Hi David, Just received your rootsweb post. Am very interested as I have a Jacob HARMON that married a Eleanora BUS(C)H from Germany (?) and France(?) Their first child, Mary Ann HARMON, born 1 April 1841 in either RockIsland or Madison Co. IL and then on to MO to travel overland to California in 1846, same year of the famous Donner Party, but split off from them and made it to California 4-6 weeks before the Donners were stranded. My ggGrandfather, Jacob HARMON was one of the first white men to take up a preemptive claim of 160 acres in San Francisco. I have been at the famous "BRICK WALL" with this family for years! I have been unable to get further back than the info I just stated, though rumors have it that Eleanoras' mothers maiden name was CARTER. Is their any possible connection in your records that may help me through the famous wall?? Thanks Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:42 PM Subject: [Busch] Busch/Bush Prussia>IN-IL>Stoddard Co., MO > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Davis, Busch/Bush, Slow, Grigsby, Johnson, Harmon > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VEH.2ACIB/271 > > Message Board Post: > > Searching for Bush/Busch family of Louis Busch (changed to Bush), b. Prussia 1841, m. Phebe Slow (b. IN 1846). Lived in Saline Co., IL. Moved to Stoddard County, MO. Children were Mary, John, Susan Jane, Louella, Frederick, Hellena, Frank, Otis. > > > ==== BUSCH Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, WorldGenWeb > or Ancestry. If you don't know where to look, this is the place to ask! > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >