JAMES BUSHONG Born: Circa 1790s Died: Before April Circa 1824, Logan County, Ohio Will probated 6 April 1824 Burial: Possibly North Greenfield Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio Married: 30 August 1810, Ross County, Ohio to Nancy McCrary NANCY MCCRARY Born: 29 November 1793 -Virginia (Calculated from information on tombstone), d/o John and Margaret McCrary Died: 21 November 1869, Logan County, Ohio Burial: North Greenfield Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio ---------------------- Ross County Ohio Marriage Returns Volume B, Page 32 Ross County Franklin Township ss I do hereby Certify that on the 30th inst., I married James Beshong to Nancy McCrary as Witness my hand this 31st day of August 1810. JOHN JOHNSTON, Justice of the Peace NOTE: Inst. is a legal term means Instant which means within the month and since the Justice of the Peace signed it on the 31 August that means that this couple was married on the 30 within that month of August thus 30 August. Any date before that would be application for license. ---------------------- 1840 Federal Census: Ohio Perry Township, Logan County NANCY BUSHONG 1 male 10 and under 15 years of age {Son of Nancy - Milton Bushong} 1 male 15 and under 20 years of age {Son of Nancy and James - Jacob Bushong} 1 female 20 and under 30 years of age {Daughter of Nancy and James - Delilah Bushong} 1 female 40 and under 50 years of age {Head of Household widow Nancy McCrary Bushong} Daughter Jemina Bushong married in 1837 to David Endsley so she is not shown in the 1840 Bushong household. ---------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Ohio Perry Township, District 87, Logan County Enumerated 25 September 1850 Page 120A Lines 23-25, HH 91/91 Milton Bushong 24/Male/Farmer/$500/MarriedWithinYear/OH {Married 22 June 1850} Louisa Bushong 18/Female/OH {Wife of Milton - Louisa Moore} Nancy Bushong 56/Female/VA {Widow of James Bushong} ------------------------ 1860 Federal Census: Ohio COULD NOT FIND NANCY BUSHONG OR ANY OF THE BUSHONG FAMILY ------------------------- NORTH GREENFIELD CEMETERY Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio NANCY L. Wife of J. Bushong Died 21 November 1869 Aged 75 yrs 11 mos 23 days ------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong