family plot at Grandview Cemetery, Shaftsbury. Horace M. Galusha was born 22 September 1884 in Shaftsbury to Marcus and Austia (Harrington) Galusha BLOCK: 32. At the signing of the quilt in 1888 Horace M. was about 4 years old. The 1900 census documents Horace (15) living in Shaftsbury with his father Marcus (52), mother Austie (52) and Aunt Henritte Wheelock (74). She was the widow of Nahum Wheelock BLOCK: 54. The 1900 census also shows Lola (14), Horace's future bride, living with her father Henry H. Brundage (46) on Greenfield Avenue in Greenfield Connecticut. Her mother Anna had passed and Henry was a widower. Also, in the household was her brother, Harry (12) and sister Olive (9). It is not know how Horace and Lola meet but Lola does move to Arlington perhaps to live with her Aunt Henriette (Fisk) Wheelock. At the age of 21 Horace and Lola Adaline Brundage marry 27 June 1906. Unfortunately, they lost first child, Austianna, at the age of 6 yrs. 9 mos. 14 days from Simple Meningitis with the contributing factor of Acute Otitis Media, a common ear infection. The census of 1930 records Horace and Lola, having been married for 22 years, and their family living on the Main Road in Shaftsbury. Horace is a farmer working on his own farm. Their two children are, Charlotte M. (7) and Warren H. (5). Horace died 19 June 1973 (aged 88) from prostate cancer. His obiturary states he and Lola moved into their Shaftsbury home in 1888, the year of the big blizzard. (March 12-14, 1888). He and Lola had observed their golden wedding anniversary on 27 June 1956. He was a lifelong farmer and carpenter having produced Bennington County's finest maple syrup. He was survived by Lola, one son, Warren of Bennington, their daughter Charlotte of Burlington, seven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Lola joins him two years later on 24 January 1975 at the age of 88. Her death certificate records cause of death as acute inferior myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock which is a life-threatening condition in which your heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. Lola was a member of the Shaftsbury Historical Society and would probably enjoy knowing the signature quilt of 1888, bearing her husband's name, has survived for 100+ years. Horace, Lola, Austianna, Edward Marcus Galusha and Olive (Galusha) Williamson are buried in the family plot in Center Shaftsbury. |
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Maude (Mattison) Galusha
Horace M. GalushaMaude Mattison Galusha was the daughter of Charles and Ellen S. (Mattison) Galusha. She was born on 21 February 1885. When the quilt was signed she would have been about 3 ½ years old. Charles would have been 42 and Ellen was 38.
The Federal Census of 1850 records Maude's father Charles (4) living with his parents Jonas Galusha (46) and Elizabeth (44) and siblings Richmond (21) BLOCK: 50 Ruth (18), Franciska (15), Jonas E. (12) and Simon (7). Neither of these Jonas Galushas were the Governor of Vermont. Maude's mother, Ellen was the daughter of James T. and Eliza (Loomis) Mattison. They married on 22 December 1875 when Charles was 29 and Ellen was 25. Maude was their only child.
The census of 1900 records the family as Charles (53), Ellen S. (49) and Maud W (5) living on Willow Street in Bennington. Charles' occupation is a livery stable keeper. At that time t]he and Ellen had been married for 22 years.
Maude's father Charles passes first on 7 December 1913 from Chronic Fibroid Tuberculous at the age of 67. Ellen dies 14 years later on 7 September 1927 from Arterial Sclerosis. She was 76 years old.
According to the census of 1930, after her parents death, Maude (45) was a boarder in a rooming house on Valentine Street with Anna Predergast (58), Anna's sister Mary Birmingham (61), Frederick L. Severance (26) and Mike Floody (26).
Maude died 1 August 1953 at the age of 68. Her cause of death was diabetes and Kimmelstiel-Wilson Syndrome, a kidney condition associated with long-standing
diabetes.
Her obituary in the North Adams Times records her accomplishments. She graduated from Bliss Business College in Bennington. She was first employed by Cooper Manufacturing Company before being hired as a secretary of the Bennington County Red Cross whom she worked for from 1917-1940. She was also, a private secretary for James B. Colgate and Guy B. Johnson of Bennington. She never married and her only survivors were cousins.
Maude, and her parents, Charles and Ellen, are interred in the family plot at Grandview Cemetery, Shaftsbury.
Horace M. Galusha was born 22 September 1884 in Shaftsbury to Marcus and Austia (Harrington) Galusha BLOCK: 32. At the signing of the quilt in 1888 Horace M. was about
4 years old.
The 1900 census documents Horace (15) living in Shaftsbury with his father Marcus (52), mother Austie (52) and Aunt Henritte Wheelock (74). She was the widow of Nahum Wheelock BLOCK: 54.
The 1900 census also shows Lola (14), Horace's future bride, living with her father Henry H. Brundage (46) on Greenfield Avenue in Greenfield Connecticut. Her mother Anna had passed and Henry was a widower. Also, in the household was her brother, Harry (12) and sister Olive (9). It is not know how Horace and Lola meet but Lola does move to Arlington perhaps to live with her Aunt Henriette (Fisk) Wheelock. At the age of 21 Horace and Lola Adaline Brundage marry 27 June 1906.
Unfortunately, they lost first child, Austianna, at the age of 6 yrs. 9 mos. 14 days from Simple Meningitis with the contributing factor of Acute Otitis Media, a common ear infection.
The census of 1930 records Horace and Lola, having been married for 22 years, and their family living on the Main Road in Shaftsbury. Horace is a farmer working on his own farm. Their two children are, Charlotte M. (7) and Warren H. (5).
Horace died 19 June 1973 (aged 88) from prostate cancer. His obiturary states he and Lola moved into their Shaftsbury home in 1888, the year of the big blizzard. (March 12-14, 1888). He and Lola had observed their golden wedding anniversary on 27 June 1956. He was a lifelong farmer and carpenter having produced Bennington County's finest maple syrup. He was survived by Lola, one son, Warren of Bennington, their daughter Charlotte of Burlington, seven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Lola joins him two years later on 24 January 1975 at the age of 88. Her death certificate records cause of death as acute inferior myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock which is a life-threatening condition in which your heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. Lola was a member of the Shaftsbury Historical Society and would probably enjoy knowing the signature quilt of 1888, bearing her husband's name, has survived for 100+ years.
Horace, Lola, Austianna, Edward Marcus Galusha and Olive (Galusha) Williamson are buried in the family plot in Center Shaftsbury.
All research for this web tour was provided to the Town of Shaftsbury by: Carol Corey-Dziubek. She would like to credit: Ancestry.com, findagrave.com
