Boschong Subscribers, Spent the afternoon at my IPGS library and found the following information in a book. Check BOSCHONG Archives for December 2005, March 2006, September 2008, April 2010, August 2010, December 2010, and February 2011 for further information on the family of Henry Bushong and Ruth Hamilton. --------------------- The Illinois State Genealogical Society PRAIRIE PIONEERS OF ILLINOIS Volume 1 Edited by Beth Rochefort Published 1986 Illinois State Genealogical Society P. O. Box 157 Lincoln, Illinois 62656 ORANGE HAMILTON {Father of Ruth Hamilton, wife of Henry Bushong} Settled 1830 Jefferson County Born: 16 March 1789 VT/NY ? Died: 6 January 1859, Jefferson County, Illinois Spouse: Sarah Ashley Born: 4 April 1789 Died: 7 August 1843 CHILDREN: 1. Alexander Hamilton died 1849? 2. Miles Hamilton died 1874 Married 1840 F. Fays 3. RUTH HAMILTON married 1844 HENRY BUSHONG 4. Elizabeth Hamilton married 1850 Ransome Boswell 5. Josiah Hamilton born 1830 died 1897 Married 1849 Hannah Boswell Submitted by Leo R. Edmonds Round Lake, Illinois 60073 ---------------- Copied and Submitted by Gloria Bushong