Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, Back in March 2007, I posted some information about Lydia Bushon who married Christopher Cline. The question of lineage for Lydia Bushon has yet to be addressed and answered. While researching Delilah Bushong and her daughter Nancy Jane Bushong, I suddenly realized that in the 1870 census Delilah and her family and Christoper Cline, the husband of Lydia Bushon deceased, and his new wife Lucinda, are living as neighbors! Soooo what is the connection to these two families since Lydia Bushon was reported in the HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY to be the daughter of the Edward Bushaw/Buchan/Bushon, a Frenchman on a British ship in the War of 1812. I'm pretty sure that the misspelling of the Bushon name was due possibly to the fact that the information was being given by a Cline descendant who did not know how to spell Lydia's last name. His name on the account of Admiral Perry was spelled Lt. Edward W. Buchan and of course, we all know that an o can look like an a and an s like a c. {Buchon?} ------------------------ FACT: Lydia Bushon married Christopher Cline 15 Mar 1836 in Logan County, Ohio. Logan County Ohio Marriages License Issued 12 March 1836 Christopher Cline and Lydia Bushon were married by me the 15th day of March 1836 according to the License. STEPHEN H. HOLLAND, Minister of the Gospel -------------- FACT: Christopher Cline and Lydia Bushon are living in Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio in the 1850 census with the other Bushongs. Then his wife Lydia Bushon dies by 1854, and Christopher Cline then marries Lucinda Leveck and are neighbors of Henry and Delilah Bushong Deflinger and Delilah's mother and half brother Milton and wife. The Deflingers were from Virginia as were the Bushongs. 1850 Federal Census: Ohio Bokes Creek Township, Logan County Enumerated 21 August 1850 Page 21A Lines 23-29, HH 271/271 Christopher Cline 28/Male/Farmer/CannotReadOrWrite/VA Lydia Cline 28/Female/CannotReadOrWrite/OH {Lydia Bushon} David Cline 8/Male/OH James Cline 7/Male/OH Margaret Cline 5/Female/OH William Cline 2/male/OH Samuel Cline 5mos/Male/OH ------------------ Logan County Ohio Marriages Volume B, Page 289 License issued 5 May 1854 The State of Ohio Logan County ss I do hereby Certify that Christopher Cline and Lucinda Leveck were joined in marriage by me, on the 7th day of May A. D. 1854. THOMAS D. HOWE ---------- 1860 Census: Could not find ANY of the family! ------------ FACT: Christoper Cline is a neighbor of the Bushongs and the Derflingers. 1870 Federal Census: Ohio Bokes Creek Township, Logan County Enumerated 9 August 1870 Page 23B Lines 31-40, HH 224/224 Christopher Cline 52/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/--$200/VA {First wife Lydia Bushon} Lucinda Cline 33/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH {Second wife Lucinda Leveck} William H. Cline 22/ Male/White/WorksOnFarm/OH Samuel Cline 19/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/OH Lydia J. Cline 14/Female/White/AssistingMother/OH Ann E. Cline 12/Female/White/AtSchool/OH Christopher Cline 10/Male/White/AtSchool/OH Lewis Cline 8/Male/White/AtSchool/OH John Cline 1/Male/White/OH Eliza A. Cain 18/Female/White/WorksByWeek/OH ------ 1870 Federal Census: Ohio Bokes Creek Township, Logan County PO Ridgway, Hardin County, Ohio Enumerated 9 August 1870 Page 23B Lines 14-19, HH 220/220 Nearby is Christopher Cline and second wife. First was was ----- Bushong Henry Durflinger 63/Male/White/BasketMaker/-----$150/VA {Henry Derflinger} Delia Durflinger 55/Female/White/Weaver/OH {Delilah Bushong} James B. Scoris 6/Male/White/OH Thomas Bushong 22/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/OH {s/o James Bushong & Delilah Bushong} William Durfinger 32/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/OH James Durflinger 17/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/OH NEXT DOOR (James Bushong and wife Lucinda Hatcher - Son of James Bushong Sr. & Delilah Bushong) 1870 Federal Census: Ohio Bokes Creek Township, Logan County PO Ridgway, Hardin County, Ohio Enumerated 9 August 1870 Page 23B Lines 9-13, HH 219/219 James Bushong 26/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/----$125/OH Lucinda Bushong 23/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH Willie Bushong 1/Male/White/OH Libby Hatcher 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/OH Lydia V. Hatcher 20/Female/White/School/OH ------------------------- FACT OR FICTION? HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY OHIO (1880) Page 509 Bokes Creek Township "The first marriage in the township was about the year 1840, when Isaac Cline and Miss Elizabeth Hill were united in holy wedlock by Rev. Steven Holland, one of the pioneer preachers. The second marriage was that of Christopher Cline and Lida Bushaw {Bushon}. The father of Lida Bushaw {Bushon} was a Frenchman, and was taken prisoner by the Americans at Perry's victory on Lake Erie. He was a sailor on a British ship, and when the Americans jumped on board his vessel, and demanded his sword and pistols, Bushaw {Bushon} stuck the point of his sword downward in the deck, broke it in three pieces, and threw his pistols overboard. He finally espoused the American cause, and died at Chillicothe. Lida came to this county with relatives." ------------- Now the above account in the history of Logan county cannot be totally ignored since it is quite possible that Lida (Lydia) Bushon's father could have served in the War of 1812. We know that there was a Edward W. Buchan mentioned by Perry that served and he was on the side of the British during this battle. Many men from Canada served for the British and many were French from Quebec area. So did this Edward leave the States to go to Quebec to serve during the War and then return to the States and somehow his daughter made it to Logan County Ohio with other relatives? Quite possibly. -------------- FACT: THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY A Collection of Documents, chiefly by Commodore Perry: including the Court - Martial of Commander Barclay and the Court of Enquiry on Captain Elliot: edited with Introduction, Annotations, Bibliography and E. and Analytical Index By Charles Oscar Paullin Cleveland: The Rowfant Club October, 1918 BRITISH SHIPS The Chippeway The Detroit The Hunter The Queen Charlotte THE LADY PREVOST {Commanded by Lt. Edward W. Bushan} The Little Belt PAGE 30 - 31 - Report of Perry "The Lady Prevost's armanent consisted chiefly of 12 pair carronades. She made a noble fight, but such an armanent at long range in smooth water was utterly useless against the heavy guns of the schooners. Her commander Lieutenant Buchan, and her fist Lieutenant Rolette, were both seriously wounded and she was greatly cut up and began to fall to leeward." {NOTE: Lt. Edward W. Buchan was wounded in the head} PAGE 70: "Lieutenant Buchan in the Lady Prevost behaved most nobly and did everything that a brave experienced officer could do, in a vessel armed with 12 pounder carranades. against vessels carrying long guns - I regret to state that he was very severely wounded." ------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong