1859 Birth:872 Birth year of 1859 estimated based on age (51 years) given in 1910 census enumeration; birth place of Ohio taken from same enumeration.

1880 U.S. Census:2639
Tippecanoe County, Indiana (LaFayette)
Enumerated 5 June 1880
North 15th Street
Theodore Sunkes •• white, male, 21 married, laborer, unemployed 3 months in current year, born in Indiana, father born in Prussia, mother born in Prussia
Mary •• white, female, 28, married, keeping house, born in Alsace, father born in Alsace, mother born in Alsace
Clara •• white, female, 2, daughter, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Alsace
John Crusey •• brother-in-law, white, male, 22, single, railroad fireman, unemployed 3 months in current year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
While not yet proven, it is probable that Frank and George Cannady were in the St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum for boys near Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, in 1880. Sisters Emma and Flora were enumerated in 1880 at the St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum for girls near Rennselaer in neighboring Jasper County. It is probable that Mary Cannady spent some time between her being orphaned in 1877 and their 1881 marriage in the Jasper County orphanage.

1881 Marriage:753, v. 1, p. 333. Index cites original record in Allen County Marriage Record Book 14, p. 230. Marriage of John Crusey and Mary Cannady on 12 May 1881 recorded in Allen County, Indiana vital records.

1910 U.S. Census:872
Los Angeles County, California (Los Angeles)
Enumerated 26 April 1910
John Crusey •• head of household, male, white, 51, married 29 years, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, speaks English, bricklayer, can read and write, home is mortgaged
Mary •• wife, female, white, 45, married 29 years, had two children, both living, born in Indiana, father and mother’s birthplaces unknown, can read and write
Arthur •• son, male, white, 22, married 3 years, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, bricklayer, can read and write
Elsie •• daughter-in-law, female, white, 24, married 3 years, had one child, still living, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can read and write
Arthur •• grandson, male, white, 6 months, single, born in California, father born in Indiana, mother born in Missouri
Shirley •• daughter, female, white, 15, single, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, can read and write

1920 U.S. Census:873
Los Angeles County, California (Los Angeles)
Enumerated 16 January 1920
John E. Crusey •• head of household, home owned, free of mortgage, male, white, age 61, married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Alsace and spoke French, mother born in Alsace and spoke French, can speak English, bricklayer
Mary J. Crusey •• wife, female, white, age 56, married, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Michigan, mother born in France and spoke French, can speak English
Shirley Skolis •• daughter, female, white, age 23, married, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, can speak English, stenographer with telephone company
Ernest Skolis •• son-in-law, male, white, age 29, married, can read and write, birth place illegivle, father born in Hungary and spoke Magyar, mother born in Poland and spoke Polish, can speak English, occupation illegible
Melville Marshall •• husband, male, white, age 35, married, born in California, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Illinois, can speak English
Effie Marshall •• wife, female, white, age 35, married, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, can speak English
Vern Marshall •• son, male, white, age 8, born in California, father born in California, mother born in California
George J. Cannady •• boarder, male, white, age 48, married, born in Indiana, father born in Michigan, mother born in France, can speak English, occupation illegible << brother of Mary Crusey

1926 Death Notice:978 John Edward Crusey, late of 2262 Fargo Street, devoted husband of Mrs. Mary Crusey. Funeral today, 2 p.m. at Chapel of Walter C. Blue Co., 717 West Washington Street.