Edna was born on March 7th, 1880.1 Edna's father was Benjamin F. Cushing and her mother was Lelia Guthrie. Her paternal grandparents were Sherman Cushing and Almeria Monroe. She had a brother and a sister, named Granville G. and Lena. She was the oldest of the three children. She died at the age of 7 on November 14th, 1887.1