Boschong Subscribers, It seems like every time I am searching for one subject, I fall into something else of interest. Here is what we found on George W. Bushong, son of James M. Bushong and second wife Nancy Collings. Because of what we have found here, it answers a few questions from a previous post about Nancy Collings Bushong. No wonder we couldn't find a death record on her in Indiana, she left Indian. After the death of her husband James Bushong in Indiana, she moved with her son George W. Bushong to Knox County, Illinois where she died after the 1910 census. Back on 10 October 2009 we posted about George's father, James M. Bushong who was the son of John Andrew Bushong and Feraby White Hutchens. James married twice to girls named Nancy. (See that previous post in October 2009) Nancy maiden name is spelled many ways in various records anything from Collings/Collins/Collis. We are pretty sure that her maiden name was Collings. --------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Kentucky No Township Named, Monroe County Enumerated 26 & 27 August 1850 Page 410B, Line 42 and Page 411A, Lines 1-5, HH 593/622 Andrew Bushong 58/Male/Farmer/$200/VA Feraby Bushong 55/Female/VA James Bushong 23/Male/Farmer/$200/KY William Bushong 21/Male/Farmer/KY Mary Bushong 18/Female/KY Frederick Bushong 16/Male/AttendedSchool/KY Next door: Andrew D. Bushong and wife Nancy Jane Simpson and the Pitcock family ------------------------------ 1860 Federal Census: Indiana Howard Township, PO Russells Mills, Parke County Enumerated 14 July 1860 Page 124/713 Lines 22-25, HH 924/914 James M. Bushong 25/Male/White/Farmer/KY Nancy Bushong 24/Female/White/IN {Second Wife} John Bushong 21/Male/White/IN GEORGE BUSHONG 3mos/Male/White/IN ---------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Greene Township, PO Parkeville, Parke County Enumerated 3 September 1870 Page 82A Lines 8-16, HH 216/207 James Bushong 40/Male/White/Farmer/-----$300/KY Nancy Bushong 35/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN John Bushong 14/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN GEORGE BUSHONG 10/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Mary Bushong 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Charles Bushong 5/Male/White/IN Elmer Bushong 3/Male/White/IN Edger Bushong 1/Male/White/IN Mary Collings 65/Female/White/KY {Mother-in-Law} ------------------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Wright Township, ED 298, Greene County Enumerated 14 June 1880 Page 81A Lines 7-15, HH 226/226 James Bushong White/Male/53/Married/Farmer/KY/KY/---- Nancy Bushong White/Female/43/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/KY/KY {Also known as Betsy} John A. Bushong White/Male/22/Son/Farming/IN/KY/IN GEORGE W. BUSHONG White/Male/20/Son/AtSchool/IN/KY/IN Mary J. Bushong White/Female/17/Dau/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/IN Charles E. Bushong White/Male/14/Son/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/IN Elmer M. Bushong White/Male/13/Son/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/IN James E. Bushong White/Male/10/Son/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/IN William E. Bushong White/Male/7/Son/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/IN --------------------------------- George W. Bushong married 21 February 1886 in Clay County, Indiana to Emma Tenis/Tynes and around 1891 they moved to Illinois. --------------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Haw Creek Township, ED 50, Knox County Enumerated 5 June 1900 Page 101A & B, Sheet 3 Lines 47-50 & 51, HH 56/57 & 57/58 Betsy Bushong Head/W/F/Nov1836/63/Widowed/7children5living/OwnsHmFree/IN/KY/KY {Nancy} GEORGE W. BUSHONG Head/W/M/June1860/38/Md14yrs/Barber/OwnsMtgHm/IN/KY/KY Emma Bushong Wife/White/Female/Oct1866/34/3children2living/IN/OH/IN Maud Bushong Dau/White/Female/May1887/13/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/IN Lavelle Bushong Son/White/Male/Nov1899/6mos/IL/IN/IN ----------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Haw Creek Township, ED 167, Knox County Enumerated 3 May 1910 Page 261A, Sheet 7 Line 3, HH FM/131 Nancy Bushong F/W/73/Widowed/7children5living/OwnsHmFree/IN/MD/MD {Mother of George W.} Page 261B, Sheet 7 Lines 75-79, HH FM/151 GEORGE W. BUSHONG Head/M/W/49/Md24yrs/PostalClerk/OwnsHmFree/IN/KY/IN Emma Bushong Wife/Female/White/39/3children3living/IN/IN/IN Maude Bushong Dau/Female/White/22/Single/IL/IN/IN Lavelle Bushong Son/Male/White/16/IL/IN/IN Arvid Bushong Son/Male/White/8/IL/IN/IN ---------------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Illinois Haw Creek Township, ED 176, Knox County Enumerated 21 & 23 January 1920 Page 273B, Sheet 1 Lines 62-65, HH 14/14 GEORGE W. BUSHONG Head/RentsHm/M/W/58/Md/Postmaster/IN/KY/IN Emma Bushong Wife/Female/White/52/IN/IN/IN Lavelle H. Bushong Son/Male/White/21/Single/StudentMailClerkCourse/IL/IN/IN Arvid C. Bushong Son/Male/White/18/Single/Carpenter/IL/IN/IN ---------------------------------------- Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 Knox County Name: Emma J. Bushong Died: 9 March 1929, Haw Creek, Knox County, Illinois Female, White, Housewife, Aged 62 years Residence: Gilson, Knox County, Illinois Burial: 13 March 1929, Gilson Cemetery, Knox County, Illinois Born: 30 October 1866, Indiana Spouse: George W. Bushong ---------------------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: Illinois Haw Creek Township, ED 48-33, Knox County Enumerated 19 April 1930 Page 113B, Sheet 4 Lines 87-90, HH 94/94 GEORGE W. BUSHONG Head/OwnsHm$1000/HasRadio/M/W/69/Widowed/Postmaster/IN/KY/IN Arvid Bushong Son/Male/White/26/MdAge22/MailCarrier/Il/IN/IN Leona Bushong DauInLaw/Female/White/23/MdAge19/IL/IL/IL Mary J. Bushong Granddau/Female/White/2/IL/IL/IL ---------------------------------------- KLINCK MORTUARY RECORDS Knoxville, Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois Name: George W. Bushong Date of Death: 15 November 1941 Aged: 81 years 5 months 9 days Place of Death: Gilson, Knox County, Illinois Resident of Illinois for 50 years Occupation: Postmaster Burial: Gilson Cemetery, Knox County, Illinois Born: 6 June 1860, Indiana Father: James M. Bushong Mother: Nancy Collis {Collings} Informant: Lavelle H. Bushong, Knox County, Illinois {His son} ------------------------------------------- GILSON CEMETERY Knox County, Illinois TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS Arvid C. Bushong Died 5 February 1979 Leona A. Bushong 16 July 1906 27 December 2002 --------------------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong