See the BOSCHONG Archives for December 2005, March 2007, May 2007, February 2009, August 2010, and August 2011 for further information on this family. There were a lot of articles with John H. Bushong's name appearing. He was a Miller and Dealer of Flour so most of them were business dealings. --------------------- JOHN HELLER BUSHONG Born: 18 October 1825, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, s/o Jacob Bushong & Elizabeth Heller Died: 27 September 1909, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Burial: Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Married: 29 April 1851, Harrisborg, Pennsylvania by Rev. Alexander Voglebauch. ELIZABETH RUPP Born: 11 August 1831, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Died: 4 October 1910, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Burial: Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania --------------------- The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer Tuesday, 1 February 1881 Page 2, Column 5 UPSET AND RUNAWAY On Sunday night as Mr. J. H. Bushong was driving through Lititz his horse took fright at some snow piled up in the street, and running off, upset the sleigh, threw Mr. Bushong out and dragged him for some distance. Finally Mr. Bushong lost his hold of the lines and the horse with sleight attached, ran at full speed towards Lancaster and nothing has been heard since of either horse or sleigh. In our advertising department will be found a description of the team and a reward offered for its recover. ------------------ Same newspaper and date Page 3, Column 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENT RAN OFF - ON SUNDAY NIGHT, At Lititz, a Roan Horse, about 15 hands high, attached to a sleigh with red running gears and lining; a liberal reward will be paid for their return to POWL'S LIVERY STABLE Walnut Street ------------------ 1850 Federal Census: Strange but I could not find John Heller Bushong anywhere. He would have been 25 years of age and still Single. He is not with his father Jacob. -------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County John H. Bushong 34/Male/White/Miller/PA Elizabeth Bushong 28/Female/White/PA Milton R. Bushong 6/Male/White/PA Emma Bushong 3/Female/White/PA ----------------- 1870 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Upper Leacock Township,238th District, Lancaster County Enumerated 11 July 1870 Page 130A Lines 12-17, HH 207/219 John Bushong 44/Male/White/GristMiller/$20000-$1800/PA Elizabeth Bushong 38/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA Milton Bushong 17/Male/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/PA Emma Bushong 14/Female/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/PA Jacob Bushong 11/Male/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/PA Clayton Bushong 7/Male/White/AttendedSchool/PA ------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster, Lancaster County Page 148B John H. Bushong Head/55/Male/White/Married/DealerInFlour/PA/PA/PA Elizabeth Bushong Wife/49/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA/PA/PA Milton Bushong Son/23/Male/White/Single/Miller/PA/PA/PA Jacob Bushong Son/20/Male/White/Single/Miller/PA/PA/PA Clayton B. Bushong Son/18/Male/White/Single/ClerkInStore/PA/PA/PA Lizzie A. Bushong Dau/Female/White/8/AtSchool/PA/PA/PA ----------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Pennsylvania Lancaster City, Ward 6, ED 55, Lancaster County Enumerated 11 June 1900 Page 74B, Sheet 12 Lines 97-99, HH 26/265/276 East Walnut Street John H. Bushong Head/W/M/Oct1825/75/Md49yrs/Capitalist/OwnsHomeFree/PA/PA/PA Elizabeth Bushong Wife/W/F/Aug1831/68/6children5living/PA/PA/PA Lizzie A. Bushong Dau/W/F/Oct1872/27/Single/PA/PA/PA ------------------ SALEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tombstone Inscriptions Single Stones JOHN H. BUSHONG Died 27 September 1909 Aged 83 yrs 11 mos 9 days ELIZABETH BUSHONG Died 4 October 1910 Aged 79 yrs 1 mos 23 days ------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong