I have a marriage date for them. I will have to dig it up for you. Gloria

Gloria Thank you for the clarification. Isaac remarried to Sara Mort and had at least 7 additional children. I was not sure how they had migrated into MD and you helped o clear that up. My grandmother was a daughter of Thomas Jackson (Jackson in the census) I do not have a date for the marriage of Isaac and Sara. The Shennandoah County Men in Gray gives a breakdown. I also have a poor quality photo copy of Isaac's obituary. It lists him as dying in Clearbrook, VA with his body taken to Toms Brook for interment. His son George was a casualty of battle Jan 22, 1865 -----Original Message----- From: Chochoruss <[email protected]> To: boschong <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 9:15 pm Subject: [BOSCHONG] The two Calvin Bushongs of Shenandoah County, Virginia, Uncle & Nephew Boschong Subscribers, There were two Calvin Bushongs born in the same area ithin years of each other and both served in the Civil War and were held s prisoners during the War. One was just named Calvin Bushong who was ingle all his life and the other was Calvin P. Bushong who married Susan rances Copp. It is easy to get them mixed up as they were Uncle and Nephew ven hough they were only about 7 years apart in age. ------------------------- e have posted a lot about Calvin P. Bushong born November 1836. He was he son of Henry Bushong and Mary Ann Wendel so check the BOSCHONG Archives or August 2005 and June 2008. ALVIN P. BUSHONG ounty, VA orn: November 1836, Shenandoah County, Virginia, son of Henry Bushong and ary Ann Wendle arried: 6 March 1861 to Susan Frances Copp, Shenandoah County, Virginia ied: 1876, Rose Hill near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia usan Frances Copp, d/o Jacob Copp and Rebecca orn: August 1841, Virginia arried: /1 to Calvin P. Bushong /2 24 October 1877 to Michael Crow, s/o Isaac Crow and Nancy indall ied: 28 November 1901, Battletown, Clarke County, Virginia 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 8th District, Shenandoah County numerated 17 July 1850 age 14B ines 6-15, HH 191/192 eighbors are the Hottels and Hockmans. Henry Bushong 43/Male/Farmer/$3000/VA ary Bushong 43/Female/VA artha A. Bushong 15/Female/VA ALVIN P. BUSHONG 14/Male/VA dward M. Bushong 11/Male/VA ebecca Bushong 9/Female/VA lizabeth Bushong 6/Female/VA ames K. P. Bushong 5/Male/VA (Twin) arah C. Bushong 5/Female/VA (Twin) ary M. Bushong 2mos/Female/VA ALVIN BUSHONG {Calvin P. Bushong} ompany E 12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry CSA ccording to the Confederate Muster Rolls of his Company he was captured y nion troops 18 November 1863 n the 4th December 1863 he was sent to Jefferson County, Virginia Wheeling) to Atheneum Prison. e asked for an exchange on the 5 December 1863 but it was not granted. e was then sent 7th December 1863 to Camp Chase Ohio e was then sent from Camp Chase in Ohio on the 29 February 1864 to Ft. elaware in Delaware arriving the 2nd March 1864. e was kept at Ft. Delaware until the war was over where he was given the ath of Allegiance to the US and released 9 June 1865. -------- The other Calvin Bushong was the son of Isaac Bushong and Sevilla Wendel. heck the BOSCHONG Archives for June 2008. 850 Federal Census: Virginia 8th District, Shenandoah County numerated 19 August 1850 age 60B ines 38-42, HH 866/870 eighbors were Henry Cullers the blacksmith age 34 with wife atharine, Ferdinand Schmucker age 34 and wife Catharine, William Crabill nd wife Charlotte, George H. Crabill age 30 and wife Elizabeth, John acobs and ife Sarah nee Bushong, Joseph Maphis family and Magdalene Kronk. Isaac Bushong 28/Male/Farmer/VA evilla Bushong 29/Female/VA ALVIN BUSHONG 6/Male/VA eorge A. Bushong 3/Male/VA ndrew Bushong 76/Male/Farmer/$4000/VA (Father of Isaac) usan Hottel 22/Female/VA CIVIL WAR RECORD ffice Provost Marshal arpers Ferry Virginia December 1863 HE US VS CALVIN BUSHONG ompany E 12th Virginia Calvary nlisted 1 February 1863 at age 20 years {born 1843} was a resident of henandoah County Virginia and enlisted at Mt. Jackson in Company E 12th irginia Cavalry as a Private. {Another record states that he enlisted at arrisonburg by Captain James Marshall.} aptured by Col. Boyd Coma at Rippon {now in Jefferson County, West irginia} 4 December 1863. esires to be exchanged. foot 7 inches tall ark Hair azel Eyes omplexion- Florid Request Denied he Shenandoah Herald oodstock, Virginia 3 April 1928 ALVIN BUSHONG Calvin Bushong died at his home in Millersville, Maryland on 7th April 928, aged 84 years 6 months. On Monday his body arrived on the noon train t Toms Brook, after which the funeral services were held at St. Johns eformed Church at Harrisville, conducted by Rev. C. E. Robb. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby. He was a consistent member of the Reformed hurch from boyhood. He was a Confederate soldier and was held as a risoner at Fort Delaware for 18 months until the end of the war. He never arried ut made his home with his father, the late Isaac Bushong and for a number f years lived at Toms Brook. Some years ago the family moved to Bunker ill, Berkley County, West Virginia, then to Clearbrook, Virginia, and then o Millersville, Maryland. He leaves four half brothers and two half isters, Thomas J. of Lansdowne, Maryland; Rev. Charles A. of Baltimore, aryland; ev. William E. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Clinton of Millersville, aryland; Mrs. Sophie Clark of Millersville, Maryland and Miss Elizabeth ushong of Brooklyn, New York, who is a nurse in the United States Navy and uring the world war had a great experience on the ocean. All of his close elatives attended the funeral excepting Thomas, Sophia and Elizabeth. The allbearers were John W. Printz, W. O. Keller, D. J. Reynolds, Hubert Rickard, . H. Keller and Angus Bauserman. ----------------------------- esearched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Boschong Subscribers, There were two Calvin Bushongs born in the same area within years of each other and both served in the Civil War and were held as prisoners during the War. One was just named Calvin Bushong who was single all his life and the other was Calvin P. Bushong who married Susan Frances Copp. It is easy to get them mixed up as they were Uncle and Nephew even though they were only about 7 years apart in age. -------------------------- We have posted a lot about Calvin P. Bushong born November 1836. He was the son of Henry Bushong and Mary Ann Wendel so check the BOSCHONG Archives for August 2005 and June 2008. CALVIN P. BUSHONG County, VA Born: November 1836, Shenandoah County, Virginia, son of Henry Bushong and Mary Ann Wendle Married: 6 March 1861 to Susan Frances Copp, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 1876, Rose Hill near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia Susan Frances Copp, d/o Jacob Copp and Rebecca Born: August 1841, Virginia Married: M/1 to Calvin P. Bushong M/2 24 October 1877 to Michael Crow, s/o Isaac Crow and Nancy Kindall Died: 28 November 1901, Battletown, Clarke County, Virginia 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 17 July 1850 Page 14B Lines 6-15, HH 191/192 Neighbors are the Hottels and Hockmans. Henry Bushong 43/Male/Farmer/$3000/VA Mary Bushong 43/Female/VA Martha A. Bushong 15/Female/VA CALVIN P. BUSHONG 14/Male/VA Edward M. Bushong 11/Male/VA Rebecca Bushong 9/Female/VA Elizabeth Bushong 6/Female/VA James K. P. Bushong 5/Male/VA (Twin) Sarah C. Bushong 5/Female/VA (Twin) Mary M. Bushong 2mos/Female/VA CALVIN BUSHONG {Calvin P. Bushong} Company E 12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry CSA According to the Confederate Muster Rolls of his Company he was captured by Union troops 18 November 1863 On the 4th December 1863 he was sent to Jefferson County, Virginia (Wheeling) to Atheneum Prison. He asked for an exchange on the 5 December 1863 but it was not granted. He was then sent 7th December 1863 to Camp Chase Ohio He was then sent from Camp Chase in Ohio on the 29 February 1864 to Ft. Delaware in Delaware arriving the 2nd March 1864. He was kept at Ft. Delaware until the war was over where he was given the Oath of Allegiance to the US and released 9 June 1865. -------- The other Calvin Bushong was the son of Isaac Bushong and Sevilla Wendel. Check the BOSCHONG Archives for June 2008. 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 19 August 1850 Page 60B Lines 38-42, HH 866/870 Neighbors were Henry Cullers the blacksmith age 34 with wife Catharine, Ferdinand Schmucker age 34 and wife Catharine, William Crabill and wife Charlotte, George H. Crabill age 30 and wife Elizabeth, John Jacobs and wife Sarah nee Bushong, Joseph Maphis family and Magdalene Kronk. Isaac Bushong 28/Male/Farmer/VA Sevilla Bushong 29/Female/VA CALVIN BUSHONG 6/Male/VA George A. Bushong 3/Male/VA Andrew Bushong 76/Male/Farmer/$4000/VA (Father of Isaac) Susan Hottel 22/Female/VA CIVIL WAR RECORD Office Provost Marshal Harpers Ferry Virginia 5 December 1863 THE US VS CALVIN BUSHONG Company E 12th Virginia Calvary Enlisted 1 February 1863 at age 20 years {born 1843} was a resident of Shenandoah County Virginia and enlisted at Mt. Jackson in Company E 12th Virginia Cavalry as a Private. {Another record states that he enlisted at Harrisonburg by Captain James Marshall.} Captured by Col. Boyd Coma at Rippon {now in Jefferson County, West Virginia} 4 December 1863. Desires to be exchanged. 5 foot 7 inches tall Dark Hair Hazel Eyes Complexion- Florid Request Denied The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia 13 April 1928 CALVIN BUSHONG Calvin Bushong died at his home in Millersville, Maryland on 7th April 1928, aged 84 years 6 months. On Monday his body arrived on the noon train at Toms Brook, after which the funeral services were held at St. Johns Reformed Church at Harrisville, conducted by Rev. C. E. Robb. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby. He was a consistent member of the Reformed Church from boyhood. He was a Confederate soldier and was held as a prisoner at Fort Delaware for 18 months until the end of the war. He never married but made his home with his father, the late Isaac Bushong and for a number of years lived at Toms Brook. Some years ago the family moved to Bunker Hill, Berkley County, West Virginia, then to Clearbrook, Virginia, and then to Millersville, Maryland. He leaves four half brothers and two half sisters, Thomas J. of Lansdowne, Maryland; Rev. Charles A. of Baltimore, Maryland; Rev. William E. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Clinton of Millersville, Maryland; Mrs. Sophie Clark of Millersville, Maryland and Miss Elizabeth Bushong of Brooklyn, New York, who is a nurse in the United States Navy and during the world war had a great experience on the ocean. All of his close relatives attended the funeral excepting Thomas, Sophia and Elizabeth. The pallbearers were John W. Printz, W. O. Keller, D. J. Reynolds, Hubert Rickard, D. H. Keller and Angus Bauserman. ----------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Calvin Sonner has a lot of good information on his website about the area of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. We spent a couple of hours studying his information looking for any mention of Bushongs in the church records. We found one entry. Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Baptized in the Congregation at Staufferstadt by Pastor Streit, Evangelical preacher Jacob Bushon B. 11 August 1789 Baptized 22 November 1789 Father: Jacob Bushon Mother: Eve Sponsors: Johannes and wife Elisa. This was the only entry for a Bushong. NOTE: Staufferstadt would be Stovertown ------------------ Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, While going through pages of Chancery Records in Harford County, Maryland, I ran across the following entry which, we are sure, pertains to George Lang/Long, the husband of Catharine Sprenckel/Sprinkle. George Long/Lang married Catharine Sprenckel, d/o of William. Catharine Sprenckel was also the sister of Elizabeth Sprenckel, wife of John Bushong Sr.. George Long/Lang was a Captain in the Flying Camp and Private John Bushong Jr. was in his regiment. My husband Russell joined SAR on the service of John Jr. ------------------------ Harford County Maryland Chancery Date: 1794/05/14 5477: George Lang. AA. Insolvent estate of Lang. Accession No.: 17,898-5477 MSA S512-7-5598 Location: 1/37/2/ -------------------------- Sprinkle researchers never had an exact date of death for George Long/Lang just as estimate of around 1793 so hopefully this Chancery will provide a date of death and more information for them. -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Check back in the BOSCHONG Archives for January 2011 for more information on Sgt. Donald Richard Bushong. ----------------- The Canton Repository Canton, Ohio Saturday, 30 April 1988 Section B, Page 6 DONALD W. BUSHONG Donald W. Bushong, age 81 of Walled Lake, Michigan, died Wednesday at the Ford Hospital in Detroit after an extended illness. He graduated from McKinley High School in 1926 and retired from Ford Motor Company in 1971. He was an avid bridge player and a member of Multi-Lakes Conservation Club in Walled Lake. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Jarvis of Madison Heights, Michigan and Mrs. Rebecca Miller of Ferndale, Michigan; son, William Bushong of North Canton; Eleven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother Charles Bushong of DuBois, Pennsylvania. Preceded in death by a son Donald R. Bushong. Memorial services will be held Monday in Madison Heights. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multi-Lakes Conservation Club, Walled Lake, Michigan. -------------------- NOTE: Donald W. Bushong died 27 April 1988 and his obit appeared in the Repository on Saturday, 30 April 1988. --------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, Now that my mind is rested, I have a question about John Bushong and Anna Stover. I'm sorry for being such a pain. Are there obits for John Bushong and Anna Stover? ---------------------- Pleasant Hill Cemetery Hancock County, Ohio TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS Matching Single Stones John Bushong Died 3 August 1849 AE 64 yrs 10 mos 11 days Anna Bushong Consort of John Bushong Died 8 June 1849 AE 60 years NOTE: It does not give Anna's maiden name. ----------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Rest that weary brain and body! Chat tomorrow! In a message dated 2/3/2011 5:41:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Well, I am losing it. I think it is because I have spent the entire day researching in Maryland going through pages of chancery records trying to find some evidence of Bushongs there. Anyway back in February 2007 I had posted this biography with the census records for David Bushong. In all of those census records he says he was born in Ohio, so the book must be wrong, unless there were two men named David. I'm tired and calling it a night. Tomorrow is a new day. 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

I found this 1910 census for Christina Grile Theurer Bushong McFarland which seemed odd. She called herself a widow, yet Wm Bushongdidn't die until 1913. So far, I haven't found him in a 1910 census. 1910 3-Wd Portland, Jay County, IN / ED81 / p236a Christina Bushong 55 OH - listed as a widow [Wm didn't die until 1913!] - 6 births, 5 living - own income Mary C. Grile 73 OH - widowed mother - 12 births, 8 liivng - own income Frederick Thaurer 25 IN - md 7 year - commercial ...?...drugs Orpha Thaurer 24 OH - daughter inlaw Leon Thaurer 6 IN - gson Mabel Thaurer 3 IN - gdaughter Everett Thaurer 9/12 IN - gson In a message dated 2/3/2011 1:35:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Boschong Subscribers, Check back in the BOSCHONG Archives February 2007, February 2009, April 2009, September 2009, January 2010 and January 2010 for more information that might be helpful. ----------------------------- In the Bushong Bulletin Spring 2005 issue, page 3, we had found the following biography about William Bushong, son of David Bushong and Elizabeth Wolf. We decided to call the library in Jay County to see whether this was the entire biography since it seemed to end so abruptly. The librarian said there was more to the biography so she scanned it to me. Here is what was in the Bulletin. Perhaps in another Bulletin the left out part was shown. THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF JAY COUNTY INDIANA B. F. Bowen Published 1901 Page 739 WILLIAM BUSHONG William Bushong is a well known farmer in Noble township and is numbered among the honored veterans of the Civil War. his birth occurred in Hancock County, Ohio, the date being 16 May 1838. His paternal grandfather, John Bushong, was born 22 October 1784, and was married to Anna Stover 5 March 1805. She was born 16 November 1789. This marriage resulted in the birth of the following named children: Jacob born 7 February 1806, David born 17 February 1808, Catherine born 24 March 1810, John born 21 February 1812, Margaret born 24 January 1814, Anna E. born 15 May 1817, Joseph born 28 Sep 1819, Eva born 10 Dec. 1821, Mary born 25 October 1824, Sophia born 25 April 1827 and Sarah born 12 December 1830. End of what was in the Bulletin. ---------------------------- Here is the rest of the Biography which is pretty interesting. Pages 739 & 740 David Bushong, the father of our subject, was born in PENNSYLVANIA; reared in Carroll county, Ohio, and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed in connection with farming. He was married in Hancock County, Ohio to Elizabeth Wolf, also a native of PENNSYLVANIA. William Bushong, whose name introduces this notice, was reared on the farm, and 14 August 1862, enlisted in the United States service as a private in Company G, ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His service was with the Army of the Cumberland until wounded, losing two fingers by bushwhackers, when he was discharged. He subsequently, in 1863 re-enlisted in the One Hundred Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry and did Garrison duty near Petersburg, Virginia, until honorably discharged in 1864. After being mustered out of service Dr.{Mr.} Bushong returned to Ohio, but soon came to Jay county and purchased a tract of timber land in Noble township for which he paid ten dollars per acre. This was his home for some years and he made improvements thereon, and at the same time engaged in merchandising at Hector. In 1893 he sold this farm, and shortly afterwards sold out his store at Hector. Mr. Bushong was married in Hancock county, Ohio to Miss Margaret Stillwell. She died at Hector leaving one son, Alfred H., born 6 May 1861, now mail carrier on free delivery rural route No. 3, whose record appears on another page. Our subject next married Mrs. Christena M. Theurer, a widow of J. P. Theurer. Mr. Bushong is a Republican in politics, a member of Henry McLaughlin Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and is a most favorable known man in Noble township. -------------------------- Researched, Copied 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

Well, I am losing it. I think it is because I have spent the entire day researching in Maryland going through pages of chancery records trying to find some evidence of Bushongs there. Anyway back in February 2007 I had posted this biography with the census records for David Bushong. In all of those census records he says he was born in Ohio, so the book must be wrong, unless there were two men named David. I'm tired and calling it a night. Tomorrow is a new day. Gloria

Boschong Subscribers, Check back in the BOSCHONG Archives February 2007, February 2009, April 2009, September 2009, January 2010 and January 2010 for more information that might be helpful. ----------------------------- In the Bushong Bulletin Spring 2005 issue, page 3, we had found the following biography about William Bushong, son of David Bushong and Elizabeth Wolf. We decided to call the library in Jay County to see whether this was the entire biography since it seemed to end so abruptly. The librarian said there was more to the biography so she scanned it to me. Here is what was in the Bulletin. Perhaps in another Bulletin the left out part was shown. THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF JAY COUNTY INDIANA B. F. Bowen Published 1901 Page 739 WILLIAM BUSHONG William Bushong is a well known farmer in Noble township and is numbered among the honored veterans of the Civil War. his birth occurred in Hancock County, Ohio, the date being 16 May 1838. His paternal grandfather, John Bushong, was born 22 October 1784, and was married to Anna Stover 5 March 1805. She was born 16 November 1789. This marriage resulted in the birth of the following named children: Jacob born 7 February 1806, David born 17 February 1808, Catherine born 24 March 1810, John born 21 February 1812, Margaret born 24 January 1814, Anna E. born 15 May 1817, Joseph born 28 Sep 1819, Eva born 10 Dec. 1821, Mary born 25 October 1824, Sophia born 25 April 1827 and Sarah born 12 December 1830. End of what was in the Bulletin. ---------------------------- Here is the rest of the Biography which is pretty interesting. Pages 739 & 740 David Bushong, the father of our subject, was born in PENNSYLVANIA; reared in Carroll county, Ohio, and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed in connection with farming. He was married in Hancock County, Ohio to Elizabeth Wolf, also a native of PENNSYLVANIA. William Bushong, whose name introduces this notice, was reared on the farm, and 14 August 1862, enlisted in the United States service as a private in Company G, ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His service was with the Army of the Cumberland until wounded, losing two fingers by bushwhackers, when he was discharged. He subsequently, in 1863 re-enlisted in the One Hundred Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry and did Garrison duty near Petersburg, Virginia, until honorably discharged in 1864. After being mustered out of service Dr.{Mr.} Bushong returned to Ohio, but soon came to Jay county and purchased a tract of timber land in Noble township for which he paid ten dollars per acre. This was his home for some years and he made improvements thereon, and at the same time engaged in merchandising at Hector. In 1893 he sold this farm, and shortly afterwards sold out his store at Hector. Mr. Bushong was married in Hancock county, Ohio to Miss Margaret Stillwell. She died at Hector leaving one son, Alfred H., born 6 May 1861, now mail carrier on free delivery rural route No. 3, whose record appears on another page. Our subject next married Mrs. Christena M. Theurer, a widow of J. P. Theurer. Mr. Bushong is a Republican in politics, a member of Henry McLaughlin Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and is a most favorable known man in Noble township. -------------------------- Researched, Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Somebody out there has the answer...sure hope they step forward!!!! In a message dated 2/3/2011 9:56:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Good Afternoon Boschong Subscribers, I would like to know your thoughts on the following information. Playing Devil's Advocate and forgetting everything that has been put together by researchers in the past and keeping an open mind consider the following and tell me your thoughts. I have been pondering the names on the Passenger List of the ship TWO BROTHERS that arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1753. Back in January 2005 we wondered if David Bosang came here because of the death of a brother with a daughter named Elizabeth. Remember that? Thinking about the various stories that have come forth about the Bushong family, particularly those descendants who lived in Virginia, one story states that two brothers came to this country prior to the American Revolution and made their way to Virginia. We think instead of there being two brothers, it might be that the story, through the years of oral telling, was mixed up a bit, and that was the name of the ship and the brothers that came to Virginia were the three brothers listed below. Knowing that Bushongs were notorious for using more then one name in their lifetime, consider this: Let's explore the names of the three who came on that ship TWO BROTHERS in 1753 a year before the notation in the Minute Book of Augusta County about Elizabeth Bushon which takes on a lot more significance now.(See BOSCHONG Archives for January 2005) CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA.......COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1745-1800 By Lynn Chalkley, 1912, in 3 volumes: Volume I, page 51, taken from the Augusta County Court Order Book "21 May 1752: Elizabeth Bushon, an orphan, bound to Ro. McClenachan" ------------------------- TWO BROTHERS SHIP REGISTRY - 1753 Were they three men on the ship the following Bushongs? Theobald Devault Bushong (He became David Bosang of Staunton, VA) Mattheis Bushong (Was his full name Peter Mattheis Bushong?) William Bushong (Was his full name Henry William Bushong?) Was David Bosang the father of Henry and Peter or was he their Uncle? We know that Henry and Peter Bushong bought property side by side about the same time in Shenandoah County, VA (1792-1793) and I know I have said that I thought they were the sons of John Bushong of the 1831 Will in Lancaster County, PA. We need to figure out which relationship is correct. RELATIVES FOR SURE 1. David Bosang/Bushong born, Switzerland, died 1779, Virginia 2. Peter Mattheis Bushong born 1760, Switzerland, died 1826, Virginia 3. Henry William Bushong born 1763, Switzerland, died 1845 Indiana In one Indiana biography we read the following "Rev. John Alexander Bushong, who resides in Indianapolis, represents one of the old and honored pioneer families of Indiana. His father, Jonathan Bushong, was a son of Henry Bushong, who married a woman of French descent. Henry Bushong and his wife emigrated to America from Germany just prior to the War of the Revolution." NOTE: The statement prior to the Revolution is very telling since the American Revolution actually had it's beginnings in the 1760's but didn't come to a head until 1775.The word in Europe was that there was going to be a revolt in the colonies and many from Europe came to this country during this time frame either to join up with the English or the new Americans. That's what brought Von Steuben here. The ship TWO BROTHERS arrived here in 1753 which would have been prior to the Revolution! These Bushongs were of French/ Swiss descent but had come from a town Weylburg, that was part of the Alcase at the time of their departure as stated when Theobald Bossing (David Bosang/Bushong) married his second wife Barbara Suess in Lancaster County, PA This is the couple that went eventually to Staunton, Virginia. (Augusta County area). Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Theobald Bossing, widower, from Burbach in Weylburg, married Maria Barbara Sussin (umlaut over the "U"), widow. Barbara was the widow of Heinrich Suss {Suess} Peter Bushong born 1760 reportily came from Huberhof, Zweibrucken, Switzerland. Wonder what the distance is between these two places? And to this another piece of information that one of the descendants of Henry Bushong, Elizabeth Howerton (a great great granddaughter of Henry)is in possession of Henry Bushong's Bible. I have seen this very large Bible and it is all in German and was published around 1750. Unfortunately it didn't have any genealogical information. ------------------ The more puzzle pieces we have to work with, the more the puzzle will come together. -------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: 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

Good Afternoon Boschong Subscribers, I would like to know your thoughts on the following information. Playing Devil's Advocate and forgetting everything that has been put together by researchers in the past and keeping an open mind consider the following and tell me your thoughts. I have been pondering the names on the Passenger List of the ship TWO BROTHERS that arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1753. Back in January 2005 we wondered if David Bosang came here because of the death of a brother with a daughter named Elizabeth. Remember that? Thinking about the various stories that have come forth about the Bushong family, particularly those descendants who lived in Virginia, one story states that two brothers came to this country prior to the American Revolution and made their way to Virginia. We think instead of there being two brothers, it might be that the story, through the years of oral telling, was mixed up a bit, and that was the name of the ship and the brothers that came to Virginia were the three brothers listed below. Knowing that Bushongs were notorious for using more then one name in their lifetime, consider this: Let's explore the names of the three who came on that ship TWO BROTHERS in 1753 a year before the notation in the Minute Book of Augusta County about Elizabeth Bushon which takes on a lot more significance now.(See BOSCHONG Archives for January 2005) CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA.......COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1745-1800 By Lynn Chalkley, 1912, in 3 volumes: Volume I, page 51, taken from the Augusta County Court Order Book "21 May 1752: Elizabeth Bushon, an orphan, bound to Ro. McClenachan" ------------------------- TWO BROTHERS SHIP REGISTRY - 1753 Were they three men on the ship the following Bushongs? Theobald Devault Bushong (He became David Bosang of Staunton, VA) Mattheis Bushong (Was his full name Peter Mattheis Bushong?) William Bushong (Was his full name Henry William Bushong?) Was David Bosang the father of Henry and Peter or was he their Uncle? We know that Henry and Peter Bushong bought property side by side about the same time in Shenandoah County, VA (1792-1793) and I know I have said that I thought they were the sons of John Bushong of the 1831 Will in Lancaster County, PA. We need to figure out which relationship is correct. RELATIVES FOR SURE 1. David Bosang/Bushong born, Switzerland, died 1779, Virginia 2. Peter Mattheis Bushong born 1760, Switzerland, died 1826, Virginia 3. Henry William Bushong born 1763, Switzerland, died 1845 Indiana In one Indiana biography we read the following "Rev. John Alexander Bushong, who resides in Indianapolis, represents one of the old and honored pioneer families of Indiana. His father, Jonathan Bushong, was a son of Henry Bushong, who married a woman of French descent. Henry Bushong and his wife emigrated to America from Germany just prior to the War of the Revolution." NOTE: The statement prior to the Revolution is very telling since the American Revolution actually had it's beginnings in the 1760's but didn't come to a head until 1775.The word in Europe was that there was going to be a revolt in the colonies and many from Europe came to this country during this time frame either to join up with the English or the new Americans. That's what brought Von Steuben here. The ship TWO BROTHERS arrived here in 1753 which would have been prior to the Revolution! These Bushongs were of French/ Swiss descent but had come from a town Weylburg, that was part of the Alcase at the time of their departure as stated when Theobald Bossing (David Bosang/Bushong) married his second wife Barbara Suess in Lancaster County, PA This is the couple that went eventually to Staunton, Virginia. (Augusta County area). Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Theobald Bossing, widower, from Burbach in Weylburg, married Maria Barbara Sussin (umlaut over the "U"), widow. Barbara was the widow of Heinrich Suss {Suess} Peter Bushong born 1760 reportily came from Huberhof, Zweibrucken, Switzerland. Wonder what the distance is between these two places? And to this another piece of information that one of the descendants of Henry Bushong, Elizabeth Howerton (a great great granddaughter of Henry)is in possession of Henry Bushong's Bible. I have seen this very large Bible and it is all in German and was published around 1750. Unfortunately it didn't have any genealogical information. ------------------ The more puzzle pieces we have to work with, the more the puzzle will come together. -------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong --------------------

Boschong Subscribers, To help clarify further William Paul Stover's father, Samuel G. Stover married Mary Emma Shirey, 11 February 1873 in Delaware County, Indiana and they are found living in Grant County in the 1880 census with William Paul Stover in the household. ---------------- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Jefferson Township, ED 176, Grant County Enumerated 28 & 29 June 1880 Page 569D Lines 29-30, HH --/313 Samuel Stover White/Male/36/Farming/VA/VA/VA Mary E. Stover White/Female/34/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA ----------------- 1900 Federal Census: Indiana Jefferson Township, ED 37, Grant County Enumerated 30 June 1900 & 2 July 1900 Page 73A & B, Sheet 10 Lines 49-50 & 51-53, HH 322/344 Samuel G. Stover Head/W/M/Dec1843/56/Md27yrs/Farmer/OwnsFree/VA/VA/VA Mary E. Stover Wife/W/F/Oct1845/54/VA/VA/VA Florence E. Stover Dau/W/F/Oct1882/17/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/VA Leanna P. Stover Dau/W/F/June1885/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/VA WILLIAM P. STOVER Son/W/M/Feb1890/10/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/VA {William Paul Stover, husband of Nettie B. Roberds} ------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Indiana Jefferson Township, ED 65, Grant County Enumerated 28 April 1910 Page 151B, Sheet 10 Lines 92-96, HH 188/188 Samuel G. Stover Head/M/W/66/Widowed/GeneralFarmer/OwnsFree/VA/VA/VA PAUL STOVER Son/M/W/20/Single/FarmHandHomeFarm/IN/VA/VA Laura Shirey Niece/F/W/32/Wd/2children2living/HouseKeeper/IN/VA/IN Raymond Shirey GrandNephew/M/W/7/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN Arthur Shirey GrandNephew/M/W/6/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

The Anderson Herald Anderson, Indiana Sunday, 26 July 1964 Page 2, Column 6 MRS. NETTIE STOVER HARTFORD CITY --- Mrs. Nettie B. Stover, 78, of Route 1, Hartford City, died at 8:15 pm last night in Blackford County Hospital. She was the widow of William Paul Stover. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Campbell of Anderson, and Mrs. Glenn Brose of Hartford City. Also surviving are a step-brother William Cartright, and a step-sister, Mrs. Lela Ward, both of Blackford County. Friends will be received after 7 pm today at Keplinger Funeral Home in Hartford City. Last rites will be conducted at 2:30 pm Tuesday. Burial will be in Matthews Cemetery. ------------------ LINEAGE: Peter Bushong and Barbara Wenger Jacob Bushong and Catharine Cline Mary Ann Bushong and David Stover Samuel G. Stover and M. Emma Shirey William Paul Stover and Nettie B. Roberds ----------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, To go right along with the previous post (BOSCHONG Archives February 2011) here is information on William David Stover, son of David Stover and Mary Ann Bushong. NOTE: We saw some information submitted to Rootsweb by a Paul ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ) about William David Stover saying that William David Stover's parents were William Stover and Catharine Bushong. Please disregard that information as it is totally unreliable based on the research we have posted to the BOSCHONG List which we believe proves William David Stover to be the son of David Stover and Mary Ann Bushong of Augusta County, Virginia. We are trying to locate where this couple is buried. -------------------------- WILLIAM DAVID STOVER Born: August 1848, Augusta County, Virginia Married: 16 May 1872, Henry County, Indiana to Catharine Abbott Died: After 1920, Licking Township,Blackford County, Indiana Burial: Unknown CATHARINE ABBOTT Born: January 1847, Indiana Died: After 1920, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana Burial: Unknown ----------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia District 2 1/2, Augusta County Enumerated 25 July 1850 Page 337B Lines 36-42, HH 247/258 David Stover 41/Male/Farmer/$3178/VA Mary A. Stover 35/Female/VA Jonathan Stover 17/Male/VA Catharine Stover 14/Female/AttendedSchool/VA Mary A. Stover 10/Female/AttendedSchool/VA Saml. G. Stover 6/Male/AttendedSchool/VA DAVID STOVER 4/Male/VA {William David Stover} ------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Northern Subdivision, PO Burkes Mill, Augusta County Enumerated 26 June 1860 Page 823 Lines 18-22, HH 59/60 D. Stover 51/Male/Farmer/$3360-$850/VA M. A. Stover 45/Female/VA M. A. Stover 20/Female/VA S. G. Stover 16/Male/Laborer/AttendedSchool/VA W. D. Stover 11/Male/AttendedSchool/VA {William David Stover} ----------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Salem Township, PO Burlington, Delaware County Enumerated 11 July 1870 Page 668B Lines 18-24, HH 14/14 David Stover 61/Male/White/Farmer/$9600-$1325/VA Mary A. Stover 55/Female/White/KeepingHouse/VA Samuel G. Stover 26/Male/White/FarmServant/VA DAVID STOVER 21/Male/White/FarmServant/VA Mary A. Root 13/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VARachel Lutz 19/Female/White/VA George H. Root 40/Male/White/FarmServant/VA ----------------------- Henry County Indiana Marriages Book CC4, Page 563 William D. Stover and Catharine Abbott 16 May 1872 ------------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Fall Creek Township, ED 4, Henry County Enumerated 8 June 1880 Page 57C Lines 37-42, HH 93/93 Nearby is cousin Andrew Bushong and wife Catharine DAVID STOVER Male/White/31/Married/Farming/VA/VA/VA Catharine Stover Female/White/32/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/PA/PA Emma V. Stover Female/White/7/Dau/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/IN Mary A. Stover Female/White/5/Dau/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/IN Homer E. Stover Male/White/3/Son/IN/VA/IN Robert A. Young Male/White/37/Servant/Widowed/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA ----------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Indiana Licking Township, ED 23, Blackford County Enumerated 29 June 1900 Page 239A, Sheet 10 Lines 57-63, HH 173/173 William D. Stover Head/W/M/Aug1848/51/Md28yrs/Farmer/OwnsFree/VA/VA/VA Catharine Stover Wife/W/F/Jan1847/52/7children5living/IN/PA/PA Emma V. Stover Dau/W/F/Nov1872/27/Single/IN/VA/IN Mary A. Stover Dau/W/F/July1874/25/Single/IN/VA/IN Mable Stover Dau/W/F/April1882/18/Single/IN/VA/IN Bertha Stover Dau/W/F/aug1885/14/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/IN Hazel Stover Dau/W/F/Sept1888/11/AttendedSchool/IN/VA/IN ---------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Indiana Licking Township, ED 8, Blackford County Enumerated (No day) April 1910 Page 94B, Sheet 3 Lines 88-91, HH 70/70 W. David Stover Head/M/W/61/Md39yrs/GeneralFarmerOwnsFree/VA/VA/VA Catharine Stover Wife/F/W/62/5children4living/IN/PA/PA Mollie Stover Dau/F/W/36/Single/PublicSchoolTeacher/IN/VA/IN Bertha Stover Dau/F/W/24/Single/IN/VA/IN ------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Indiana Licking Township, ED 8, Blackford County Enumerated 19, 21, 22, 23 January 1920 Page 202A, Sheet 6 Lines 37-38, HH FM/100/100 W. D. Stover Head/OwnsFarmFree/M/W/71/Married/Farmer/VA/VA/VA Catharine Stover Wife/Female/White/71/IN/PA/PA -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, The Reunion website is down for 24 hours but if you want to get into the Genealogy, you can still go through the Rootsweb surnames and get to the BOSCHONG Archival posts. Sorry for the inconvenience. Gloria Bushong

lol...yeah, their name has been "Bushwhacked"!!! In a message dated 2/2/2011 7:48:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, The Bushong/Bosang family is one gigantic jigsaw puzzle. Some day we will see how all of the Bushong/Bosang families tie together as we find each puzzle piece and put them in their place. There will be at some point a big "ah ha" moment. Some time ago, we posted about Jacob Bushong, who married Catharine Cline of Augusta County, Virginia. Their daughter Mary Ann Bushong married William "David" Stover. Jacob Bushong was the son of Peter Bushong and Barbara Wenger. We posted Peter Bushong's Will to the List 3 March 2006. We came across this history of Grant County and thought it might be of interest since this is the same family and another piece of the big puzzle. Check the BOSCHONG Archives for posts May 2005, March 2006, April 2007, May 2007, March 2009, March 2010 and June 2010. NOTE: The Bushong name in this history was badly misspelled as Bushyoung but we are 100% sure that this was definitely Mary Ann Bushong, d/o Jacob Bushong and Catharine Cline and Granddaughter of Peter Bushong and Barbara Wenger. ---------------------- THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF GRANT COUNTY INDIANA 1812 - 1912, Volume 2 Rolland Lewis Whitson, John Putnam Campbell, Edgar Louis Goldthwait Lewis Publishing Company - 1914 Pages 945 - 946 WILLIAM PAUL STOVER On section twenty-five of Jefferson township is the Stover homestead, a farm under the management of that family for upwards of forty years, the present proprietor being William Paul Stover, a young and progressive agriculturist, who succeeded his father in the management of the estate, and has the reputation in the neighborhood of being a "live wire" and in every way a most progressive citizen. He has a beautiful home, farm buildings which above the average of even Grant county and has a large acreage of regular farm crops and raises a number of high grade cattle and hogs and other live stock. His grandfather, WILLIAM DAVID STOVER, was born in Virginia, and of Virginia parentage, though of German ancestry. He married a Miss Bushyoung {MARY ANN BUSHONG}, born in Virginia, and of the same lineage as her husband. Before they came west, all of their five children were born. They are as follows: John and Catharine, both of whom married and had children and both now are deceased, Mary, who died in the spring of 1912 and left children; Samuel G.; David the youngest of the family who is now a farmer in Blackford county and has a family of five daughters. Samuel G. Stover, father of W. P. Stover, was born in Roanoke county, Virginia on Christmas day 1843. When he was seventeen years old his parents came to Indiana, and in 1861 settled in Henry county. Both his parents died in Henry county, his father when past eighty years of age and his mother some twenty years before. They were substantial farming people, and devout members of the united Brethren church. Samuel G. Stover after he became of age took up his independent career in Delaware county, where he met and married Miss M. Emma Shirey, who was born in this state. After four or five yeas on a Delaware county farm, they came in 1876 to Grant county and bought one hundred and sixty acres in section twenty-five of Jefferson township. Later their enterprise and careful management enabled them to increase their acreage by the purchase of eighty acres more, and there Samuel Stover labored and lived out the useful years of his existence until his death on 1 March 1912. He had his farm well improved and in every direction on the old homestead can still be seen the evidence of his thrift and diligence. His wife died on the same farm. 28 July 1909. She was born in Virginia in 1845, and when twelve years of age accompanied her parents to Delaware county. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Stover were active in the Methodist Episcopal church, and he was a Republican in politics. Their children were: CORA who died at the age of six months; one that died in infancy; MARION who also died in infancy; FLORENCE, wife of William J. Williams, a farmer in Blackford county and they had two children Samuel M. and Robert Paul; PEARL who died 3 February 1910 at the age of 24, was unmarried and was a graduate of the University of Indiana at Bloomington; WILLIAM PAUL STOVER, the youngest of the children was born on the home farm in Jefferson township, 9 February 1890. Though only a few yeas past his majority he has already made a record of accomplishment such as many older men would envy. With the class of 1908 he graduated from the Upland high school and has since been attending strictly to business as a farmer. since coming into possession of the estate he has erected one of the finest barns in Jefferson township, a large and commodious structure of modern style as to sanitation and convenience, and built on ground dimensions of seventy by thirty-feet, with a cow barn sixteen by fifty feet. A comfortable old farm residence was erected by his father twenty-seven years ago, and still affords the comforts of a good home. Mr. Stover was married in Grant county in 1912 to Miss Nettie Roberds, who was born in Blackford county 1 Mary 1886, and was educated in the public schools. Her parents were Joseph A. and Anna Eliza (Wilson) Roberds. Anna Eliza Wilson was a daughter of Moses Wilson. The Roberds family live on a farm in Licking township of Blackford county and are prosperous and well to do people. Mr. and Mrs. Stover have no children and are popular among the younger members of Jefferson township in social circles. They attend the Pleasant Grove Methodist church. ------------------------ 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

Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, The Bushong/Bosang family is one gigantic jigsaw puzzle. Some day we will see how all of the Bushong/Bosang families tie together as we find each puzzle piece and put them in their place. There will be at some point a big "ah ha" moment. Some time ago, we posted about Jacob Bushong, who married Catharine Cline of Augusta County, Virginia. Their daughter Mary Ann Bushong married William "David" Stover. Jacob Bushong was the son of Peter Bushong and Barbara Wenger. We posted Peter Bushong's Will to the List 3 March 2006. We came across this history of Grant County and thought it might be of interest since this is the same family and another piece of the big puzzle. Check the BOSCHONG Archives for posts May 2005, March 2006, April 2007, May 2007, March 2009, March 2010 and June 2010. NOTE: The Bushong name in this history was badly misspelled as Bushyoung but we are 100% sure that this was definitely Mary Ann Bushong, d/o Jacob Bushong and Catharine Cline and Granddaughter of Peter Bushong and Barbara Wenger. ---------------------- THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF GRANT COUNTY INDIANA 1812 - 1912, Volume 2 Rolland Lewis Whitson, John Putnam Campbell, Edgar Louis Goldthwait Lewis Publishing Company - 1914 Pages 945 - 946 WILLIAM PAUL STOVER On section twenty-five of Jefferson township is the Stover homestead, a farm under the management of that family for upwards of forty years, the present proprietor being William Paul Stover, a young and progressive agriculturist, who succeeded his father in the management of the estate, and has the reputation in the neighborhood of being a "live wire" and in every way a most progressive citizen. He has a beautiful home, farm buildings which above the average of even Grant county and has a large acreage of regular farm crops and raises a number of high grade cattle and hogs and other live stock. His grandfather, WILLIAM DAVID STOVER, was born in Virginia, and of Virginia parentage, though of German ancestry. He married a Miss Bushyoung {MARY ANN BUSHONG}, born in Virginia, and of the same lineage as her husband. Before they came west, all of their five children were born. They are as follows: John and Catharine, both of whom married and had children and both now are deceased, Mary, who died in the spring of 1912 and left children; Samuel G.; David the youngest of the family who is now a farmer in Blackford county and has a family of five daughters. Samuel G. Stover, father of W. P. Stover, was born in Roanoke county, Virginia on Christmas day 1843. When he was seventeen years old his parents came to Indiana, and in 1861 settled in Henry county. Both his parents died in Henry county, his father when past eighty years of age and his mother some twenty years before. They were substantial farming people, and devout members of the united Brethren church. Samuel G. Stover after he became of age took up his independent career in Delaware county, where he met and married Miss M. Emma Shirey, who was born in this state. After four or five yeas on a Delaware county farm, they came in 1876 to Grant county and bought one hundred and sixty acres in section twenty-five of Jefferson township. Later their enterprise and careful management enabled them to increase their acreage by the purchase of eighty acres more, and there Samuel Stover labored and lived out the useful years of his existence until his death on 1 March 1912. He had his farm well improved and in every direction on the old homestead can still be seen the evidence of his thrift and diligence. His wife died on the same farm. 28 July 1909. She was born in Virginia in 1845, and when twelve years of age accompanied her parents to Delaware county. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Stover were active in the Methodist Episcopal church, and he was a Republican in politics. Their children were: CORA who died at the age of six months; one that died in infancy; MARION who also died in infancy; FLORENCE, wife of William J. Williams, a farmer in Blackford county and they had two children Samuel M. and Robert Paul; PEARL who died 3 February 1910 at the age of 24, was unmarried and was a graduate of the University of Indiana at Bloomington; WILLIAM PAUL STOVER, the youngest of the children was born on the home farm in Jefferson township, 9 February 1890. Though only a few yeas past his majority he has already made a record of accomplishment such as many older men would envy. With the class of 1908 he graduated from the Upland high school and has since been attending strictly to business as a farmer. since coming into possession of the estate he has erected one of the finest barns in Jefferson township, a large and commodious structure of modern style as to sanitation and convenience, and built on ground dimensions of seventy by thirty-feet, with a cow barn sixteen by fifty feet. A comfortable old farm residence was erected by his father twenty-seven years ago, and still affords the comforts of a good home. Mr. Stover was married in Grant county in 1912 to Miss Nettie Roberds, who was born in Blackford county 1 Mary 1886, and was educated in the public schools. Her parents were Joseph A. and Anna Eliza (Wilson) Roberds. Anna Eliza Wilson was a daughter of Moses Wilson. The Roberds family live on a farm in Licking township of Blackford county and are prosperous and well to do people. Mr. and Mrs. Stover have no children and are popular among the younger members of Jefferson township in social circles. They attend the Pleasant Grove Methodist church. ------------------------ Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Good morning Boschong Subscribers, We looked back through old issues of the Bushong Bulletin and found the Bible record of John Bushong and Anna Stover. According to the Spring 2005 Bulletin, the Bible no longer exists but family pages of the Bible had been copied. We do not know whether these pages were photocopied or copied by hand as the Bulletin does not state that information. We also do not know the date that this Bible was published because that is not stated either, which for genealogical purposes is always important. Does anyone from this lineage actually have a copy of these pages? When examining an old Bible family history page for authenticity, you should look for the following: 1. The date the Bible was published. If the Bible is within a 50 year date range as the names that are noted in the Bible then it is probably authentic. That is why it is so important to see the front pages of any Bible for date of publication that is being used for genealogical purposes and photo copies made. DAR and SAR are very fussy about this. 2. Wording of entries. If the wording is modern then it is information that was added much later. Back in the early 1800's they made their entries very differently then we do today. 3. Are there different handwritings with the generations or is all handwriting the same for all entries? If there is different handwritings then it is probably authentic but if it is all one handwriting for every generation then beware. One more piece of information before I put the Bible record here. The spelling of the very early Bushong name in the old official records was never spelled the modern way. It was spelled Bosang, Buschong, Boushong and many other ways that men with accents would hear it pronounced and try to spell it. If you look back on the old Deeds that I posted to the List you will see what I am talking about. In the records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio is the following entry along with the others which I will put at the end of this post to show you the spelling used for this couple in church records. Petrus born 26 Jly 1827, bapt 16 Sep 1827, parents Jacob Buschong & wife Elisabeth. Sponsors at the baptism were Johannes Buschong and wife Anna. -------------------------- Take note that to me, the last name spelling below sends up a red flag for the time frame of early 1800's since the spelling and wording are way too modern. This was the Bible of Johannes Buschong and wife Anna Stover and the spelling should match that spelling with baptismal records. The last three girls in this Bible entry, we believe was added later since the word borne in the other entries is spelled born in the last three. Also we find it a little peculiar that Sarah Bushong's entries were not completed. ------------------------- BIBLE RECORD OF JOHN BUSHONG AND ANNA STOVER John Bushong, A son of Jacob Bushong and Eve was born October the 22nd in the year 1784 {NOTE: We are leary of this entry because of the spelling of his first name as John instead of Johannes and the spelling of the word born which should be borne to match the birth of their children since the parents were supposedly making these entries. This had to have been added much later} John Bushong and Anne Stover wase marriet March 5 1805 Jacob Bushong sone of John Bushong and Ann Bushong was borne February 4 1806 Davit Bushong was borne February 17 1808 Cahtrin Bushong was borne March 26 1810 John Bushong was borne February 21 1812 Makret Bushong was borne January 24 1814 Anne Lesbeth Bushong was borne may 16 1817 Joseph Bushong was borne Sebtember 28 1819 Eve Elizabeth Bushong was borne December 10 1827 mary Bushong was born October 25 1824 Sophia Bushong was born April 25 1827 Sarah Bushong was born December {line wasn't completed} Sarah Bushong was diseast June {line wasn't completed} ----------------------------- THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH - CARROLLTON, CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO Maria born 4 November 1819 bapt. --December 1819; parents Samuel Buschong and wife Margaretha Jacob born 25 February 1822, bapt. 19 March 1823, parents Samuel Buschong and wife Margaretha Elias born 13 October 1824, bapt. November 1824, parents Samuel Buschong and wife Margaretha Sofia born 27 April 1827, bapt. 22 July 1827, parents Johannes Buschong and wife Anna Petrus born 26 July 1827, bapt. 16 September 1827, parents Jacob Buschong and wife Elisabeth. Sponsors: Johannes Buschong and wife Anna Susanna Catharine born 7 January 1828, bapt. 24 April 1830, parents Samuel and Margaretha Buschong Anna Catharine born 28 September 1829, bapt. 24 April 1830, parents Jacob Buschong and wife Elisabeth. Sponsors: Samuel Buschong and wife Margaretha Sarah born 12 December 1830, bapt. 27 April 1831, parents John Boushong and wife Anna Sponsors: Samuel Boushong and wife Margaretha ------------------------------- Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong Bushong Bulletin 21:1 (Spring 2005)