I was lucky enough to be contacted by a descendant of Maria (sometimes Mariah) Bushong, wife of Samuel R. Detwiler and daughter of George Bushong and Lydia Rush. She provided me with scans of the Maria Detwiler Bible. Thanks to Jane Aronholt The dates of birth and deaths (of five young children) are from the transcriptions as interpeted by Rick Bushong Samuel Detwiler was born Dec 22 1828 Mariah Bushong was born Oct 11 1836 Married Jan the 16 1852 Lydia Ann Detwiler was born Dec 22 1852 and died Apr 29 1853 George W. Detwiler was Mar 19 1853 and died Mar 15 1861 Clarrissa J. Detwiler was born Mar 3 1854 and died Apr 9 1860 Ezra O. Detwiler was born Jan 30 1859 and died Aug 19 1860 Harriet L.Detwiler was born Feb 19 1861 and died Feb 20 1861 John W. Detwiler was born Dec 29 1862 Emma F. Detwiler was born Mar 28 1866 Charles F. Detwiler was born Aug 22 1868 the end >From the Marriage License, the date is stated Jan 12 1853, and is at odds with the Bible records. This makes first daughter, Lydia Ann born out of wedlock. Further, Jane provided Maria' second husband's name, her date of death and the cemetery... Maria Bushong Pearson Birth: Oct. 11, 1836 Death: Apr. 11, 1918 She married Henry Pearson about 1878 Parents: George Bushong (1788 - 1880) Lydia Rush Bushong (1791 - 1864) Burial: Sandridge Cemetery Collinsville Rogers County Oklahoma, USA Created by: Jane Aronhalt Record added: Jul 04, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 72676545 ------------------------------------------------------- Groom's Name: Samuel Detwilder Bride's Name: Maria Bushong Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1853 Marriage Place: Putnam,Ohio Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51297-1 System Origin: Ohio-ODM Source Film Number: 461073 Reference Number: Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 ------------------------------------------------------------- Census Records: 1860 Census - OH, Putnam County, Pleasant Township, Roll 1027, Page 437, schedule page 91, family 647 1870 Census - IL, Menard County, Petersburg, Roll 260, Page 119, schedule page 67, family 504 July 12, 1870 Samuel Detwiler 44 Pennsylvania Maria Detwiler 33 Ohio John 7 Ohio Emma 4 Missouri Charles 2 Illinois Census, 1900 for Mariah Pearson Name: Mariah Pearson Residence: Friend School, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Birth Date: Oct 1836 Birthplace: Ohio Relationship to Head-of-Household: Wife Spouse Name: Henry Pearson Spouse Birth Place: Tennessee Father Birthplace: Kentucky Mother Birthplace: Kentucky Head-of-household Name: Henry Pearson Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Years Married: 22 Estimated Marriage Year: 1878 Mother How Many Children: 9 Number Living Children: 3 Enumeration District: 0022 Sheet Number and Letter: 17B Household ID: 311 Spouse Henry Pearson M Mariah Pearson F Census, 1910 for H Pearsen Name: H Pearsen Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: , Rogers, Oklahoma Marital Status: Married Family Number: 217 Page Number: 11 Household Gender Age H Pearsen M 72y Spouse M Pearsen F 72y Ada Detwiler F 12y Granddaughter born about 1898 in Oklahoma nothing further is found..