First I need to correct a typo in my original post " They are both buried in Grandview Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., OH. Documentation supports Jacob as soldier who served in the Revolutionary War. I find nothing more than a gravestone supporting that Samuel served. So, my conclusion from the available data is that Jacob is probably not Samuel. Perhaps he did, but I would need more proof to substantiate the claim. And because they are not the same person that does not mean that they did not both serve the county. And I'd like to respond to Gloria's reply to it. She writes: "I just got off of the telephone with a professional genealogist named Alvie Davidson a few minutes ago who is well known in his field nationally and an expert in Revolutionary War Records. [snip]" "He said: You have to remember that Washington was burned to the ground during the Revolution" {closer to the War of 1812} "and not all of the records survived. That and the fact that the Archives had a fire many years later and there was a lot of water damage in the basement with the old records." {destroying the 1890 Census}. "He said: As far as Samuel Bushong not showing up in the Revolutionary War Pensions there were many who served in the war that never asked for a pension. Mainly because they had money and didn't need it." "I say: Very few of the Bushongs who served asked for a pension. Jacob evidently was without income at the time he applied for a pension and needed the money so please don't use that fact of pension application or receiving a pension as a criteria for determining that a Samuel Bushong did not serve." With regard to pensions, much of what you say is correct. Pensions usually went to soldiers with injuries, or to soldiers widows. Many never applied, or those who did needed an attorney to represent their case to the government. Jacob owned land and had a large family. It was as much a case that they met the conditions of the pension (bodily injury or death), applied for the pension and were granted it. Often they felt they were "due it." In fact, Jacob was "Dropped from roll May1, 1820." No reason is given. But lack of a pension is not the only source I cited. Samuel is not listed in The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio. by Daughters of the American Revolution. (Volume 1 in 1929 or Volume 2 in 1938). Notice it says Roster; this is not a pension document. Samuel also did not have a Bounty-Land Warrant Application. Again, like the lack of a pension, not exclusionary. None of the Ohio county histories mention Samuel, with does not negate the claim but doesn't substantiate it either. "He said: Tombstones back in those days were chisled out right in front of the relatives while they watched and then erected. If the name had been incorrect, a family member would have spoken up with the first incorrect S instead of J and had it corrected right then." "I say: His tombstone was erected at the time of his death when he was buried in 1829. Since Jacob Bushong didn't die until 1830, don't you think that with the large family that Jacob had, that if the tombstone did indeed belong to your Jacob and was incorrect as to the name, that someone would have had it corrected or taken down? And why would they make two mistakes on a tombstone, the name and the date.....really. It was re-done by a relative in 1930 when it was beginning to wear down but as the newspaper article stated, it was still readable." Gloria are you unaware that there are two separate gravestones, one for Samuel and one for Jacob. I have transcribed four sizable cemeteries (in Pennsylvania and Kansas) and have found many inconsistencies in both names and dates when compared to obituaries and family histories. I agree sources including published county histories are not always correct, but just because "it's carved in stone," you can't assume that it is correct either. "I say: Samuel Bushong was on the DAR Ohio Roster until Carol W. Bell had it removed!!!!! Samuel Bushong also is noted in some very old newspapers articles which named him as Samuel Bushong. If it had been incorrect at that time of printing, they would have had a corrected printed in the next edition. That's what they did back then.........." Do you really believe what you are saying. Again the Roster was published in 1929 and 1938. Carol wasn't even born until 1939. If Samuel's stone was placed before that time don't you think the DAR would have included it in the Roster. And to assert that Carol Bell had it changed is absurd. I wish Carol were alive to refute your proposal. And I truly hope no one ever tries to defame Russell's good name. I was taught not to speak disrespectfully of those who have left these worldly bonds, even those with whom I might not agree. Carol did so very much to serve the Bushong name, all of the Bushongs, not just her line. If Samuel were a Revolutionary Soldier, she would have celebrated the fact, not had it removed. If you have newspaper articles relating to this Samuel (d. 1829), would you be willing to share. The earliest Samuel I have in my database (of >10,000) was born in 1794, obviously to late to be a Revolutionary War soldier. I've not worked on this line in sometime and I know I don't have all of the Bushongs. All of the documentation I provided is available on Ancestry.com if you'd care to check. "I say: There were too many Bushongs named Samuel in the early ancestors for there not to be a Samuel Bushong before Jacob and if you would just think about it, didn't Jacob Bushong name a son Samuel? Where did that name come from if not from an older relative named Samuel." And what relevance do naming conventions have in this discussion. It neither proves or disproves the point, you are attempting to make "Don't let the lack of paperwork blind you to the simple facts." I am not blinded by simple facts. Early family history is exceeding difficult often due to lack of hard evidence. But "Genealogy without documentation is mythology." And again, I ask my question. Is Samuel possibly the same person as Joseph, for whom there is evidence of burial at Grandview, but no stone. Glenn

Proving service many years after the fact was a difficult thing for soldiers trying to apply for pension. Especially if the soldier was very, very old and all of his comrades had died. Alvie L. Davidson Lakeland, FL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] Revolutionary War soldiers Thanks Alvie for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Always appreciate your input. Even with all that is said and done, it doesn't change the fact that war records were lost, so not all of the soldiers who served in the original Revolutionary War or the War of 1812, were recognized. They are the lost heroes of that generation. We are aware that some records were retrieved by those soldiers that applied for pensions later on, but some soldiers spent years trying to prove to the government that they did serve because of the loss of those records. George Bushong comes to mind when he wrote letters for years to get his pension. Some were never recognized by the government as serving. 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

Thanks Alvie for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Always appreciate your input. Even with all that is said and done, it doesn't change the fact that war records were lost, so not all of the soldiers who served in the original Revolutionary War or the War of 1812, were recognized. They are the lost heroes of that generation. We are aware that some records were retrieved by those soldiers that applied for pensions later on, but some soldiers spent years trying to prove to the government that they did serve because of the loss of those records. George Bushong comes to mind when he wrote letters for years to get his pension. Some were never recognized by the government as serving. Gloria

I guess you misunderstood me...Washington City burned during the War of 1812 when the British and French were in a big argument with each other and the US government got into it. The British torched Washington City and the capitol buildings. Alvie L. Davidson Lakeland, FL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] Revolutionary War soldiers Welcome to the List Glenn. It's always nice to have the pot stirred once in a while. LOL I have no argument with you about Jacob Bushong serving in the Revolutionary War as a private. There certainly is plenty of paperwork on that. But please don't slight the man Samuel Bushong who did exist even if there is no paperwork that you can find as that means nothing. --------------------- I just got off of the telephone with a professional genealogist named Alvie Davidson a few minutes ago who is well known in his field nationally and an expert in Revolutionary War Records. He is or was the SAR genealogist for the State of Florida and is on the National SAR Board and many other national genealogical boards . I asked his opinion on this controversy. His answers were rather interesting. He said: You have to remember that Washington was burned to the ground during the Revolution and not all of the records survived. That and the fact that the Archives had a fire many years later and there was a lot of water damage in the basement with the old records. He said: As far as Samuel Bushong not showing up in the Revolutionary War Pensions there were many who served in the war that never asked for a pension. Mainly because they had money and didn't need it. I say: Very few of the Bushongs who served asked for a pension. Jacob evidently was without income at the time he applied for a pension and needed the money so please don't use that fact of pension application or receiving a pension as a criteria for determining that a Samuel Bushong did not serve. He said: Tombstones back in those days were chisled out right in front of the relatives while they watched and then erected. If the name had been incorrect, a family member would have spoken up with the first incorrect S instead of J and had it corrected right then. I say: His tombstone was erected at the time of his death when he was buried in 1829. Since Jacob Bushong didn't die until 1830, don't you think that with the large family that Jacob had, that if the tombstone did indeed belong to your Jacob and was incorrect as to the name, that someone would have had it corrected or taken down? And why would they make two mistakes on a tombstone, the name and the date.....really. It was re-done by a relative in 1930 when it was beginning to wear down but as the newspaper article stated, it was still readable. I say: Samuel Bushong was on the DAR Ohio Roster until Carol W. Bell had it removed!!!!! Samuel Bushong also is noted in some very old newspapers articles which named him as Samuel Bushong. If it had been incorrect at that time of printing, they would have had a corrected printed in the next edition. That's what they did back then.......... I say: There were too many Bushongs named Samuel in the early ancestors for there not to be a Samuel Bushong before Jacob and if you would just think about it, didn't Jacob Bushong name a son Samuel? Where did that name come from if not from an older relative named Samuel. Don't let the lack of paperwork blind you to the simple facts. Gloria Bushong List Administrator ------------------------------- 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

In a message dated 1/17/2011 4:47:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: World War II Draft Registration 21 April 1942 Name: Morton Edwin Bushong Residence: 465 Windermere Road, Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania Someone who will always know your address: Mrs. Daisy M. Bushong, Same Address Age: 60 years Place of Birth: West Grove, Pennsylvania Date of Birth: 10 September 1881 Self Employed - Business address - 148 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Physical Description: White, 8 feet 8 1/2 inches tall {SHOULD READ 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall} , Brown Eyes, Black Hair, Ruddy complexion, 220 pounds -------------------------------------- CORRECTION: LOL. I know we had some tall Bushongs in the family but none that were 8 feet tall! Morton Edwin Bushong was 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall.

Boschong Subscribers, We posted about Sgt. Donald Richard Bushong who died in Viet Nam earlier this month. Here is the obit for his father Donald W. Bushong. ------------------------ The Bushong Bulletin 15:2 (Summer 1999), Page 28 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; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother Charles Bushong of DuBois, Pennsylvania. Preceded in death by a son Donald R. Bushong. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multi-Lakes Conservation Club, Walled Lake, Michigan. ------------------------- Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Welcome to the List Glenn. It's always nice to have the pot stirred once in a while. LOL I have no argument with you about Jacob Bushong serving in the Revolutionary War as a private. There certainly is plenty of paperwork on that. But please don't slight the man Samuel Bushong who did exist even if there is no paperwork that you can find as that means nothing. --------------------- I just got off of the telephone with a professional genealogist named Alvie Davidson a few minutes ago who is well known in his field nationally and an expert in Revolutionary War Records. He is or was the SAR genealogist for the State of Florida and is on the National SAR Board and many other national genealogical boards . I asked his opinion on this controversy. His answers were rather interesting. He said: You have to remember that Washington was burned to the ground during the Revolution and not all of the records survived. That and the fact that the Archives had a fire many years later and there was a lot of water damage in the basement with the old records. He said: As far as Samuel Bushong not showing up in the Revolutionary War Pensions there were many who served in the war that never asked for a pension. Mainly because they had money and didn't need it. I say: Very few of the Bushongs who served asked for a pension. Jacob evidently was without income at the time he applied for a pension and needed the money so please don't use that fact of pension application or receiving a pension as a criteria for determining that a Samuel Bushong did not serve. He said: Tombstones back in those days were chisled out right in front of the relatives while they watched and then erected. If the name had been incorrect, a family member would have spoken up with the first incorrect S instead of J and had it corrected right then. I say: His tombstone was erected at the time of his death when he was buried in 1829. Since Jacob Bushong didn't die until 1830, don't you think that with the large family that Jacob had, that if the tombstone did indeed belong to your Jacob and was incorrect as to the name, that someone would have had it corrected or taken down? And why would they make two mistakes on a tombstone, the name and the date.....really. It was re-done by a relative in 1930 when it was beginning to wear down but as the newspaper article stated, it was still readable. I say: Samuel Bushong was on the DAR Ohio Roster until Carol W. Bell had it removed!!!!! Samuel Bushong also is noted in some very old newspapers articles which named him as Samuel Bushong. If it had been incorrect at that time of printing, they would have had a corrected printed in the next edition. That's what they did back then.......... I say: There were too many Bushongs named Samuel in the early ancestors for there not to be a Samuel Bushong before Jacob and if you would just think about it, didn't Jacob Bushong name a son Samuel? Where did that name come from if not from an older relative named Samuel. Don't let the lack of paperwork blind you to the simple facts. Gloria Bushong List Administrator

Boschong Subscribers, We now know that Morton Edwin Bushong was not the son of Henry Bushong as the Slaymaker book indicates. His parents were John Bushong and Phoebe Hobson. They were married 28 November 1878 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and John died January 1891 and is buried in Homerville Friend Burying Ground in Chester County, Pennsylvania. We found the following in an old Winter 1987 Bushong Bulletin. Page 41. "Judy Cassidy sent us a photocopy of an item from a torn scrap of newspaper, undated, but it appears to be in the late 1800's. The George School was in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and states: "George School Notes: The Penn Public Meeting was called to Order on 7th day evening by the President, Stephen B. Twining. Minutes read. Then followed the following excellent program: Morton Bushong, "When John Left The Farm." Morton Edwin Bushong was probably a school boy at this time and was giving a report on his father John Bushong. I'd be willing to bet that Morton Edwin Bushong is probably buried in the same cemetery as his father John. I will see if I can track it down for sure on Monday. Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, There has been a lot of discussion about an article in the Fall 1984 issue of the Bushong Bulletin where Carol W. Bell put up a pretty good case claiming that the Revolutionary War soldier buried in Grandview Cemetery was really Jacob Bushong her ancestor. She put out a lot of material to support her claim, but even with all that, there is one small detail that she seemed to have overlooked. The stone was erected in 1829, the year that Samuel Bushong died. The tombstone reads "SAMUEL BUSHONG DIED 1829, FOUGHT UNDER BARON STEUBEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR." If Samuel Bushong died in 1829 which we believe he did, then he could not possibly be Jacob Bushong born 1753-54 since that Jacob was still alive and signing a Deed with his wife Eve in April 1830 in Centreville. (Columbiana County Ohio Deed Book 13, Page 348). There definitely was a Samuel Bushong who died in 1829 and his name was not Jacob. Sorry guys. Gloria I would like to reply including my sources. Samuel Bushong is not listed in the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Listed there however is: Service Number Va Bushong, Jacob S9297 Listed in The Pension Roll of 1835, U. S. Department of the Treasury lists Statement &c. of Columbiana county, Ohio. Jacob Bushong Private $96 (annual) Virginia continental (service) Nov. 10, 1818 (pension roll) June 3, 1818 (comencement of pension) Jacob is also listed in Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C. as Bushong Jacob Private $8 (monthly allowance) 3 June 1818 (Commencement) Also DAR Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files lists BUSHONG, Jacob S9297, VA Line, appl 15 May 1818 Columbiana Cty OH aged 64, in 1828 sol was living in Stark Cty, OH, sol had srv as Artifacer with the VA Troops under Capt Francis Cowherd. Samuel is also not listed in The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio. Daughters of the American Revolution. Listed there are: BUSHONG, JOSEPH, (Carroll Co.) “A soldier of the war” –history of Carroll Co. p. 360 Vol 1. Howe’s Hist Coll O. Bur Carrollton, Carol Co, O. Fur infor Jane Dailey, State Chairman. (volume 1, 1929, page 61) COLUMBIANA COUNTY 1803, formed from Jefferson and Washington Bushong, Jacob (volume 2, 1938, p. xv) In Historical Collections of Ohio In Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State, Henry Howe, Columbus Ohio, 1889. from the section on Carroll County, p.359 Centerville, now Carrollton, was laid out by Peter Bohart, Oct. 4, 1815; [snip] Peter Bohart gave the land for the Carrollton cemetery and is buried in it, where also is buried Joseph Bushong, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and several soldiers of the Mexican war. The only citation for Samuel is found in Tombstone Inscriptions & Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, Esther Weygandt Powell, Akron, Ohio, 1973. Bushong, Samuel 1829 ae ? REV WAR soldier under Baron Steuben (DAR Roster #2 gives Jacob Bushong of Columbiana Co. p.79 & DAR Roster #1 p. 61 gives Joseph Bushong of Carroll Co. & Carroll Co. History Vol. I, p. 360) Wife ____? Considering there is no documentation of Samuel Bushong’s Revolutionary War service other than his gravestone, it would be of interest to know when it was placed and by whom. Is Samuel the same as Joseph for whom there is a record of burial in the cemetery? And does anyone know to which families Joseph, and Samuel belong. I have Jacob Bushong (m. Eva Catharina Bossert) as being b. 18 February 1754 and d. before 16 August 1830 (the date his will as probated). His military marker states: JACOB BUSHONG PVT CONTINENTAL LINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1754 1830 (Grandview Cemetery, Carroll County, Ohio Genealogical Society website) They are both buried in Grandview Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., OH. Documentation supports Jacob as soldier who served in the Revolutionary War. I find nothing more than a gravestone supporting that Samuel served. So, my conclusion from the available data is that Jacob is probably not Samuel. Perhaps he did, but I would need more proof to substantiate thw claim. And because they are not the same person does not mean that they both serve the county.

Disregard this as it isn't relevant at this moment!

So Mary Rakeshaw and Henry's second wife Alice Rakestraw were sisters? I'll have to study that to see if it proves correct. Thanks, GB

Sorry, but I believe I left out one generation on his lineage. Should read: LINEAGE Jacob Bushong & Eve Bossert John Bushong & Barbara Kreighbaum Andrew Bushong and Lydia Neidig Daniel Bushong & Janet/Jenette Stevenson William Andrew Bushong & Louise Carrie Myers Donald Willis Bushong & Margaret C. Palmer Donald Richard Bushong & Karen Lawrence {No issue}

Boschong Subscribers, We found Morton Edwin Bushong in the World War II Draft Registrations and wondered who he was, sooooo we researched. Here is our findings. All other researchers have Morton Edwin Bushong's parents as Henry Bushong and Irene Paxson. Sure hope they are right...........The 1900 census makes me wonder since Mary Jane Hobson Rakestraw lists him as her nephew. Is there some other proof in writing other then the lineage listed in the Slaymaker book with no documents to back it up? I'm not saying he's not, I just want to see something else in writing.........if you know what I mean. An obit perhaps? If you have more to add, please do! ----------------------- Morton Edwin Bushong was born 10 September 1881 in West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married around 1912 to Daisy D. Monroe, d/o Levi L. and Martha Monroe. How they met is anybody's guess since she was in Iowa and he was in Pennsylvania and Ohio but since her father was from Pennsylvania that may be the connection. We suspect through the Rakestraw's in Iowa and Nebraska. Possibly they bought a car from him. ------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Kansas Oberlin Township, Ed 50, Decatur County Enumerated 17 & 18 June 1880 Page 292D Lines 46-48, HH 219/221 Levi L. Monroe White/Male/31/Married/Painter/PA/PA/PA Martha Monroe White/Female/27/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/KY/IN Claudius Monroe White/Male/6mosBornDec/Son/Kansas/PA/IN ------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Iowa Leroy Township, Audubon Town, ED 28, Audubon County Enumerated 20 June 1900 Page 300B, Sheet 17 Lines 70-77, HH 363/363 Martha Monroe Head/W/F/Oct1852/47/Widowed/7children7living/RentsHm/IN/OH/IN Claude Monroe Son/W/M/Dec1879/20/Single/DayLaborer/KS/NY/IN Eva R. Monroe Dau/W/F/April1884/16/AttendedSchool/Iowa/NY/IN DAISY D. MONROE Dau/W/F/Oct1886/13/AttendedSchool/Nebraska/NY/IN Nelley Monroe Dau/W/F/Jan1889/11/AttendedSchool/Nebraska/NY/IN Leroy Monroe Son/W/M/Jan1892/8/AttendedSchool/Nebraska/NY/IN Myrtle Monroe Dau/W/F/Nov1894/5/AttendedSchool/Nebraska/NY/IN Charles E. Bruiman Boarder/M/W/Aug1870/29/Single/CountyTreasurer/Iowa/Switz/PA ------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Pennsylvania London Grove, ED 56, Chester County Enumerated 14 June 1880 Page 305D Lines 30-37, HH 193/196 Henry Rakestraw 34/W/M/Married/Farmer/PA/PA/PA MARY JANE RAKESTRAW 34/W/F/Wife/KeepingHouse/PA/PA/MD Gertrude Rakestraw 8/W/F/Dau/AtHome/PA/PA/PA Marion Rakestraw 5/W/F/Dau/AtHome/PA/PA/PA Lydia Rakestraw 3/W/F/Dau/AtHome/PA/PA/PA Benjamin Hobson 77/W/M/Married/FatherInLaw/PA/PA/PA Ann Hobson 67/W/F/Married/MotherInLaw/MD/MD/MD Benjamin Boyd 23/Black/M/Single/Servant/FarmLaborer/PA/PA/PA ----------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Sadsbury Township, Borough of Christiana, ED 104, Lancaster County Enumerated 20 June 1900 Page 58A, Sheet 4 Lines 21-23, HH 78/78 Mary Rakestraw Head/W/F/Feb1845/55/Widowed/3children3living/OwnsHmFree/PA/PA/MD Lydia Rakestraw Dau/W/F/April1877/23/Single/PA/PA/PA MORTON BUSHONG Nephew/W/M/Sept1881/18/Single/AttendedSchool/PA/PA/PA ------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Nebraska Omaha, Ed 28, Douglas County Enumerated 18 & 19 April 1910 Page 162B, Sheet 6 Lines 59-66, HH 2017/101/142 James R. Williams Head/M/W/36/MdTwiceCurrentlyMd2yrs/RentsHm/ManagerDeptStore/IN/IN/IN Jeanette S. Williams Wife/F/W/30/Iowa/Germany/Germany Frank Sadler Boarder/M/W/23/Single/CommercialSecretary/KY/KY/KY Gus Blunk Boarder/M/W/25/Single/StoreClerk/Iowa/Germany/Germany Jessie MacMillen Boarder/F/W/34/Single/OfficeStenographer/FrenchCanada/FrenchCanada/FrenchCanada Jane MacMillern Boarder/W/W/28/Single/FCanada/FCanada/FCanada Chick Hassett Boarder/F/W/29/Single/OperatorRROfice/OH/Canada/England DAISY MONROE Boarder/F/W/23/Single/OperatorTypeWriter/Iowa/PA/Iowa --------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Could not find Morton Edwin Bushong ----------------------------- Around 1912 Morton Edwin Bushong married Daisy D. Monroe and were living in Cleveland, OH in the 1920 census. ------------------------------ World War I Draft Registration 10 September 1918 Name: Morton Edwin Bushong Residence: 1837 Taylor Road, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Born: 10 September 1881 Age: 37 Occupation: Traveling Salesman Employer: Oakland Motor Car Company Relative: Daisy Bushong, same address as above Physical Description: Height - Tall Build - Medium Eyes - Blue Hair - Brown -------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Ohio East Cleveland, Ward 4, ED 542, Cuyahoga County Enumerated 4 & 5 February 1920 Page 240A, Sheet 17 Lines 5-7, HH 1837/142/179 Taylor Road Morton E. Bushong Head/RentsHm/M/W/38/Md/CommercialWholesaleAutomobiles/PA/PA/PA Daisy Bushong Wife/F/W/33/Nebraska/NY/IN Francis Roach Lodger/F/W/24/Single/Stenographer/OH/OH/OH ----------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Darby Township, ED 23-161, Delaware County Enumerated 1 may 1930 Page 140B, Sheet 36 Lines 75-77, HH 465/890/939 Windermere Road Morton E. Bushong Head/OwnsHm$3000/HasRadio/M/W/45/MdAge27/AutoSalesman/PA/PA/PA Daisy M. Bushong Wife/F/W/39/MdAge21/Nebraska/NY/IN Catherine Hicks ServantMaid/F/Negro/35/Divorced/MdAge28/SC/VA/VA -------------------------- World War II Draft Registration 21 April 1942 Name: Morton Edwin Bushong Residence: 465 Windermere Road, Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania Someone who will always know your address: Mrs. Daisy M. Bushong, Same Address Age: 60 years Place of Birth: West Grove, Pennsylvania Date of Birth: 10 September 1881 Self Employed - Business address - 148 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Physical Description: White, 8 feet 8 1/2 inches tall, Brown Eyes, Black Hair, Ruddy complexion, 220 pounds -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, I told you I would get back to you when I knew more about Donald Richard Bushong. Back the 26 April 2009 I posted about the lineage of this fellow not realizing that he was a descendant. I am re-posting that post here with a few new comments in caps, but for further information on the family check the BOSCHONG Archives for April 2009 and October 2008. I would like to thank Rich from Roseland Park Cemetery who I talked to first for being so helpful and second to William Kraulik who was so gracious to spend time talking with me by telephone. LINEAGE: Jacob Bushong & Eve Bossert John Bushong & Barbara Kreighbaum Daniel Bushong & Janet/Jenette Stevenson William Andrew Bushong & Louise Carrie Myers Donald Willis Bushong & Margaret C. Palmer Donald Richard Bushong & Karen Lawrence {No issue} ------------------------ Friday I talked to Rich at the Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan and he confirmed that Sgt. Donald Richard Bushong was buried in their cemetery. Price Funeral Home in Troy was in charge of burial and he is buried near Woodward Avenue with a bronze military marker marking his grave. His grave location: ROSELAND PARK CEMETERY (Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan) DONALD R. BUSHONG Section 48 Lot 129 Grave 6 Burial date: 25 July 1968 Two other graves are in this Lot. That of his mother Margaret C. (Palmer) Kraulik who passed away 9 November 2006 at age 87 years and one for her husband William Kraulik who is still alive. Yesterday (Saturday) I spoke with the step-father, William Kraulik who lives in Ferndale about his step-son and wife Margaret. He told me that Margaret had divorced Donald W. Bushong and that he had married Margaret in 1968 the year that Donald was killed in Viet Nam. They had known each other for years before they married. He told me that Donald was on his second tour in Viet Nam when he was killed. He told me that Donald had two sisters. One sister named Rebecca was murdered Christmas Eve in 1993 by her husband's son after an argument and he is serving time in prison for that murder. She is buried under the name Rebecca D'Angelo. The other sister Marianna married a Jarvis. She has some serious health issues. She is widowed, has three daughters and a son and lives near William Kraulik. Donald Richard Bushong's wife Karen Lawrence remarried after Donald's death but he could not remember who she married or where she is living as he lost touch. ------------------------- Rick Gamber submitted this obit to the Bushong Bulletin:10:1 (Spring 1994) The Pontiac Press Pontiac, Michigan 22 July 1968 TROY MARINE DIED ON 2ND DUTY TOUR. The Defense Department has announced that Marine Sgt. Donald Bushong, 21, of 1780 Westwood, Troy, was killed in action in Vietnam. He was killed in combat in Quang Nam Province of South Vietnam on 14 July. He had enlisted in the Marines when he was 17 and began his second tour of duty in Vietnam in January. Bushong attended Troy High School and finished his schooling in the service. Military ceremonies. Funeral arrangements are pending at Price Funeral Home in Troy. Burial with full military ceremonies will be in Roselawn {Roseland} Park Cemetery, Berkley. Surviving are his wife, Karen; mother, Mrs. Margaret C. Bushong of Madison Heights; father, Donald W. of Troy; two sisters; one brother and a grandmother, Mrs. L. C. Bushong of North Canton, Ohio. Troy Mayor Jule R. Famularo has ordered that the flag at city hall be flown at half staff until the funeral. Sgt. Bushong is the second Troy man to die in the Vietnam War." -------------------------- Subject: [BOSCHONG] More on Family of William Andrew Bushong, Born 1882 - Stark County, Ohio Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:17:42 EDT Boschong Subscribers, This is really tricky research as there was more then one William and Donald Bushong.in Ohio. We hope we have sorted it out correctly! These people all lived in Stark County, Ohio. ------------------------------- William Andrew Bushong, Born 24 January 1882, the son of Daniel Bushong and second wife Jenette (Stevenson) Coy married Louisa Carrie Myers, 6 July 1905 in Stark County, Ohio. William Andrew Bushong and Louisa Carrie Myers had 3 sons: 1. Donald W. Bushong, Born 9 April 1907, Died 27 April 1988 2. Charles E. Bushong, Born 3 September 1908, Died 5 June 2006 {See Archives for obit posted April 2007 and September 2008} 3. William C. Bushong, Born about 1909 {Not sure if this is him on SSDI: Born 6 June 1909, Died September 1985} -------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Ohio Canton, Ward 1, ED 159, Stark County Enumerated 22 April 1910 Page 105A, Sheet 11 Lines 19-22, HH 711/196/205 Brown Avenue William A. Bushong Head/Male/White/28/Md4yrs/ClerkPostOffice/RentsHome/OH/OH/Scotland Lula C. Bushong Wife/Female/White/28/2children2living/PA/PA/PA Donald W. Bushong Son/Male/White/3/OH Charles R. Bushong Son/Male/White/1yr7mos/OH ---------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Ohio Canton Township, Ed 58, Stark County Enumerated 5 & 6 January 1920 Page 202A, Sheet 3 Lines 14-19, HH 523/54/49 William H. Palmer Head/OwnFree/61/Single/SalesmanDryGoodsStore/OH/OH/OH Maurice A. Zerby Lodger/Male/White/19/Single/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/OH William Bushong Lodger/Male/White/37/Married/ClerkPostOffice/OH/OH/OH C. Louisa Bushong Lodger/Female/White/38/PA/PA/PA W. Donald Bushong Lodger/Male/White/12/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/PA C. William Bushong Lodger/Male/White/11/Attendedschool/OH/OH/PA ----------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Ohio Plain Township, Canton City, Ward 7, ED 76-39, Stark County Enumerated 5 April 1930 Page 137A, Sheet 6 Lines 19-22, HH 1335/129/151 William A. Bushong Head/OwnHm$10,000/HasRadio/M/W/48/MdAge24/CatererDeli/OH/OH/Scotland Lula C. Bushong Wife/Female/White/48/MdAge24/PA/PA/PA Donald W. Bushong Son/Male/White/22/MdAge22/ClerkSweepers/OH/OH/PA Charles E. Bushong Son/Male/White/21/Single/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/PA --------------------------------- Donald W. Bushong married Beulah Morris. They had at least 3 sons and possibly more children: {WE NOW THINK THAT THERE WERE ONLY THREE CHILDREN BORN TO THEM, LISTED BELOW} 1. Infant Son who died 1932.{THIS IS PROBABLY A SON NAMED DONALD. SEE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE BELOW FOR HIS DEATH} 2. William C. Bushong, Born 16 June 1934 and Died 26 April 1994 3. Richard Morris Bushong, Born 13 December 1935 and Died at aged 3 days, 16 December 1935. NOTE: SOME RESEARCHER HAVE THAT THERE WERE TWINS BORN IN 1935 BUT WE SEE NO EVIDENCE OF THIS IN THE DEATH RECORDS IN OHIO AND BELIEVE THAT THE SON WHO DIED IN 1932 AS PER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WAS PROBABLY NAMED DONALD.DOES ANYONE HAVE PROOF TO REFUTE THIS? PLEASE LET ME KNOW FOR SURE. THANKS. ----------------------------- The Respository Canton, Ohio 20 October 1932 Page 9 BUSHONG-----Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Bushong of 225 West Park boulevard, N. Canton, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday from Seesholtz Funeral home. Burial in Westlawn. Surviving are the parents and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Morris of Springfield and Mrs. and Mrs. William Bushong of North Canton, grandparents. The child died Wednesday in Aultman hospital. NOTE: PROBABLY THIS IS DONALD BUSHONG ------------------------------- Ohio State Death Records Certificate #76181 Place of Death: Aultman Hospital, Canton, Stark County, Ohio Name: Richard Morris Bushong Male, White, Infant, Aged 3 days Died: 13 December 1935 Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia & Enlarged Thymus Father: Donald W. Bushong, Born Canton, Ohio Mother: Beulah Morris, Born Springfield, Ohio Date and Place of Burial: 17 December 1935, West Lawn Cemetery, Stark County, Ohio ------------------------------- Ohio Deaths Death Certificate #33071 Name: William C. Bushong Born: 16 June 1934, Ohio Died: 26 April 1994, Aultman Hospital, Canton, Stark County, Ohio Male, White, Married Father's Surname: Bushong Mother's Maiden Name: Morris {Beulah Morris} --------------------------- World War II Registration Name: William Andrew Bushong Place of Residence: 1335 18th Street, North Canton, Stark County, Ohio Aged: 60 years Place of Birth: Mapleton, Ohio Date of Birth: 24 January 1882 Wife: Louise C. Bushong Place of Employment: Canton Drop Farge & Manufacture Company, Canton, Ohio ----------------------------- Ohio Deaths, Certificate #79582 Name: William Bushong Birth Date: Est. 1882 Male, White, Married, Aged 81 years Residence: Canton, Stark County, Ohio Date of Death: 2 October 1963, Autopsy Done Place of Death: Aultman Hospital, Canton, Stark County, Ohio -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, There has been a lot of discussion about an article in the Fall 1984 issue of the Bushong Bulletin where Carol W. Bell put up a pretty good case claiming that the Revolutionary War soldier buried in Grandview Cemetery was really Jacob Bushong her ancestor. She put out a lot of material to support her claim, but even with all that, there is one small detail that she seemed to have overlooked. The stone was erected in 1829, the year that Samuel Bushong died. The tombstone reads "SAMUEL BUSHONG DIED 1829, FOUGHT UNDER BARON STEUBEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR." If Samuel Bushong died in 1829 which we believe he did, then he could not possibly be Jacob Bushong born 1753-54 since that Jacob was still alive and signing a Deed with his wife Eve in April 1830 in Centreville. (Columbiana County Ohio Deed Book 13, Page 348). There definitely was a Samuel Bushong who died in 1829 and his name was not Jacob. Sorry guys. Gloria

Boschong Subscribers, I have found the burial place of Donald Richard Bushong thanks to Nancy Bushong. He is buried in Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan. I have talked to his step-father and will be doing a post some time this weekend on him and the family. I have a busy Saturday away from the computer so until then. Gloria Bushong

Thanks Nancy. I will call the cemetery and see if they have additional information on him. Gloria

Gloria according to Robert Sage ([email protected]) Donald Richard Bushong is buried in Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, MI. Roberts Sage is a Vietnam vet who researches and posts burial sites of fallen comrades. I found this information on www.vvmf.org/thewall. Nancy Bushong -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] Donald Richard Bushong, Troy, Michigan, Died in Viet Nam War, ... I heard from Arlington National Cemetery, and Donald Richard Bushong is not buried there, or at least they have no record of his burial there. Next step will have to be to write to San Diego, California to see who he names as his parents on his marriage application. This may take awhile unless someone lives in San Diego on this List and can walk it through. 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 heard from Arlington National Cemetery, and Donald Richard Bushong is not buried there, or at least they have no record of his burial there. Next step will have to be to write to San Diego, California to see who he names as his parents on his marriage application. This may take awhile unless someone lives in San Diego on this List and can walk it through. Gloria

We found all of the children of Oscar Taylor Bushong and wife Julia Sims in the 1930 census except Glen Bushong. We know he was still alive as he is mentioned in the heirs of Amanda Bushong in 1953. {See December 2004 in BOSCHONG Archives} 1930 Federal Census: District of Columbia Washington, ED 171 Enumerated 2 April 1930 Page 109A, Sheet 2 Lines 1-8, HH 153/2/2 Bettie S. Burke Head/RentsHm/F/W/52/Widowed/VA/VA/VA George T. Burke Son/Male/White/19/single/DairymanAtDairy/VA/VA/VA Orestes P. Burke Son/Male/White/17/DeliversMilkDairy/VA/VA/VA Pauline E. Burke Dau/Female/White/15/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Sadie E. Burke Dau/Female/White/12/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Steve Cook Boarder/Male/White/21/Single/LaborerDairy/VA/VA/VA RALPH BUSHONG Boarder/Male/White/19/Single/DeliversMilkDairy/VA/VA/VA Arthur Herring Boarder/Male/White/19/Single/LaborerDairy/VA/VA/VA --------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: District of Columbia Washington, Precinct 10, ED 285 Enumerated 15 April 1930 Page 57B, Sheet 7 Lines 18-19, HH 1429 George C. Paytes Head/RentsHm/HasRadio/M/W/26/MdAge21/AutoMechanic/VA/VA/VA VESTA E. PAYTES Wife/Female/White/25/MdAge21/ClerkAtTelephoneCo/VA/VA/VA ------------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Virginia Culpeper Town, Calatpa District, Ed 24-1, Culpeper County Enumerated 7 April 1930 Page 44A, Sheet 5 Lines 4-7, HH 88-125 George Clarke Head/OwnsHm$6000/M/W/42/MdAge36/MerchantRetailHardware/VA/VA/VA GLADYS M. CLARKE Wife/Female/White/23/MdAge18/VA/VA/VA Julia Fay Clarke Dau/Female/White/4yrs2mos/VA/VA/VA OSCAR BUSHONG BrotherInLaw/Male/White/17/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA ----------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong