The Courier News Houston, Texas covering Montgomery County, Texas 16 December 2010 VERA MARTHA STARKEY Starkey, Vera Martha Jan 6, 1942-Dec 12, 2010 Born in Pasadena, Texas Ms. Starkey taught high school in the Houston area for 17 years. She began her second career with Educational Design in 1985 until present. She was very instrumental in developing "Coach" books that prepared students for the "Teams" test, precursor to TAKS and TAAS. She was devoted to seeing that every child had a shot at developing their education to the best of her ability. She saw that many underprivledged children received books. Ms. Starkey traveled to many parts of the world to enlighten her spirit and help those in need. Our beloved Sister, Mother, and Grandmother was tragically taken from us. She is now surrounded by the love and warmth of our Heavenly Father. We will miss her and love her always. She was survived by son, Mark Starkey, Grandsons J. W. and Brock Starkey, Sisters and Family, Jeanette and Charles Goodman, C. J. Milstead and Craige Raus, and Merry and Perry Bushong of Fort Worth, Neices and Nephews, Rob Milstead, Andy Trevayne, Michael McBride, Perry Bushong,II, and Michelle Bushong and a host of cousins, aunts, and uncles. A Celebration of Life will take place at Unity Church , 25250 Borough Parks, #106, The Woodlands, Tx Saturday , Dec. 18th at 3:00 pm. Flowers will be received at the church from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Or you may make a donation to Great Oak School, 715 E. Carrell Street, Tomball, Tx. 77375, or a charity of your choice. Reception following. Ms. Starkey is survived by her son, Mark Starkey, grandsons J.W. and Brock Starkey, sisters Jeanette and Charles Goodman, C.J Milstead and Craig Raus and Merry and Perry Bushong, nieces and nephews, Rob Milstead, Andy Trevayne, Michael McBride, P.J. Bushong and Michele Bushong, and a host of other family. She was preceded in death by her father Leonard Hill and Mother Vera Sybil Hill. ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Mt Vernon Register-News Mt. Vernon, Illinois 7 December 2010 GLORIA SALMERI MT. VERNON — Gloria J. Salmeri of O’Fallon, Mo., died on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at the age of 66. She was the loving wife of Joseph Salmeri Jr.; dear daughter of the late Clarence Bushong and Fern Anna Neidhardt; devoted mother of Barb (Joseph) Steller, Gina (Bob) Strobeck, Gloria (Scott) Mandrell and Joseph Sameri III; cherished grandmother of nine; dear sister of Audrey (Bill) Johnson, Nina Peacock, Donna (Ray) Richards; and sister-in-law of Chris Bushong. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Clarence Bushong Jr., Gary Bushong and Raymon Bushong. Mrs. Salmeri was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Mt. Vernon. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Bethel Cemetery in Mt. Vernon with the Rev. Jimmy Bledsoe officiating. Friends are asked to go directly to the cemetery on Friday. Visiation will be held Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Baue Funeral Home, 311 Wood St., O’Fallon, MO 63366. For more information, you may call Newell Funeral Home at 246-0100 or visit at www.newellfuneralhome.com ------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Potomac News Messenger Thursday, 16 December 2010 KATHY GAIL BENNICK, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died on December 11, 2010 at her home in Haymarket, Virginia. She was born on April 28, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late James Edward and Doris (Kirby) Lutz. Survivors include her loving husband of 37 years, John R. Bennick, Jr. of Haymarket, VA; two daughters: Amy Uselding and husband John of Warrenton, VA and Alyson Burnett and husband Jason of Gainesville, VA; one sister: B. Jeanne Wilson and husband Bruce of Churchton, MD; one brother: Clark Lutz of Lusby, MD; half-brother: James E. Lutz Jr.and wife Irene of Austin, TX.; half-sister: Joyce Howard of Pasadena, MD and five grandchildren: Tristan, Logan and Jillian Burnett and Eliana and Maggie Uselding. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 20, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 7850 Millfield Drive, Warrenton, Virginia 20187. Interment will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, New Market, VA at 3:00 PM on Tuesday. Condolences may be sent to _www.piercefh.com_ (http://www.piercefh.com/) ------------------- Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, We are very sad to report the passing of Kathy Bennick of a sudden heart attack in Haymarket, Virginia. Kathy was the wife of John Bennick, a Myers/Bowen descendant. I had been searching for them for a long time since John is related to the Battlefield Bushongs through his Bowen family and through Joseph Myers to Russell's family. I had finally made a contact just the year before last and Kathy, John and I had some great conversations about the family in New Market. I finally got to meet John and Kathy this past October when they attended the 2010 Bushong Reunion. There are pictures of them up in the photo album. Kathy had become one of my Facebook friends and was such a nice person. John and Kathy were going to go to the Myers/Wood cemetery on Smith Creek Road when winter killed the poison ivy back and try to clean it up. John says he is still going to see to it at some point. Kathy will be buried in Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery at New Market, Virginia. We send our heartfelt condolences to John and Kathy's family for their sudden loss. Kathy was only 62 years old. Gloria

The Springfield Globe-Republic Tuesday Evening, 26 January 1886 Page 4, Column 2 LOCAL BREVITIES Will Bushong living on West Dibert avenue, on his way home from business last Friday evening fell, striking the back of his head so hard on the hard ground, for a time it was thought the life was out of him. He has been confined to his bed since that time and is not much better. ---------------------------- The Springfield Daily Republic Springfield, Ohio Friday, 23 March 1888 Page 4, Column 3 Mr. Will Bushong and wife, nee Miss Carrington, have returned to their old home in Springfield to remain. Mr. Bushong will be engaged with Mr. C. A. Reeser at the Innisfallen greenhouse. The St. Paul church and congregation will give Mrs. Bushong a very hearty welcome back to her old place in the church choir, where she was a great favorite with the church and congregation. NOTE: They had moved to Cincinnati but didn't stay long. Kate Carrington Bushong sang soprano in the church choir. ----------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

The Lima News 22 January 1927 Page 2, Column 8 OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY BANK OF LEIPSIC LEIPSIC, 22 January --- (Special) Isaac N. Bushong, of Gladstone, Michigan, who came here for the annual election of officers of the Bank of Leipsic, has returned to his home. He is President of the Bank of Leipsic. Frank D. Rosenberger, for more than a quarter of a century, Cashier of the Bank of Leipsic, was re-elected. Other officers named were: S. P. Edwards, Vice President; Second Vice President W. A. Lewis; H. H. Felsted, Assistant Cashier; R. W. Wortman, Second Assistant Cashier. ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, I am pretty sure that I had posted information about John Edward Bushong and his wife Turia to the List at one time but could not find any information on this couple when I did a search of the archives. Please, will someone, let me know for sure and if I did, what the heck happened to it? ----------------------- The Richmond Gazette Thursday, 21 May 1925 Page 2, Column 1 MARRIAGE LICENSES (Marysville Journal) John E. Bushong, 54, Liberty Township and Turia E. Bushong, 55, Liberty Township. Rev. J. C. Eaton performed the ceremony. ---------------------- The Richmond Gazette Thursday, 21 May 1925 Page 2, Column 4 BUSHONGS ARE REMARRIED Mrs. Turia Bushong was remarried to Edward Bushong Thursday morning. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. C. Eason. At the time of the marital trouble of Mr. and Mrs. Bushong, the latter sued her husband for divorce. He then had her arrested and taken before the probate court on a lunacy charge, but the examining physicians found her sane. A divorce was granted on 4 April. Another case filed by Mrs. Bushong for partition of a farm in Liberty Township from the court. Their friends are hoping their second marriage will be a happier one. -------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, I don't believe we have put this obit on the List but we have posted about Abraham Bushong and his wives before. See BOSCHONG Archives for February 2005, March 2009 and June 2010. ------------------ The Lexington Gazette Wednesday, 3 April 1912 Page 5, Column 2 DEATH OF MRS. MARY E. BUSHONG Mrs. Mary E. Bushong died last Wednesday evening, 27 March 1912, at 6:30 o'clock at her home on Randolph street, Lexington, after an illness of two weeks of pneumonia. The remains were taken to Fairfield Friday for interment. The funeral was held in the Methodist church at that place, and the body was laid to rest in the Fairfield cemetery. Rev. S. C. Akers of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. Mrs. Bushong was a daughter of Mr. Elisha Bryan and her mother was a Miss Campbell of Rockbridge. Her husband, Mr. Abraham Bushong, died in 1894. She removed from her old home near Fairfield to Lexington three years ago and lived here until her death. Mrs. Bushong was a member of the Methodist church at Fairfield, and was loyal and devoted in her church relations. She is survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are: Messrs. E. H. Bryan, W. L. Bryan and C. L. Bryan of Fairfield, and Mrs. Nannie E. Crist of Vesuvius, and Mrs. J. H. Weiss of Fairfield. ----------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Thanks Gloria for getting this out...,.My copy is ordered, can't wait to receive as the lineage she is tracing are my ancestors on my Mother's side in the Ft. Valley. Geraldine ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:18:12 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [BOSCHONG] New Book of Interest to the the Bushongs of Powell's Fort, Shenandoah Co. VA Northern Virginia Daily Monday, 6 December 2012 FORT VALLEY RESIDENTS RELEASE BOOK AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH By Jessica Wiant FORT VALLEY - Sparked by the front porch stories her stepfather told about the old days and the encouragement of a neighbor, Jeanette Ritenour, of Fort Valley, has spent decades researching and collecting the history of her home place. Her work -- copying down information from tombstones and courthouse records and interviewing her relatives and friends -- has benefited books about Shenandoah's cemeteries and marriages, but now will truly get its time in the spotlight. "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and Culture of Virginia's 'Valley Within a Valley,'" the first publication of the Fort Valley Museum, weighing in at more than 4 pounds a copy, is finally finished. For Ritenour, 83, the book represents nearly a lifetime of collecting history. She recalls that after moving onto her husband's home place in the 1970s and getting him off to work every day, she spent her time heading out to cemeteries with neighbor Mazie Cullers, filling in her own family's history. Later, she says, she took up the task of copying all of Fort Valley's marriage records -- driving daily to the courthouse and going in with the staff for the day. "And I wore out a car, too," she says. Oddly enough, Ritenour jokes that she never liked history in school, but learned to love it hearing her stepfather, Orie Munch, talk about the past. "Orie used to hold court there on his porch," friend and co-author Jim Trott says. And so began an ongoing hobby of gathering up all the local history she could. "I still can't leave the newspaper alone. Everything about Fort Valley, I cut it out," she says. People are losing too many things to the past, Ritenour says, and no one else had ever done a comprehensive book about the valley. "People didn't even talk about it," she says. The process of turning all of her work into a book began in the spring of 2004, when Ritenour enlisted the help of fellow Fort Valley residents Trott and his wife, Meg. The "valley within a valley" is fairly isolated, lying in the middle of the Massanutten Mountain range between the north and south forks of the Shenandoah River, stretching about 21 miles in length, Mrs. Trott explains. Acting president of the Fort Valley Museum and veteran history teacher, Mrs. Trott says she organized and added to Ritenour's work in order to complete the book. Her husband wrote the chapter about the Civil War, as neither lady is too interested in war, she says. Organizing the book involved physically rearranging all of Ritenour's research into boxes or piles for chapters -- "like shuffling cards," she says. Lots of people gave help and advice along the way, they all say, from the design of the cover to the layout of the pages. The final product covers all aspects of life in Fort Valley, from its earliest settlers and geography to the organizations and clubs in the 20th century. Some of the most prevalent family names appear in the book -- names like Ritenour, Munch, Burner and McClanahan. More information was available for some families than for others. Chapter 5 is dedicated entirely to the valley's old country stores, Mrs. Trott says. And of course some of the valley's most prominent locations and legends -- like the now-gone Burner's White Sulphur Springs, later called Seven Fountains Resort; the fort's three iron furnaces; and the story that George Washington picked out the valley as a final retreat location in the case of a British victory -- are fleshed out in the book. All told, there are eight chapters, 1,100 footnotes and 559 illustrations, including old photographs and maps. Though the book took longer than anyone planned, its authors agree that now is a good time for it. Besides being just in time for holiday gifts, the book comes at a time when they feel the Fort Valley community is tighter than ever, Mrs. Trott says. Many residents are excited for the release of the book, she adds. The authors hope the book will spark people's imaginations, and inspire others to take up where they left off, as they all agree that once the book is out, more information will come forward. For Ritenour, especially, though the bulk of the work is finally done, it's hard to feel it's finished. "I don't think it's sunk in with me yet," she says. "I still feel that there's something out there we've got to do." --------------------------- How to get a copy of the Book: "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and Culture of Virginia's 'Valley Within a Valley'" is priced at $59.95, plus $6 for shipping and handling, and is available exclusively online at _www.fortvalleybook.com_ (http://www.fortvalleybook.com/) or at one of the following upcoming book signings: • Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Inn at Narrow Passage on U.S. 11 south at Chapman Landing Road in Woodstock. • Sunday, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Fort Valley Museum's Trinity Church on Dry Run Road in Fort Valley. • Dec. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Trinity Church. ---------------------------- 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

Northern Virginia Daily Monday, 6 December 2012 FORT VALLEY RESIDENTS RELEASE BOOK AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH By Jessica Wiant FORT VALLEY - Sparked by the front porch stories her stepfather told about the old days and the encouragement of a neighbor, Jeanette Ritenour, of Fort Valley, has spent decades researching and collecting the history of her home place. Her work -- copying down information from tombstones and courthouse records and interviewing her relatives and friends -- has benefited books about Shenandoah's cemeteries and marriages, but now will truly get its time in the spotlight. "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and Culture of Virginia's 'Valley Within a Valley,'" the first publication of the Fort Valley Museum, weighing in at more than 4 pounds a copy, is finally finished. For Ritenour, 83, the book represents nearly a lifetime of collecting history. She recalls that after moving onto her husband's home place in the 1970s and getting him off to work every day, she spent her time heading out to cemeteries with neighbor Mazie Cullers, filling in her own family's history. Later, she says, she took up the task of copying all of Fort Valley's marriage records -- driving daily to the courthouse and going in with the staff for the day. "And I wore out a car, too," she says. Oddly enough, Ritenour jokes that she never liked history in school, but learned to love it hearing her stepfather, Orie Munch, talk about the past. "Orie used to hold court there on his porch," friend and co-author Jim Trott says. And so began an ongoing hobby of gathering up all the local history she could. "I still can't leave the newspaper alone. Everything about Fort Valley, I cut it out," she says. People are losing too many things to the past, Ritenour says, and no one else had ever done a comprehensive book about the valley. "People didn't even talk about it," she says. The process of turning all of her work into a book began in the spring of 2004, when Ritenour enlisted the help of fellow Fort Valley residents Trott and his wife, Meg. The "valley within a valley" is fairly isolated, lying in the middle of the Massanutten Mountain range between the north and south forks of the Shenandoah River, stretching about 21 miles in length, Mrs. Trott explains. Acting president of the Fort Valley Museum and veteran history teacher, Mrs. Trott says she organized and added to Ritenour's work in order to complete the book. Her husband wrote the chapter about the Civil War, as neither lady is too interested in war, she says. Organizing the book involved physically rearranging all of Ritenour's research into boxes or piles for chapters -- "like shuffling cards," she says. Lots of people gave help and advice along the way, they all say, from the design of the cover to the layout of the pages. The final product covers all aspects of life in Fort Valley, from its earliest settlers and geography to the organizations and clubs in the 20th century. Some of the most prevalent family names appear in the book -- names like Ritenour, Munch, Burner and McClanahan. More information was available for some families than for others. Chapter 5 is dedicated entirely to the valley's old country stores, Mrs. Trott says. And of course some of the valley's most prominent locations and legends -- like the now-gone Burner's White Sulphur Springs, later called Seven Fountains Resort; the fort's three iron furnaces; and the story that George Washington picked out the valley as a final retreat location in the case of a British victory -- are fleshed out in the book. All told, there are eight chapters, 1,100 footnotes and 559 illustrations, including old photographs and maps. Though the book took longer than anyone planned, its authors agree that now is a good time for it. Besides being just in time for holiday gifts, the book comes at a time when they feel the Fort Valley community is tighter than ever, Mrs. Trott says. Many residents are excited for the release of the book, she adds. The authors hope the book will spark people's imaginations, and inspire others to take up where they left off, as they all agree that once the book is out, more information will come forward. For Ritenour, especially, though the bulk of the work is finally done, it's hard to feel it's finished. "I don't think it's sunk in with me yet," she says. "I still feel that there's something out there we've got to do." --------------------------- How to get a copy of the Book: "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and Culture of Virginia's 'Valley Within a Valley'" is priced at $59.95, plus $6 for shipping and handling, and is available exclusively online at _www.fortvalleybook.com_ (http://www.fortvalleybook.com/) or at one of the following upcoming book signings: • Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Inn at Narrow Passage on U.S. 11 south at Chapman Landing Road in Woodstock. • Sunday, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Fort Valley Museum's Trinity Church on Dry Run Road in Fort Valley. • Dec. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Trinity Church. ---------------------------- Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Well, that didn't turn out well. There is a photo with the article that say: "A monument to Mary Ann Landes sits toppled in a family cemetary near Burketown in Northern Augusta County, Saturday Dec. 4, 2010. Decendants of John Landes, who was born in 1752 in York County, Pa. and migrated to the Shenandoah Valley after the Revolutionary War, were on hand as a team of students and professors from JMU used a ground penetrating radar as part of a project to learn about the graveyard." You can go to the website and read the article and see the photo: _h ttp://www2.newsvirginian.com/news/wnv-news/2010/dec/05/radar-probes-submerged-graves-ar-695094/_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/news/wnv-news/2010/dec/05/radar-probes-submerged-graves-ar-695094/) Gloria

Boschong Subscribers, Here is an interesting article that I want to share. John Landes came from York County, Pennsylvania and we know that the Bushongs married in to this family. ----------------------------- The News Virginian Sunday, 5 December 2010 WEYERS CAVE -- The sloping pasture land near Weyers Cave in northern _Augusta County_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/provinceorstate/tags/augusta-county/ ) contains centuries-old family mysteries that could be fully explained by a technology developed during the Vietnam War. On Saturday, _James Madison University_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/organization/tags/james-madison-university/) _geophysics_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/technology/tags/geophysics/) student _Tim Charlton_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/tim-charlton/) spent several hours using a _radar device_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/industryterm/tags/radar-device/) mounted on wheels, resembling a lawnmower, to look for graves in the _Landes Cemetery_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/facility/tags/landes-cemetery/) . Many of the graves from the 1800s have been submerged under ground by decades of erosion and runoff. Headstones were also moved or broken by cattle on the farm amid which the cemetery sits. Descendants of _John Landes_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/john-landes/) rediscovered the site, inundated with three feet of weeds, based on a picture on a _family web site_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/industryterm/tags/family-web-site/) . Relatives and researchers have visited often, but Saturday's effort brought a newer technology to the historic study. Descendants want to reestablish the cemetery headstones in proper locations, determine the number of burials and construct a fence. The _JMU_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/organization/tags/james-madison-universi ty/) _radar device_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/industryterm/tags/radar-device/) sent waves penetrating into the ground. Data feed back into a computer atop of the device. _Anna Courtier_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/anna-courtier/) , a professor of _geophysics_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/technology/tags/geophysics/) at _JMU_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/organization/tags/james-madison-university/) , said the data collected Saturday will be analyzed over the coming months to determine how many graves are underground. _Courtier_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/anna-courtier/) said _the ground radar technology_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/technology/tags/ground-radar-technology/) was first used in the Vietnam War to look for tunnels. “We will see the depth,’’ said _Courtier_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/anna-courtier/) , who said the university's _lab software_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/industryterm/tags/lab-software/) will also offer color coding that could indicate grave headstones. Kim Garrison of _Arlington_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/city/tags/arlington/) is one of the descendants of _John Landes_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/john-landes/) , the first person buried in the cemetery in 1819. Her research has shown that _Landes_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/john-landes/) was a Mennonite who did not believe in bearing arms. She and her first cousin, _Marta Hudson_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/marta-hudson/) , began looking for the cemetery in 2007. Working through the _Massanutten Chapter_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/organization/tags/massanutten-chapter/) of the Archaeological Society of _Virginia_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/provinceorstate/tags/virginia/) , Garrison came in touch with _JMU_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/organization/tags/james-madison-university/) _archaeology and geography professor_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/position/tags/archaeology-and-geography-professor/) _Carole Nash_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/carole-nash/) . The _Landes Cemetery_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/facility/tags/landes-cemetery/) is one of hundreds small family cemeteries in the area, _Nash_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/carole-nash/) said. Many burials happened in the middle of the 1800s and continued until the early 1900s. _Nash_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/carole-nash/) , whose students have visited the site a number of times, said at least five people died and were buried in the cemetery in 1849 and 1850. She said the cause could have been a catastrophic illness. On Saturday, _Nash_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/carole-nash/) and her students were augmenting the work of _Courtier_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/anna-courtier/) and _Charlton_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/tim-charlton/) by using _GPS_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/technology/tags/gps/) and surveying equipment to map the site. The use of surface methods by _Nash_ (http://www2.newsvirginian.com/topics/types/person/tags/carole-nash/) and her students can ultimately be matched with the radar data. “That's the beauty of working across the disciplines,’’ she said. Garrison said she and other descendants are eager to learn more. “Of course we want to learn the total number of burials,’’ she said. ------------------------- Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and are looking forward to Christmas. Time seems to go by so fast these days! Wanted to let you know that the new dates and schedule for the Bushong Reunion 2012 are up on the website along with the photos from Bushong Reunion 2010. Mark your calendars and hope to see everyone there. Gloria Bushong _www.bushongreunion.com_ (http://www.bushongreunion.com)

Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, We have three corrections to make in a post we did back on 5 February 2010 concerning Ray Bushong married to Bessie Foltz. We were contacted by Julie Jacobs Everett who is a descendant of Clyde Gassman, the informant on the death record of Mary Frances Bushong. We are always appreciative when someone finds something that is spelled incorrectly and notifies us. Thanks to Julie for the additional information. -------------------------- Correction to be made in this death information is the spelling of the last name of informant and the spelling of Township. It should be Gassman as informant and Cass Township, so it should read: Ohio Death Certificate County: Hancock County Township: CASS Township Name: Mary Frances Bushong Female, White Died: 12 December 1923 Aged: 3 months 20 days Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia Burial: 14 December 1923, North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio Born: 22 August 1923, North Baltimore, Hancock County, Ohio Father: Ray Bushong, Born Ohio Mother: Bessie Foltz, Born Ohio Informant: Clyde GASSMAN, Arcadia, Ohio ---------------- We were informed that Clyde Gassman's mother, Anna (Engle) Gassman and Mary Frances Bushong's grandmother, Emma (Engle) Foltz, were sisters. After the death of her mother Emma (Engle) Foltz, Mary Frances Bushong was taken into the home of Clyde and Gladys (Browneller) Gassman and cared for until her death. ----------------------------------- The other correction is with the spelling of a first name in the 1910 census of Cloedil Foltz. It should read Chloe Delle Foltz. 1910 Federal Census: Ohio Henry Township, Ed 187, Wood County Enumerated 15 April 1910 Page 33A & B, Sheet 1 Lines 49-50 & 51-55, HH FM/11 Oliver W. Foltz Head/M/W/44/Md18yrs/GeneralFarmer/RentsFarm/OH/OH/OH Annie E. Foltz Wife/Female/White/38/5living/5living/OH/Germany/Germany Nellie M. Foltz Dau/Female/White/18/Single/OH/OH/OH Grover C. Foltz Son/Male/White/17/FarmLaborerHomeFarm/OH/OH/OH Bessie V. Foltz Dau/Female/White/15/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/OH Mary J. Foltz Dau/Female/White/13/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/OH CHLOE DELLE Foltz Dau/Female/White/3/OH/OH/OH ---------------------------------- Thanks again to Julie. ----------------------------------- Given to me by Julie Jacobs Everett and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

We send our sincere condolences to Ray and Gwen Bushong and family on the passing of his sister Margaret. -------------------------- The Courier Findlay, Ohio Wednesday, 17 November 2010 MARGARET STOTLER FROST All the angels were rejoicing on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, as Margaret (Stotler) Frost was carried into Heaven in the arms of her loving Saviour, Jesus Christ. She was born on September 2, 1920, to the late Orley Merl and Leota Mabel (Semler) Stotler in Big Lick Twp., OH. After the death of her father, Orley Stotler, Margaret's mother, Leota Stotler, was united in marriage to the late Ray Bushong. Margaret married Charles W. Frost on November 22, 1941, and he survives. Margaret is also survived by five children: David C. (Sally) Frost of Lebanon, TN, Jon A. Frost of Findlay, Ann L. (Ed) Hummon of Bluffton, OH, Marlene K. (Bill) Barrett of Findlay, and E. Jack (RaShea) Frost of Findlay; daughter-in-law, Karen Frost of Findlay; brother, Raymond (Gwen) Bushong of Findlay; two sisters: Dorothy Sworden, of Pemberville, and Rhoda Nelle (Hollace) Basinger, of McComb; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Theron "Terry" E. Frost; brother, Robert Bushong; two sisters: Elizabeth Bibler and Ruth McLeary; and two grandchildren: Lyn Elizabeth Frost and Jacquelin Hummon. After graduating from North Baltimore High School in 1938, Margaret went to work at J.J. Newberry's (five and dime store), where she met her loving husband, Charles W. "Chuck" Frost. Margaret and Chuck would have celebrated their 69th Wedding Anniversary, November 22. Chuck, with a twinkle in his eye, always liked to tell people he met his "Million Dollar Baby at a Five and Ten Cent Store". She continued to work for Newberry, later to Kresge, then Jupiter and then to K Mart, where she retired as Assistant Manager. She was a member of Findlay Grace Brethren Church, where she was the organist for many years. After her retirement, Chuck and Margaret enjoyed traveling, spending time with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Margaret and Chuck also served the Lord as missionaries to France and Africa. Visitation will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, Findlay. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 22, 2010 at Trinity Baptist Church, Findlay. Pastor Robert Kulp will officiate and burial will follow in Trinity Baptist Cemetery, Findlay. Memorials can be made in her memory to African Missions through the Findlay Grace Brethren Church. ------------------------------- Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

To my Boschong Subscribers, I want to wish each one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving with much good food and many Blessings. A very wise woman named Lucille Crumley wrote the following back in the 1971 Thanksgiving issue of IDEALS about Thanksgiving and I believe it is well worth sharing. She starts her article with the words of the Mayflower Compact which was really the beginning of our government structure and certainly shoots down any arguments that this nation was not founded under God. "In the name of God, Amen! We do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience." She goes on to explain the Pilgrims and that first Thanksgiving and ends it with the following: "Our American holiday of Thanksgiving is traced to this Plymouth colony, but the idea is much older. The origin of the custom of setting aside a time of thanksgiving to God is lost in the mists of time. There are repeated references to expressions of thanksgiving in the Old Testament. Noah, delivered from the flood, erected an altar to the Lord in thanksgiving. One can uncover in history many a poignant tableau of thanksgiving. In Revelation we can journey to the island of Patmos and join a prisoner, named John, to behold a future thanksgiving scene that spans the dimensions of time and space, to generate hope and new life in the weariest of human breasts. We find in Revelation 7: 11-12, "And all the angels stood round about the throne...and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen." Only the blessed of God know what Thanksgiving Day is really all about. Only the country that was founded, under God, is the greatest blest in 1971. We, the people of today, must preserve this heritage for our children and our children's children, the in the name of God. Amen! ------------------- I will be spending Thanksgiving with my daughter Jill and the entire family. There will be 13 of us around the table this year. The family will gather at my house for Christmas. If you are flying this Thanksgiving, keep a sense of humor. Just remember everyone else is in the same boat and this is still the greatest nation on earth! Don't let others bring you down. Gloria Bushong now on Facebook

The Meadville Tribune Meadville, Pennsylvania 21 October 2010 Julia Ann "Judy" Clark UNION CITY — Julia Ann (Judy) Clark, 74, of East Street, Union City, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at St. Vincent’s Health Center, Erie. Julia was born June 27, 1936, in Oxford, England, a daughter of the late Robert Baden Coates and Dorothy Elizabeth Coates. She was a homemaker, was a member of the Women of the Moose, Lodge 882 of Union City, and was also an avid bowler on the Union City Women’s League. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Earl Clark, in 1998; and by sisters, Dorothy Boyles and Barbara Rippington; and by brothers, Kenneth and Patrick Coates. Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Reynolds and her husband, Randy, of Union City, and Jennifer Bisbee of Centerville; a son, Michael Clark of Venango; grandchildren, Melinda Clark, Julia Bisbee, Taylor Clark, Michaele Bisbee, Nickola Bisbee and Caleb Clark; sisters, Janet Langsbury and her husband, John, of Oxford, Sheila Thomas and her husband, Kenneth, of Lakeland, Fla., and JILLIAN BUSHONG of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and brothers, Robert Coates, Lawrence Coates, and Michael Coates and his wife, Rita, all of Oxford. Friends may call at Robert M. Glenn Funeral Home Inc., 62 S. Main St., Union City, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and attend the funeral there on Monday, at 11 a.m. the Rev. Milton Jones will officiate with interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. ------------------------------- Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Our sincere condolences go to Mick and the family of Sheila Bushong -------------------------- Skagit Valley Herald Skagit, Washington 16 November 2010 SHEILA BUSHONG - 1949 - 2010 Sheila Bushong, age 61, a resident of Mount Vernon for three years, Bellingham for 32 years prior, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Skagit Valley Hospital. Sheila was born September 28, 1949 in Everett, WA. She married her "high school sweetheart" Mick Bushong in 1971 who became her lifetime love. They raised two children in Bellingham, Michael and Angela Bushong. Sheila was a devoted mother, wife, and friend. She was passionate person who expressed her gratitude to all she met. Sheila's greatest enjoyment was social outings with close friends and family, participating in her kids extracurricular activities, and cruising with her husband on their motorcycle to wherever the road may take them. She is preceded in death by her parents, Louie & Anna Owen. Sheila is survived by her husband, son, daughter, mother-in-law, Nadine Bushong, two sisters, Kay & Shirley Owen, and brother, Richard (Dick) and his wife Joann Owen. At Sheila's request there will be no public funeral service. Family and friends will join in a Remembrance of Life gathering held at a private location. You may share your memories of Sheila in the online Guest Book {at Hawthorne Funeral Home}. Arrangements are under the care of Hawthorne Funeral Home, Memorial Park, and On-site Crematory, Mount Vernon, Washington. --------------------------- Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Little did I know that one little article is an old newspaper would lead to so many questions yet unanswered. So where exactly is this Valley Forge. We believe it is just northwest of the New Market Battlefield on the west side of the River and north of what was Hess's Mill. ----------------------------- The Shenandoah Valley Herald Wednesday, 15 March 1882 Page 2, Column 4 On March 8th, William Bailey sold a house and lot, about a mile east of Valley Forge, in this county, to Franklin Bushong for $100. The house and lot William Bailey sold to Franklin "Frank" Bushong seems to be a mystery at this point in time. We found William Bailey and his family in the census records thinking it would put things in perspective, as to his residence and this house and lot, but according to all the censuses, William Bailey didn't own the property he lived on. So that means it must have been an inherited piece from his family or one of his wives. His father was Jesse Bailey and his mother was Christina Bowen. We think he sold the piece of property to get enough money to go to Greene County, Ohio where some of his children had gone. We are waiting for someone to retrieve the 1882 Deed from the courthouse at Woodstock to see the wording on the Deed. The Deed should tell us exactly where the property is located, then we can, from that, establish the location of the Valley forge since it is about 1 mile east of the property. The family seem to be Brethren. ----------------------- William Bailey married twice: M/1: 30 April 1841, Page County, VA to Rebecca Jane Long. She died in 1851 M/2: 4 July 1853, Rockingham County, VA to Sarah E. Ferrell ----------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia District 49, Page County Enumerated 24 September 1850 Page 333A Lines 1-12, HH 898/899 Mary Fleming 43/Female/$5000/VA John Fleming 19/Male/Farmer/VA Thomas Fleming 17/Male/VA Jane S. Fleming 16/Female/VA Mary E. Fleming 14/Female/VA James W. Fleming 12/Male/VA Andrew B. Fleming 9/Male/VA Benton S. Fleming 8/Male/VA WILLIAM BAILEY 28/Male/Farmer/VA Rebecca Bailey 25/Female/VA {Rebecca Jane Long} Sarah Bailey 8/Female/VA Rebecca Bailey 6/Female/VA {Rebecca Emily Bailey} ------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia New Market District, PO New Market, Shenandoah County Enumerated 27 July 1860 Page 686/104 Lines 1-8, HH 692/690 William Bailey 41/Male/DayLaborer/----$30/VA Sarah Bailey 28/Female/VA Sarah Bailey 18/Female/VA Emily Bailey 16/Female/VA John Bailey 13/Male/VA Francis Bailey 9/Male/VA Tomsy Bailey 5/Female/VA Amelia Bailey 2/Female/VA Neighbors are Joseph Spitzer, Michael Neff, George Wood, John Hoffman, Samuel Rinker, Jacob Goliday, and Daniel Shaffer which would put him living near Pine Forge in the Smith Creek area north of New Market. ----------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Virginia Lee Township, Shenandoah County Enumerated 1 September 1870 Page 727A Lines 10-18, HH 351/343 William Bayley 57/Male/White/Laborer/----$100/VA Sarah Bayley 35/Female/White/KeepsHouse/VA Marion Bayley 19/Male/White/Laborer/VA {Francis Marion Bailey} Tomsey Bayley 15/Female/White/DoesHouseWork/VA Amelia Bayley 13/Female/White/DoesHouseWork/VA Lewis Bayley 10/Male/White/VA Franklin Bayley 8/Male/White/VA Lelia Bayley 3/Female/White/VA Alberta Bayley 5mosBornJanuary/Female/White/VA --------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Virginia Lee Township, Ed 88, Shenandoah County Enumerated 7 June 1880 Page 512A Lines 30-38, HH 197/209 William Bailey White/Male/62/Married/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA Sarah F. Bailey White/Female/46/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA Louis H. Bailey White/Male/19/Son/Single/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA Francis Bailey White/Male/17/Son/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA Lelia R. Bailey White/Female/12/Dau/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Robertie D. Bailey White/Female/10/Dau/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Amelia Bolden White/Female/21/Dau/Married/AtHome/VA/VA/VA Charles Bolden White/Male/26/SonInLaw/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA Dora Bolden White/Female/1/GrandDau/VA/VA/VA ------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Ohio Beaver Creek Township, Ed 79, Greene County Enumerated 2 June 1900 Page 28A, Sheet 1 Lines 48-49, HH 15/15 William Bailey Head/W/M/Oct1817/82/Md59yrs/DayLaborer/RentsHome/VA/VA/VA Sarah Bailey Wife/W/F/May1834/66/10children6living/VA/VA/VA ------------------------ The Bellbrook Moon Bellebrook, Ohio 8 May 1901 OBITUARY William Bailey was born on the 18th day of October 1817 in Rappahannock county, Va., and departed this life on the 25th day of April 1901. He was aged 83 years 6 months and 8 days. He was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Long in 1841. To them were born three children, one boy and two girls. In 1851, death called away his companion and in 1853, he was again united in marriage to Miss Sarah Farle, to this union were born 10 children. His wife, four sons and three daughters are left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father. He also leaves 45 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. His suffering was great, yet he never complained in his last moments, he said he was ready and would soon be gone. He passed away quietly. Funeral services were held on 28th, Sunday at Mt. Zion Church, conducted by Rev. Stutsman, of Dayton,Ohio. Dearest father, thou has left us, And our loss we deeply feel, But twas God that has bereft us, He will all our sorrows heal. His children -------------------------- CHILDREN OF WILLIAM BAILEY AND REBECCA JANE LONG 1. Sarah C. V. Bailey Married: Shenandoah County, VA, 7 November 1865 to John R. Shaver 2. Rebecca Emily Bailey 3. John William Bailey married Julia Minerva Kerns CHILDREN OF WILLIAM BAILEY AND SARAH E. FERRELL 1. Marion Francis Bailey married twice: M/1: 22 December 1872 to Sarah R. Funkhouser M/2: 18 February 1903 to Virginia Fox 2. Thomsie Ellen Bailey never married. Died 30 December 1911. Buried at Soliloquoy Church Cemetery. 3. Amelia Bailey married to Charles T. Bolen, s/o Edward Bolen and Mary Bowen 4. Lewis Henry Bailey married Amanda Kipp 5. Franklin Bailey married Joanna Beatrice Marshall 6. Lelia Bailey married 25 May 1887 to Henry Bowen 7. Alberta Bailey 8. Roberta D. Bailey married James Henry Penewit ------------------------ Unknown newspaper Monday, 8 July 1935 Page 2 F. Marion Bailey, 84, resident of Beaver creek Twp. for thirty-five years, died at his home in Zimmerman Saturday. Mr Bailey was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Zimmerman. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Virginia Bailey; four daughters, Mrs Emma Engle, near Spring Valley, Mrs Virginia Swigart and Mrs Elizabeth Durnbaugh, near Xenia, and Mrs Rhoda Ryan, near Clayton; four sons, Ira and Roy Fox, Dayton; Lewis Newton, Tippecanoe City, and Charles, Los Angeles; a brother, Lewis, two sisters, Mrs Amelia Bolen, Washington, and Mrs .Alberta Pennewit , near Xenia; twenty-four grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Church of the Brethren Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in Mt Zion Cemetery. ------------------------ The Gospel Messenger 31 August 1935 Bailey, Marion F., born in Barbour County, VA., died in Zimmerman, Ohio, aged 84 years. Funeral services at the Beaver Creek church by the writer, assisted by Elder E. Friend Couser. -- J. H. Eidemiller, New Carlisle, Ohio. -------------------------- The Xenia Daily Gazette and Torchlight Thursday Evening, 14 November 1901 Mrs Henry Bowen, who had been afflicted with throat trouble for several years died about midnight Saturday. Funeral services were conducted in the Conservative Dunkard church, of which she was a member, by Rev. David Stutsman of Dayton, Tuesday morning and the remains were laid away in Mt. Zion cemetery. --------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Morning Boschong Subscribers, Back in March 2010 we posted about the Bushong, Harshberger, Hess and Clems married in to the Bushong family so check the BOSCHONG Archives for March 2010.. We found the obit for Samuel B. Harshberger. The Shenandoah Herald 23 January 1878 Page 3, Column 3 DEATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN On 15 January 1878, near this place, after long suffering and much patience, Samuel B. Harshberger departed this life at his residence; aged 73 years and 20 days. Mr. Harshberger was long and favorably known in this community. He was a good citizen and an accommodating neighbor. He was largely connected and closely identified with the people of this community. ---------------------- ST. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY (New Market, Virginia) SAMUEL B. HARSHBERGER 17 December 1804 15 January 1878 ZIRKLE CEMETERY (New Market, Virginia) (His wife) Mary Harshberger w/o Samuel B. 3 April 1819 31 December 1866 Aged 56 yrs 8 mos 28 days ----------------------- LINEAGE (As we see it} Jacob Bushong and Juliana Weigel Barbara Bushong and Samuel Harshbarger Samuel B. Harshbarger and Mary Magdalene Frances Virginia Harshbarger and Jacob H. Clem 1850 Federal Census:Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 2 October 1850 Page 118B & 119A Lines 42 & 1-10, HH 1650/1659 Neighbors are Hupps and Bushong Samuel Harshbarger 45/Male/Farmer/$3000/TwoAttendedSchool/VA Mary Harshbarger 40/Female/VA Barbara Harshbarger 20/Female/VA Hannah Harshbarger 14/Female/VA Sarah Harshbarger 10/Female/VA Emily Harshbarger 7/Female/VA Francis V. Harshbarger 6/Female/VA Samuel Harshbarger 4/Male/VA William T. Harshbarger 3/Male/VA Benjamin H. Harshbarger 8mos/Male/VA Robert L. Piper 12/Male/VA -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong