Marriage of Mary Cushing and Paul Enright

April 1941, prob Oakland Tribune

Tea to Fete Bride-Elect

   Honoring Miss Mary Elizabeth Cushing, whose wedding to Mr. Paul Manning Enright will take place Saturday morning in Corpus Cristi Church, Mrs. Paul J. Cushing, sister-in-law of the bride-elect, will preside at a tea tomorrow afternoon at her home on Masonic Avenue, Piedmont.  The hostess has sent out about 125 cards for the affair and will be assisted in welcoming her guests by Mrs. John F. Cushing, Mrs. J.L. Enright, Mrs. Clarence Pickard and Mrs. George Clark.
   Monday afternoon Miss Betty Weis entertained at luncheon for Miss Cushing, the affair taking place at the Palace Hotel in honor of the bride-elect.  Miss Mary Quinn was hostess last evening at a dinner given at the Clift Hotel and this evening Miss Joan Kiernan will preside at a dinner to be held in her home in San Francisco.
   The wedding of Miss Cushing and Mr. Enright will be one of the beautifully-appointed cememonies of early Spring and it will be at a 10 o'clock nuptial mass that the couple will exchange vows.  A high noon wedding breakfast at Sequoyah Country Club will follow the service at the church.
   Miss Cushing is a daughter of Mrs. John F. Cushing and graduated from the Dominican College at San Rafael.  Her brothers are Mr. Jerome Cushing of Chicago, Mr. Gregory Cushing of Long Beach, Mr. Vincent Cushing and Mr. Paul Cushing.
   Mr. Enright is a son of Mrs. J.L. Enright and comes from Texas.  He is a Notre Dame graduate and a civil engineer.

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April 20, 1941, prob Oakland Tribune

Nuptial Mass

Corpus Christi Scene of Brilliant Wedding Ceremony

   A lovely bride of the Spring was Miss Mary Elizabeth Cushing, whose marriage to Mr. Paul Manning Enright took place at a nuptial mass yesterday morning in Corpus Christi Church on Park Boulevard. Relatives and close friends of the couple were present at the marriage service, which was read by Rev. Father Keller, pastor of the church. The beautiful altar was banked with white flowers arranged in baskets, and on either side of the altar there were potted palms and other grenery. Tall white candles set in candelabra were also used on the altar.
   Shortly before 10 o'clock, the appointed hour for the ceremony, the wedding ...[can't read this line] ... led by the matron of honor, Mrs. Clarence Pickard, who was followed by the bridesmaids, Miss Joan Kiernan, Miss Mary Quinn, Miss Betty Weis, Miss Eleanor Eagan and Miss Katherine Tracy.
   Little Barbara Ann Cushing, flower girl, and Master Robert Cushing, ringbearer, daughter and son of the Paul J. Cushings, were also members of the party and preceded the bride to the altar.

TULLE GOWN

   The bride looked beautiful In a gown of white tulle, and the upper part was fashioned of rare old lace. The skirt was made bouffant. Her veil of tulle was caught on the coiffure with a coronet, and she carried a shower bouquet of white orchids, bouvardia and gardenias tied with satin ribbons and tulle.
   Mrs. Pickard, the matron of honor, was attired in green marquisette and wore a cluster of yellow roses on her hair. She carried a bouquet of lavender lilacs and tulips.
   The gowns of the bridesmaids were similar to that worn by the .matron of honor but on their hair they wore green tiaras with short face veils of green. Their bouquets were of yellow and lavender tulips.

BROTHER BEST MAN

   Mr. Paul J. Cushing, brother of the bride, was best man for Mr. Enright, and acting as ushers were Mr. Jerome Cushing of Chicago, Mr. Gregory Cushing of Long Beach, Mr. Vincent Cushing, three other brothers of the bride, and Mr. Jack O'Mara and Mr. Doan Metz.
   The ceremony at the church was followed by a wedding breakfast at high noon at the Sequoyah Country Club and over a hundred guests were present.
   The bride is a daughter of Mrs. John F. Cushing of Masonic Avenue, Piedmont, and a graduate of the Dominican Convent at San Rafael.  Mr. Enright graduated from Notre Dame and is a son of Mrs. J. L. Enright.

Mannings & Enrights

Several years ago, I looked up some information for my cousins.  I just came across it and decided to post it here in case I can help them connect with more of their family history.  This was mostly from census records, and not a comprehensive search of other records.  This research is six years old, so more information is undoubtedly available now.

John and Bridget Manning, born about 1811 and 1813, respectively, emigrated from Ireland to the US in the 1840s, with their son, John, born in about 1839, and probably some other children.  I found them in Clyman, Dodge County, Wisconsin in 1860.  (Since earlier censuses are not available through my service, I don't know if they were there earlier.)  There were several Manning families in Clyman, but I don't know how they're related.  John was a blacksmith and a farmer.  I think that John married a Catherine (born about 1850 in Ireland), and that they had a daughter, Katherine, in about 1884.  In 1900, John was a widow living with his daughter, Katherine, still in Clyman, Wisconsin.  Katherine married Joseph L. Enright in about 1907, and their son, Paul Manning Enright, was born in Texas in 1908.  In 1910, this family was living in Waco, Texas, including Katherine's father, John.  They had a daughter in about 1913, but I couldn't make out her name.  Something like Alline or Alsine.  Joseph was a Bridge Builder for the railroad.  By 1920, the family had moved to Texarkana, Texas and were still there in 1930.  John Manning probably passed away between 1920 and 1930.  So on the Manning side, your grandmother, Katherine Manning Enright, was born in Wisconsin, but her parents were born in Ireland.  Your great grandfather, John Manning, emigrated from Ireland in the mid 1840s with his family while a child.  Your great grandmother, Catherine Manning, was also born in Ireland, but I don't know her maiden name or when she emigrated.

I believe that your Enright emigres are John and Sarah Enright, born in Ireland about 1802 and 1820, respectively.  I don't know where they married - Ireland or the US.  Their son, James, was born about 1842.  Most of the census records say James was born in New York, though one says Ireland.  Other children were born in New York and Massachusetts in the mid to late 1840s, so the family lived in that area for a while.  I found the family in 1860 in Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.  James married a Johanna (born 1851 in Ohio).  Johanna's parents were both born in Ireland.  James and Johanna had at least 8 children in Wisconsin, including your grandfather, Joseph L. Enright, born about 1880.  I may have found another brother who was born in Arkansas in 1890, so the family may have moved to Arkansas in the 1880s.  Two of Joseph's brothers, James and William, were also bridge builders for the railroad in Texas, so there was some kind of Civil Engineering strength in the family.  I found Joseph in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas (again building bridges for the railroad) in 1900, before he married.  It was interesting that of the 100 persons on his census page, he was the only white.  So on the Enright side, your grandfather, Joseph L. Enright, was born in Wisconsin, and his parents were probably born in New York and Ohio.  But all 4 of their parents, your Enright great great grandparents, were born in Ireland.  I'm not sure when they emigrated, nor even what all of their names were.

I learned a few years ago about your father visiting with a cousin, Ray, on the East Coast when returning from some business trips.  Joseph L. Enright's brother, William, a RR Bridge Builder in Texas, had a son Raymond born in about 1909, one year younger than your dad.  I think the 1930 census said he was an insurance agent.