I believe we're looking at the same Andrew Bushong in both Philadelphia and in Illinois. The census taker, in Philly - James G. Oberlan - or something like that, did not seem to understand the instructions. Nearly every one in his District could NOT read or write, even Teachers, and students "attending school", the students he signified in the occupation field with a "PS" for public school (?). So the "can't read or write" is a red herring. Andrew is found July 6 1870 in Vermilion County, Illinois, and between then and July 28th, 1870 he went home to see his family, he may have talked his brother, William August Bushong into going back to Illinois with him, as William August is not listed with his parents in 1880 and also William died in Cook County, Illinois, Mar 14 1933. Both Andrew and William are buried with their wives in Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Also, Feb 23 1872, about a year and a half after Andrew visited home, he was married in Vermilion County. You know, we're talking about Andrew and William, older brothers of the famous Albert "Doc" Bushong. The Dentist/Major League Base Ball Catcher - inventor of the catcher's mitt and namesake of Bushong Kansas.... By the way, who spotted the Bushongs in the Philadelphia census, you Gloria or Russell? Who ever did deserves a medal, because the last name was totally scrawled and is not indexed. I had to look through a bunch of books and pages to find the 26th District for July 28th! I found it here on Familysearch.org. Philadelphia, ward 09, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Image 296 of 870 That's all, Rick On 7/30/2011 5:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Boschong Subscribers, Back in February 2007 we posted about Charles and > Margaret Bushong. They had a son named Andrew Bushong but not the one we are > posting about this evening. This Andrew was schooled while the son of > Charles and Margaret was not. > > 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania > Philadelphia City, 26th District, Philadelphia County > Enumerated 28 July 1870 > Page 76B > Lines 15-24, HH 978 > > NOTE: None can read or write according to census taker > > Charles A. Bushong 45/Male/White/Clothing/$2000--/PA > Margaret Bushong 40/Female/White/Ireland/ParentsForeignBorn > ANDREW BUSHONG 20/Male/White/Clerk/PA > William Aug. Bushong 18/Male/White/PA > Frank Bushong 16/Male/White/PA > Albert Bushong 14/Male/White/PA > Sally Bushong 12/Female/White/PA > Emma Bushong 8/Female/White/PA > Anthony Bushong 5/Male/White/PA {In next census he is listed as > Armstrong} > John Bushong 3/Male/White/PA > ----------------- > > We cannot identify this Andrew M. Bushong. He is NOT the son of Charles > and Margaret Bushong of the 1870 census in Philadelphia as seen above. > > ----------------- > The Daily Evening Bulletin > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania > Wednesday, 11 July 1866 > Page 3 > > CITY BULLETINS > BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL > The following is a list of the admissions into the Boys' High School > yesterday. Total admitted 144, admitting average 70, average age of applicants > admitted 15 years 5 months 18 days. > > ANDREW M. BUSHONG, Zane School, with school average of 78.1 > ------------------ > 1870 Federal Census: Illinois > Danville Township, Vermilion County > Enumerated 6 July 1870 > Page 112B > Lines 4-10, HH 214/205 > > Charles Smith 33/Male/White/Grocer/----$2000/OH > Lydia Smith 40/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN > Laura Smith 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IL > George Tullis 18/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/IN > Samuel Tullis 16/Male/White/CarriagePainter/IN > ANDREW BUSHONG 19/Male/White/ClerkInGrocery/PA > Alice Gilmore 16/Female/White/DomesticServant/AttendedSchool/IN > ----------------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message