Marriage Application and Return for John L. Bushong and Carrie Sexton {John Lincoln Bushong & Caroline Sexton} ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Return of a Marriage to County Clerk Full name of Groom: John L. Bushong, Single Place of Residence: Athens, Illinois Occupation: Miner Age next Birthday: 27 years Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio Father's Name: Jefferson Bushong Mother's Maiden Name: Rachel Johnson Number of Groom's Marriage: First Full Name of Bride: Carrie Sexton, Single Place of Residence, Athens, Illinois Age next Birthday: 19 years Place of Birth: Sangamon County, Illinois Father's Name: Nicholas Sexton Mother's Maiden Name: Sarah Grubbs Married at Jefferson Bushong's {home} in the County of Menard and State of Illinois, the 26th day of April 1893. Witnesses to Marriage: J. O. H. Bushong and Linie Hibbs Marriage License The People of The State of Illinois Menard County To Any Person Legally Authorized to Solemnize Marriage Greetings Marriage May be Celebrated Between Mr. John L. Bushong of Athens in the County of Menard and State of Illinois of the age of twenty six years and Miss Carrie Sexton of Athens in the county of Menard and State of Illinois of the age of Nineteen years. Witness: H. M. Levering County Clerk and the seal of said County at his Office in Petersburg in said County this 26 day of April A.D. 1893. H. M. Levering, County Clerk State of Illinois ss Menard County I John A. Hurt a Justice of the Peace hereby certify that Mr. John L. Bushong and Miss Carrie Sexton were united in Marriage by me at Athens in the county of Menard and State of Illinois on the 26th day of April A.D. 1893. John A. Hurt Justice of the Peace ------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Athens, Ward 2, Menard County HH 150/150 John L. Bushong Head/Male/White/46/MdOnce18yrs/Miner/OH/OH/OH Carrie Bushong Wife/Female/White/36/MdOnce18yrs/4children4living/IL/TN/TN Pearl M. Bushong Dau/Female/White/15/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Marie A. Bushong Dau/Female/White/12/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Elmer E. Bushong Son/Male/White/8/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Lydia G. Bushong Dau/Female/White/4/IL/IL/IL ----------------------- Certificate and Record of Death #18439 Menard County, Illinois Name: Eveline Clara Bushong Female, White Died: 25 June 1911, Athens, Menard County, Illinois Aged 13 days Cause of Death: Anamina Mal Nutrition as was small and deformed Burial: 26 June 1911, West Cemetery, Menard County, Illinois Born: 12 June 1911, Athens, Menard County, Illinois Father: John Lincoln Bushong, Born Putnam County, Ohio Mother: Caroline Sexton, Born Sangamon County, Illinois ------------------------- Athens Free Press Athens, Menard County, Illinois 14 February 1922 Obit for John Lincoln Bushong JOHN L. BUSHONG John L. Bushong died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lydia Larkin in Sherman last Tuesday evening after an illness of several months duration. Deceased was born in Putnam County, Ohio, 20 June 1866 and died in Sherman, 14 February 1922, aged 55 years, 7 months and 25 days. About twenty-eight years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Sexton of this city. To this union five children were born, four of whom survive. Surviving are four children, Paul of Springfield, Marie of Kansas City, Elmer and Pearl of Springfield, three brothers, Garrett of this city, J. H. of Neshedosa, Kansas and Alonzo of Springfield, and one sister, Mrs. Lydia Larkin of Sherman, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the residence in Sherman Thursday afternoon, 16 February, at 2 o'clock. Interment was made in the West Cemetery, Athens, Illinois. --------------------- It is a mystery as to what happened to his wife Carrie Sexton. We can find no death or burial record on her. ----------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong