Boschong Subscribers, Earlier this month I posted a 1920 census record for a Harold Bushong age 21 who supposedly was serving time in the penitentiary in Cole County, Missouri. Since this post was about Noel's grandfather, he contacted me for help in getting more information about this guy in prison since he didn't think this was his grandfather and neither did I. I told him how to go about contacting the proper officials to get more information. Well, I am so glad he did because this census record is totally incorrect. According to the prison records the guy who was serving time was not Harold Bushong. The guy serving time was Harry Bushong, he was 40 years of age and he served 2 years of grand larceny on a charge from Marion County, Missouri. He served from: 4 March 1919 to 6 August 1920 ------------------ Here is the correspondence: June 12, 2013 MKS Dear Mr. Bushong, We found one entry for someone named BUSHONG in the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1920. Harry BUSHONG, #21510, pled guilty to grand larceny in Marion County and was sentenced to 2 years. He entered the penitentiary on 3-4-1919 and was released under commutation 8-6-1920. His age is different than the man listed in the census, 40 years old as opposed to 21. No wife or other family members are listed. To order a copy of his penitentiary record please send a check or money order (no cash) to the Missouri State Archives at the address below. Please also include a self-addressed, stamped envelope as well as a copy of this email for our reference. Harry BUSHONG #21510 Vol. HH, pg. 134, S233 2 pages = $1.00 Sincerely, Research Staff Missouri State Archives 600 W. Main St. P.O. Box 1747 Jefferson City, MO 65102 archref@sos.mo.gov (573) 751-3280 -------------- So why someone would enumerate or transcribe this record the way it was done, is beyond explanation unless this Bushong guy knew the Bushong family in Brixley and had a grudge against them so lied to the census taker. So this is the way that 1920 census should read: 1920 Federal Census: Missouri Cole County Missouri State Penitentiary Harry Bushong Inmate/Male/White/41/Married/Teamster/MO/MO/MO ------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Missouri Jackson Township, ED 93, Ozark County Enumerated 6 June 1900 Pages 62B & 63A, Sheets 15 & 16 Lines 98-100 & 1-2, HH 271/271 Marion A. Bushan Head/Male/White/Nov1872/26/Md5yrs/FarmerRentsFarm/MO/KY/KY Nancy A. Bushan Wife/Female/White/May1879/21/2children2living/MO/IN/IN HARELL H. BUSHAN Son/Male/White/May1898/2/MO/MO/MO {Harold Hamilton Bushong} Harvel G. Bushan Son/Male/White/May1900/UnderOneMonth/MO/MO/MO Clint B. Bushan Cousin/Male/White/Uknown1871/29/Single/FarmLaborer/MO/KY/MO ----------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Missouri Ozark County Marion A. Bushong Head/M/W/38/Farmer/MO/KY/KY Nancy Bushong Wife/Female/White/31/MO/KY/--- Harold H. Bushong Son/Male/White/11/MO/MO/MO Harvel G. Bushong Son/Male/White/9/MO/MO/MO Hetty Bushong Dau/Female/White/8/MO/MO/MO Hattie Bushong Dau/Female/White/6/MO/MO/MO Hester Bushong Dau/Female/White/2/MO/MO/MO ----------------------- World War I Draft Registration 12 September 1918 HAROLD HAMILTON BUSHONG Residence: Brixey, Ozark County, Missouri Age 20, Farmer, White, Married, Native Born Born: 2 May 1898 Nearest Relative: Blanch Irene Bushong, residence Brixey, Ozark County, Missouri Medium Height Slender Build Blue Eyes Black Hair No physical disabilities ------------------ 1920 Federal Census: Still not found yet --------------------------------- 1925 Kansas State Census Douglas County Harold Bushong Head/24/Male/White/Married/Laborer/MO Blanche Irene Bushong Wife/Female/White/23/MO Rudolph Bushong Son/Male/White/6/MO Doulia Bushong 4/Female/White/MO {Dohna} --------------------------------- Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong