Andrew Bushong, son of George Bushong and Lydia Rush of Putnam County, Ohio ----------------------------- Putnam County Ohio Marriages Date of Marriage: 7 September 1847 Groom: Andrew Bushong Bride: Matilda Clover ------------------------------ 1850 Federal Census: Ohio Riley Township, Putnam County Enumerated 6 August 1850 Page 85B Lines 25-27, HH 39/40 Andrew Bushong 20/Male/Farmer/OH Matilda Bushong 20/Female/OH Francis M. Bushong 2/Male/OH ---------------------------------- We could find nothing on the son Francis M. Bushong so he must have died as a small boy while she was still living in Ohio. ---------------------------------- Family Story says that Andrew Bushong deserted Matilda for the California Gold Rush and died along the way. Buried alongside a trail in an unknown burial site. ANDREW BUSHONG 1830 - Died Between 1850 and 1853 ------------------------------------ The widow Matilda (Clover) Bushong married William Atherton on the 20 July 1853 Putnam County, Ohio. They moved to Illinois. -------------------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Serena Town, LaSalle County Enumerated 19 June 1860 Page 182 Lines 2-5, HH 1322/1326 William Atherton 42/Male/Laborer/----$350/OH Matilda Atherton 28/Female/OH Minerva Atherton 10/Female/AttendedSchool/OH Martha Atherton 1/Female/IL -------------------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Rogers Township, Ford County Enumerated 26 August 1870 Page 110B Lines 4-6, HH 72/72 William Atherton 53/Male/White/Farmer/$1200/MotherOfForeignBirth/OH Matilda Atherton 41/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH Martha J. Atherton 11/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IL --------------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Rogers, ED 117, Ford County Enumerated 10 June 1880 Page 416A Lines 9-10, HH 80/80 William Atherton White/Male/63/Married/Farmer/OH/PA/Ireland Matilda Atherton White/Female/50/Wife/KeepingHouse/OH/OH/OH ---------------------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Geneva City and Township, ED 108, Kane County Enumerated 4 June 1900 Page 224B, Sheet 5 Lines 95-96, HH 96/104 George McKinley Head/W/M/June1849/50/Single/MethodistMinister/RentsHm/OH/OH/OH MATILDA ATHERTON Aunt/W/F/Oct1828/71/Widowed/Md45yrs/5children2living/OH/OH/OH ---------------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Peotone Township, ED 191, Will County Enumerated 18 April 1910 Page 254A, Sheet 2 Lines 19-20, HH 27/27 George McKinley Head/Male/Whie/60/Single/OwnsHmFree/OwnIncome/OH/WVA/PA Matilda Atherton Aunt/Female/White/80/Widowed/5children1living/OH/OH/OH ---------------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Illinois Peotone Township & Village, Ed 199, Will County Enumerated 3 & 5 January 1920 Page 224A, Sheet 2 Lines 14-15, HH 32/32 George McKinley Head/OwnsHmFree/Male/White/70/Single/MinisterCountryParish/OH/VA/PA Matilda Atherton Aunt/Female/White/90/Widowed/Oh/OH/OH ---------------------------------------- Will County Illinois Deaths Name: Matilda Atherton Female, White, Housewife Died: 28 May 1924 Aged 94 years Spouse: William Atherton Burial: 31 May 1924, Peotone Cemetery, Will County, Illinois Born: 4 October 1829, Columbus Grove, {Putnam County} Ohio Father: Jacob Clover Mother: Not named born Lexington, Kentucky PEOTONE CEMETERY Will County, Illinois Single Stone MATILDA ATHERTON 1829 - 1924 ------------------------------------ Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong