Tell me how we know that Isaac Newton Bushong born 10 November 1854 is the son of Isaac Bushong and Susan Buckwalter? It there an obit or some other proof? Somehow I have missed something. Newton is never in a census with Isaac and Susan. He is living with Martin Bushong as a domestic servant in the 1870 census, but that hardly qualifies as a brother. 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, 238th District, Lancaster County Enumerated 23 July 1870 Page 139B Lines 16-20, HH 357/372 Martin Bushong 23/Male/White/Farmer/----$2100/PA Mary Bushong 21/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA Morris Bushong 10monthsBornAugust/Male/White/PA NEWTON BUSHONG 15/Male/White/DomesticServant/AttendedSchool/PA Francis Hahn 22/Female/White/DomesticServant/PA Gloria

Boschong Subscribers, We found the marriage announcement for Martin Bushong and Mary Swope and another little tidbit. --------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County Enumerated 23 August 1850 Page 136B Lines 40-42 & 1-3, HH 187/194 Isaac Bushong, Esq. 28/Male/Farmer/PA Susan Bushong 29/Female/PA George Bushong 5/Male/AttendedSchool/PA MARTIN BUSHONG 3/Male/PA Anna Maria Bushong 1/Female/PA -------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County Page 26, HH 189 Isaac Bushong 38/Male/Farmer/PA Susan Bushong 39/Female/PA George Bushong 15/Male/PA MARTIN BUSHONG 13/Male/PA Anna Maria Bushong 11/Female/PA ------------------------- The Lancaster Intelligencer Wednesday, 28 December 1864 Page 3 ROLL OF TEACHERS INSTITUTE Lancaster Township - Martin Bushong ------------------------- The Lancaster Intelligencer Wednesday, 9 September 1868 Page 3 MARRIAGES BUSHONG - SWOPE - On the 3rd inst. at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. Darius W. Gerhard, Mr. Martin Bushong to Miss Mary Swope, both of Upper Leacock township. -------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, 238th District, Lancaster County Enumerated 25 July 1870 Page 140A Lines 35-37, HH 367/383 Isaac H. Bushong 48/Male/White/Farmer/$24200-$1955/PA Susan Bushong 50/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA Anna M. Bushong 21/Female/White/AtHome/PA ------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, 238th District, Lancaster County Enumerated 23 July 1870 Page 139B Lines 16-20, HH 357/372 Martin Bushong 23/Male/White/Farmer/----$2100/PA Mary Bushong 21/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA Morris Bushong 10monthsBornAugust/Male/White/PA Newton Bushong 15/Male/White/DomesticServant/AttendedSchool/PA {Who the heck is this?} Francis Hahn 22/Female/White/DomesticServant/PA -------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County Page 259A HH 1939 John Brian Self/Male/White/29/Married/Farmer/PA/PA/PA Mary Brian Wife/Female/White/29/KeepingHouse/PA/PA/PA Annie Brian Dau/Female/White/5/PA/PA/PA Harry Brian Son/Male/White/3/PA/PA/PA ISAAC BUSHONG Other/Male/White/58/Married/RetiredFarmer/PA/PA/PA SUSAN BUSHONG Other/Female/White/60/Married/AtHome/PA/PA/PA ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

So then to muddy the waters a little more, here is a reminder of an old post of the 1851 Will of the unmarried Elizabeth Bushong, sister of Mary Bushong who married Samuel Cowan. ------------------ Lancaster County Court House At Lancaster, Pennsylvania Wills Book Y Pages 601-603 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah Film #21366 Written 20 September 1851 Probated 14 November 1866 In the name of God Amen. I Elizabeth Bushong, of Earl township, Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania, being in tolerable good health of body and of sound mind. memory and understanding considering the uncertainty of this transitory life, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, to wit: FIRST. It is my will and I do order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid as soon as can be done after my decease. ITEM. I order and direct that all my real and my personal estate be sold as soon as conveniently and advantageously can be done after my decease, for the use of my estate, and hereby empower and authorize my Executors hereinafter named, or the survivor of them to execute a good and lawful deed to the purchaser of my real estate, or good and lawful deeds to the purchasers thereof, should there be more than one purchaser. ITEM. All give and bequeath unto John Caldwell, a boy that is now with me, one hundred and fifty dollars. ITEM. All the rest and residue of my estate I give and bequeath unto the twenty nine hereinafter named legatees in equal shares or share and share alike. to wit: John Bushong, Jacob Bushong, Caroline the wife of Joseph Morrison, Lydia the wife of Abraham Rakestraw, Gilbert Bushong (these five legatees are children of my brother Henry Bushong;), Sarah the wife of Jacob Brubaker, Benjamin Bushong, Lydia the wife of Isaac Landis, Elizabeth the wife of John Johns, John H. Bushong, Mary the wife of Christian Neff, Susanna Bushong, Harriet, the wife of John N. Kreider, Hannah Bushong, (these nine legatees are children of my brother Jacob Bushong;), Leah the wife of Joel Bair, Magdalena the wife of Peter Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong, Henry Bushong, John M. Bushong, Daniel Bushong, Ann Bushong, Israel Bushong (these nine legatees are children of my brother John Bushong;), Hannah the wife of Michael Hess, Amos Cowen, Samuel Cowen, Mary the wife of Daniel Zuck, (these four legatees are children of my sister Mary Cowen;), Mary Reiter the wife of Jermiah Reiter, and Andrew Cain, or to the respective heirs of the said legatees. ITEM. The said Mary Reiter and Andrew Cain are the persons who lived a long time with me. ITEM. Should any of the aforenamed legatees be minors at the time of the distribution of my estate, then and in such case, I appoint my Executors or the survivor of them to be Guardian of such minors, during their respective minorities. AND LASTLY, I nominate, constitute and appoint my two brothers Jacob Bushong and John Bushong or the survivor of them to be the Executors or Executor of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twentieth day of September A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty one (1851). Elizabeth Bushong, Seal Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Elizabeth Bushong, the testatrix as and for her last will and testament, in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Daniel S. Landis David N. Landis ----------- CODICIL TO WILL- 28 January 1865 I Elizabeth Bushong, the within named testatrix, do hereby make and publish this Codicil to be added to and taken as part of my last will and testament as follows: Whereas I have bequeathed to Mary Reiter, an equal portion of my estate in the general distribution of the same, and whereas I have already given said Mary certain advantages, I hereby direct that said bequest shall be void and she shall not draw anything further out of my estate, and Thereby bequeath out of said share the sum of fifteen dollars to Elizabeth Reiter (daughter of said Mary Reiter) her heirs and assigns. And the remainder of said share I hereby bequeath to the vestry of the German Reformed Congregation at Hellers Church, in Upper Leacock township, Lancaster County, in trust for the use of said Congregation, as a perpetual fund, the interest of which at five per centum, shall be annually applied by the Deacons of said Congregation, and their successors for ever hereafter, to the pastors salary or repairs of the Church edifice, fences or any other object most needing the same in said Congregation. The Deacons and Elders together and their successor shall at all times hereafter be severally responsible for the principal sum. And further, I in all respects confirm my foregoing will and desire that the same may be carried into effect in all respects in connection with this Codicil. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the twenty eighth day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and sixty five. Elizabeth Bushong, her mark and Seal Signed, sealed and declared by the above named Elizabeth Bushong as and for a Codicil to her foregoing will in our presence, who at her request in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses. F. Aug. Gast C. L. Hoffman --------- LANCASTER COUTNY SS On the 14th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally appeared Daniel S. Landis and David N. Landis, the subscribing witnesses to the preceding will, and on their solemn Affirmation did declare and say that they were present and saw and heard Elizabeth Bushong, the testatrix therein named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament, and that at the time of the doing thereof she was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief. John Johns, Deputy Register LANCASTER COUNTY SS On the 27th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally appeared C. L. Hoffman one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Codicil, and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say that he was present and saw and heard Elizabeth Bushong, the testatrix therein named sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same to be annexed and made a part of her last will and testament, and that at the time of the doing thereof she was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief. John Johns, Deputy Register LANCASTER COUNTY SS On the 26th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally appeared Christian Gast and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say that he is well acquainted with the handwriting of F. Aug. Gast, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Codicil (........) and has frequently seen him write and verily believes the signature attached to said Codicil as a witness to be the genuine handwriting of the said F. Aug. Gast, to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief. John Johns, Deputy Register November 27, 1866. Letters testamentary granted to Jacob Bushong and John Bushong, the Executors named in the annexed will, they being duly Affirmed well and truly to Administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of the testator according to law and also faithfully and diligently regard and well and truly comply with the provisions of the laws, relating to Collateral Inheritances. John Johns, Deputy Register ---------------- Transcribed and Submitted by Russell and Gloria Bushong

Rick made the following statement: "You know, we're talking about Andrew and William, older brothers of the famous Albert "Doc" Bushong. The Dentist/Major League Base Ball Catcher - inventor of the catcher's mitt and namesake of Bushong Kansas...." -------------------- My comments: The Bushongs surely do like to embellish on family stories, particularly this family, and it is one of those stories that has no truth in it unless "Doc" was a child genius at age 4 years. The first glove was invented in 1860 and used in public in 1870 by Cincinnati Red Stockings catcher Doug Allison who wore a buckskin mitten when he had been suffered a hand injury. By 1875 it was used by a lot of catchers and by 1890 by all. "Doc" might have improved in some way on a glove that was already in existence, but in no way was he the inventor. 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Reading City, Northwest District, Berks County Enumerated 20 July 1860 Page 1070 and 1071 Lines 39-40 and 1-5, HH 2427/2553 Charles Bushong 33/Male/Clerk/-------$200/PA Margaretta Bushong 30/Female/PA Andrew Bushong 10/Male/AttendedSchool/PA William Bushong 9/Male/AttendedSchool/PA Franklin Bushong 7/Male/AttendedSchool/PA ALBERT BUSHONG 4/Male/PA {Albert "Doc" Bushong} Sarah Bushong 2/Female/PA --------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Rick, Thanks for the additional information. I broke my rule of not researching and posting when I am tired or it is late in the evening as I tend to get sloppy. LOL. Probably if I had gone back and looked at my own research and posts in the BOSCHONG Archives for October 2009, I would have discovered that Andrew Moore Bushong was indeed the son of Charles Bushong and wife Margaret. Vermilion County Illinois Marriages Andrew Moore Bushong and Elizabeth A. Ross Date of Marriage: 23 February 1872 ----- 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Georgetown, Ed 214, Vermilion County Enumerated 17 June 1880 Page 444C Lines 5-12, HH 324/340 Andrew Bushong W/M/30/Married/Farmer/PA/PA/Ireland Elizabeth Bushong W/F/27/Wife/KeepsHouse/IL/KY/IL Margaret A. Bushong W/F/6/Dau/AtSchool/IL/PA/IL Charles S. Bushong W/M/5/Son/IL/PA/IL Amanda J. Bushong W/F/2/Dau/IL/PA/IL Frank Bushong W/M/6mosBornNovember/Son/IL/PA/IL Charles Snook W/M/19/Laborer/IL/OH/OH Lucy Cook W/F/27/Single/HouseKeeper/IL/IL/IL ----- I am the one that did all of the research. My late husband Russell gave me moral support and helped carry the heavy books to work tables in the various courthouses and photo copied various Deeds and Wills when I found them. He drove the car on our trips. I put his name on the posts to honor him as my husband. ------- I did a lot of research on Bushong, Kansas. It was part of the underground railroad system during the Civil War. A group of Quakers from Pennsylvania settled there and worked with Henry, Jacob and Gilbert Bushong of Bird-in-Hand, plus other Quakers living in Pennsylvania and Ohio to smuggle runaway slaves through their system, into Kansas and parts West. "Doc" Bushong was from this ancestry and since he was a famous ball player, around the turn of the century, they re-named the town Bushong in honor of his family. The town is now abandoned. Russell and I drove through there on our way West on one of our many trips. We were very disappointed in what we saw. FYI - Did you know that "Doc" Bushong was involved in a big baseball scandal and that is the reason he left baseball to become a dentist? ------- Gloria

I believe we're looking at the same Andrew Bushong in both Philadelphia and in Illinois. The census taker, in Philly - James G. Oberlan - or something like that, did not seem to understand the instructions. Nearly every one in his District could NOT read or write, even Teachers, and students "attending school", the students he signified in the occupation field with a "PS" for public school (?). So the "can't read or write" is a red herring. Andrew is found July 6 1870 in Vermilion County, Illinois, and between then and July 28th, 1870 he went home to see his family, he may have talked his brother, William August Bushong into going back to Illinois with him, as William August is not listed with his parents in 1880 and also William died in Cook County, Illinois, Mar 14 1933. Both Andrew and William are buried with their wives in Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Also, Feb 23 1872, about a year and a half after Andrew visited home, he was married in Vermilion County. You know, we're talking about Andrew and William, older brothers of the famous Albert "Doc" Bushong. The Dentist/Major League Base Ball Catcher - inventor of the catcher's mitt and namesake of Bushong Kansas.... By the way, who spotted the Bushongs in the Philadelphia census, you Gloria or Russell? Who ever did deserves a medal, because the last name was totally scrawled and is not indexed. I had to look through a bunch of books and pages to find the 26th District for July 28th! I found it here on Familysearch.org. Philadelphia, ward 09, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Image 296 of 870 That's all, Rick On 7/30/2011 5:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Boschong Subscribers, Back in February 2007 we posted about Charles and > Margaret Bushong. They had a son named Andrew Bushong but not the one we are > posting about this evening. This Andrew was schooled while the son of > Charles and Margaret was not. > > 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania > Philadelphia City, 26th District, Philadelphia County > Enumerated 28 July 1870 > Page 76B > Lines 15-24, HH 978 > > NOTE: None can read or write according to census taker > > Charles A. Bushong 45/Male/White/Clothing/$2000--/PA > Margaret Bushong 40/Female/White/Ireland/ParentsForeignBorn > ANDREW BUSHONG 20/Male/White/Clerk/PA > William Aug. Bushong 18/Male/White/PA > Frank Bushong 16/Male/White/PA > Albert Bushong 14/Male/White/PA > Sally Bushong 12/Female/White/PA > Emma Bushong 8/Female/White/PA > Anthony Bushong 5/Male/White/PA {In next census he is listed as > Armstrong} > John Bushong 3/Male/White/PA > ----------------- > > We cannot identify this Andrew M. Bushong. He is NOT the son of Charles > and Margaret Bushong of the 1870 census in Philadelphia as seen above. > > ----------------- > The Daily Evening Bulletin > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania > Wednesday, 11 July 1866 > Page 3 > > CITY BULLETINS > BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL > The following is a list of the admissions into the Boys' High School > yesterday. Total admitted 144, admitting average 70, average age of applicants > admitted 15 years 5 months 18 days. > > ANDREW M. BUSHONG, Zane School, with school average of 78.1 > ------------------ > 1870 Federal Census: Illinois > Danville Township, Vermilion County > Enumerated 6 July 1870 > Page 112B > Lines 4-10, HH 214/205 > > Charles Smith 33/Male/White/Grocer/----$2000/OH > Lydia Smith 40/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN > Laura Smith 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IL > George Tullis 18/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/IN > Samuel Tullis 16/Male/White/CarriagePainter/IN > ANDREW BUSHONG 19/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/PA > Alice Gilmore 16/Female/White/DomesticServant/AttendedSchool/IN > ----------------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Boschong Subscribers, Back in February 2007 we posted about Charles and Margaret Bushong. They had a son named Andrew Bushong but not the one we are posting about this evening. This Andrew was schooled while the son of Charles and Margaret was not. 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Philadelphia City, 26th District, Philadelphia County Enumerated 28 July 1870 Page 76B Lines 15-24, HH 978 NOTE: None can read or write according to census taker Charles A. Bushong 45/Male/White/Clothing/$2000--/PA Margaret Bushong 40/Female/White/Ireland/ParentsForeignBorn ANDREW BUSHONG 20/Male/White/Clerk/PA William Aug. Bushong 18/Male/White/PA Frank Bushong 16/Male/White/PA Albert Bushong 14/Male/White/PA Sally Bushong 12/Female/White/PA Emma Bushong 8/Female/White/PA Anthony Bushong 5/Male/White/PA {In next census he is listed as Armstrong} John Bushong 3/Male/White/PA ----------------- We cannot identify this Andrew M. Bushong. He is NOT the son of Charles and Margaret Bushong of the 1870 census in Philadelphia as seen above. ----------------- The Daily Evening Bulletin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 11 July 1866 Page 3 CITY BULLETINS BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL The following is a list of the admissions into the Boys' High School yesterday. Total admitted 144, admitting average 70, average age of applicants admitted 15 years 5 months 18 days. ANDREW M. BUSHONG, Zane School, with school average of 78.1 ------------------ 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Danville Township, Vermilion County Enumerated 6 July 1870 Page 112B Lines 4-10, HH 214/205 Charles Smith 33/Male/White/Grocer/----$2000/OH Lydia Smith 40/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Laura Smith 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IL George Tullis 18/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/IN Samuel Tullis 16/Male/White/CarriagePainter/IN ANDREW BUSHONG 19/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/PA Alice Gilmore 16/Female/White/DomesticServant/AttendedSchool/IN ----------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

The Lancaster Examiner and Herald 26 September 1855 Page 3, Column 1 HOMEVILLE - Lyceum Convention Pursuant to previous arrangement, a Convention was held in Samuel Brinton's Woods, near Christiana, on the 15th inst., in which the following Lyceums were represented, viz: Earl Union, Enterprise, Harmony, Hope (Juvenile), and Christiana from Lancaster County, and Homeville and Cedar Grove from Chester County. An original song, sung by Sallie E. Bolton, Anna Pennington, Mary, Sarah and Anna Bushong. An Essay on Liberty by J. C. Brosius. Recitation, "Old Opinions." by Joseph H. Brosius. An essay by Sallie E. Bolton. Closed by singing another original song. ----------------- We posted some of Sallie Bolton's papers on the List because she mentions the Bushongs but it has disappeared from the List. ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

The Lancaster Intelligencer 27 November 1867 Page 4 REGISTER'S NOTICE Orphan's Court, 3rd Monday 16 December 1867 City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania John Bushong, one of the Executors of Elizabeth Bushong -------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Just so you know, since some of you have been wondering who Rick Bushong is posting to the List recently. Rick is a descendant of Nickolas Bushong and he believes that all of the Bushongs in this country are the descendants of only two Immigrants that being John Bushong of 1731 and Nickolas Bushong of 1732. I do not agree with him nor do some other seasoned researchers. Rick and I have a very amicable relationship via e-mail so not to worry about a rift, we just both have a different perspective of things. Only more research and documentation and time will tell the true story about the Bushongs. You must remember that we have a very large gap of information from 1718 when the first Bushong appears in the tax records of Chester County, Pennsylvania until the 1880 census when we can view families in the census with their relationships. We can assume at best and we can fill in some with obits and Wills, but the problem is the obits in the very early Bushongs is sorely lacking and Bushongs were not very conscientious about writing Wills and preferred settling with their children before they died. Also most of them did not baptize their children so those records are sparse. Gloria

The Lancaster Intelligencer Wednesday, 2 March 1870 Page 4 REGISTER'S NOTICE The accounts of the following persons are filed in the Register's office of Lancaster County, for confirmation and allowance at an Orphan's Court to be held in the City of Lancaster, on the 3rd Monday in March, (21st), at 10 o'clock, AM.: Isaac Bushong, Executor of John Bushong, who was guardian of William Shultz. Isaac Bushong, Executor of John Bushong deceased, who was Trustee of Anna Dindor. ---------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, I found this marriage announcement in the 1865 new spaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It lead me to ask a few questions about her lineage. We know that Elizabeth Bushong who wrote her Will in 1851 mentioned her niece Hannah Bushong as daughter of her brother Jacob BUT is this the same Hannah E. Bushong who married Tobias Royer? Elizabeth was a very astute business woman who made a codicil to her Will in January 1865 and would have made another codicil to her Will to include Hannah with her married name as Royer in November of that same year since that would have been the legal thing to do and would have prevented a hassle in trying to prove legally that Hannah was one of the heirs to her estate. Plus we present the following evidence: In the household of her brother Jacob Bushong in the 1850 census, he does have a daughter named Hannah age 17 years and she is the Hannah mentioned in her Aunt Elizabeth Bushong's Will. (BOSCHONG Archives March 2007). She would have been 27 in the 1860 census. 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County Enumerated 26 August 1850 page 201A Lines 27-29, HH 100/105 Jacob Bushong 60/Male/Retired/$13,000/PA Harriet Bushong 20/Female/PA Hannah Bushong 17/Female/PA Then we find in the 1860 census, Jacob Bushong living with a girl named Hannah Bushong now listed as age 23 which could be the Hannah that married Tobias Royer. We are wondering if someone contact ancestry and had them change this age since her age in the 1860 census would have been 27 if she was Jacob's daughter. It is getting to the point with all of the changes going on that you cannot trust the census records unless you use the microfilmed versions in the libraries. If this age was changed to fit with the Hannah who married Tobias Royer, then you will note that this Hannah Bushong does not fit ANY of the census records age wise for the Hannah E. Bushong who married to Tobias Royer. So...... who were the real parents of this Hannah Elizabeth Bushong living in the household of Kelly in 1850, household of Jacob in 1860 and married to Tobias Royer? You will find the following Bushong children who are living in the 1850 census without parents: Elizabeth Bushong age 13 years, living in a Kelly household {Hannah Elizabeth Bushong?} George Bushong age 5 Martin Bushong, age 3 years, living in a Gochenour household Anna Maria age 1, living with in a Gochenour household. Where are their parents? Now in the 1860 census a George, Martin and Anna Maria are living in the household of Isaac and Susan Bushong. Either one of two things happened. Isaac was married before and his wife died and left him with young children which he farmed out in the 1850 census, OR, he had a brother who died and left these children and Isaac stepped up and took them into his household in 1860. ---------------------- The Lancaster Intelligencer Wednesday, 29 November 1865 Page 3 MARRIAGES ROYER - BUSHONG On the 28th instant, by the same, Mr. Tobias Royer of Lancaster to Miss Hannah E. Bushong of Upper Leacock, this county. ------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Conestoga Township, Lancaster County Enumerated 3 & 4 September 1850 Page 278B & 279A Lines 40-42 & 1-4, HH 396/400 Joseph Kelly 27/Male/Farmer/PA Margaret Kelly 27/Female/PA Mary Jane Kelly 4/Female/PA ELISABETH BUSHONG 13/Female/AttendedSchool/PA (Hannah Elisabeth Bushong, future wife of Tobias Royer) Amos Chambers 12/Male/AttendedSchool/PA Christian B. Mylin 35/Male/Miller/$9000/PA Francis Mylin 33/Male/Miller/PA ----------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County Page 25, HH 179 Jacob Bushong 71/Male/White/Retired/PA Hannah Bushong 23/Female/White/PA The big question is was Hannah's age altered from 27 to 23 or did his daughter Hannah die and this is a different Hannah but still one of his distant relatives who was living with him to keep house? -------------------------------- Tobias Royer served in the Civil War in Company B, 186th Pennsylvania Infantry. Went in as a Private and came out as a Corporal. ----------------------------- Tobias Royer married Hannah Elizabeth Bushong on the 28th November 1865. ------------------------------ 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster City, Ward 3, Lancaster County Enumerated 21 June 1870 Page 217B Lines 3-5, HH 25/25 Tobias Royer 29/Male/White/FlyNetManufacturer/$1500-$600/PA HANNAH E. ROYER 33/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA {Hannah Elizabeth Bushong} John R. Bartruff 18/Male/White/BlacksmithApprentice/PA ------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster City, Lancaster County Page 69D Tobias Royer Head/M/W/39/Widowed/CarpetLayer/PA/PA/PA ------------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster City, Ward 3, ED 47, Lancaster County Enumerated 5 & 6 June 1900 Page 307B, Sheet 5 Lines 79-84, HH 118/101/102 John S. Groh Head/W/M/March1865/35/Md10yrs/RentsHm/Liverman/PA/PA/PA Mary E. Groh Wife/W/F/Sept1867/32/2children2living/PA/Germany/Germany Ruth Groh Dau/W/F/July1891/8/AttendedSchool/PA/PA/PA Florence Groh Dau/W/F/June1893/6/AttendedSchool/PA/PA/PA TOBIAS ROYER Boarder/W/M/July1840/59/Widowed/CarpetLayer/PA/PA/PA Lizzie Melville Boarder/W/F/Jan1892/28/Single/CarpetWorker/PA/PA/PA -------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster City, Lancaster County Page 2, HH 43 John S. Groh Head/W/M/Married/45/PA/Germany/PA Elizabeth Groh Wife/W/F/42/PA/Germany/Germany Ruth Groh Dau/W/F/17/Single/PA/PA/PA Florence Groh Dau/W/F/16/AttendedSchool/PA/PA/PA Ludwig Groh Son/W/M/6/AttendedSchool/PA/PA/PA TOBIAS ROYER Boarder/W/M/69/Widowed/CarpetLayer/PA/PA/PA Etta Ludwig Boarder/W/F/35/Single/PA/Germany/Germany ------------------------------- Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Plot - Section C TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Same Stone TOBIAS ROYER Born 7 July 1840 Died 20 October 1916 HANNAH E. Wife of Tobias Royer Born 28 April 1837 Died 22 March 1876 ------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

What we need is the will of Samuel Cowan died in 1862, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, it should list Hannah Hess, Amos Cowan, Samuel Cowan, and Mary Zuck. Anyone seen one? But otherwise,it looks like the Pennsylvania Cowans are the correct line, descended from John and Eve Eckman Bushong. Only one of this Cowan line moved (with her husband) to Virginia and later to Indiana, and that's Hannah Cowan Hess. The rest stayed in the Lancaster County area, all close to Mary Bushong Hess, and close to all seven of Mary's brothers and sisters - they all are buried in Lancaster County. Below we find three of Samuel and Mary Bushong Cowan's children. In 1880 Samuel Jr. living in Lancaster, with his sister, Mary, and in 1870 daughter Hanna Bushong Hess, living in Indiana via Virginia, having moved with her husband. Their son Amos is there, 1860, 1870, 1880 In the 1880 Census, Samuel and Mary Bushong Cowan's son, is living with his sister, who married Daniel Zuck. He's listed as a laborer - one doesn't have to be smart to be a laborer (a drover in another census), but that's not an idiot. United States Census, 1880 for Samuel Cowan living with a sister, Mary Bushong Zuck Residence: West Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Birthdate: 1817 Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Relationship to Head: Other Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 63 years Occupation: Laborer Household Gender Age Daniel Zuck M 60 Mary Zuck F 60 Samuel Cowan M 63 Mary Kurtz F 38 Ellen Mullen F 9 In the 1870 Census, their daughter, Hannah Cowan Hess - born in Pennsylvania - already living in Madison County, Indiana... United States Census, 1870 New Columbus, Madison County, Indiana United States Census, 1870 for Michael Hess Estimated Birth Year: 1809 Age in 1870: 61y Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Home in 1870: Indiana, United States Household Gender Age Michael Hess M 61y born PA Hanna Hess F 58y born PA Rachel Grayham F 9y IN In the same census, their daughter-in-law Mary, wife of Samuel D. Hess (1832-1868), is living, with daughters Emma and Lydia F. The Mary Cowan who died 1855, and is buried in Chester County, was wife of James Cowan not John. The Mary Cowan (1779-1857), who is married to a John Cowan is buried in Strickler Family Cemetery <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Cowan&GSiman=1&GScid=2135759&GRid=42421093&CRid=2135759&> , Rockingham County, Virginia, and is listed as the daughter of William and Barbara Woodley Pickering. That all, Rick On 7/30/2011 11:10 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Well, Things with the Pennsylvania Bushongs are never a easy as one may > think. Much early research and books written about this family were done with > absolutely no documentation. Mostly just word of mouth including the > Slaymaker book. > > Here's some food for thought: > This does seem to bring up a lot of unanswered questions as I was under the > impression from a direct descendant in New Market who knows her history > well, that Mary and husband Samuel Cowan and daughter Hannah and husband > Michael Hess went to Rockingham County, VA right after the settlement of her > father's 1831 Will, (between 1831 - 1833). > > Refer back to the BOSCHONG Archives for March 2009 and April 2009. > > In John's 1831 Will, there is only one child mentioning belonging to Mary > Bushong Cowan and that was Hannah and yet she and husband Samuel Cowan are > credited with having three children: Amos, Samuel and Hannah. Since we have > a Mary Cowan who died in 1855 buried in Chester County and with probate > administered by John and Jacob Bushong, we are now wondering if there could > have been two Mary Bushongs who married Cowans? We know there was a lot of > intermarriage back then. Very strange indeed. > > We find a Samuel Cowan and Hannah in Rockingham County, Virginia that fit > with Mary Bushong and Samuel Cowan. So..........remembering that John > Bushong, the father, owned 112 acres of land in Virginia and made trips back and > forth from Pennsylvania to Virginia in his lifetime, an assumption has > been made that Mary was born in Pennsylvania. She might have been but then > again, she might have been born in Rockingham County, VA. There is a Mary > Cowan living in Rockingham County with a husband named John of the same age as > the couple in Pennsylvania. And remembering that in one census you may find > someone under one name and in the next a different name........ Samuel in > Will and John in census......... > > Various Cowan's > > 1. Hannah Cowan born 18 March 1812, buried in Madison County, Indiana > 2. Samuel B. Cowan born 1 March 1817 buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed > Church, PA > 3. Samuel Cowan born around 1816-17 buried in Rockingham County, VA > 4. Amos B. Cowan born 25 March 1814, buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed > Church, PA > > 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania > Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County > Enumerated 23 August 1850 > Page 135B > Lines 27-29, HH 185/192 > > Samuel Cowen Sr. 65/Male/Butcher/Ireland > Mary Cowen 71/Female/$1000/PA > Samuel Cowen Jr. 27/Male/Drover/PA > -------------- > 1850 Federal Census: Virginia > 56th District, Rockingham County > Enumerated 5 November 1850 > Page 125A > Lines 2-4, HH 1728/1731 > > John Cowan 67/Male/Farmer/$15000/VA {Is his full name John Samuel or could > he just be a relative not a husband?} > MARY COWAN 71/Female/VA (Mary Bushong?) > John Smith 30/Male/Laborer/VA > > Is she the Mary Cowan with husband John buried in the cemetery in Chester > County, PA and with John and Jacob administrating her Estate? > ---------------- > 1850 Federal Census: Virginia > 56th District, Rockingham County > Enumerated 22 November 1850 > Page 143B > Lines 12-22, HH 1998/2001 > > Thomas Cummings 50/Male/Laborer/$1000/VA > Christina Cummings 51/Female/VA > Elizabeth Cummings 22/Female/VA > William Cummings 26/Male/Laborer/VA > Nancy Cummings 21/Female/VA > Amanda Cummings 19/Female/VA > Edmond Cummings 17/Male/Laborer/VA > Joseph Cummings 15/Male/VA > Caroline Cummings 13/Female/VA > Thomas Cummings 11/Male/VA > SAMUEL COWAN 34/Male/Idiot/VA {Son of Mary Cowan?} > ------------------- > 1850 Federal Census: Virginia > 56th District, Rockingham County > Enumerated 3 October 1850 > Page 106B > Lines 14-19, HH 1468/1471 > Nearby are the families of Lohr, Fleming and Lowery > > Michael Hess 40/Male/Farmer/PA > HANNAH HESS 38/Female/PA {Hannah Cowan Hess} > Samuel D. Hess 18/Male/Laborer/AttendedSchool/PA > John B. Hess 16/male/Laborer/PA > Amos F. Hess 14/Male/PA > Mary A. Hess 13/Female/AttendedSchool/VA > ------------------- > So the big question is, which of these people are the true Samuel and Mary > Bushong Cowan mentioned in the 1831 Will of John Bushong. > > Gloria > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well, Things with the Pennsylvania Bushongs are never a easy as one may think. Much early research and books written about this family were done with absolutely no documentation. Mostly just word of mouth including the Slaymaker book. Here's some food for thought: This does seem to bring up a lot of unanswered questions as I was under the impression from a direct descendant in New Market who knows her history well, that Mary and husband Samuel Cowan and daughter Hannah and husband Michael Hess went to Rockingham County, VA right after the settlement of her father's 1831 Will, (between 1831 - 1833). Refer back to the BOSCHONG Archives for March 2009 and April 2009. In John's 1831 Will, there is only one child mentioning belonging to Mary Bushong Cowan and that was Hannah and yet she and husband Samuel Cowan are credited with having three children: Amos, Samuel and Hannah. Since we have a Mary Cowan who died in 1855 buried in Chester County and with probate administered by John and Jacob Bushong, we are now wondering if there could have been two Mary Bushongs who married Cowans? We know there was a lot of intermarriage back then. Very strange indeed. We find a Samuel Cowan and Hannah in Rockingham County, Virginia that fit with Mary Bushong and Samuel Cowan. So..........remembering that John Bushong, the father, owned 112 acres of land in Virginia and made trips back and forth from Pennsylvania to Virginia in his lifetime, an assumption has been made that Mary was born in Pennsylvania. She might have been but then again, she might have been born in Rockingham County, VA. There is a Mary Cowan living in Rockingham County with a husband named John of the same age as the couple in Pennsylvania. And remembering that in one census you may find someone under one name and in the next a different name........ Samuel in Will and John in census......... Various Cowan's 1. Hannah Cowan born 18 March 1812, buried in Madison County, Indiana 2. Samuel B. Cowan born 1 March 1817 buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, PA 3. Samuel Cowan born around 1816-17 buried in Rockingham County, VA 4. Amos B. Cowan born 25 March 1814, buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, PA 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County Enumerated 23 August 1850 Page 135B Lines 27-29, HH 185/192 Samuel Cowen Sr. 65/Male/Butcher/Ireland Mary Cowen 71/Female/$1000/PA Samuel Cowen Jr. 27/Male/Drover/PA -------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 56th District, Rockingham County Enumerated 5 November 1850 Page 125A Lines 2-4, HH 1728/1731 John Cowan 67/Male/Farmer/$15000/VA {Is his full name John Samuel or could he just be a relative not a husband?} MARY COWAN 71/Female/VA (Mary Bushong?) John Smith 30/Male/Laborer/VA Is she the Mary Cowan with husband John buried in the cemetery in Chester County, PA and with John and Jacob administrating her Estate? ---------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 56th District, Rockingham County Enumerated 22 November 1850 Page 143B Lines 12-22, HH 1998/2001 Thomas Cummings 50/Male/Laborer/$1000/VA Christina Cummings 51/Female/VA Elizabeth Cummings 22/Female/VA William Cummings 26/Male/Laborer/VA Nancy Cummings 21/Female/VA Amanda Cummings 19/Female/VA Edmond Cummings 17/Male/Laborer/VA Joseph Cummings 15/Male/VA Caroline Cummings 13/Female/VA Thomas Cummings 11/Male/VA SAMUEL COWAN 34/Male/Idiot/VA {Son of Mary Cowan?} ------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 56th District, Rockingham County Enumerated 3 October 1850 Page 106B Lines 14-19, HH 1468/1471 Nearby are the families of Lohr, Fleming and Lowery Michael Hess 40/Male/Farmer/PA HANNAH HESS 38/Female/PA {Hannah Cowan Hess} Samuel D. Hess 18/Male/Laborer/AttendedSchool/PA John B. Hess 16/male/Laborer/PA Amos F. Hess 14/Male/PA Mary A. Hess 13/Female/AttendedSchool/VA ------------------- So the big question is, which of these people are the true Samuel and Mary Bushong Cowan mentioned in the 1831 Will of John Bushong. Gloria

And that makes sense, since their daughter Hannah was also living in Rockingham County, VA. GB

I was under the impression that Mary and Samuel went to Rockingham County, VA as that is where I found them. Gloria

Yes, Hannah Cowan Hess, was in Rockingham County, Virginia for the 1850 Census. But Samuel, Mary and Samuel Jr. were in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for the 1850 Census, so Michael Hess took his bride to Virginia. Hannah Hess died in 1878, in Madison County, Indiana, and is buried in the Ovid Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery - Adams Twp, Madison, Indiana, along with Michael Hess, her husband. Many of their descendants are buried in the area, too. Rick On 7/30/2011 8:31 AM, [email protected] wrote: > And that makes sense, since their daughter Hannah was also living in > Rockingham County, VA. > GB > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well, readers, we have a real mystery... Neither Samuel Cowan nor this Mary Cowan, are dead in 1855, they are both listed in the /1860 Census/, living in Upper Leacock Township. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Family 257. In the Census, Samuel's age is given as 78 years, estimated birth 1782, born in Ireland, and Mary's age is given as 81, estimated birth 1779, born in Pennsylvania. Their son, Samuel age 42, estimated birth 1818, is living with them. Isn't this our Mary's family? Then, back to the tombstones, these transcriptions, (by me) from _photo's_ , in the cemetery at the Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In Memory of Mary Cowan Wife of Samuel Cowan Born Oct. 14, 1778 Died Jun. 10, 1860 Aged 81y 7m 27d w/o Samuel Cowan ------------------ next stone.. In memory of Samuel Cowan Died Apr. 21, 1862 Aged about 80 years. ------------------ Also interred with them, in the same cemetery, are sons, Amos, Samuel, and daughter, Mary - all with _photos_ of their stones, and several grandchildren. So, if this isn't our Mary, who is it? Let me offer this as a possible explanation... /There is another Mary Cowan/, buried in the Upper Octorara Church Cemetery, Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Here's a transcription of her stone (by me) from a _photo_.. James Cowan Born Nov. 12, 1767 Died Nov. 18, 1850 Mary Cowan Born Jun. 11, 1774 Died /_Mar. 11, 1855_/ ------------------ Mary is on the same stone as James, who is obviously her husband. Since the news paper notice says that April 19th, 1855, an account of Mary Cowen's estate was filed, that would appear to be a reasonable amount or time to file an account of the estate, from the time of death, Mar 11, 1855. Could it be, this Mary Cowan, died in Mar 11 1855, that the paper was referencing? If so, what are Jacob Bushong and John Bushong doing involved with this Mary's estate? Did the paper make a mistake? Yes, her husband, James, had passed away, so they would need someone else take care of the estate, but how did Bushongs get involved?. This Mary is buried in Chester County, and the estate was in Lancaster. Could she have died in Lancaster County, but been buried in Chester County, with her husband, James, who preceded her? So Census records and tombstones say one thing, a newspaper says another. Which Mary is which? That's all - Rick Bushong

I can only go by what is in the newspaper so perhaps you have the wrong Mary Cowan or the tombstone was put up some time after her death and they got it wrong. I don't know what to tell you. Where did you get her death date besides the tombstone? Gloria

I really don't know. He doesn't show up on FindAGrave. I will e-mail the Carroll County Genealogical Society and ask them. Perhaps they will know. Gloria