Boschong Subscribers, One of my Facebook friends is the great great grandson of William Woods Foster who was married to Eliza Ann Bushong, d/o James and Mary (Hancher) Bushong, son of Henry Bushong and Isabelle Summers. Back in August 2006 we posted information about Henry Bushong and wife Isabella Summers so check the BOSCHONG Archives for that month and year for more information. Their son James Bushong born 13 July 1801, as recorded in the family Bible, went to Benton County, Missouri very early on with a group of other Kentuckians. He married Mary A. Hancher and they had a daughter named Eliza Ann Bushong who was born in 1848 married in 1869 to William Woods Foster. We believe she died in 1878. Since I was curious about Dan's genealogy, I decided to do research on Eliza Ann Bushong and husband William Woods Foster.It was quite a challenge and I have found some very interesting facts. First of all I don't believe that Eliza Ann (Bushong) Foster died in 1873, probably more like 1878. When you are dealing with handwriting it can sometimes be misintrepreted and 8's tend to look like 3's, 3's look like 5's and vice versa. The fact that William Foster did not marry Miss Frances Robertson until 1880 makes me think this. To verify the second marriage, I called the Benton County Courthouse and spoke with the Clerk in the Recorders office who looked up the marriage and verified the original marriage record date as 1880. They were married at the residence of Bird Bushong. Note: There is an Eliza Foster who died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1873 but we don't believe that this Eliza Foster is the one who married William Woods Foster. If we find more information to refute this, we will correct it. The Clerk in Benton County, Missouri is sending me a copy of the marriage record for that second marriage if William Woods Foster. If anyone wants a copy, let me know. We may never know who William Woods Foster's parents are as by 1850 and 1860 he is living as a boy with various relatives. Unfortunately we have not found an actual death date or a place of burial for Eliza and probably never will because of the dam and lake it created by that dam and some of the cemeteries are underwater. Unfortunately the courthouse does not have death records that early but based on the evidence we found, the two children in the household in the 1880 household of William Woods Foster were children of his first marriage to Eliza Ann Bushong. William Woods Foster married the 8th January 1880 in the residence of Bird Bushong to Miss Frances Robertson in Benton County, Missouri and after the 1880 census in Missouri and sometime in 1882, the family moved to Santa Barbara County, California to be closer to his Uncle Malcolm G. Foster. In the 1850 census William Woods Foster is living with various Aunts and Uncles one of which is Malcolm G. Foster. WILLIAM WOODS FOSTER Born: 17 September 1843, Missouri Died: 12 August 1940, Long Beach, California Married Twice: M/1: 21 February 1869, Benton County, Missouri to Eliza Ann Bushong, d/o James Bushong and Mary A. Hancher ELIZA ANN BUSHONG Born: 1848, Benton County, Missouri, d/o of James Bushong and Mary A. Hancher Died: Probably 1878, Missouri Burial: Unknown M/2: 8 January 1880, Benton County, Missouri to William Woods Foster They were married at the residence of Bird Bushong FRANCES ANN ROBERTSON Born: 16 July 1852 in Benton County, Missouri, d/o Rev. John Hopkins Robertson & Mary Ann Barlow Died: 5 October 1947, Long Beach, California -------------------- JAMES BUSHONG, SON OF HENRY BUSHONG AND ISABELLE SUMMERS 1850 Federal Census: Missouri Lindsey Township, Benton County Enumerated 12 November 1850 Page 313B Lines 18-26, HH 590/590 James Bushon 40/Male/Farmer/KY Mary Bushon 34/Female/TN Henry Bushon 13/Male/MO Bird Bushon 11/Male/MO A. Bushon 8/Female/MO {Abigail} Mary Bushon 6/Female/MO E. A. BUSHON 2/Female/MO {Eliza Ann} L. Bushon 20/Female/KY {Loretta, niece of James?} Jane Bushon 18/Female/IL {niece of James?} NOTE: The discrepancies in the ages of James and Mary are rectified in the rest of the census records. --------------------------------- SON JAMES BUSHONG WITH WIFE MARY A. BUSHONG AND CHILDREN 1860 Federal Census: Missouri Township 39 Range 23, PO Warsaw, Benton County Enumerated 13 June 1860 Page 248 Lines 30-37, HH 161/159 James Bushong 58/Male/Farmer/$360-$818/CannotReadOrWrite/KY Mary Bushong 46/Female/CannotReadOrWrite/TN Henry Bushong 22/Male/FarmLaborer/-----$152/MO Bird Bushong 20/Male/FarmLaborer/CannotReadOrWrite/MO Abigal Bushong 17/Female/Domestic/MO Mary Bushong 15/Female/Domestic/MO ELIZA BUSHONG 12/Female/MO {Future wife of William Woods Foster} James Bushong 6/Male/MO ------------------------------- CENSUS RECORDS FOR WILLIAM WOODS FOSTER. He is living with various Uncles and Aunts. 1850 Federal Census: Missouri District 79, St. Clair County Enumerated 22 August 1850 Page 121A Lines 7-14, HH 94/94 William F. Foster 38/Male/Farmer/$250/TN Rebecca Foster 20/Female/Alabama M. G. Foster 32/Male/Farmer/TN {Malcolm G. Foster} Ellenor C. Foster 25/Female/Alabama Martha Ann Foster 9/Female/MO David N. Foster 6/Male/MO WILLIAM W. FOSTER 5/Male/MO {William Woods Foster} Sarah E. Foster 2/Female/MO 1860 Federal Census: Missouri Speedwell Township, PO Pleasant Site & Eaton, St. Clair County Enumerated 17 August 1860 Page 111/981 Lines 29-34, HH 791/755 Julia Story 25/Female/Farmer/$1200-$400/MO Joseph Story 4/Male/MO Edward L. Story 3/Male/MO America M. Story 1/Female/MO WILLIAM W. FOSTER/14/Male/AttendedSchool/MO Elizabeth Foster 13/Female/AttendedSchool/MO ------------------ Benton County Missouri Marriage Book B, Page 78 21 February 1869 Eliza Ann Bushong married William W. Foster ------------------------------------- Now the 1870 census was a challenge and we are not totally satisfied with the results. We think William and Eliza were living apart at this stage. He is found in Hickory County with relatives. Can't find her. 1870 Federal Census: Missouri Green Township, Hickory County Enumerated 15 July 1870 Page 20A Lines 28-34, HH 50/50 George Elliott 29/Male/White/Farmer/-----$250/KY Sarah A. Elliott 30/Female/White/KeepingHouse/KY Comadore Elliott 6/Male/White/AtHome/MO Martha E. Elliott 3/Female/White/AtHome/MO John S. Peal 16/Male/White/FarmLaborer/MO William F. Peal 10/Male/White/DomesticServant/MO WILLIAM W. FOSTER 27/Male/White/FarmLaborer/MO {Husband of Eliza Ann Bushong?} ----------------------------------- Eliza Ann (Bushong) Foster died at some point between the 1870 and 1880 census. ------------------------------------ SECOND MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM WOODS FOSTER Benton County Missouri Marriage Book Groom: William W. Foster Bride: Miss Frances Robertson Married 8 January 1880 Residence of Bird Bushong More on this when the copy comes from the clerk in Missouri. ------------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Missouri Alexander Township, ED 186, Benton County Enumerated 14 & 15 June 1880 Page 339C Lines 4-8, HH 101/104 William W. Foster White/Male/35/Md/Farmer/MO/MO/MO Frances A. Foster White/Female/24/Wife/KeepingHouse/MO/VA/KY Ellenora Foster White/Female/8/Dau/AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO {d/o Eliza Ann Bushong} Joseph N. Foster White/Male/7/Son/AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO {s/o Eliza Ann Bushong} Eliza Warden White/Female/17/HouseKeeping/IL/IL/IL ----------------------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: California Seventh Township, Ed 161, Santa Barbara County Enumerated 20 June 1900 Page 194A, Sheet 23 Lines 23-31, HH 348/353 William W. Foster Head/W/M/Sept1843/56/Md20yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/MO/MO/MO Frances A. Foster Wife/W/F/July1852/47/11children8living/MO/MO/MO Robert L. Foster Son/W/M/March1883/17/FarmLaborer/Calif/MO/MO James M. Foster Son/W/M/July1885/14/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO Clifford H. Foster Son/W/M/Oct1887/12/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO W. Jackson Foster Son/W/M/Jan1890/10/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO Mary F. Foster Dau/W/F/March1892/8/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO George T. Foster Son/W/M/Feb1894/6/Calif/MO/MO Carl M. Foster Son/W/M/Aug1896/Calif/MO/MO -------------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: California Township 6, ED 182, Santa Barbara County Enumerated No day stated Page 113A, Sheet 12 Lines 11-18, HH 213/295 William W. Foster Head/M/W/62/MdTwice/LaborerWorkingOut/OwnsHomeFree/MO/MO/MO Frances A. Foster Wife/F/W/56/10children7living/MO/MO/MO Joseph N. Foster Son/M/W/36/Single/LaborerWorksOut/MO/MO/MO Clifford Foster Son/M/W/22/Single/LaborerWorksOut/Calif/MO/MO William J. Foster Son/M/W/20/Single/LaborerWorksOut/Calif/MO/MO Mary F. Foster Dau/F/W/18/Single/TelephoneOperator/Calif/MO/MO George T. Foster Son/M/W/16/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO Carl M. Foster Son/M/W/13/AttendedSchool/Calif/MO/MO -------------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: California Los Alamos Village, ED 108, Santa Barbara County Enumerated 3 January 1920 Page 249A, Sheet 2 Lines 70-71, HH 30/31 William W. Foster Head/OwnsHmFree/M/W/73/Md/Retired/MO/MO/MO Frances A. Foster Wife/Female/White/66/MO/VA/KY -------------------------------------- ELLENORA FOSTER Born: 27 August 1871, Benton County, Missouri, d/o William W. Foster & Eliza Ann Bushong Died: 7 August 1962, San Diego, California Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California Married Twice: Tried to verify the following information but could find nothing to prove it as correct. M/1: ARTHUR SAMPSON Two children: Bessie Sampson & Charles Arthur Sampson M/2: WALTER JOHN DRAY No Issue that we know ---------------------------------------- JOSEPH NEWTON FOSTER Born: 1873, Benton County, Missouri, s/o William W. Foster & Eliza Ann Bushong Died: Between 1910 and 1920 in California NOTE: I could not find any evidence that he lived passed the 1910 census. --------------------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong