Boschong Subscribers, Last month I posted about African American William Bushon living in Clinton County, Ohio. I decided to share my research with the Clinton County Ohio Genealogical Society in hopes that they could provide additional information for me. Here is what I received today from Beth Mitchell: ------------------------- Dear Gloria, I hope you are sitting down when you read this. I have the copies to back up what I have so far. William Bushon died in the County Infirmary on September 15, 1921. He is buried in the Martinsville Cemetery and the mortician was Holladay Funeral Home. I also noticed that the name of the wife changed from one census to another. I found a marriage record for William Bushon who married Rebecca Bass. He stated he was 75 years of age on the 14th day of November 1909. He gives his FATHER's name as Willis Kincade and his MOTHER's name as Tabitha Bushon. I have not had time to check land records. This is monumental for a former slave to know the name of the father and mother. On the above marriage record he notes he was previously married 2 times. I do not have an earlier marriage for him. Hope this is a good start. Beth Mitchell, researcher Clinton County Genealogical Society ---------------------------- Now we know that William Bushon married three times instead of twice. I am thinking that the 4 year old William Bushon living in the household of Sarah Johnston in the 1860 census is the son of William Bushon (Sr.) and he shows up in the 1870 census as a 14 year old in his father's household. And that some of the rest of these Bushon children are probably William's also. William Bushon M/1: Unknown Spouse {Possibly Sarah Johnston} M/2: Lettea Liverpool M/3: Rebecca Bass -------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Ohio Cincinnati, Ward 13, Hamilton County Enumerated 29 June 1860 Page 285B & 286A Lines 32-40 & 1-4, HH 483/807 Sarah Johnston 27/Female/Mulatto/Washer/----$20/OH {First wife of William?} Baby Johnston 9mos/Female/Mulatto/OH Catherine Bushon 30/Female/Black/Washer/TN Henry Bushon 13/Male/Black/AttendedSchool/TN Leander N. Bushon 11/Male/BlackAttendedSchool/TN Sarah A. Bushon 7/Female/Black/AttendedSchool/VA WILLIAM BUSHON 4/Male/Black/VA {Son of William Bushon & Sarah Johnston?} Samuel Bushon 1/Male/Black/OH Samuel Bushon 30/Male/Mulatto/Laborer/TN {Probably the fellow with the tombstone below} Jane Bushon 16/Female/Black/AttendedSchool/TN George Bushon 11/Male/Black/AttendedSchool/TN Ella Bushon 7/Female/Black/AttendedSchool/VA William Johnston 38/Male/Black/Laborer/OH ------------ 1870 Federal Census: Ohio Clark Township, PO Farmers Station, Clinton County Enumerated 15 June 1870 Page 486A Lines 13-18, HH 272/286 William Bushon 35/Male/Black/Farmer/$6250-$680/TN Letta Bushon 35/Female/Black/KeepsHouse/VA Mary Ann Bushon 4/Female/Black OH Doreatha Bushon 2/Female/Black/OH Ardella Bushon 9mosBornOctober/Female//Black/OH WILLIAM BUSHON 14/Male/Black/FarmLaborer/VA -------------------------- Gloria Bushong