The Slusher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,014 people carried this name — #6,727 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,927 in 2000.

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In print

Slusher in American newspapers,
1895–1921.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Slusher
The Washington Herald 1909-06-06
Newspaper page from Cleveland Plain Dealer carrying the name Slusher
Cleveland Plain Dealer 1895-01-16
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Slusher
Great Falls Tribune 1921-12-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 83,676 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Slusher in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

115 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Slusher. The most, 37, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 105
Queensland 8
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Slusher.

Who carried it

People named Slusher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mike Slusher d. 2026 · basketball player
  • Alfred Slusher 1807–1875
  • Mollie Garr 1844–1927
  • Eliza Jane Kellogg 1852–
  • Laura Amelia Slusher 1868–
  • Ida May Slusher 1874–

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Slusher,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States275 records

275 records of the Slusher name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 195
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Johnnie R. Slusher

    Born 1921 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farmer from Crawford County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Dyer Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Steven Slusher

    Born 1948; from Missoula, Montana. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Leonard Kash Slusher

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1937, died 1988; buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 275 records for Slusher in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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