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