Good Afternoon Boschong Subscribers, While looking through the cemeteries in Sullivan County, Tennessee for the previous post, we came across Amanda Bushong and her husband William M. Wolford. Amanda Bushong was the daughter of George Bushong and wife Sarah Pyle. Check the BOSCHONG Archives for November 2004, May 2007, September 2008, September 2009 and October 2009 for more information on the family of George Bush ong. I am always open to corrections or additions. ----------------------- 1840 Federal Census: Tennessee Eastern District, Sullivan County Page 117 GEORGE BUSHONG 1 male under 5 years of age {John F. Bushong} 1 male 5 and under 10 years of age {George Lafayette Bushong} 1 male 15 and under 20 years of age {William Bushong} 1 male 40 and under 50 years of age {Head of Household - George Bushong} 1 female 5 and under 10 years of age {Amanda Bushong} 4 females 10 and under 15 years of age {Susan and Harriet and two unidentified} 2 females 15 and under 20 years of age {Mary and Elizabeth Bushong} 1 female 40 and under 50 years of age {Wife of Head of Household - Sarah (Pyles) Bushong} 1 slave 2 engaging in manufacturing Names of persons who served with Military service either Revolutionary War or other military service or have a pension George Bushong age 48 ------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Tennessee Division 1, Sullivan County Enumerated 11 September 1850 Page 42B & 43A Lines 42 & 1-9, HH 433/433 George Bushong 57/Male/IronMaster/$13,000/VA Sarah Bushong 52/Female/PA Mary Bushong 25/Female/TN Harriet Bushong 23/Female/TN Susan Bushong 20/Female/TN AMANDA BUSHONG 17/Female/TN Lafayette Bushong 15/Male/AttendedSchool/TN {George Lafayette Bushong} John F. Bushong 12/Male/AttendedSchool/TN Jackson Bushong 10/Male/AttendedSchool/TN {Jackson Decatur Bushong} John P. Bollin 40/Male/Wagoner/CannotReadOrWrite/TN ------------------------ Amanda Bushong married William M. Wolford in Sullivan County, Tennessee. We have not found a marriage record for them yet. -------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Tennessee District 6, Morrell Mill, Sullivan County Enumerated 12 July 1860 Page 50A Lines 10-16, HH 603/603 William M. Wolford 30/Male/Farmer/$3000-$1000/TN AMANDA WOLFORD 26/Female/Housekeeper/TN {Amanda Bushong} Eliza C. Wolford 3/Female/TN Harriet R. Wolford 1/Female/TN Elkanah D. Wolford 27/Male/Farmer/TN {William's brother} Jacob Wolford 25/Male/Painter/$2500----/TN {William's brother} Catharine Wolford 55/Female/Housekeeper/TN {William's Mother} ------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Tennessee District 6, Mill Point, Sullivan County Enumerated 18 June 1870 Page 431A Lines 7-14, HH 87/87 W. M. Wolford 40/Male/White/Carpenter/$1000-$1000/TN Amanda Wolford 38/Female/White/Housekeeper/TN Eliza C. Wolford 13/Female/White/TN Harriet R. Wolford 11/Female/White/TN {Harriet Rivers Wolford} Charles D. Wolford 9/Male/White/TN Mary B. Wolford 4/Female/White/TN Lemuel Olinger 22/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/VA Catharine Wolford 66/Female/White/Asst.Housekeeper/TN --------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 6, ED 25, Sullivan County Enumerated 18 June 1880 Page 498B Lines 37-42, HH 102/107 William M. Wolford W/M/50/Married/Carpenter/TN/TN/TN Amanda M. Wolford W/F/48/Wife/KeepingHouse/TN/TN/TN Harriet R. Wolford W/F/21/Dau/Single/TN/TN/TN Charles D. Wolford W/M/18/Son/Single/Laborer/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/TN Mary B. Wolford W/F/15/Dau/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/TN Catharine Wolford W/F/76/Mother/Widowed/TN/TN/TN ----------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 6, ED 107, Sullivan County Enumerated 9 June 1900 Page 63A, Sheet 4 Lines 37-43, HH 68/68 William M. Wolford Head/W/M/Nov1829/70/Widowed/Md44yrs/Carpenter/OwnsFarmFree/TN/VA/TN Charles D. Wolford Son/W/M/Oct1861/38/Md13yrs/Farmer/TN/TN/TN Virginia C. Wolford DauInLaw/W/F/March1858/42/4children3living/VA/VA/VA Kate M. Wolford GrandDau/W/F/Dec1887/12/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA William H. Wolford GrandSon/W/M/Dec1888/11/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA Lena R. Wolford GrandDau/W/F/Jan1890/9/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA Agnes B. Wolford GrandDau/W/F/Sept1892/7/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA ------------------------------ 1910 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 6, ED 158, Sullivan County Enumerated 19 April 1910 Page 227B, Sheet 4 Lines 67-73, HH 75/77 William Wolford Head/M/W/80/Widowed/GeneralFarmer/OwnsFarmFree/TN/VA/TN Charles D. Wolford Son/M/W/49/Md22yrs/Farmer/TN/TN/TN Virginia Wolford DauInLaw/F/W/52/4children4living/VA/VA/VA Mae Wolford GrandDau/F/W/22/Single/TN/TN/VA Henry Wolford GrandSon/M/W/21/Single/TN/TN/VA Lena Wolford GrandDau/F/W/19/Single/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA Agnes Wolford GrandDau/F/W/17/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/VA --------------------------------- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY Sullivan County, Tennessee on Reedy Creek (4 miles NW of Blountsville) AMANDA M. WOLFORD 16 January 1833 8 January 1897 WILLIAM M. WOLFORD 18 November 1829 20 September 1913 ----------------------------------- Charles Decatur Wolford Born 30 October 1861, Sullivan County, Tennessee Died 5 November 1925, Sullivan County, Tennessee Married 18 August 1886 to Virginia Clementine Huddle Four children: 1. Catharine May Wolford born 10 December 1887 2. William Henry Wolford born 26 December 1888 3. Lena Rivers Wolford born 2 January 1890 4. Agnes Brown Wolford born 18 September 1892 ------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 6, ED 162, Sullivan County Enumerated 6 & 7 January 1920 Page 245A, Sheet 3 Lines 22-26, HH FM/48/49 Charles Wolford Head/OwnsFarmFree/M/W/58/Married/GeneralFarmer/TN/TN/TN Virginia Wolford Wife/Female/White/61/VA/VA/VA May Wolford Dau/Female/White/32/Single/TN/TN/VA Lena Wolford Dau/Female/White/29/Single/TN/TN/VA Agnes Wolford Dau/Female/White/27/Single/TN/TN/VA ---------------------------------- 1930 Federal Census: District of Columbia Washington City, Precinct 12, ED 355 Enumerated 7 April 1930 Page 7A, Sheet 7 Lines 20-22, HH 3420/50/61 James G. Lewis Head/OwnsHm$7350/HasRadio/M/W/29/MdAge21/BakerySalesman/VA/VA/VA Anna M. Lewis Wife/F/W/36/MdAge27/StenographerHardwareCo/PA/Germany/Germany AGNES B. WOLFORD Lodger/Female/White/36/Single/ClerkUSGovernment/TN/TN/VA -------------------------------- Could not find May. We believe that the census below could be Lena Wolford. George Little was the son of Jacob Henry Little and Martha A. V. Hancher. In this census George and Lena are renting a home on the property of his father. 1930 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 16, ED 82-21, Sullivan County Enumerated 10 April 1930 Page 81B, Sheet 7 Lines 53-55, HH 133/142 George Little Head/RentsHm/M/W/39/MdAge30/ForemanRockQuarry/TN/TN/TN LENA LITTLE Wife/Female/White/39/MdAge30/TN/TN/TN {Is this Lena Wolford?} Wiley G. Little Son/Male/White/7/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/TN --------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong