Okay, Forget everything about this post. I have found the answer to the mystery of Charles Bushong and his family. To be Continued in a separate post. Gloria

Good Beautiful Morning Boschong Subscribers, Here are the obits for William D. Bushong and his wife Nellie Partlowe. This should help fill in the blanks on FindAGrave. I would appreciate that whoever puts the information there, would be kind enough to credit me for going to the trouble of obtaining these obits and filling in the blanks. Thanks. Gloria ---------------- WILLIAM D. BUSHONG Born: 26 August 1875, son of Perry Jefferson Bushong and Mary Etta Hayes Died: 20 November 1934, Marion County, Indiana Burial: 23 November 1934, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IndianaNo Tombstone Married: 3 December 1907, Coles County, Illinois to Nellie B. Partlowe, d/o James Partlowe and Sarah Frances Shafer No Children from this marriage NELLIE B. PARTLOWE Born: January 1882, Illinois Died: 15 April 1963, Marion County, Indiana Burial: 18 April 1963, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana No Tombstone ---------------- The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Thursday, 22 November 1934 Page 6, Column 2 OBITUARY WILLIAM D. BUSHONG, 57, TRAVELING MAN, IS DEAD William D. Bushong, 57 years old, traveling hardware salesman in Indiana many years, died suddenly of heart disease Tuesday night at his home, 5215 Park Avenue. Mr. Bushong was born near Glasgow, Kentucky, and had been a resident of Indianapolis more than twenty years. He was a member of the Disciples of Christ Church. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary, 25 West Fall Creek Parkway. Friends have been asked to call after noon today. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. The widow, Mrs. Nellie Partlowe Bushong, survives. --------------- The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Friday, 23 November 1934 Page 21, Column 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATH NOTICE BUSHONG -- William D. -- Age 57 years, husband of Nellie (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Partlowe), passed away Tuesday evening at the residence, 5215 Park Avenue. Services at the FLANNER AND BUCHANAN MORTUARY. Friday, 1:30 p. m. Friends invited. Burial Crown Hill. Friends may call at the Mortuary after Thursday noon. ------------------------- The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Wednesday, 17 April 1963 Page 33 DEATH NOTICE BUSHONG Mrs. Nellie P. Bushong, 1701 North Illinois Street, sister of Mr. Morry Partlowe, passed away Monday. Private funeral services Thursday, FLANNER AND BUCHANAN FALL CREEK MORTUARY. Friends invited. --------------------------- The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Wednesday, 17 April 1963 Page 25 OTHER CITY DEATHS Mrs. Nellie P. Bushong, 81, 1701 North Illinois Street, died Monday in an Indianapolis nursing home. -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Check the BOSCHONG Archives for September 2008, May 2009, October 2009, January 2010 for further information on Amos Bushong. It would be interesting to get a copy of this suit to see what it was all about. ------------------ The Daily Intelligencer Lancaster, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 29 March 1882 Page 2, Column 5 COURT In the case of Amos Bushong VS the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the argument was concluded, but no opinion given. ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

The Daily Intelligencer Lancaster, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 23 June 1880 Page 3, Column 2 TEACHERS APPOINTED Yesterday the examinations of school teachers were held in Upper Leacock by Superintendent Shaub. The following appointments have been made: Stumptown - R. M. Bushong ----------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, Back in February 2013, I posted to the BOSCHONG List, an obit and a census record. I left the impression with the List that the census record and the obit were related and I now realize that is not what I meant to convey. Sorry about that. There were two different Charles and two different Williams and two have not been identified as to their lineage. ------------------------- This post is in regards to the Charles Bushong, brakeman, of the obit below, a real man of mystery. ----------------- The South Bend Weekly South Bend, Indiana Saturday, 9 January 1904 Page 7 LAKE SHORE BRAKEMAN DEAD BLOOD POISONING AFTER AN OPERATION KILLS CHARLES BUSHONG ELKHART, Indiana, 1 January -- Charles Bushong, a Lake Shore railroad brakeman, who suffered a broken arm three weeks ago at Englewood, Illinois, resulting in an amputation at the shoulder, is dead in the Union hospital, Englewood, from an abscess on the left hip. The abscess was caused by blood poisoning, resulting from the amputation. The remains were brought here for interment. ------------------------------------------ I spent the entire day yesterday on the telephone and on the net, trying to get more information on Charles Bushong, brakeman. This Charles Bushong has not been identified at this point in time and complicating the matter is the vague obit with the statement "The remains were brought here for interment." Does that mean in St. Joseph County where South Bend is located or Elkhart in Elkhart County? ---------------------------- I have tried every which way to find the identity of this Charles Bushong. I have called every Union Hospital in Illinois to Indiana to see when they were established to no avail. The Customer Service person in each was so nice. I have called the Vital Records, Elkhart County Health Department, but because this Charles died in Illinois, the Clerk said they would only have a shipping order, if it even existed back in 1903 which the County Clerk doubts. I have called funeral homes in the South Bend area and found that the one that probably existed back in 1903 went out of business a few years back and no one knows what happened to the records. The only possible clue would be what cemetery existed in Elkhart back in 1903 and to check those records. The only one that comes to mind in Elkhart would be the Elkhart City Cemetery which is now combined from three earlier cemeteries: The Grace Lawn Cemetery which was surveyed by Charles Beardsley in 1864. The Rice Cemetery which had it's first burial in 1913 which rules that one out and the Mennonite Cemetery. Was he a Mennonite? Probably not. I have searched the Cook County Illinois Death records and only came up with one Charles that even remote fits the date of death and burial in Indiana. There was no Charles Bushong in the Cook County records dying in 1903 but there was a listing for a Charles Brockway. Did someone mix up the last name or was it unreadable and they guessed? And if so, which is correct, Bushong or Brockway? --------------------------------- Cook County Illinois Deaths CHARLES T. BROCKWAY Died: 27 December 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Male, White, Workman Aged 56 years, 4 mos, 2 days Born: Michigan Burial: 29 December 1903, South Bend, Indiana ----------------------------------- CHARLES T. BROCKWAY {Is this really Bushong? Or is this death record correct and South Bend obit incorrect?} Born: 25 August 1847, Michigan {Calculated from death record} Died: 27 December 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Burial: 29 December 1903, South Bend, Indiana - Unknown Cemetery ----------------------------------- There is a Union Hospital at Terre Haute, Indiana that was in existence in 1903. I am wondering if this is where he died rather then in Illinois. I will be calling Vigo County Courthouse later today to check that out. They aren't open yet. ----------------------------------- This brings up a very important point. If I had not found this obit for this Charles, even though, I cannot identify him and have been running in circles and there is a possibility that he was not a Bushong, he would never have been acknowledged as existing since there doesn't seem to be any census records for him, his obit tells us nothing, and there is no exact place of burial or a tombstone. If it turns out he is a Bushong, how many more Bushongs are out there that haven't been found in any record? ------------------------------ More research will have to do done to solve this mystery. ----------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

Who is this Mrs. Mary A. Bushong in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in 1864? ----------------- The Jeffersonian Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Thursday, 5 May 1864 Page 2, Column 6 LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 1 April 1864 MRS. MARY A. BUSHONG --------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

See BOSCHONG Archives for February 2008, November 2009, July 2011, August 2011 and July 2012 for further information on Isaac Bushong Esq. and family. I am re-posting his obit here for a second time. ----------------- The Daily Intelligencer Lancaster, Pennsylvania Tuesday, 7 September 1880 Page 3, Column 3 & 5 OBITUARY The wife of County Commissioner Isaac Bushong died today at the residence of her husband, near Heller's church, Upper Leacock township. She had for a long time been a sufferer from nervous neuralgia, which finally caused her death. DEATHS BUSHONG -- On the 6th inst. Mrs. Susanna, wife of Isaac Bushong, of Upper Leacock township, aged 61 years and 12 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her husband, near Heller's church, on Friday morning at 9 1/2 o' clock and at 10 o'clock at Heller's Reformed church. Preaching at the church. ----------------- The New Holland Clarion New Holland, Pennsylvania Saturday, 21 January 1899 Page 2, Column 3 DEATHS BUSHONG - 12 January 1899, near Bird-in-Hand, Isaac Bushong, Esq. in the 77th year of his life. -------------- The New Holland Clarion New Holland, Pennsylvania Saturday, 21 January 1899 A LEADER FALLEN DEATH OF FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ISAAC BUSHONG Isaac Bushong, Esq., an old and widely known resident, died at his home at Bushong's Mill, near Bird-in-Hand, on Thursday night of last week after a brief illness of pneumonia in the seventy-seventh year of his age. Squire Bushong, as he was familiarly known for many years, had long been a recognized leader in business affairs, in politics and in church matters in the community in which he resided. Until recent years he had been a farmer by occupation, and for many years served as school director and Justice of the Peace in Upper Leacock township, and was also a Director of the Lancaster County Mutual Fire Insurance Company up to the time of his death. He served as an Elder in Heller's Reformed Church for almost thirty years and previously served as Deacon for a time. He was also Treasurer of the congregation for many years and was a frequent attendant at the meetings of Classis and Synod, as the representative of his congregation. He also was county commissioner during the term of 1879-81. All his positions of trust he filled with fidelity and fair ability, and his good judgment, uprightness, progressivences, and quiet easy demeanor gave him much influence for good. Deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Annie Gockley, of Lancaster, and Mrs. Peter Stauffer, of Witmer. Three sons and one daughter, also survive, as follows: George and Martin of Philadelphia, T. Newton, of Bird-in-Hand, and Annie M. of Lancaster. His wife died about ten years ago. The funeral of the deceased was held on Sunday afternoon and was attended by a very large concourse of relatives and friends. The interment was made at Heller's church. ----------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

CORRECTION TO A POST OF OCTOBER 2009 ----------------------- Good Beautiful Evening Boschong Subscribers, Back in October 2009 I posted about a William D. Bushong and I identified him as the son of Frederick M. Bushong and Alice E. Stowe. This morning I called the Coles County Illinois Courthouse and spoke with a Clerk and asked about the marriage application. The clerk checked for me and told me that the application stated that W. D. Bushong's parents were Perry Bushong and Etta Hayes. So I was wrong about his parents and am correcting that now. This particular William D. Bushong's parents are not Frederick M. Bushong and Alice E. Stowe. His parents are Perry Jefferson Bushong and Mary Etta Hayes proven by his marriage application in the courthouse in Coles County, Illinois. Two different William D. Bushongs close in age. Wow. And one not found in the 1900 census and the other not found in the 1910 census. There is a lesson to be learned here. I did the unthinkable and assumed. I broke my own rule as you cannot do genealogy based on census records and what you find on the Internet. You must get into the court records. I went against everything I believe as a genealogist and I have learned a very valuable lesson. I am not mad at anyone except myself. This is a mistake that could have been made by anyone since there were two men exactly the same names and their ages were only two years off and both with Kentucky origins. At the time I posted, I based my assumption on the only 1900 census found with a William D. Bushong and it clearly stated that William and Charles Bushong were brothers, both brakeman for the railroad. But I did wonder why in 1910, William had changed jobs, but explained it away to myself as the brakeman job being extremely dangerous and possibly his wife Nellie talked him into changing professions. He wouldn't be the first man that changed jobs mid-stream. It is a weird coincidence that William D. Bushong, as a salesman, married a girl whose father worked for the railroad as a conductor. Thanks to Herb who was the ONLY one who nicely pointed out the 2 year age difference for William in the census records from the 1900 to the later census records where William was married. But since accuracy to age in census is not always a criteria, I decided that until I found more evidence one way or the other, I would just stick with what I had posted and correct it later if need be. It did nag on me. I knew that there must be other proof one way or the other, out there which I have now found and Herb was correct, there are two different William D. Bushongs, so THANK YOU Herb for nicely pointing out a questionable post. :) ----------------------- I have not found the William D. Bushong, s/o of Perry and Etta Bushong, in the 1900 census before he married Nellie Partlowe as yet. Has anyone? ---------------------------- And what happened to William D. Bushong, the brakeman, son of Frederick Bushong and Alice Stowe after the 1900 census? Was he killed in an train accident? ---------------------- I have requested the obits for William D. Bushong and wife Nellie but they are backed up in requests at the public library in Indianapolis and it will take time, so I was told by the librarian. ----------------------- COMPARISON OF TWO HOUSEHOLDS IN 1880 CENSUS RECORDS FREDERICK M. BUSHONG AND ALICE E. STOWE HOUSEHOLD 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Jefferson Township, ED 116, Boone County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 90A Lines 23-28, HH 43/46 Fred Bushong M/W/Married/43/Painter/KY/KY/NC Alice Bushong F/W/Wife/32/KeepingHouse/IN/NY/IN Mary J. Bushong F/W/Dau/11/AttendedSchool/IN CHARLES O. BUSHONG M/W/Son/9/AttendedSchool/IN {Married Christena Pape} WILLIAM D. BUSHONG M/W/Son/7/AttendedSchool/IN [What happened to him after 1900?} George A. Bushong M/W/Son/4/IN --------------- PERRY JEFFERSON BUSHONG AND MARY ETTA HAYES HOUSEHOLD {No Charles in household} 1880 Federal Census: Kentucky Union Township, Monroe County Page 358D Perry Bushong Head/M/W/39/Married/Farmer/KY/KY/Alabama {Perry Jefferson Bushong} Mary E. Bushong Wife/F/W/33/KeepingHouse/KY/KY/KY {Mary Etta Hayes} Martha E. Bushong Dau/F/W/17/KY/KY/KY James Bushong Son/M/W/14/WorksOnFarm/IN/KY/KY Augustus M. Bushong Son/M/W/11/WorksOnFarm/IL/KY/KY Mary E. Bushong Dau/F/W/9/IL/KY/KY John Bushong Son/M/W/8/KY/KYKY WILLIAM BUSHONG Son/M/W/5/KY/KY/KY {Married Nellie Partlowe} Jacob Bushong Son/M/W/2/KY/KY/KY Nancy J. Bushong Dau/F/W/0mos/KY/KY/KY --------------------- WILLIAM D. BUSHONG Born: 26 August 1875, son of Perry Jefferson Bushong and Mary Etta Hayes Died: November 1934, Marion County, Indiana Burial: 23 November 1934, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana No Tombstone Married: 3 December 1907, Coles County, Illinois to Nellie B. Partlowe, d/o James Partlowe and Sarah Frances Shafer NELLIE B. PARTLOWE Born: January 1882, Illinois Died: April 1963, Marion County, Indiana Burial: 18 April 1963, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana No Tombstone ----------------------- How did William D. Bushong meet his wife Nellie Partlowe? Was it through her father James Partlowe since James Partlowe was a conductor on a railroad and William D. Bushong was a traveling salesman who possibly was a passenger on the trains James worked on or was it through their Kentucky connections? ------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Mattoon Township, City of Mattoon, ED 29, Coles County Enumerated 4 June 1900 Page 188B, Sheet 7 Lines 68-73, HH 1012/154/171 Broadway Street James Partlow Head/W/M/July1861/38/Md19yrs/RailroadConductor/OwnsMtgHome/KY/KY/KY Sarah F. Partlow Wife/W/F/March1862/38/4children4living/IL/IN/IN NELLIE B. PARTLOW Dau/W/F/Jan1882/18/Single/IL/KY/IL {Future wife of William D. Bushong} Charles H. Partlow Son/W/M/Jan1888/12/AtSchool/IN/KY/IL Lelia H. Partlow Dau/W/F/July1891/8/AtSchool/IN/KY/IL Harry S. Partlow Son/W/M/March1895/5/IL/KY/IL -------------------- I could not find William D. Bushong in the 1900 census, but I did find the following William but am not sure it is him since the birth month and year are off and named spelled incorrectly. He is living in the household of a German couple. It is a possibility but not written in stone. Could this be him? No proof one way or the other. Since this is a German household, whoever gave the information might not have known how to spell William's last name. The age is correct, the place of birth is correct and the location for him to meet Nellie is correct. His birth month is wrong and the year is one year off. But that might have been the Enumerator calculating from the information given. Further searching needs to be done to draw any real conclusion. 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Lafayette Township, ED 27, Coles County Enumerated 13 June 1900 page 165A, Sheet 7 Lines 28-33, HH 122/128 Barney Woltz Head/Head/W/M/Oct1850/49/Md17yrs/Farmer/Img1870NA/OwnsMtgFarm/Germany/Germany/Germany Johanna S. Woltz/Wife/W/F/July1863/36/5children3living/Img1880/Germany/Germany/Germany Walter A. Woltz Son/W/M/July1883/16/AttendedSchool/IL/Germany/Germany Clara K. Woltz Dau/W/F/April1888/12/AttendedSchool/IL/Germany/Germany Emma M. Woltz Dau/W/F/Jan1890/10/AttendedSchool/IL/Germany/Germany WILLIAM DISHION Servant/W/M/May1876/24/Single/FarmLaborer/KY/KY/KY {Is this William D. Bushong?} ---------------- Illinois State Marriages Coles County W. D. Bushong and Nellie Partlowe 3 December 1907 ------------------------------------ William D. Bushong and wife Nellie are found living near Nellie's parents in the 1910 census. 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Mattoon City, ED 57, Coles County Enumerated 20 April 1910 Page 200B, Sheet 8 Lines 73-74, HH 1008/180/191 William D. Bushong Head/Male/White/34/Md2yrs/TravelingSalesman/OwnsMtgHm/KY/KY/KY Nellie Bushong Wife/Female/White/27/NoChildren/IL/KY/IL --------------------- The Cape Weekly Tribune and The Cape County Herald Cape Girardeau, Missouri Friday, 2 October 1914 Page 6, Column 4 W. D. Bushong of Indianapolis, is in the Cape on a business trip. ---------------- World War I Draft Registration 12 September 1918 Name: William D. Bushong Residence: 2541 Ashland Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana Age: 43 Born: 26 August 1875 - Native Born White, Male Occupation: Traveling Salesman, Beckman Company of Cleveland, Ohio Nearest Relative: Nellie Bushong, 2541 Ashland Avenue. {Wife} Medium Height Small Build Light Hair Brown Eyes ----------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Indiana Center Township, Indianapolis City, ED 49, Marion County Enumerated 5 January 1920 Page 103A, Sheet 4 Lines 25-26, HH 2541/72/82 William D. Bushong Head/OwnsMtgHm/Male/White/44/Married/TravelingSalesman/KY/KY/KY Nellie Bushong Wife/Female/White/37/IL/KY/IL ----------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Indiana Indianapolis, ED 49-82, Marion County Enumerated 23 April 1930 Page 52B, Sheet 26 Lines 61-62, HH 5215/536/589 William D. Bushong Head/Rents$50/HasRadio/M/W/54/MdAge32/Salesman/KY/KY/KY Nellie Bushong Wife/Female/White/46/MdAge24/Il/KY/IL -------------------- William D. Bushong died in November 1934. I have called the library in Indianapolis and they are searching for obits for me. If and when they find them and send them to me, I will post them. --------------------- 1940 Federal Census: Indiana City of Indianapolis, Center Township, ED 96-110, Marion County Enumerated 10 & 11 April 1940 Page 1346A, Sheet 5 Lines 29-30, HH 2506 2506 Pennsylvania Street Census with Supplementary Questions for Nellie Nellie Bushong Head/F/W/54/Widowed/ED3yrsHS/RentsHm/Born IL/FatherBornKY/MotherBornIL/MdAge22/MdOnlyOnce/NoChildren/Housewife/NoSocialSecurity Orson Gerden Myers Lodger/M/W/65/Divorced/Ed7thGrade/ResturantProprietor/BornIN/FatherBornNY/MotherBornNY ---------------- CROWN HILL CEMETERY Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Section 50, Lot 27 No Tombstones WILLIAM D. BUSHONG Burial Date 23 November 1934 NELLIE PARTLOWE BUSHONG Burial Date 18 April 1963 ----------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

See BOSCHONG Archives for August 2011 for further information on this particular family clan. ------------------- The Fulton County News Thursday, 26 August 1915 Page 4, Column 7 STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD The annual Bushong family reunion of several counties was held at Lititz Springs Park, and it was the largest ever held by the clan. ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

One more thing. I did find a H. Bushing in the 1920 census in Denver, Colorado but since I don't have Ancestry cannot view the census page. Can any post this for me so that we can decide if this is Hiram? Thanks, Gloria ---------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: John Fahey <faheyjn@gmail.com> To: boschong <boschong@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 3:01 am Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] 1912 and 1914 Deeds - Government to Hiram K. Bushong & then to George B. Smith - TX and New Mexico Gloria, Thanks for transcribing and posting. Of Note: Though he only owned the land officially for 1 year and 6 months, he would have had to resided on the property for the five years prior to June 1912 per the requirements of the 1862 Homestead act. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks John for pointing that out John Stout Bushong and his family were living on the land in 1910. See BOSCHONG Archives for March 2010 for a complete view of this family and his obit. Have you or anyone else ever found any census records for Hiram K. Bushong for 1900, 1910 or 1920? If so could you please post them? -------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: New Mexico Precinct 1, Outside of town of Portales, ED 170, Roosevelt County Enumerated 4 May 1910 Page 9A, Sheet 9 Lines 16-21, HH 140/141 John S. Bushong Head/M/W/68/MdTwice/PresentlyMd6yrs/FarmerMtgFarm/OH/US/US Mary I. Bushong Wife/F/W/46/MdTwice/4children3living/TX/ALA/MO Hubb L. Bushong Son/M/W/28/Single/FarmLaborerHomeFarm/TX/OH/OH {Herbert Lewis} Zellah Levitt StepDau/W/F/25/Single/TX/TX/TX Ernest B. Levitt StepSon/W/M/21/Single/FarmLaborerHomeFarm/TX/TX/TX Ralph H. Levitt StepSon/W/M/19/Single/LaborerHomeFarm/TX/TX/TX --------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: John Fahey <faheyjn@gmail.com> To: boschong <boschong@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 3:01 am Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] 1912 and 1914 Deeds - Government to Hiram K. Bushong & then to George B. Smith - TX and New Mexico Gloria, Thanks for transcribing and posting. Of Note: Though he only owned the land officially for 1 year and 6 months, he would have had to resided on the property for the five years prior to June 1912 per the requirements of the 1862 Homestead act. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gloria, Thanks for transcribing and posting. Of Note: Though he only owned the land officially for 1 year and 6 months, he would have had to resided on the property for the five years prior to June 1912 per the requirements of the 1862 Homestead act.

PART 2 OF 2 ------------------ WARRANTY DEED Roosevelt County New Mexico Page 201 Hiram K. Bushong - Widower TO George B. Smith THIS INDENTURE, Made this 31st day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen between Hiram K. Bushong, a widower, party of the first part, and George B. Smith, party of the second part, WITNESSETH, THAT, the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Five Dollars ($2500.00), he in hand paid by party of the second part, the receipt whereof hereby confessed and acknowledged, have granted, gained, sold, remised, conveyed, released and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, remise, convey, release and confirm, unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the following described lot or parcel of land and real estate, situated and being in the County of Roosevelt and State of New Mexico, to wit: The South Half of the Southeast Quarter and the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section One (1) in Township Two (2) South of Range Thirty five (35) East of the New Mexico Meridian, New Mexico CONTAINING One Hundred Sixty Acres (160). TOGETHER with all and singular the lands, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances, and the reversion, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to the above bargained premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises above bargained and described, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. AND the said party of the first part, for his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant and agree, to and with the said party of the second party, his heirs and assigns, that at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents I am well seized of the premises and have conveyed, as of a good, sure, perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in law, in fee simple, and have good right, full power, and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid; and that the same are free and clear from all former and other grants, bargains, sales, liens, taxes, assessments and encumbrances of what kind and nature soever, and the above bargained premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the party of the second party his heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming, or to claim, whole or any part thereof, the said party of the first part shall and will Warrant and Forever Defend. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal, 31st, the day and year first above written. HIRAM K. BUSHONG, Seal Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of J. W. Davis. STATE OF NEW MEXICO County of Roosevelt SS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF AUSTIN Before me. J. J. Walker, Notary Public in and for Austin County, Texas, on this day personally appeared HIRAM K. BUSHONG, proven to me upon oath of J. W. Davis to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 31st day of December A. D. 1914. J. J. WALKER Notary Public in and for Austin County, Texas Seal No. 2027 I hereby certify that this instrument was filed for record on the 29th day of January A. D. 1915 at 1:30 O'clock P.M., and was duly recorded on the 29th day of January A. D. 1915. C. P. Mitchell, County Clerk for Roosevelt County, New Mexico J. W. Ballow, Deputy ------------------ Researched, Transcribed, and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

PART 1 OF 2 ------------------ Boschong Subscribers, I received the Deeds from Roosevelt County, New Mexico today and I will begin transcribing them to the List. Hiram K. Bushong received a Land Grant for 160 acres in Roosevelt County in June 1912. He sold it in December 1914 to George B. Smith. He only owned this land for 1 year and 6 months. So from the 1914 Deed in Part 2 of this post, we know that the Bushong place referred to in the newspaper article of August 1912 that I posted about recently was not the property of Hiram K. Bushong. Check the BOSCHONG Archives for January, February, March, April and May 2013 for further information on Hiram K. Bushong and his family. ---------------- CHRONICLE TIME LINE FOR HIRAM K. BUSHONG 1846 - February - Born Putnam County, Ohio 1850 Federal Census - Putnam County, Ohio with parents 1860 Federal Census - Putnam County, Ohio with parents 1870 Federal Census - Putnam County, Ohio with parents 1871 (March) - Marriage to Naamah Salsbury in Putnam County, Ohio 1878 - May - Birth of Carroll Thomas Stancil {Bushon} - Born illegitimate as stated in 1880 census - Hunt County, Texas 1878 - September - Birth of Daughter Lydia D. Bushong in Collin County, Texas 1878 - Winter of 1879 - 1880 - Death and Burial of first wife Naamah Salsbury in Collin County, Texas - Burial Corinth Cemetery 1880 - Spring of - Traveled back to Putnam County, Ohio with his children probably by Train (Took two to three weeks) 1880 Federal Census - Putnam County, Ohio with parents - Enumerated 12 June 1880 1882 - Hunt County, TX 1896 - Swisher County, TX 1912 - Land Grant - 6 June in Roosevelt County, New Mexico 1914 - Sold Land Grant 31 December - Austin, Texas 1921 - St. Joseph County, Indiana 1922 - February - Died St. Joseph County, Indiana --------------------- PATENT #273115 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING: WHEREAS, A certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, has been deposited in the General Land Office, whereby it appears that, pursuant to the Act of Congress of 20 May 1862, "To Secure Homesteads to Actual Settlers on the Public Domain," and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of HIRAM K. BUSHONG has been established and duly consummated, in conformity to law, for the: South Half of the Southeast Quarter and The South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section One in Township Two south of Range Thirty-Five East of the New Mexico Meridian, New Mexico, Containing One Hundred and Sixty Acres. According to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Land, returned to the General land Office by the Surveyor-General: NOW KNOW YE, That there is, therefore, granted by the United States Unto the said claimant, The tract of Land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of Land with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said claimant and to the heirs and assigns of the said claimant forever; subject to any vested and accrued water rights, as may be recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and decisions of courts; And there is reserved from the lands hereby granted, a right of way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, WILLIAM H. TAFT, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the SIXTH day of JUNE in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and TWELVE and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and THIRTY-SIXTH. By the President: WILLIAM H. TAFT By M. P. Leroy, Secretary H. W. Sanford Recorder of the General Land Office ---------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched, Transcribed and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

I found this small notation on the Joshua Tree Memorial Park Cemetery Site. Can anyone identify her? ------------------- Joshua Tree Memorial Park Joshua Tree, California OBIT Linda Bushong was born 18 August 1944 and passed away on 16 April 2013. Linda was a resident of Joshua Tree. ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

CORRECTION: My computer is playing tricks on me. Note that Francis Lee Bushong did not marry Mabel J. Reinhart in September 1983. That was supposed to read AFTER September 1983. :) GB ---------------------------------------- FRANCIS LEE BUSHONG Born: 1920, Noble County, Indiana, s/o Glenn Samuel Bushong and Mae Bortner Still Living M/1: After 1930 to Betty J. Ellis. She died 1983 - 2 children, Cherry and George M/2: After September 1983, to Mrs. Mabel J. Reinhart Miller - No children BETTY J. ELLIS (First Wife) Born: 12 September 1924 Died: 2 September 1983, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Burial: 5 September 1983, Lakeview Cemetery, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana MABEL J. REINHART (Second Wife) Born: 1926, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, d/o Samuel Reinhart and Lisetta Hanni Died: 1 May 2013, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio Burial: Unknown Married Twice: M/1: 30 June 1945 , DeKalb County, Indiana to Edward Lawrence Miller M/2: After 1983, Francis Lee Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, See BOSCHONG Archives for August 2009 for further information on the family of Francis Lee Bushong, s/o Glenn Samuel Bushong and Mae Bortner. ----------------- My condolences to the family. ------------------- LINEAGE FOR FRANCIS LEE BUSHONG John Bushong Sr. and Elizabeth Sprenckel John Bushong Jr.and Elizabeth Windle, VA John Bushong and Magdalena Bauserman, VA Andrew Bushong and Catharine Homsher, VA, OH, IN John Bushong and Charlotte "Lottie" Sperbeck, IN Glenn Samuel Bushong and Mae Bortner, IN Francis Lee Bushong and Betty J. Ellis - IN ----------------- FRANCIS LEE BUSHONG Born: 1920, Noble County, Indiana, s/o Glenn Samuel Bushong and Mae Bortner Still Living M/1: After 1930 to Betty J. Ellis. She died 1983 - 2 children, Cherry and George M/2: September 1983, to Mrs. Mable J. Reinhart Miller - No children BETTY J. ELLIS (First Wife) Born: 12 September 1924 Died: 2 September 1983, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Burial: 5 September 1983, Lakeview Cemetery, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana MABEL J. REINHART (Second Wife) Born: 1926, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, d/o Samuel Reinhart and Lisetta Hanni Died: 1 May 2013, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio Burial: Unknown Married Twice: M/1: 30 June 1945 , DeKalb County, Indiana to Edward Lawrence Miller M/2: After 1983, Francis Lee Bushong ----------------- NOTE: Francis Lee Bushong is still alive. He will be buried in Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana where his first wife Betty is buried. LAKEVIEW CEMETERY Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana Section N6 Row 22 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS F. LEE BUSHONG 1920 - No Death Date - {Still Living} BETTY J. BUSHONG 1924 - 1983 -------------------- The Journal - Gazette Fort Wayne, Indiana Sunday, 4 September 1983 OBITUARIES Betty J. Bushong, 58, Fort Wayne and a former Kendallville resident, died Friday in Parkview Hospital. She was born in Kendallville and had lived in Fort Wayne for 30 years. Surviving are her husband, F. Lee Bushong; a daughter, Cherry Zemen; and a son, George, both Fort Wayne; a brother, John Ellis, Newbury Park, Cal., and three grandchildren. Services will be Monday in D. O. McComb Funeral Home, Maplewood Park. Gravesides services in Lake View Cemetery. -------------------- The Journal - Gazette Fort Wayne, Indiana Saturday, 4 May 2013 OBITUARIES Mabel J. Bushong, 87, passed away on Wednesday, 1 May 2013, at Sterling House, Bowling Green, Ohio. Born in Decatur, Mabel was a secretary for the Local 305 U.A.W. for 32 years, retiring in 1985. Mabel enjoyed sewing and her music. "She loved her family and cherished her grandchildren." Surviving are her husband, Francis Lee Bushong of Decatur; children, Jackie (Glenn) Barlett of Findlay, Ohio and Vicki (Brian) Miller Culp; grandchildren, Brianne, Brittney and Lindsey; brothers, Ted Reinhart of Decatur and Max Reinhart of Fort Wayne; and sister, Alice Bittner of Decatur. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Lisetta Reinhart; first husband, Edward Miller; and five brothers and sisters. Private family service. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. -------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Indiana Kendallville City, Wayne Township, ED 57-5, Noble County Enumerated 8 April 1930 Page 51B, Sheet 8 Lines 66-70, HH 920/219/233 Moyer Street Glenn S. Bushong Head/OwnsHm$5000/HasRadio/M/W/40/MdAge23/PostalClerkSteamRailway/IN/IN/IN Mae Bushong Wife/Female/White/37/MdAge20/IN/IN/IN Virginia M. Bushong Dau/Female/White/15/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/IN Robert J. Bushong Son/Male/White/14/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN FRANCIS L. BUSHONG Son/Male/White/9/IN/IN/IN -------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

NOTE: This is not Edwin Bushong who I just previously posted about. At this point, I am not entirely sure who this young man could be unless this is the fellow below in the 1900 census as this Edward Bushong was born in New York and might have been back there visiting his family. -------------- 1900 Federal Census: Missouri Independent City of St. Louis, ED 270, Ward 18 Enumerated 4 June 1900 Page 129B, Sheet 4 Lines 55-57, HH 83 Clinton Street Edward Bushong Head/W/M/april1874/26/Md7yrs/SalesmanFishStand/RentsHome/NY/France/France Minnie Bushong Wife/W/F/May1878/22/1child1living/MO/Germany/Louisiana Frank J. Bushong Son/White/Male/aug1894/5/MO/NY/MO ----------------- The Scranton Tribune Scranton, Pennsylvania Tuesday Morning, 18 August 1896 Page 2, Columns 3 & 4 CYCLISTS RIDE INTO THE RAPIDS EDWARD BUSHONG HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE AT NIAGARA FALLS. NIAGARA FALLS, NY, 17 August -- Edward Bushong had a starling experience yesterday at the falls. He was riding a bicycle across the reservation, headed for the bridge to Bath Island. There is quite a grade leading to the falls end of the bridge, and Bushong rushed down it at high speed. About 150 feet from the bridge he took his fee off the pedals and coasted. The wheel rushed onto the bridge and struck the railing, and both man and wheel went over into the rapids. At this point the waters rush to the falls with terrific speed, and the spectators expected to see the young man swept over the cataract, but fortunately, he scrambled to the bank, where he fell in a heap. He received a gash on the head from contact with a rock when he went into the rapids. He was dazed by his adventure and had to be taken home in a carriage. The bicycle struck about ten feet from the place where Bushong did and was recovered. One of the wheels was knocked to pieces, and the iron of the bridge that was struck by the wheel was broken. ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

Good Evening Boschong Subscribers, It is absolutely beautiful here in Florida! To Refresh your memory on this family, check the BOSCHONG Archives for June 2008, March 2009 and January 2010. ------------------ EDWIN S. BUSHONG Born: 27 March 1848, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, s/o Jacob Bushong and Margaret Hobson Died: 13 July 1908, West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania Burial: Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania Married Twice: M/1: Emeline T. Valentine - Two sons from this marriage: Joseph Park Bushong and George Lauer Bushong M/2: 25 December 1891 to Hannah B. Hoopergardner - One daughter from this marriage: Margaret Bushong who married Laurence B. Gawthrop. ------------------------ Hannah B. Hoppergardner married Twice: M/1: 25 December 1891 to Edwin Bushong M/2: 15 April 1916 to George Marshall ------- 1850 Federal Census: Bart Township, Lancaster County Enumerated 10 September 1850 Page 50B Lines 16-21, HH 116/116 Jacob Bushong 37/Male/White/Farmer/$6000/PA Margaret Bushong 31/Female/White/PA Henry Bushong 6/Male/White/AttendedSchool/PA Edwin Bushong 2/Male/White/PA John Hunter 14/Male/White/AttendedSchool/PA Jacob Brown 21/Male/Black/Laborer/Laborer/CannotReadOrWrite/Maryland ------------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Eden Township, Ed 176, Lancaster County Enumerated 17 June 1880 Page 534B Lines 31-35, HH 102/119 Edwin Bushong White/Male/32/Married/Farmer/PA/PA/PA Emeline T. Bushong White/Female/29/Wife/KeepingHouse/PA/PA/PA Joseph P. Bushong White/Male/6/Son/AtSchool/PA B. Aaron Harnish White/Male/21/Servant/Single/PA/PA/PA Ida Johnson Black/Female/15/Servant/PA/PA/PA --------------------- Another child, George Lauer Bushong was born to this couple July 1882. The mother Emeline T. Bushong died 13 January 1891 and is buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.She was born 24 June 1850, daughter of Joseph D. Valentine and Hannah Parker Lauer. --------------------- On the 25 December 1891 Edwin marries for a second time to Hannah B. Hoopergardner in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. They are found in 1900 living in Franklin County, Pennsylvania while Edwin's two boys are found in Flathead County, Montana.as farm laborers/Cowboys. ------------------------------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Waynesboro Borough, ED 65, Franklin County Enumerated 6 June 1900 Page 280A, Sheet 8 Lines 15-26, HH 346/148/163 Edwin Bushong Head/W/M/Mar1848/52/Md8yrs/LivingStableKeeper/RentsHm/PA/PA/PA Hannah B. Bushong Wife/W/F/Sept1868/31/1child1living/BoardingHouseKeeper/PA/PA/PA Margaret M. Bushong Dau/W/F/May1894/6/AtSchool/PA/PA/PA Nora Frank Servant/W/F/Nov1871/23/Single/PA/PA/PA 8 Boarders ----------------------- The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 5 July 1900 Page 8, Column 4 LOCUST GROVE Mrs. Hannah Bushong and daughter of Waynesboro are visiting friends here. ------------------------ The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 29 August 1901 Page 8, Column 1 Edwin Bushong, proprietor of Bushong's livery at Waynesboro, has leased the well known Barton House at Hancock, Maryland. Mr. Bushong formerly resided in Hancock and has for some time been endeavoring to secure a lease of the well known hostlery. NOTE: Edwin Bushong leased the Barton House from Mr. Charles Barton the original owner. ------------------------ The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 9 January 1902 Page 1, Column 2 WHIPS COVE Mr. and Mrs. Denton Hoppergardner spent Christmas in Hancock with their daughter, Mrs. Edwin Bushong at the Barton House. ----------------------- The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 16 July 1908 Page 1, Column 5 RECORD OF DEATHS EDWIN BUSHONG Edwin Bushong, who resided in Whips Cove a few years ago, and later at Hancock, Maryland, died at his home in West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on Monday, 13 July 1908. Funeral today and interment in Union Hill Cemetery at Kenneth Square. ----------------------- The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday, 16 July 1912 Page 5, Column 2 INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS Mrs. Hannah Bushong, who was visiting in the home of Riley Peck, left for her home in Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania, Monday morning. She will keep posted on Fulton County doings by reading the NEWS. ----------------------- The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 10 February 1916 Page 5, Column 1 INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS OF LOCAL AND GENERAL INTEREST, GATHERED AT HOME OR CLIPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGE CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS Miss Margaret Bushong, of Philadelphia, came to McConnellsburg last Friday evening to visit her mother, Mrs. Hanna Bushong and her grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Hoopergardner, both of whom live in McConnellsburg. ------------------------- The Evening Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, 9 March 1916 Page 11, Column 4 WEDDINGS GAWTHROP - BUSHONG The marriage of Miss Margaret M. Bushong, daughter of Mrs. Edwin S. Bushong, formerly of West Grove, Pennsylvania, to Mr. Laurence B. Gawthrop, of this city, will take place today at 2114 Diamond Street in the presence of only members of the immediate families. After the ceremony the couple will leave for a short wedding trip. Mr. Gawthrop is the son of Evan B. Gawthrop of 3810 Hamilton Street, and is advertising manager of a prominent manufacturing concern in this city. Both the bride and the bridegroom spent the early years of their life in West Grove, Pennsylvania. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Gawthrop will live at 2114 Diamond Street. ------------------------- The Fulton County News McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Thursday, 20 April 1916 RECENT WEDDINGS MARSHALL - BUSHONG At the home of the groom's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, near Three Springs, at 8:30 o'clock last Saturday evening, Rev. Benson of the United Brethren Church united in marriage George Marshall, of Todd Township, and Mrs. Hannah Bushong, of McConnellsburg. The bride is the widow of the late Edward {Edwin} Bushong, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of the late Denton and Elizabeth Hoopergarden, of Whips Cove. The groom is one of Todd Township's good citizens, and the bride a splendid housekeeper. The NEWS joins in extending hearty congratulations. ------------------------------ Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong

Boschong Subscribers, The Bureau of Land Management is now using Google Earth so that you can actually see where the tract of land is located for any Homestead Patent or Land Grant. It is the coolest thing! Here are the instructions for navigating the site: Go to: www.glorecords.blm.gov When the site opens look for the Green area at the top and click on SEARCH DOCUMENTS When this opens, you will see several boxes For LOCATION - Select the State you want to explore For NAMES - Use only the last Name BUSHONG to get a better selection For LAND DESCRIPTION - Leave it on ANY MERIDIAN Then click SEARCH When the site opens with the various Bushongs pick the one you want to explore such as JOHN S. BUSHONG On JOHN S. BUSHONG or whoever you are exploring first click on IMAGE to get the legal description like I just posted. You can print or write this out. Then go back and explore ACCESSION. Click on the symbol next to the name under Accession. One it opens this is the page that will have the map. Above the map is a little box that says MAP. Check this and then the map will appear with the Section in light orange and the tract in darker orange. The darker orange is the tract of the person you are exploring. On the left side you will see a little sliding scale to zoom in and out with for a closer look at the property. Move it very slowly until you can read the names of the streets and highways. You can also take you mouse and move it around to explore what roads, city, water ways, etc are near the tract. This is really a cool tool. And if it has been filmed it on Google image using all this, you can find it at Google Earth and see the property as if you were standing on it. Good luck and have fun! Gloria Neiger Bushong