See BOSCHONG Archives for July 2009, September 2009 and May 2011 for further information on the family unit. ------------------ LINEAGE: Jacob Bushong and Elizabeth Bohart Andrew J. Bushong and Abigail E. Kimmel Serena D. Bushong and Benjamin Franklin Baker Lennie Wayne Bushong and Anna Spitler -------------------- The Jeffersonian Findlay, Ohio Friday Morning, 22 March 1878 Page 3, Column 7 MARRIED BAKER - BUSHONG - At the residence of J. L. McKee, Justice of the Peace, 15th March, 1878, Mr. Benjamin F. Baker and Miss Serena Bushong, all of Hancock County, Ohio. --------------------- PARENTS ANDREW J. BUSHONG MARRIED TO ABIGAIL E. KIMMEL 1870 Federal Census: Ohio Van Buren Village, Allen Township, Hancock County Enumerated 15 August 1870 Page 13B Lines 31-37, HH 33/32 Andrew Bushong 37/Male/White/LaborerMill/$1000-$470/OH Abigal Bushong 31/Female/White/KeepingHouse/OH SERENA D. BUSHONG 12/Female/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/OH Vanbertes Bushong 9/Male/White/AtSchool/OH Ermira Bushong 5/Female/White/AttendedSchool/OH Venie Bushong 6mosBornDecember/Male/White/OH Joseph Brohl 28/Male/White/TinSmith/Prussia -------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Ohio Van Buren, Allen Township, ED 174, Hancock County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 352B Lines 15-20, HH 20/21 Andrew J. Bushong White/Male/49/Married/Miller/OH/VA/OH Abigail E. Bushong White/Female/41/Wife/KeepingHouse/OH/OH/OH Vanbutis G. Bushong White/Male/19/Son/Single/FarmLaober/AttendedSchool/OH Venie E. Bushong White/Female/10/Dau/AttendedSchool/OH Edward L. Bushong White/Male/6/Son/AttendedSchool/OH Wilber C. Bushong White/Male/1/Son/AtHome/OH ------------------------- SERENA D. BUSHONG Born: 17 April 1858, Hancock County, Ohio Died: 22 August 1952, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Burial:24 August 1952, Van Buren Cemetery, Hancock County, Ohio Married: 15 March 1878, Hancock County, Ohio to Benjamin Franklin Baker BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BAKER Born: 14 April 1851, Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio, s/o George A. Baker & Margaret Weeks Died: 28 January 1928, Findlay, Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio Burial: 31 Janaury 1928, Van Buren Cemetery, Hancock County, Ohio ----------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Ohio Allen Township, Hancock County Page 354A Benjamin Baker Head/Male/White/29/Married/Farmer/OH/OH/OH Serena Baker Wife/Female/White/21/KeepingHouse/OH/OH/OH ------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Ohio Van Buren Village, Allen Township, ED 47, Hancock County Enumerated 16 June 1900 Page 11A, Sheet 11 Lines 33 - 34, HH 210/213, and 44-46, HH 213/216 North Market Street Abagail S. Bushong Head/F/W/March1839/61/Widowed/8children5living/FarmerOwnsFarmFree/OH/PA/OH --- Bushong Dau/F/W/Aug1882/17/Servant/AttendedSchool/OH/OH/OH NEARBY Benjamin F. Baker Head/M/W/April1851/49/Md22yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/OH/OH/OH Serena A. Baker Wife/Female/White/April1858/42/2children1living/OH/OH/OH Lennie W. Baker Son/Male/White/March1881/19/Single/FarmLaborer/OH/OH/OH {Len Wayne Baker. Gave information on death certificates and listed as Len Baker} ---------------------- The Morning Republican Findlay, Ohio Wednesday, 20 February 1907 Page 8, Column 4 DIED Mrs. Abigail Bushong, wife of the late Andrew J. Bushong, died Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock at her home in Van Buren, aged 69. Mrs. Bushong had been sick ten months with a complication of diseases. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. B. F. Baker, Van Buren; Mrs. H. J. Guthrie, Toledo; Mrs. M. R. Hess, Van Buren; Bert Bushong, Van Buren township, Edward L. Bushong, of Van Buren. The deceased was a steadfast Christian and a member of the United Brethren Church many years. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the church. Rev. J. H. Arnold will officiate. The body will be laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. ----------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Ohio Allen Township, Hancock County Benjamin F. Baker Head/M/W/58/Md/Farmer/OH/OH/OH Serena Baker Wife/F/W/52/OH/OH/OH ------------------------- STATE OF OHIO DEATH CERTIFICATE #3377 Name of Deceased: Benjamine F. Baker Date of Death: 28 January 1928 Aged 76 years, 9 months 14 days, Married, White, Male, Farmer Place of Death: Findlay, Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio Date and Place of Burial: 31 January 1928, Van Buren Cemetery, Hancock County, Ohio Date and Place of Birth: 14 April 1851, Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio Father: George Baker, born Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio Mother: Margaret Weeks, born Fairfield County, Ohio Spouse: Serena Baker Informant: Len Baker, Van Buren, Ohio -------------------------- STATE OF OHIO DEATH CERTIFICATE #51850 Name of Deceased: Serena D. Baker Date of Death: 22 August 1952, aged 94 years Place of Death: Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Aged 94 years, Female, White, Widowed, Homemaker Cause of Death: Pneumonia and Cancer Date and Place of Burial: 24 August 1952, Van Buren Cemetery, Hancock County, Ohio Date and Place of Birth: 17 April 1858, Portage Township, Hancock County, Ohio Father: Andrew Bushong Mother: Abigail Kinnel {Kimmel} Informant: Burdette Baker -------------------------- STATE OF OHIO DEATH CERTIFICATE #1959 Name of Deceased: Lennie Wayne Baker Spouse: Mrs. Anna Baker age 61 years {Anna Spitler} Date of Death: 16 January 1945 Aged 63 years 10 months 7 days, Male, White, Married, Farmer Place of Death: Findlay Hospital, Findlay, Ohio, Hancock County, Ohio Residence: Lifetime in Van Buren, Hancock County, Ohio Cause of Death: Cancer of the Prostrate Date and Place of Burial: 19 January 1945, Van Buren Cemetery, Hancock County, Ohio Date and Place of Birth: 9 March 1881, Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio Father: Benjamin F. Baker, born Allen Township, Van Buren, Hancock County, Ohio Mother: Serena Bushong, born Allen Township, Van Buren, Hancock County, Ohio Informant: N. O. Baker, Van Buren, Hancock County, Ohio -------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong