Alden was a druggist in Lancaster, New York.

1880 US Census: Middlebury, Wyoming, New York
Thomas S. CUSHING Self M Male W 51 NY Druggist MA VT
Lavania M. CUSHING Wife M Female W 48 NY Keeping House NY NY
Charles F. CUSHING Son S Male W 20 NY Farmer NY NY
George M. CUSHING Son S Male W 18 NY Student NY NY
Frank S. CUSHING Son S Male W 16 NY Gardner NY NY
Jennie A. CUSHING Dau S Female W 14 NY At Home NY NY
Aldin T. CUSHING Son S Male W 7 NY NY NY
Ceilina A. PRATT SisterL S Female W 34 NY Dress Maker NY NY

1900 US Census: Sherman, Albany, Wyoming
Name: Thomas G Cushing
Home in 1900: Sherman, Albany, Wyoming
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Election Districts 1-3 Sherman, Tie Siding, Red Buttes : Election Districts 16, 18-19 Sanders, Dale Creek, Sand Creek, Albany, Wyoming
Household Members:
Thomas G Cushing 29
Thomas G Cushing Sherman, Albany, Wyoming Apr 1871 Nebraska White Head

Sources:
1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family) Pg 438
2. 1880 US Census: Middlebury, Wyoming, New York
3. 1900 US Census: Sherman, Albany, Wyoming
4. FamilySearch� International Genealogical Index v5.0