Boschong Subscribers, I might and I mean might....., have solved the mystery of the husband of Mrs. Jacob Bushong from the 1886 obit in Wood County, Ohio. We are wondering if Charles J. Bushong who died in 1892 might have been the fellow married to Mrs. Jacob Bushong who died in 1886. Was his full name Charles Jacob Bushong named after his grandfather Jacob Bushong of Hancock County, Ohio? He is the right age to have had a wife of age 22 in 1886 and he did live in Wood County, Ohio. Charles J. Bushong traveled and possibly met her, married her, brought her back to Wood County where she died in 1886. The children mentioned in Mrs. Jacob Bushong's obit might have died before 1892 as they are not mentioned in the obit for Charles J. Bushong and do not show up in the household of the widow Josephine (Pickett) Bushong. I believe that both Mrs. Jacob Bushong and Charles J. Bushong both died of consumption. Mrs. Jacob Bushong was born around 1864 and Charles J. Bushong was born around 1863. Now what were the names of his children? Back in August 2009, we posted about Josephine (Pickett) Lane who married Charles J. Bushong of Wood County, Ohio so check the BOSCHONG Archives. Meanwhile we found another obit mentioning a Mrs. Jacob Bushong in 1885 so we are awaiting word on that Mrs. Jacob Bushong from the Wood County District Library. Meanwhile here is the obit for Charles J. Bushong and a little more information. ------------------------ CHARLES J. BUSHONG {Was he Charles Jacob Bushong?} Born: About 1863, Wood County, Ohio Died: 12 January 1892, Wood County, Ohio Married: M/1: Unknown {Mrs. Jacob Bushong of the 1886 obit?} M/2: Mrs. Josephine (Pickett) Lane ------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Michigan Village of Portland, Ionia County Enumerated 8 July 1870 Page 649A & B Lines 39-40 & 1-4, HH 49/49 JAMES M. BUSHONG 36/Male/White/MakingDoorsInFactory/$1500-$180/OH {James Madison Bushong} Julia A. Bushong 29/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH Almina W. Bushong 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/OH Eliza M. Bushong 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/OH Charles J. Bushong 6/Male/White/OH Edward Bushong 2/Male/White/Michigan ------------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Ohio Portage Township, Hancock County Enumerated 18 - 21 June 1880 Page 349B Lines 15-20, HH 155/156 Jacob Bushong White/Male/74/Married/Farmer/OH/VA/VA Elizabeth Bushong Wife/White/Female/70/KeepingHouse/OH/Prussia/PA Sylvester Bushong Son/White/Male/26/Single/Farmer/OH Almenia Bushong GrandDau/W/F/20/Single/HouseKeeping/AttendedSchool/OH Mandelia Bushong GrandDau/W/F/18/Single/HouseKeeping/OH CARLEY J. BUSHONG GrandSon/White/Male/16/FarmLaborer/AttendedSchool/OH {Charles J. Bushong} NOTE: Alminia W. Bushong, Eliza M. Bushong and Carley J. Bushong {Charles J. Bushong}, are the children of James Madison Bushong . ------------------------ Cook County Illinois Marriage Certificate #163137 (License Application made 20 January 1891) Groom: Charles J. Bushong, Age 27, Resident of North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio Bride: Mrs. Josie B. Lane, Age 27, Resident of Cantril, Iowa Married: 21 January 1891 in Chicago by Rev. J. P. Brughingham, Minister of the Gospel ------------------------ The Weekly Beacon Friday, 15 January 1892 Page 4, Column 4 CHARLES J. BUSHONG At his home on west Broadway on Tuesday evening, 12 January, Charles J. Bushong, aged 29 years. Funeral at the M. E. Church at 10 o'clock am today, conducted by Revs. Thomas and Long. Burial at City Cemetery. No young man in or about North Baltimore was better known than was Charley J. Bushong. He was born just across the Hancock County line, and has mingled with our people during most of the years of his life. For the past eight years he has lived in North Baltimore and being in some sort of business all the time had been a widely known person for one of his age. Charley has had for the past six years a dread of consumption, the disease which had taken from him his mother while he was yet a child and also a sister Mrs. F. Wagner since then. He traveled some in hopes of finding an antidote for the disease, but what little he gained by travel was counteracted by almost a reckless exposure after he returned. About two months ago he was for the first time confined to his room. It was never again his fortune to leave it alive. He was pronounced incurable by attending physicians and though every possible effort, in way of care and sympathy was shown him, he was, before his real death, surrendered to the Inevitable. We will often think of this departed friend of ours. He was everybody's friend, always kind and agreeable. But Nature's way of transforming one generation after another takes no cognizance of our kindred or social relationships. What to us is great sorrow is to Nature but a matter of course, immutable, unmerciful, eternal. About a year ago he was married to Mrs. Josie B. Lane from Iowa. To his widow and numerous relatives we extend our most fervent sympathy and condolence. ----------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong