Boschong Subscribers, We received a bunch of Deeds in the mail Saturday for African American William Bushon of Clinton County, Ohio. We know there is a tie to him through the Sullivan County, Bushongs as I don't believe in coincidence. I sent my information to the Tennessee State Archives but haven't heard back yet. --------------- 1860 Federal Census: Tennessee Civil District 4, PO Beaver Creek, Sullivan County Enumerated 18 June 1860 Page 35-36 Lines 5-8 HH 237/234 and Lines 9-15 HH 238/235 Hugh Millard 59/Male/Farmer/$1000-$700/TN Elizabeth Millard 52/Female/HouseKeeper/TN Anderson Millard 37/Male/FarmLaborer/TN James Whisman 21/Male/FarmLaborer/TN NEXT HOUSEHOLD David Bushong 60/Male/Farmer/$6000-$1000/TN Dorcus E. Bushong 45/Female/HouseKeeper/VA Harriet E. Bushong 21/Female/Housekeeper/TN David Bushong 18/Male/FarmLaborer/TN {Future father of Joseph William with Will} Josiah Bushong 18/Male/FarmLaborer/TN John Bushong 16/Male/FarmLaborer/TN Nancy E. CROCKETT 8/Female/TN ------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Tennessee Bristol, Sullivan County Page 524A Charley Crackell Self/70/Male/Black/Married/VA/TN/MS Milly Crackell Wife/66/Female/Black/KeepsHouse/TN/TN/TN Charley Crackell GrandSon/6/Male/Black/VA/TN/MS JOHN BUSHONG Male/70/Widowed/Black/Laborer/VA/VA/VA {Somehow related to William Bushon of Clinton County, Ohio, we are pretty sure} ------------------------- Clinton County Ohio Deed Book 17 Page 469 - 470 4 October 1870 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That I, Evaline Crockett of the county of Clinton in Consideration of the sum of One Dollar in hand paid by William Bushon of the same place do freely remise, release and forever Quit Claim unto the said William Bushon his heirs and assigns forever, all my title, interest and estate legal and Equita in the following premises with the appurtenances situate in the County of Clinton Ohio and bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a Stone corner of Thomas S. Jacksons land in the Center of the road and in the line of Henry Crampton land thence with said road and line of Thomas S. Jacksons South 86 degrees East 59 and 76 one hundreds poles corner to Eva Crockett's land thence with the line North 45 East 51 and 12 one hundreds poles to a corner in S. J. Spencer line thence North 89 degrees West 89 and 60 one hundreds 59 and 99 one hundreds poles to a corner to S. J. Spencers thence South 1 degree 50 West 47 and 32 one hundreds poles to the Beginning CONTAINING Eighteen acres and 21 one hundreds poles ALSO the following described piece of land in the County of Clinton and part of C. Wallaces Survey Number 13727. BEGINNING at a corner of George Harris land in the center of William Sumburgh and Westboro Road thence with said Harris line South 1/2 degree West 28 poles and 1 1/2 feet to a Stone corner thence with another of his lines East 17 poles and 3 1/2 feet to a Stone corner in the line of Nancarrow Survey Number 9334 thence South 2 degrees West 40 poles 14 1/2 feet to a Stone corner in the line of said Survey where a fir oak 12 inches in diameter bears North 33 degrees West 14 links thence South 89 degrees West 76 and 36 one hundreds poles to a Stake where a gum 7 inches bears South 58 degrees West 17 links in the line of the stake or Adams land and corner to Thomas S. Jackson land thence with his line North 2 degrees East 73 and 68 one hundreds poles to a stone in the center of the aforesaid Road and corner to said Jacksons land thence with the center of said Road South 86 degrees East 81 and 6 one hundred poles to the Beginning CONTAINING Thirty and 39 one hundreds Acres of land. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of October A.D. 1870. Eva Crockett, Seal Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in presence of: H. Silderbark J. B. Ourly State of Ohio Clinton County ss Be it remembered that on the 4th day of October 1870 personally appeared before me J. B. Ourly a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Eva Crockett the grantor in the foregoing Deed and acknowledged the signing and sealing thereof to be her Voluntary act and deed for the use and purposes therein mentioned. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal aforesaid. J. D. Ourly, J.P. ----------------------------- Researched, Transcribed and Submitted by Gloria Bushong