Boschong Subscribers, We found this article about the marriage of Emanuel Bushong, son of John Bushong and Eva Marks to Hannah Moothart. The newspaper was published in 1893 but the marriage was in 1875. This newspaper was extracting marriages from previous issues and republishing them. --------------------- The Auburn Courier Auburn, De Kalb County, Indiana 23 November 1893 PIONEER WEDDINGS 27 November 1875 Emanuel Bushong to Hannah Moothart, Nov. 29 Wm. Burns officiating -------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Ohio Dallas Township, PO Bucyrus, Crawford County Enumerated 24 July 1860 Page 112A Lines 9-14, HH 1622/1634 John Bushong 33/Male/Farmer/---$40/OH Eva Bushong 33/Female/CannotReadOrWrite/OH EMANUEL BUSHONG 9/Male/AttendedSchool/OH Ann Bushong 8/Female/AttendedSchool/OH Mary Bushong 5/Female/OH Lafayette Bushong 3/Male/OH -------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Smithfield Township, DeKalb County Enumerated 21 July 1870 Page 373B LInes 13-16, HH 97/98 George Duncan 42/Male/White/Farmer/$6000-$1550/PA Jane Duncan 31/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH Amina Duncan 12/Female/White/AtSchool/OH EMANUEL BUSHONG 19/Male/White/Laborer/AttendedSchool/OH -------------------------- Emanuel Bushong and Hannah Moothart were married in DeKalb County, Indiana 27 November 1875. -------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Johnson Township, LaGrange County Page 440A Emanuel Bushong Head/Male/White/28/Married/Farming/OH/OH/OH Hannah Bushong Wife/Female/White/26/KeepingHouse/OH/OH/PA -------------------------- In 1898 Emanuel's father John answered some additional questions required for his quarterly pension. In the form was the following questions: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C. 15 January 1898 Sir: In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below. Very respectfully, H. Clay Eranst, Commissioner Name: John Bushong Question: Are you married? Answer: Yes. Mrs Eve Marks Question: When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer: 5 August 1849, Waynesburg, Ohio by John Ponch, Justice of Peace Question: What record of marriage exists? Answer: Clerks Office of County of Stark County, Ohio Question: Were you previously married? Answer: No Question: Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer: MANUEL BUSHONG born 8 September 1850 Eliza Prough born 1 June 1852 Mary Ann Favorite born 17 August 1854 Lafayette Bushong born 17 October 1856 John Bushong born 26 January 1862 Signature: John Bushong Dated: 4 June 1898 -------------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Michigan Athens Township, ED 28, Calhoun County Enumerated 15 & 16 June 1900 Page 67B, Sheet 11 Lines 70-73, HH 295/296 John Bushong Head/W/M/Sept1826/73/Md51yrs/FarmerOwnsFarmFree/OH/PA/PA Eve Bushong Wife/W/F/april1827/73/9children5living/OH/PA/PA EMANUEL BUSHONG Son/W/M/Sep1850/49/Widowed/SectionLaborerRR/OH Richard J. Bushong Grandson/W/M/Sep1888/11/AttendingSchool/Mich/OH/IN -------------- 1910 Federal Census: Michigan -------------- North Sherwood Cemetery Branch County, Michigan TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS EMANUEL BUSHONG 1851 - 1918 HANNAH BUSHONG 1854 - 1892 --------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong