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Eve Dorothea Eckman was born on 1 April 1755 in Bart Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She and Johannes John Bushong were married on 2 December 1777 in.¹ She died on 19 August 1819, at age 64, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Eve Dorothea Bushong. Stone photo present

Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong

Birth: Apr. 3, 1755
Death: Aug. 19, 1819
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA


Family links:
Parents:
Higronymus Eckman (____ - 1784)
Barbara Eckman (____ - 1786)

Spouse:
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)*

Children:
Elizabeth Bushong (1781 - 1866)*
Henry Bushong (1783 - 1870)*
Jacob Bushong (1789 - 1871)*
John R. Bushong (1794 - 1869)*
Eva Bushong (1796 - 1822)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55435873. Eve is mentioned in her father's will...

Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 18

Lancaster Co. Pa. Wills

Heironimus Eckman of Bart Twp., will dated 30 Oct 1783, probated 1 May 1784, wife Barbara; children Barbara wife of Jacob Stoutsberg, Eve wife of John Bushum, Jacob Eckman, Magdalena Eckman, Hieronimus Eckman & Martin Eckman.
Executors: Barbara & Martin Eckman.
Will Book E Vol.1 p25. Eve Dorothea Eckman, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
Name: Eve Dorothea Eckman
Gender: Female
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Apr 1755
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race (Original):
Father's Name: Hieronimus Eckman
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann Barbara
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: 1035732
Reference ID. Eve Dorothea Eckman had person sources.² Bushong, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
Name: Bushong
Gender: Male
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Dec 1785
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race (Original):
Father's Name: John Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eve
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: 1035732
Reference ID.

Johannes John Bushong was born on 2 December 1750 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He and Eve Dorothea Eckman were married on 2 December 1777 in.¹ He died on 21 December 1831, at age 81, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Johannes John Bushong had person sources.² John recieves land (along with his brother, Jacob) in Allegany County, in 1793....

"The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

Whereas John Bushong of the county of hath by this application filed in the Land-Office, set forth that he is desirous to settle and improve four hundred acres of land lying north and west of the river Ohio and Allegheny and Conawango creek, Bounded on the North by land this day applied for by Jacob Bushong , on the East of the Allegany River for which he agrees to pay, immediately, into the office of the Receiver-General, for the use of this state, at the rate of seven pounds ten shillings per hundred acres, in gold, silver, paper money of this state, or certificates agreeable to an Act of Assembly, passed the first day of April 1784; an to an Act, passed the third day of April, 1792, entitled "An Act for the sale of vacant lands within this commonwealth." These are therefore, to authorize and require you to survey, or cause to be surveyed, unto to said John Bushong at the place aforesaid, according to the method of townships appointed, the said quantity of acres, if not already appropriated, and to make return thereof into the Secretary's Office, in order for confirmation; to the said John Bushong, his heirs and assigns, he or they cultivating, improving and settling the same, and complying with the conditions, and requisitions in the last recited Act expressed; for which this shall be your warrant.

In Witness whereof Thomas Mifflin Govenor of the said commonwealth, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the less seal of the said commonwealth to be affixed, the twentieth day of December in the year 1793." The manuscript (8 lines in German cursive script on the front fly leaf) deals with this fellow whom you've recorded.

** Johannes John Bushong
Born 2 DEC 1750 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died 21 DEC 1831 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

His parents: Father: Hans Philip Bushong b: 1722 in Alsace, Lorraine, France Mother: Anna Eva Hergard b: 22 JUL 1733 in France

Marriage 1 Eve (Eva) Dorothea Eckman b: 1 APR 1755 in Bart Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Married: 2 DEC 1777 **As recorded in this book

Burial: Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster

Children: Some are recorded in this book marked ** - There may be a couple of others - but I can't read them.
** Mary (Maria) Bushong b: 13 OCT 1778 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1860
Elizabeth Bushong b: 13 FEB 1781 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1866
Henry Bushong b: 8 MAR 1783 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; 1870
** Barbara Bushong b: 12 NOV 1785 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1787
John Bushong b: 10 APR 1788 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1788
Jacob Bushong b: 7 JUN 1789 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1871
John (R.) Bushong (Jr.) b: 9 FEB 1794 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1869
Eve Bushong b: 18 NOV 1796 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; d. 1822

==
The book:
Des hocherleuchteten Johann Arndts ... Sämtliche Bücher vom wahren Christenthum : welche handeln von heilsamer Busse, hertzlicher Reue und Leid über die Sünde, und wahrem Glauben, auch heiligem Leben und Wandel der rechten wahren Christen ... auch einer Catechetischen einleitung ... samt dem Paradies-Gärtlein im groven druck herausgegeben ...
Uniform Title: Wahres Christenthum. Selections
Author(s): Arndt, Johann, 1555-1621.
Publication: Frankfurt am Mayn, zu finden bey Heinrich Ludwig Brönner. Year: 1768
Description: Two works bound as one.
pp. [44], 1114, [52] + Over 50 remarkable engraved emblems. Title in black and red. The second work: Paradies-Gärtlein has special title page in black and individual paging. Imprint: Frankfurt am Mayn, Reinhard Eustachius Müller, 1756. pp. 24, 249, [7]
Thick 4to. 230 mm. Original alum tawed vellumized pigskin binding, nicely tooled in blind with flowers, vines and interlocking ropes.

All of the extraordinary emblematic plates are powerfully printed and well preserved. The frontis is laid in and probably comes from an 1850's American edition.

Our retail price on this example is $ 1750.00...
But, if you (or other Bushongs) would like to purchase it I would allow a 30% Disount. For total, including post, please write.

Subject to prior sale.

Please let us know your (and/or others) wishes, as soon as possible.

Thanks, Ron


--
Ron Lieberman
THE FAMILY ALBUM, ABAA
At the Old Mill
4887 Newport Road
Kinzers, PA 17535
______
Phone: 717 442 0220
FAX: 717 442 7904
Internet: [email protected]. Nine children are named in the 1785 will of Philip Bushong,,,,

I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz. as follows except sundry legacies here unto mentioned. John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong, to be equally divided between them. 1790 Federal Census: Pennsylvania
Lampiter Townhship
Lancaster County
Page 102

John Busham

1 Free White Male 16 and upward including Head of Household
3 Free White Males 16 and under
3 Free White Females Including Heads of Families. 1800 Federal Census: Pennsylvania
Lampiter Township, Lancaster County
Page 116

John Bushung

1 Free White Male under 10
1 Free White Male 10 thru 15
1 Free White Male 16 thru 25
1 Free White Male 45 and over
1 Free White Female under 10
2 Free White Females 16 thru 25
1 Free White Female 45 and over. John was born in 1750 as
recorded in the following excerpt from Gilbert Cope and Henry Graham
Ashmead. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal
Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties. Vol. 2. New York: The Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, page 541.

!![sic]!! "Philip Beauchamp, son of Jean Beauchamp, married Anne Eve, and their
son, John Beauchamp, born 12 mo., 2, 1750, died 12 mo., 21, 1831,
married Eva Eckman Slaymaker." Not sure if this is our John and Eve, the only child born in 1785 is a daughter, Barbara,,,

"Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," Bushong, 1785

Name: Bushong
Gender: Male
Event: Christening
Event Date: 16 Dec 1785
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eve
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
Source Film Number: 1035732
Reference Number.
Mary BUSHONG
birth: 13 October 1778
death: 1860
Elizabeth BUSHONG
birth: 13 February 1781
death: 9 November 1866
Henry BUSHONG ;[Sr.]
birth: 8 March 1783
death: 9 February 1870
Barbara BUSHONG
birth: 12 November 1785
death: 2 September 1787
John BUSHONG
birth: 10 April 1788
death: 27 April 1788
Jacob BUSHONG
birth: 1789
death: 1871
John BUSHONG ;[Jr.]
birth: 9 February 1794
death: 1869
Eve BUSHONG
birth: 1796
death: 1822. The Lancaster Journal
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
23 December 1831
Page 2

DIED
On Wednesday evening last in Lampeter township, Mr. John Bushong Senr.
aged about 82 years.
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Salem Evangelical Reformed Church
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

His tombstone is all in German.
Born: 2 December 1749
Died: Wednesday, 21 December 1831. Stone photo present -Johannes is carved on his tombstone

Johannes "John" Bushong

Birth: 1750
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1831
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Age 81y 19d

Husband to Eve Dorthea Eckman
Son of Hans Phillip Bushong and Ann Eve Hergard.

Born December 2 1750
Died December 21 1831

Family links:
Parents:
Anna Eva Bushong (1733 - 1778)

Spouse:
Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong (1755 - 1819)

Children:
Eva Bushong*
Elizabeth Bushong (1781 - 1866)*
Henry Bushong (1783 - 1870)*
Jacob Bushong (1789 - 1871)*
John Bushong (1794 - 1869)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55435816. Page 7 Name: Bushong, John, Sr
Year: 1831
Book: Q
Volume: 1
Page: 127

Age 81 years 19 days. He left a will.³ Bushong, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
Name: Bushong
Gender: Male
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Dec 1785
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race (Original):
Father's Name: John Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eve
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: 1035732
Reference ID.

Hans Philip Bushong was born in 1722 in. He and Anna Eva Hergard were married about 1750 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He and Barbara Miller were married on 23 May 1780 in First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He died on 18 May 1785, at age ~63, in Washington County, Maryland.

Stated in his will, nine children

John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong. Hans Philip Bushong had person sources.¹ From Rupp's 30K Names Book. ... ! notice Magdalena is not listed !
from at Philadelphia in Sept.1731 arrival

Hans Böschung 39 years old,
Barbara Böschung 37,
Hans Philip Böschung 9,
Anna
Barbara Böschung 6,
Christianna Böschung 3 years. Hans Phillip Bushong
BIRTH 1722
France [sic]
DEATH 1785 (aged 62–63)
Washington County, Maryland, USA
BURIAL
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Hans Phillip Boshcung went by the name Phillip.

Hans Phillipo Boshcung, served in the Lancaster Militia during the American Revolution as an Almonar.

Hans Phillip Boshcung
#(1)Spouse:
Anna Eve Hergard m abt 1750 Lancaster, Penn.
#(2)Spouse:
Barbara Miller Kimmel m 05-23-1780 @ 1st Reformed Church, Lancaster,Penn.

Family Members
Parents
Photo
Hans Boschung Bushong
1692–1749

Barbara Bushong
1694–1737

Spouse
Photo
Anna Eva Bushong*
1733–1778

Siblings
David Bushong*

John Bushong*
1732–1808

Jacob Bushong*
1734–1811

Children
Photo
Jacob Bushong*
unknown–1828

Photo
Johannes Bushong*
1750–1831

Photo
David Bushong*
1767–1827

Church, Hellers Hans Phillip Bushong
Created by: Roger Phillip Burnett
Added: 8 Nov 2010
Find A Grave Memorial 61300554. Bushong Bulletin Vol. 5 no. 3 pg 36

gives date of death May 18 1785


will dated Feb 7 1785 and recorded Feb 26 1785? BUSHONG LINEAGE: Philip Bushong Jr. / Hans Philip Bushong Sr. and Anna Eve Hergard /Hans Bushong and Barbara Bushong, the immigrants.

First of all, was Philip really the son of Hans Philip Sr? For this, Philip Senior's Will and Guardianship papers, from 1785 provide the necessary sources to prove this and several other things.

..."I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz. as follows except sundry legacies here unto mentioned. John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, PHILLIP Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong, to be equally divided between them"...

Source: Philip Bushong Sr. Will (1785), Washington County Will Book A, pages 107-109, Washington County Orphans Court, Hagerstown, Maryland.

It's plain, the will establishes Philip as a son, and it also establishes Philip Sr's family.
It should be noted, that Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland is only a hundred miles or so from East Lampeter.

Another thing the will illustrates is, it quite likely that the order of the nine children is an indicator of their age, with John the oldest and Elizabeth the youngest. This was common in wills and when reenforced with the subsequent Guardianship proceedings in Lancaster County, in 1785, seems to be the case.

From the 1785 Lancaster Guardianship Proceedings...

Jacob Bushung a minor son of Philip Bushung deceased being above the Age of fourteen Years comes into Court and chooses his Brother John Bushung of Lampeter Township Guardian over his Estate...
David Bushung a minor son of Philip Bushung deceased being above the Age of fourteen Years comes into Court & chooses Henry Witmer of Lampeter Township Guardian over his Estate ....
The Court appoints Christian Hartman of Lampeter Township Guardian over the Estate of Elizabeth Bushung a minor Child of Philip Bushung deceased she being under the Age of fourteen year during her Minority.

Source: Miscellaneous Books, volume 1742-1767, part 2: 14-15, Lancaster County Orphans Court, Lancaster, Pennsylvania;

The guardianship records mentions four of Philip Sr's heirs and it shows, John is old enough - over 21 - to be guardian for Jacob. Further, Jacob and David are over 14 years old but less than 21. Elizabeth is under age 14. Also by inference the ages of other children, not mentioned, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, PHILLIP Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong are all above 21.

Establishing ranges for the dates of birth from the guardianship records, the year 1764 is 21 years before 1785, and year 1771 is 14 years before, as follows...

John Bushong: born before 1764
Barbara wife of Henry Hardman: born before 1764
PHILIP Bushong: born before 1764
Peter Bushong: born before 1764
Henry Bushong: born before 1764
Mary Bushong: born before 1764
Jacob Bushong: born between 1771 and 1764
David Bushong: born between 1771 and 1764
Elizabeth Bushong: born after 1771

Comparing this with any dates noted, results in this...

John Bushong: born before 1764 (actual: December 2 1750 from tombstone)
Barbara wife of Henry Hardman: born before 1764 (1752 unsourced)
PHILIP Bushong: born before 1764 (Aug 1761 unsourced)
Peter Bushong: born before 1764 (1762 unsourced)
Henry Bushong: born before 1764 (May 18 1763 unsourced)
Mary Bushong: born before 1764 (Apr 25 1776 unsourced)
Jacob Bushong: born between 1771 and 1764 (actual: 1767 from tombstone)
David Bushong: born between 1771 and 1764 (actual: Aug., 1767 from tombstone)
Elizabeth Bushong : born after 1771 (Jun 3 1778 )

Philip Sr's children's birth dates, a mixture of sourced and WWW unsourced all fit into the given time frames and his son Philip was born at least before 1764.

But Philip Bushong in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is enumerated in the 1790 and 1800 census, and one researcher believes, it is a different Philip and not the son of Philip Sr. This was discussed in 2007 by Adam Boyd and should have been settled, so this is an attempt to further vet his census records.

1800 Federal Census: Pennsylvania
Lampiter Township, Lancaster County
Page 111
Philip Bushong

Free White Males
1 Male 10 thru 15
1 Male 16 thru 25
1 Male 45 and over
Free White Females
1 Female under 10
1 Female 10 thru 15
1 Female 16 thru 25
1 Female 45 and over

In the 1800 census Philip, as head of household, is listed as over 45 which puts his date of birth as before 1755, which still works with the date range from the guardianship papers. Further, a search for Bushong in Pennsylvania at Familysearch.org in the 1800 census reveals these heads of households...

United States Census, 1800
Jacob Bushong United States Census, 1800 residence: 4 August 1800 Lebanon, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
John Bushung United States Census, 1800 residence: 4 August 1800 Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Philip Bushing United States Census, 1800 residence: 4 August 1800 Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

In 1800, three of Philip Sr's sons, Philip, John and Jacob are still living in Pennsylvania, as is correct. As such, there is no reason to doubt that the Philip Bushong, who was living in Lancaster County in 1785, is the same one found there, five years later for the 1790 census, and subsequently is there for the 1800 census, with two brothers. So, three of Philip Sr's, sons never left Pennsylvania and three of them did....

Brothers, Henry and David moved away and are not counted in Pennsylvania in 1800. They were probably in Virginia or Tennessee. By 1798, David was buying property in Sullivan County, Tennessee. and in August of 1802, both were already buying and selling land in Sullivan County, Tennessee...

"David Bushong of the County of Sullivan and State of Tennessee of the one part and Henry Bushong of the County of Shenandoah State of Virginia" August 16, 1798

Brother Peter is not listed either, because before the 1800 census, he had left. and he ended up in Virginia, too. He is enumerated in Virginia in the 1810 census and one of his children (Peter Jr. born 1792) always claimed he was born in Virginia.

So Philip Jr. and his five brothers, the sons of Philip Bushong and Anna Eva Hergard, and grandsons of Hans and Barbara Bushong, are all accounted for. Philip is living along with two brothers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There is no other possible conclusion except that the Philip Bushong counted in the 1790 and 1800 census is the son of Hans Philip Bushong and Anna Eve Hergard.

To be continued. Next, the family of Philip Bushong Jr.

Rick


This Article is Copyright ©2013 by Rick Bushong and Commercial Use is Prohibited. Non-commercial use is allowed with permission or only if the entire article is used and copyright information is included. A look at the full orphans court record regarding the children of Philip Bushong provides convincing evidence that the Philip Bushong who died in Washington County, Maryland in Feb 1785 is the same Philip Bushong referenced in the Orphans Court Records at Lancaster County in May 1785. The full transcript follows (usually only the record of Jacob Bushong is referenced). Guardianship of Minor Children of Philip Bushung. Orphans Court, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Book 1784-1787, page 146. 19 May 1785.
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At an Orphans Court held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster on the nineteenth Day of May Anno Domini 1785 Before Michael Hubley Henry Dehuff and Frederick Kuhn Esquires Justices of the Same Court ~ Jacob Bushung a minor son of Philip Bushung deceased being above the Age of fourteen Years comes into Court and chooses his Brother John Bushung of Lampeter Township Guardian over his Estate during his Minority and the said John Bushung is approved of & appointed his Guardian accordingly David Bushung a minor son of Philip Bushung deceased being above the Age of fourteen Years comes into Court & chooses Henry Witmer of Lampeter Township Guardian over his Estate during his Minority and the said Henry Witmer is approved of and appointed his Guardian accordingly ~ The Court appoints Christian Hartman of Lampeter Township Guardian over the Estate of Elizabeth Bushung a minor Child of Philip Bushung deceased she being under the Age of fourteen year during her Minority.
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The above record shows that the above referenced Philip Bushong had at least four children: John, Jacob, David, and Elizabeth. Probably Jacob, David, and Elizabeth were the youngest as John is old enough to be the guardian over his brother Jacob's estate. A look at an excerpt from the will of Philip Bushong (Last Will and Testament of Phillip Bushong. 7 Feb 1785. Proven 26 Feb 1785. Register of Wills, Washington County Courthouse, Maryland. Will Book A, Pages 107-9) records his children:
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I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz as follows except sundry legacies hereto mentioned. John Bushong, Barbary wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong to be equal divided between them.
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So we learn that Philip Bushong who died in Washington County, Maryland, did indeed have four children named John, Jacob, David, and Elizabeth. It seems that Philip listed his children in order of their birth because Jacob, David, and Elizabeth are listed last. It would be very unlikely that there were two Philip Bushong's who both died in 1785 with their youngest three children named Jacob, David, and Elizabeth. These two references to Philip Bushong are almost certainly one and the same. The
reference in the 1800 census is probably to Philip Bushong's (d. 1785) son Philip. Who is listed as the third child in his father's will.

from Adam Boyd.. !NOTE: CONTAINS FRENCH and other incorrect information, MYTH!

Subject : The Bushong Family John Bushong, a French Huguenot, arrived in Philadelphia in September, 1731, and immediately came to Lancaster County and took up land near what is now Heller's Church. The Bushongs who reside in this township are the descendants of this John Bushong, who had a family of six boys--John, Philip, Peter, Henry, Jacob, and David--and three girls,--Mary, Barbara, and Elizabeth. In 1737 Mrs. John Bushong died, and Mr. Bushong married a second time. His son Peter emigrated to Virginia, where a prominent branch of this family still resides. Jacob went to what is now BerksCounty, and the noted bankers of Reading--the Bushongs--are the descendants of Jacob Bushong. David went to Illinois. Philip Bushong inherited his father's estate. John Bushong, son of Philip, is the grandfather of Isaac Bushong, Esq., an influential citizen of this township and county. Amos Bushong, miller, of East Lampeter, and Dr. Bushong, New Holland, are of this family. Isaac Bushong, of thistownship, has in his possession a copy of the will written by John Bushong, bearing date June 5, 1749.

Note: John the immigrant had only three sons Hans Philip, John (V), and Jacob. and three girls. No son Peter. No son David. No son Henry! Nine children noted in the will

I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz. as follows except sundry legacies here unto mentioned. John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong, to be equally divided between them. In the name of God Amen, I Phillip Bushong, of Washington County and the State of Maryland, being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to given to God. Calling to mind the inability of my body and knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say that principally and first of all I give and recommended my body unto the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the direction of my Exec., and I reccomend my soul unto my Almighty God who gave it to me nothing doubting but at the general ressurectionI shall Receive the same again by the Almighty pwer of God and as touching such wordly Estate as it pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise an dispose of the same in the following manner and form:
Imprimiss my will is that my beloved wife Barbara shall have on equal share with any of my Heirs herein mentioned in my Real and Personel Estate according to a certain marraige contract betwen us Enacted this shall be the full satisfaction for her dower and besides this her share she shall have no farther right to my estate real or personel except what she brought to me, and the remaining and resdue of my estate both real and personel I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz. as follows except sundry legacies here unto mentioned. John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong, to be equally divided between them.
Imprimiss I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Bushong five pounds.
Imprimiss my will is that is to say after my death my executors shall and may sell of my real and personel estate and make conveyances for said lands to their fit thinking and after paying all just debts and funeral charges and the legacies above mentioned the remaining part to be divided as is herein before mentioned that is to say to my beloved wife Barbary and my nine children.
And also I constitute and appoint Christian Newcomer and Jacob Hess to be the Executors of this my lasst will and testament and I do hereby utterly declare revoke and dissanull all and every other testaments wills legcies bequests and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of February in the year of ourLord seventeen hundred and eighty five.
~ Phillip x his mark Bushong

Will is dated 7 Feb 1785, proven 26 Feb 1785.

second transcription...

Phillip Bushong will (1785), Washington County Will Book A, pages
107-109, Washington County Orphans Court, Hagerstown, Maryland.

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In the Name of God Amen I Phillip Bushong of Washington County and State of Maryland being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be be [sic] given to God Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give and Recommend my body unto the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burreal at the descretion of my Exec and I Recommend my Sole unto the All Mighty God who gave it to me nothing doubting but at the General Resurection I shall Receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the the Same in the [sic] following manner and form. Imprimise my Will is that my beloved Wife Barbary shall have an Eaquel Share with any of my Heirs herein Mentioned in my Real and personal Estate According to a Certain Marriage Contract between us Enacted this shall be the full Satisfaction for her dower and besides this her share she shall have no farther Right to my Estate Eighter Real or personal Except what she brought to me, and the Remaining and Residue of my Estate bothe Real and personal I leave and bequeath unto my nine children viz. as follows Except Sundry Leagcies hereafter Mentioned. John Bushong, Barbary Wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong Peter Bushong Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong Jacob Bushong David Bushong Elizabeth Bushong to be Eaqual divided between them. Imprimise I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son John Bushong five Pounds Imprimise I give and Bequeath unto the Widow of Robert Michael or his Heirs after her death forty Pounds & Ten Shillings it being for a Sertin Sum of Money I Borroweth of her Husband in former Good times and paid it in Continental Money when it Rated twenty for One Imprimise my will is that is to say after my Death my Executors shall and may sell of my Real and personal Estate and Make Convayens for for [sic] said Lands to those fit thinking and after paying all just debts and funeral Charges and the leagcies above Mentioned the Remaining part to be divided as is herein before Mentioned that is to say to my beloved Wife Barbary and my nine children. And also I constitute and Appoint Christian Newcomer and Jacob Hess to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disalow Revoke and dissanull all and every Other Testaments Will Legacies bequests Executors by me in any wise before named Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this seventh day of February in the Year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred & Eighty five.
Phillip (his X mark) Bushong [seal]

Signed Sealed published and declared by me the Said Phillip Bushong as my last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each Other have hereunto Subscribed our names. John Core, Conrad Nichodemus Martin Belmire On the book of the Original Will of the said Philip Bushong the following Indorsements to wit Washington County Ss Feby 26th 1785 Came Christian Newcome & Jacob Hess & Solemly declared & Affirmed that the within Instrument of Writing is the true and whole Will & Testament of Phillip Bushong late of said County deceased that hath come to there hands or possession & that they do not know of any other. And at the same time Came John Coir, Conrad Nichodemus & Martin Belmire the three Subscribing Witnesses to the Within last Will & Testament of Phillip Bushong late of said County deceased & Severally declared & affirmed that they did see the Testator therein Named Sign & seal this Will & that they heard him publish pronounce & declare the Same to be his last Will & Testament that at the time of his So doing he was to the best of their Apprehentions of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding & that they respectively Subscribed their names as Witnesses to this Will in the presence & at the Request of the Testator & in the presence of each Other

Certified by
[signed] Thomas Bell Regr.
Recorded February 26th 1785. Miscellaneous Books, volume 1742-1767, part 2: 14-15, Lancaster County Orphans Court, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; microfilm number 21370, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. This source is a transcription of the original records and contains many typos.
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Phillip Bushong oldest son of John Bushong deceased, proposing to this court to hold the tract of One Hundred Acres of Land his Father dyed seized of and to pay the dhares pf [sic] the younger children according to the valuation thereof pursuant to the directions of the Act of Assembly of that behalf provided. It is ordered accordingly
John Bushong one of the Sons of John Bushong deceased, comes into court and shuses [sic] John Swope his Guardian and he is appointed accordingly over the person and estate during his minority.
Jacob Bushong, one of the sons of John Bushong feceased [sic], comes into Court and chuses [sic] Theophilus Hartman, his Guardian and he is appointed Guardian over the person and estate of the said Jacob Bushong during his minority. He left a will on 9 February 1785 in Washington, Maryland.

Anna Eva Hergard was born on 22 July 1733 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She and Hans Philip Bushong were married about 1750 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She died on 19 June 1778, at age 44, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Anna Eva Bushong. Anna Eva Hergard was also known as Anna Eva Herget. She was also known as Anna Eva Hergeth. Corrected transcription and translation...

Inscription:
Hier ruhen | die Gebeine | Anna Eva Bushong | Gebohren | den 22 July AD 1733 | Gestorben | den 19 June AD 1778 |Im Ihres Alters | 44 Jahre 11 Monathe | weniger 3 Tage

Here lie | the bones | Anna Eva Bushong | born | the 22 July AD 1733 | Died | the 19 June AD 1778 In their age | 44 years 11 Months | less 3 days


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Anna Eva Bushong

Birth: Jul. 22, 1733
Death: Jun. 19, 1778

_____, Anna Eva, born 22 Jul 1733; mother of 9; died 19 Jun 1778, probably in Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; interment in Salem's Reformed Churchyard at Heller's Station in Upper Leacock Township.

Family links:
Children:
Jacob Bushong (____ - 1828)*
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)*
David Bushong (1767 - 1827)*

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
Hier ruhen | die Gebeine | ANNA EVA BUSHONG | Gebohren | den 22 July AD 1733 | Gestorban | den 19 June AD 1778 | Inhres Alters | 44 Jahre 11 Monathe | weniger 3 Tage

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: boydr1
Record added: Dec 08, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 32043572. It is unproven, but there is a possibility that Anna's parent are the following. The event was a babtism of a Bushong, (unnamed). Also a Frederic Hergard was a witness on patriarch, Hans John's Bushongs 1749 will.

Name: George Fred. Hergerth Date: 19 Aug 1750 Event: Baptism Relation: Sponsor
Location: Lancaster Co., PA Church: First Reformed Congregation at Lancaster, PA Record ID: 295266

Name: Anna Barbara Hergerth Date: 19 Aug 1750 Event: Baptism Relation: Sponsor
Location: Lancaster Co., PA Church: First Reformed Congregation at Lancaster, PARecord ID: 295266
"Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881" Ancestry.com.
Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Original data: Extracted from microfilmed transcriptions of the original church records. The microfilmed records are located at the Family History Library. Name Anna Eva Bushong
Event Type Birth
Event Date 22 Jul 1733
Event Place Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Event Place (Original) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Record Type Baptism
Affiliate Name Historical Society of Pennsylvania. She had person sources.¹ Stated in his will, nine children

John Bushong, Barbara wife of Henry Hardman, Phillip Bushong, Peter Bushong, Henry Bushong, Mary Bushong, Jacob Bushong, David Bushong, Elizabeth Bushong.

Mary Bushong was born on 13 October 1778 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She and Samuel Cowan were married on 19 January 1813.¹ She died on 10 June 1860, at age 81, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Mary Cowan. Mary Bushong was enumerated on the census.² 1850 Federal Census - Upper Leacock, Bareville PO, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 319
1860 Federal Census - Upper Leacock, Bareville PO, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 874

Samuel Cowan and wife Mary were German Reform, members of Heller's German Reform church in Leacock Twp. They are buried in the church cemetery. Church later became known as Heller's Salem Church. Rev.Daniel Hertz was pastor of church from 1830-1867.
~ by Charles & Viola Hess. Stone photo present
Mary Cowan

Birth: Oct. 14, 1778
Death: Jun. 10, 1860

Age 81y 7m 27d
w/o Samuel Cowan

Family links:
Spouse:
Samuel Cowan (____ - 1862)

Children:
Samuel B. Cowan (1817 - 1889)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Aug 02, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55777459. United States Census, 1850 for Mary Cowen
Name: Mary Cowen
Residence: Upper Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Age: 71 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1779
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444757
Digital GS Number: 4205093
Image Number: 00274
Line Number: 28
Dwelling House Number: 185
Family Number: 192
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:

Household Gender Age
Samuel Cowen M 65y
Mary Cowen F 71y
Samuel Cowen M 27y. United States Census, 1860 for Mary Cowen

Name: Mary Cowen
Residence: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ward: Upper Leacock Township
Age: 81 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1779
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Page: 36
Family Number: 257
Film Number: 805125
DGS Number: 4289735
Image Number: 00395
NARA Number: M653. Mary Bushong
1778 - 1860

Mary Bushong
birth: 1778
Lancaster,Pennsylvania
death: 1860
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Parents
John Bushong
death:
Eve Eckman
death:

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lawilliams693093. She had person sources.³

Elizabeth Bushong was born on 13 February 1781 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 9 November 1866, at age 85, in Earl Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Elizabeth Bushong

Birth: Feb. 13, 1781
Death: Nov. 9, 1866

Age 85y 8m 27d

Inscription:
Our Aunt

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 55435702. 1851 Will of the unmarried Elizabeth Bushong, sister of Mary
Bushong who married Samuel Cowan.
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Lancaster County Court House At Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wills
Book Y
Pages 601-603
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
Film #21366
Written 20 September 1851
Probated 14 November 1866

In the name of God Amen. I Elizabeth Bushong, of Earl township, Lancaster
County and State of Pennsylvania, being in tolerable good health of body
and
of sound mind. memory and understanding considering the uncertainty of
this
transitory life, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in
manner and form following, to wit:
FIRST. It is my will and I do order and direct that all my just debts and
funeral expenses be fully paid as soon as can be done after my decease.
ITEM. I order and direct that all my real and my personal estate be sold
as soon as conveniently and advantageously can be done after my decease,
for
the use of my estate, and hereby empower and authorize my Executors
hereinafter named, or the survivor of them to execute a good and lawful
deed to the
purchaser of my real estate, or good and lawful deeds to the purchasers
thereof,
should there be more than one purchaser.
ITEM. All give and bequeath unto John Caldwell, a boy that is now with me,
one hundred and fifty dollars.
ITEM. All the rest and residue of my estate I give and bequeath unto the
twenty nine hereinafter named legatees in equal shares or share and share
alike. to wit: John Bushong, Jacob Bushong, Caroline the wife of Joseph
Morrison,
Lydia the wife of Abraham Rakestraw, Gilbert Bushong (these five legatees
are children of my brother Henry Bushong;), Sarah the wife of Jacob
Brubaker,
Benjamin Bushong, Lydia the wife of Isaac Landis, Elizabeth the wife of
John Johns,
John H. Bushong, Mary the wife of Christian Neff, Susanna Bushong,
Harriet, the wife of John N. Kreider, Hannah Bushong, (these nine legatees
are children of my brother Jacob Bushong;), Leah the wife of Joel Bair,
Magdalena the wife of Peter Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong, Henry Bushong,
John M. Bushong, Daniel Bushong, Ann Bushong, Israel Bushong (these nine
legatees are children of my brother John Bushong;), Hannah the wife of Michael
Hess, Amos Cowen, Samuel Cowen, Mary the wife of Daniel Zuck, (these four
legatees are children of my sister Mary Cowen;), Mary Reiter the wife of Jermiah
Reiter,
and Andrew Cain, or to the respective heirs of the said legatees.
ITEM. The said Mary Reiter and Andrew Cain are the persons who lived a
long time with me.
ITEM. Should any of the aforenamed legatees be minors at the time of the
distribution of my estate, then and in such case, I appoint my Executors
or
the survivor of them to be Guardian of such minors, during their
respective
minorities.
AND LASTLY, I nominate, constitute and appoint my two brothers Jacob
Bushong and John Bushong or the survivor of them to be the Executors or
Executor
of this my last will and testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twentieth day
of September A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty one (1851).

Elizabeth Bushong, Seal

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Elizabeth Bushong,
the
testatrix as and for her last will and testament, in the presence of us
who
in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Daniel S. Landis
David N. Landis
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CODICIL TO WILL- 28 January 1865

I Elizabeth Bushong, the within named testatrix, do hereby make and
publish this Codicil to be added to and taken as part of my last will and
testament
as follows: Whereas I have bequeathed to Mary Reiter, an equal portion of
my
estate in the general distribution of the same, and whereas I have already
given said Mary certain advantages, I hereby direct that said bequest
shall be
void and she shall not draw anything further out of my estate, and Thereby
bequeath out of said share the sum of fifteen dollars to Elizabeth Reiter
(daughter of said Mary Reiter) her heirs and assigns. And the remainder of
said
share I hereby bequeath to the vestry of the German Reformed Congregation
at
Hellers Church, in Upper Leacock township, Lancaster County, in trust for
the
use of said Congregation, as a perpetual fund, the interest of which at
five
per centum, shall be annually applied by the Deacons of said Congregation,
and
their successors for ever hereafter, to the pastors salary or repairs of
the
Church edifice, fences or any other object most needing the same in said
Congregation. The Deacons and Elders together and their successor shall at
all
times hereafter be severally responsible for the principal sum.
And further, I in all respects confirm my foregoing will and desire that
the same may be carried into effect in all respects in connection with
this
Codicil.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the twenty eighth
day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and sixty five.

Elizabeth Bushong, her mark and Seal

Signed, sealed and declared by the above named Elizabeth Bushong as and
for
a Codicil to her foregoing will in our presence, who at her request in the
presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.
F. Aug. Gast
C. L. Hoffman
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LANCASTER COUTNY SS
On the 14th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally
appeared Daniel S. Landis and David N. Landis, the subscribing witnesses to
the
preceding will, and on their solemn Affirmation did declare and say that
they
were present and saw and heard Elizabeth Bushong, the testatrix therein
named,
sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last will
and
testament, and that at the time of the doing thereof she was of sound and
well
disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge,
observation and belief.
John Johns, Deputy Register

LANCASTER COUNTY SS
On the 27th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally
appeared C. L. Hoffman one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
Codicil,
and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say that he was present and
saw
and heard Elizabeth Bushong, the testatrix therein named sign, seal,
publish, pronounce and declare the same to be annexed and made a part of
her last
will and testament, and that at the time of the doing thereof she was of
sound
and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of his
knowledge, observation and belief.
John Johns, Deputy Register

LANCASTER COUNTY SS
On the 26th day of November 1866 before me the subscriber personally
appeared Christian Gast and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say
that he
is well acquainted with the handwriting of F. Aug. Gast, one of the
subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Codicil (........) and has
frequently seen him
write and verily believes the signature attached to said Codicil as a
witness
to be the genuine handwriting of the said F. Aug. Gast, to the best of his
knowledge, observation and belief.
John Johns, Deputy Register

November 27, 1866. Letters testamentary granted to Jacob Bushong and John
Bushong, the Executors named in the annexed will, they being duly Affirmed
well
and truly to Administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits which
were
of the testator according to law and also faithfully and diligently regard
and well and truly comply with the provisions of the laws, relating to
Collateral Inheritances.
John Johns, Deputy Register. OBIT
The Columbia Spy
24 November 1866
Page 3

DIED
On the 9th inst., in Earl twp., at the residence of Joel Bear, Elizabeth
Bushong, aged 85 years, 7 months and 26 days. Elizabeth Bushong
1781 - 1866

Elizabeth Bushong
birth: 1781
Lancaster,Pennsylvania
death: 1866
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John Bushong
death:
Eve Eckman
death:
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lawilliams693093. Elizabeth Bushong had person sources.²

Henry Bushong was born on 8 March 1783 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Sarah Gilbert were married on 23 October 1806 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Esther Valentine were married on 14 May 1835 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 9 February 1870, at age 86, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Bart Meeting House, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Henry Bushong was a Conductor Underground Railroad. Stone photo present

Henry Bushong

Birth: Mar. 8, 1783
Death: Feb. 9, 1870
Died 2nd m 9th 1870

Aged 86 y 11 m 1D

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)
Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong (1755 - 1819)

Spouses:
Sarah Gilbert Bushong (1787 - 1831)
Esther Bushong (1799 - 1867)

Children:
John Bushong (1809 - 1891)*
Jacob Bushong (1813 - 1880)*
Caroline Bushong Morrison (1821 - 1905)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Bart Friends Meeting
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Eliz Davis Hanebury
Record added: May 25, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37497619. United States Census, 1850 for Henry Bushong
Name: Henry Bushong
Residence: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Age: 67 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1783
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444755
Digital GS Number: 4205091
Image Number: 00106
Line Number: 22
Dwelling House Number: 117
Family Number: 117
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:

Household Gender Age
Henry Bushong M 67y
Esther Bushong F 50y
Gilbert Bushong M 13y
Susannah Bolton F 13y
Susannah Neil F 17y. Henry Bushong
1783 - 1870

Henry Bushong
birth: 1783
Lancaster,Pennsylvania
death: 1870
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parents
John Bushong
death:
Eve Eckman
death:
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lawilliams693093. Underground Railroad

Robert Clemen Smedley’s “History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania” records the following incidents:

Jacob Bushong, of Bart, Lancaster County, a quiet but devoted laborer in the cause of freedom, relates the case of one Hamilton Moore who settled in his neighborhood. He was peaceable and respected, and to all appearances a white man. Not a tinge of African blood was discernible in his complexion, nor had any one the least suspicion that there was any. He married a white woman and became the father of three children. After the lapse of several years a number of men came to his dwelling and claimed him as a runaway slave; the leader of this gang being Hamilton Moore’s father.

Although that was a pro-slavery community, the man’s purely Anglo-Saxon appearance and good character had so won the esteem of his neighbors that they would not submit to what they termed an outrage upon him, but arose en masse and rescued him from his captors. He was then taken to the house of Henry Bushong, Jacob’s father, in Adams County, who assisted him to a place of greater security.

About the year 1831, a person calling himself William Wallace, but whose slave name was “Snow,” came to Wm. Kirk’s in West Lampeter township, Lancaster county. Here he worked for some time, then went to Joshua Gilbert’s in Bart township, and afterwards was employed by Henry Bushong, who had now removed to Bart township, and whose place became one of the Underground Railroad stations. After remaining there two years, his wife and child were brought to him from one of the Carolinas …

In the summer of 1835 while he and Jacob Bushong were at work in the barn, they observed four men in a two-horse wagon drive into the lane, accompanied by two men on horseback. Jacob thought them a “suspicious looking crowd,” and told Wallace to keep out of sight while he went out to meet them. They inquired if Mr. Wallace lived there. Jacob replied in the negative, satisfying his conscience by means of the fact that William lived at a tenement house, but worked for him. Pointing towards Wallace’s house they asked if his family lived there; to which he made no reply. Leaving their horses in charge of two of the men, they went to the house, tied his wife, brought her and the oldest child to the wagon, loaded them in, took them to the Lancaster county jail, and lodged them there. The youngest child being born on free soil was left with a colored woman who happened to be in the house at the time. From there they went to John Urick’s, a colored man, whose wife had escaped from slavery with Wallace’s wife. They bound her, took her to jail also, and had the two women placed in the same cell while they started out on another hunt.

The startling news soon spread throughout the country, and was immediately carried to that foremost friend of the slave, Daniel Gibbons. Very early next morning the two women came to his house. The family would not have been more surprised had an apparition come suddenly into their midst. When asked how they came, one of them said, “I broke jail.”

“How did you do it?”

“I found a case-knife, and got up from one room to another until I got next the roof, when I cut the lath and shingles and broke through; got out and down to the roof of an adjoining house, and thence from one house to another until I came to one that was low enough, and then I jumped from it to the ground.”

They were taken to the wheat field and provided with blankets and food, and next night were taken by Dr. Joseph Gibbons, Daniel’s son, and Thomas Peart, several miles to the house of Jesse Webster. From there they were taken to Thomas Bonsall’s, thence to John Vicker’s, and thus on to other stations.

The account given by the women seemed so strange and incredible that Dr. Gibbons interviewed that eccentric character “Devil-Dave” Miller, who was then sheriff, and lived in the jail. When asked how it happened that he allowed two negro women to slip through his fingers, he winked and laughed. It was afterwards discovered that he opened the jail door and let them walk out. This was the only black woman known to Daniel and his son who persisted in keeping her own secret.

In 1832, a colored (sic) woman and her daughter came to Henry Bushong’s. The back of this poor woman was a most revolting spectacle for Christian eyes to behold. It had been cut into gashes with the master’s whip until it was a mass of lacerated flesh and running sores. Her owner was exasperated to this deed of cruelty on account of one of her children having successfully escaped, and she, knowing its whereabouts, refused to tell. To compel her to reveal this secret, they bound her down in a bent position, and five hundred lashes with a cat-o-nine-tails were inflicted upon her naked back. Yet with the faithfulness and devotion of a mother’s love she endured it all. Seeing that no amount of whipping could induce her to betray her child and thus return it from freedom to slavery, and fearing her own life might be lost by further infliction, they ceased plying the lash upon that quivering back, which was now a mass of mangled flesh and jellied blood. As soon as she had sufficiently recovered, she determined to risk her life in an attempt to free herself from the cruelty and tortures of a slavery like this. After being kindly and tenderly cared for in the home of Henry Bushong, she was taken to a station further east.

Part 2 of the story of the Bushong family will appear next week on WND. Read the full account of “A House Divided” on the Leben website.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2012/08/christian-family-thrust-into-throes-of-civil-war/#2cqEYlae5qoWjvjj.99. Barts Friends Meeting Cemetery
Lancaster County PA

Bart Friends Meeting, Lancaster Co. Pa 1825 - 1925
North side of Valley Road at Quaker Church Road.

Anna Keen Bushong
aged 29 Yr. 9 Mo. 23 days

Charles Bushong, M.D.
Aged 47 Yrs 2 Mo. 19 days

Esther Bushong
D. Jan. 20, 1903 Aged 54. 15 da. "Blessed are the pure in heart"

Francis Bushong
D. 11 Mo. 10, 1861 Aged 3 Yr. 5 Mo. 22 da.

Jacob Bushong
B. 7 Mo. 9, 1813 D. 5 Mo. 29, 1880
"Our circle broken here will be united in the spirit home"

Our Brother Jessie Bushong
D. 12 Mo. 4, 1831 Aged 3 Yr. 5 Mo. 22 da.

Margaret Bushong
D. 7 Mo. 10, 1902, Aged 83 yr. 8 Mo. 4 da. "We know they are united now"

Nora Keen Bushong
Aged 62 Yr. 9 Mo. 23 days

Sarah Bushong, Our Mother D. 9 Mo. 1, 1831 Aged 43 Yr. 9 Mo. 10 Days

Caroline B. wife Joseph P.Morrison & daughter of Henry & Sarah Bushong
B. 11 Mo. 30, 1821 D. 3 Mo. 9, 1905. Jonathan Bushong, "United States Census, 1830"
Name: Jonathan Bushong
Event Place: Colerain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Page Number: 301
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 153
GS Film number: 0020627
Digital Folder Number: 004409471
Image Number: 00590. Called Pap Bushong in the Gilbert diaries. THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY IN LANCASTER COUNTYThe information available would indicate that the Under­ground Railroad in Lancaster County began to operate soon afterthe beginning of the nineteenth century and continued beyond theclose of the Civil War.Three main routes passed through Lancaster County, all ofthem leading eventually in the direction of Christiana, which seem­ed to be the point of crossing over into Chest~r County for the con­tinued journey north in the direction of Canada. There were manystations available in Chester County.The fugitives from Frederick, Maryland; Winchester, Virginia;and parts farther south; came through Frankifn, Adams, and YorkCounties, entering Lancaster County at Columbia, where WilliamWright was an active agent; he may have begun to operate as earlyas 1804. From the Wright home fugitives were sent to the Gibbonshome near Bird-in-Hand, and then to homes of Dr. J. K. Eshleman in Strasburg, Thomas Whitson at Bart, Jeremiah Moore near Chris­ tiana, and others.A second route was used by the fugitives who came from Balti­more. They came to the banks of the Susquehanna River at PeachBottom, where they were met by a Negro, who rowed them acrossthe river at night, and directed them to the home of Joseph Smithnear Liberty Square. Smith directed many to the homes of ThomasWhitson and Lindley Coates, who lived near Christiana. Otherswere sent to the John N. Russell farm near Unicorn, who in turndirected them to the Bushong and Hood farms in Bart Township,and then towards Christiana. The route from the river, at PeachBottom, to the Russell farm can still be followed-part of it is onlya path, and part is hard-top. This is still known locally as the Pil­grim's Pathway.


STATION TEN -HENRY BUSHONG (1783-1870) The home of Henry Bushong was one of the busiest stations inBart Township. Fugitive slaves were sent there by Daniel Gibbonsof Bird-in-Hand, Dr. J. H. Eshleman of Strasburg, Joseph Smith andJohn N. Russell of Drumore, and others. In 1832 a Negro woman and her daughter came to the Bushong place. The back of this poor woman was a revolting sight. It hadbeen cut into gashes with the master's whip until it was a mass oflacerated flesh and running sores. Her owner was exasperated bythe fact that one of her children had escaped and that she knewwhere the child was but refused to tell the owner. To compel herto tell she was bound down in a bent position and five hundredlashes with. a cat-o-nine tails were inflicted upon her bared back.No amount of whipping would induce her to betray her child. Assoon as she had sufficiently recovered she determined to risk herlife and escape, ultimately landing at the home of Henry Bushong,who sent her to a station farther east.There is a small stone house on the Bushong farm which wasbuilt by a free slave, Moses Johnson, and was probably a refuge forescaping slaves. One of the fugitives who was being chased by hisowners moved from the stone house into the hay mow when hispursuers were reported to be in the neighborhood. The presentowner of the Bushong farm, Mrs. H. C. Kreisle, great granddaughterof Henry Bushong, reports that she used this small stone house asa play-house during her childhood. This house has been renovatedand enlarged and is now occupied by the Walter F. Koch Jr. family.Henry Bushong first lived in Adams County, along the CodorusCreek. He married a Quaker and became a Quaker himself, withstrong abolitionist feeling. His great-granddaughter reports that
when he moved from Adams to Lancaster County his possessions consisted of a grain sack and $1200. According to family traditions, on a certain occasion he was accosted by one of the enemies of the abolitionists, who threatened his life, to which he replied, "Burnme if thee will, but thee cannot hurt me."Henry Bushong was a big and powerful man, unafraid of any­one. Later in life he was elected President of the Farmers Loan Co.,which became the Lancaster County National Bank. After organiz­ing the farm work he would frequently walk to Lancaster, a distance of 21 miles, in order to attend to Bank business.The present house is very large as the result of many additions.The original part was a log house, which contains a small closet onthe attic, with a half door, and may have been used asa hide-a-way for fugitive slaves, who were later moved into Chester County inwagons, with hay covered over the fugitives

Source: THE PILGRIM'S PATHWAY The Underground Railroad in Lancaster Countyby Charles D. Spotts COMMUNITY HISTORIANS ANNUAL Number Five FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE LIBRARY Lancaster, Pennsylvania Community History, Vol. 5 No.6December 1966. He had person sources.²

Barbara Bushong was born on 12 November 1785 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 12 September 1787, at age 1, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Not sure if this is for Barbara, but marked as male...

"Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," Bushong, 1785

Name: Bushong
Gender: Male
Event: Christening
Event Date: 16 Dec 1785
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eve
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
Source Film Number: 1035732
Reference Number. Barbara Bushong

Birth: Nov. 12, 1785
Death: Sep. 12, 1787


Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA


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Record added: Nov 18, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 155125080. Barbara Bushong had person sources.²

John Bushong, Jr., was born on 10 April 1788 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 26 April 1788, at age 0, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

John Bushong
1788 - 1788

John Bushong
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Lancaster,Pennsylvania
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lawilliams693093. John Bushong

Birth: Apr. 10, 1788
Death: Apr. 26, 1788


Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Neil D Scheidt
Record added: Nov 18, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 155125112. John Bushong, Jr., had person sources.²

Jacob Bushong was born on 7 June 1789 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He and Elizabeth Heller were married on 15 March 1814.¹ He died on 25 November 1871, at age 82, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Jacob Bushong

Birth: Jun. 7, 1789
Death: Nov. 25, 1871

Age 82y 5m 18d

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)
Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong (1755 - 1819)

Children:
Benjamin Bushong (1817 - 1891)*
John H. Bushong (1825 - 1909)*
Harriet Bushong Kreider (1833 - 1891)*

Spouse:
Elizabeth Heller Bushong (1797 - 1840)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55434961. The Lancaster Examiner and Herald
Wednesday, 17 January 1872
Page 1, Column 8

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
ESTATE OF JACOB BUSHONG, LATE OF UPPER LEACOCK TOWNSHIP, DECEASED

Letters of Administration on said estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims or demands against the same will present them
for settlement to the undersigned.

BENJAMIN N. BUSHONG
JOHN B. BUSHONG, Administrators
Philip D. Baker - Attorney for Administrators. Next household is Jacob's brother, John Bushong age 55

"United States Census, 1850," Jacob Bushung in household of Jacob Bushung (East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States)
Name: Jacob Bushung
Event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race (Expanded):
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1790
Dwelling House Number: 100
Family Number: 105
Line Number: 27
NARA Publication Number: M432
NARA Roll Number: 788
Film Number: 444756
Digital Folder Number: 004205092
Image Number: 00405
enumerated: 26th Aug 1850

Household Gender Age
Jacob Bushung M 60 Pennsylvania
Herzet Bushung F 20 Pennsylvania
Hannah Bushung F 17 Pennsylvania. "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," Jacob Bushong, 1791

Name: Jacob Bushong
Gender: Male
Event: Christening
Event Date: 24 Aug 1791
Event Place: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH,LANCASTER,LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date: 07 Jun 1789
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eve
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51142-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
Source Film Number: 1035732
Reference Number. Historical Church Records
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Strasburg, Virginia
Those who were baptized in the congregation at Staufferstadt in 1789 by Pastor Streit, Evangelical preacher;

Names of the Children Parents Sponsors
8. Jacob Bushon born 11 Augu: 1789 baptized 22 Novmbr 1789 The father was Jacob Bushon; the mother called Eva Sponsor Johannes and his wife Elisa.

http://www.csonner.net/luth55.html. Jacob Bushong had person sources.² He was baptized on 24 August 1791 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

John Bushong was born on 9 February 1794 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Annie E. Myer were married on 9 December 1817 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 12 January 1869, at age 74, in Upper Leacock Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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John Bushong

Birth: Feb. 9, 1794
Death: Jan. 12, 1869

Age 74y 11m 3d

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)
Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong (1755 - 1819)

Spouse:
Anna Meyers Bushong (1794 - 1844)

Children:
Leah Bushong Bair (1818 - 1884)*
Henry Bushong (1825 - 1891)*
Daniel Bushong (1829 - 1856)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55436132. Nine children abstracted from this will...
-divided in equal shares among my
six children viz: Leah Bear, Magdalena Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong,
John M. Bushong, and Sarah Bushong
-my son Henry Bushong and my daughter Annie Gockley
-unto Laura Bushong and Mary Bushong my
grand-daughters, children of my deceased son Daniel
-------------
Library of Virginia State Archives
Richmond, Virginia
Anna Gockley VS Aaron Gockley, Gloucester County, Virginia
Chancery File #1888-018
1869 Will of John Bushong -1885 certified copy of original held in Virginia
Archives.

In the name of God, Amen:
I, John Bushong of Upper Leacock Township Lancaster County and State of
being in but feeble health of body but of sound and disposing
mind, memory and understanding, considering the uncertainty of life, do make
and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, to wit: It is my will and I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses shall be paid out of my Estate as soon as conveniently can be after
my decease.
I give and bequeath unto Laura Bushong and Mary Bushong my
grand-daughters, children of my deceased son Daniel, the sum of Five hundred dollars each, which with the amount I advanced to their father, in his lifetime, shall be in full of their portion of my Estate. In case either of them die minors the survivor to take all.
I order and direct that all my Real Estate, in the Counties of Lancaster
and Chester shall be valued and appraised by men chosen by my children and
appointed by the Orphans Court of Lancaster County for that purpose, and after said appraisement my children shall have the same right to accept the same or any part of it which they would have had if I had died intestate, and in case any part of it be refused or not accepted for sixty days after such
appraisement, then I direct my Executor to sell all of said Real Estate which is no accepted, and make good title deeds to the purchasers thereof.
Having advanced to my son Henry Bushong and my daughter Annie Gockley,
what I consider their full shares and portions of my Estate, and, perhaps, more than their shares, I give them nothing in this will and do not allow them to receive anything more out of my Estate, but I direct my Executor to deliver to my daughter Anne, the lands I hold against her husband and to my son Henry the lands I hold against him.
All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, not herein before given
and disposed of, I order and direct to be divided in equal shares among my
six children viz: Leah Bear, Magdalena Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong,
John M. Bushong, and Sarah Bushong, and their heirs such sums as I have
advanced to my said children, or any of them and charged against them in my small book of advancements, shall be taken as part of my Estate in the distribution thereof and form part of the share of each child so advances.
And Lastly, I nominate, constitute, and appoint my son Isaac Bushong to
be the Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking, annulling and making and all former wills, legacies and bequests by me at any time made and declaring this and none other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twelvth day
of January A. D. One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. (1869).
John Bushong, Sealed

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by John Bushong, the
testator, as and for his last will and testament in presence of us, who in his presence, at his request, and in presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
The above named testator not being able to write his name, it was at his own
request signed by D. W. Gerhard.
D. W. Gerhard
Benjamin Bushong
Jacob Bushong

Lancaster County SS:
I hereby certify the preceding to be a true and correct copy of the
original Will of John Bushong duly proven on the Twenty-third day of January A. D. 1869 and remaining filed of record in the Register Office of Lancaster County.
Witness my hand and seal of office this Fifth day of February A. D. 1885.
A. S. Edwards
Deputy Registrar. "United States Census, 1850," John Bushung in household of John Bushung (East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States)
Name: John Bushung
Event: Census
Enumerated 26 August 1850
Event Place: East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race (Expanded):
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1795
Dwelling House Number: 101
Family Number: 106
Line Number: 30
NARA Publication Number: M432
NARA Roll Number: 788
Film Number: 444756
Digital Folder Number: 004205092
Image Number: 00405

Household Gender Age
John Bushung M 55 Pennsylvania Farmer/$25,290
Daniel Bushung M 21 Pennsylvania
Ann Bushung F 18 Pennsylvania
Israel Bushung M 15 Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Hafson F 16 Pennsylvania
John Price M 23 Pennsylvania. 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania
Upper Leacock Township, PO Bareville, Lancaster County
Enumerated 13 June 1860
Page 860
Lines 26-31, HH 153/162

Emanuel Wickes 58/Male/MasterShoemaker/$1600/PA
Julia Wickes 57/Female/PA
J. R. Wickes 19/Male/Shoemaker/PA
Louisa Wickes 22/Female/MantiaMaker/PA
Emma E. Wickes 20/Female/PA
John Bushong 66/Male/Private/$5300-$2500. The Lancaster Examiner and Herald
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 15 September 1869
Page 2, Column 5

LOCAL AFFAIRS

PUBLIC SALES
Sept 30 - Plantation of 106 acres and 130 perches with improvements in
CHESTER COUNTY, property of John Bushong, deceased.
----------------------
The Lancaster Examiner and Herald
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 29 September 1869
Page 3, Column 8

On Thursday, 30 September 1869, will be sold by public vendue, on the
premises situate in Penn township, Chester County, on the road leading from
Russellville to New London, about four miles south of Russellville and two
miles northward from New London, near the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central
Railroad, at Elk View Station, the following described Real Estate, late the
estate of said deceased viz:
A plantation on tract of land, situate in Penn township, aforesaid,
adjoining lands of Everett and Fisher, Judge Hudson, Messrs. Woodside and
others containing 106 acres and 130 perches more or less, with a good two-story
Brick Dwelling House, with four rooms on each floor, cellar underneath,
Frame Back Building attached: a large Double-Decker Stone and Frame Bank
Barn, Wagon Shed and Corn House, and other outbuildings thereon. This property
is in a good neighborhood. The land is good and productive. About six acres
of this tract are covered with good timber, fit for cutting, the balance
clear land, divided into convenient fields, under good fence, and well
watered, having a well with pump therein near the door; A Spring and Spring House
quite convenient, and a stream of water running through the farm. There is
a fine orchard of choice fruit trees in excellent bearing order, and other
improvements thereon. This property is convenient to churches, schools,
stores, mills, and c. and offers great inducements to any one wishing to
purchase a good farm.
Any one desirous of viewing this property prior to the day of sale,
will please call on JOHN M. BUSHONG , residing thereon.
Sale to commence at 2 o'clock PM on said day, when terms will be made
known by
ISAAC BUSHONG, EXECUTOR
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Same newspaper and date
Page 3, Column 6

WOOD LOT AT PUBLIC SALE
On Tuesday, 28 September 1869 the undersigned will sell by public sale
on the premises, in East Lampeter township, LANCASTER COUNTY, the following
real estate, late part of the real estate of John Bushong, deceased, viz:
All that certain lot or piece of ground, situated in East Lampeter
township, aforesaid, on the road leading from Hunsecker's Mill to Musselman's
warehouse, about one and a quarter miles north of Musselman's Warehouse and near
the Horse Shoe road of Landis and Krider's new store, adjoining lands of
John L. Landis, Peter Johns Esq. and David N. Landis, containing about three
acres and 51 perches.
This lot is excellent limestone land, well covered with heavy timber,
consisting of white and black oak and hickory, is a valuable property,
fronts on first above mentioned road, and when cleared will make excellent
building lots of farm land.
Persons wishing to view this lot prior to sale will please call on
David N. Landis, residing near the same.
Sale to commence at 2 o'clock PM on said when terms will be made known
by
AMOS BUSHONG
------------------------
Same newspaper and date
Page 3, Column 8

PUBLIC SALE
On Wednesday, 29 September 1869, will be sold by the undersigned,
EXECUTOR of the Will of John Bushong, late of Upper Leacock township, Lancaster
County, deceased, in accordance with the directions of the Will of said
deceased, on the premises, in Paradise township, in said county, on the road
leading from Bellemonte to the Copper Mines, about two miles southward from
Bellemonte, the following Real Estate viz:
A lot or piece of ground, Containing four acres, more or less, three
acres of which are cleared and cut and one acre covered and well set with
Chestnut sprouts of about fifteen years growth, adjoining lands of J. S. and C.
Keneagy, Messrs. Witmer, William Hamilton and others.
At the same time and place, will be sold 1800 new Chestnut Rails and
about 200 new Chestnut Posts, some four and some five holed, and about 10
Cords Top Wood.
Sale to commence at 2 o'clock PM of said day, when terms will be made
known by
ISAAC BUSHONG, EXECUTOR. John Bushong
1794 - 1869



John Bushong
birth: 1794
Lancaster,Pennsylvania
death: 1869
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lawilliams693093. Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settlers (1903)

The paternal grandparents of John B. Bair were
Joel and Mary (Wolf) Bair. His maternal grand-
parents were John and Annie (Meyers) Bushong, of
East Lampeter township. John Bushong was born
in 1797, was a farmer, and died in 1868, and both he
and his wife were buried in Heller's Church ceme-
tery. The maternal great-grandparents of Mr. Bair,
John and Anna E. Bushong, were also of Lancaster,
county. John Bushong had person sources.² Nine children abstracted from this will...
-divided in equal shares among my
six children viz: Leah Bear, Magdalena Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong,
John M. Bushong, and Sarah Bushong
-my son Henry Bushong and my daughter Annie Gockley
-unto Laura Bushong and Mary Bushong my
grand-daughters, children of my deceased son Daniel
-------------.

Eve Bushong was born on 18 November 1796 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 17 December 1822, at age 26, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Eva Bushong

Birth: Nov. 18, 1796
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Dec. 17, 1822
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

d/o ______ & Eva Bushong?

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes Bushong (1750 - 1831)
Eve Dorothea Eckman Bushong (1755 - 1819)


Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55435565. Eve Bushong
1796 - 1822

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Eve Bushong
birth: 1796
Lancaster,Pennsylvania
death: 1822
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lawilliams693093. Eve Bushong had person sources.²

Samuel Cowan was born in 1782 in Ireland. He and Mary Bushong were married on 19 January 1813.¹ He died on 21 April 1862, at age ~80, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

United States Census, 1860 for Samuel Cowen

Name: Samuel Cowen
Residence: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ward: Upper Leacock Township
Age: 78 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1782
Birthplace: Ireland
Gender: Male
Page: 36
Family Number: 257
Film Number: 805125
DGS Number: 4289735
Image Number: 00395
NARA Number: M653. Stone photo present

Samuel Cowan


Birth: unknown, Ireland
Death: Apr. 21, 1862

Aged about 80 years.

Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Cowan (1778 - 1860)*

Children:
Samuel B. Cowan (1817 - 1889)*

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Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Aug 02, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55777409. Samuel Cowan had person sources.²

Caroline C. Bair was born on 23 April 1852. She and John Bushong Bair were married on 11 November 1872.¹ She died on 9 March 1935, at age 82.

Caroline C. Bair had person sources.²

John Bushong Bair was born on 24 January 1848 in Earl Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He and Caroline C. Bair were married on 11 November 1872.¹ He died on 8 October 1921, at age 73.

John Bushong Bair had person sources.²

Joel Bair was born on 5 December 1812. He and Leah Bushong were married in December 1840 in Earl Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 4 July 1893, at age 80, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Zeltenreich Cemetery, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Joel Bair

...
Birth: Dec. 5, 1812
Death: Jul. 4, 1893

Age 80y 6m 29d

Family links:
Spouse:
Leah Bushong Bair (1818 - 1884)*

Children:
John Bushong Bair (1848 - 1921)*
L. Amanda Bair Kling (1851 - 1918)*
George W. Bair (1853 - 1926)*

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
Farewell dear father, sweet thy rest,
Weary with years and worn with pain,
Farewell, till in some happy place
We shall behold thy face again.

Burial:
Zeltenreich Cemetery
New Holland
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Mar 23, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50122992. Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settlers"

GEORGE W. BAIR, a resident of Earl town-
ship, was born in Leacock township, near Ellsworth-.
a son of Joel Bair and a grandson of Joel Blair

Joel Bair, the grandfather, was a farmer in Lea-
cock township, and was classed among the larger
land owner.s. of the day. He married a Miss Wolf,
by whom he had the following family: George,
who died in Upper Leacock township ; Joel, the fa.-
ther of George W. ; Daniel, who died in Ohio :
Henry, a resident of Chester county : Jacob, who
died in Chester county; Hetty, who married D.
Musselman, and removed to Adams county: Cath-
erine, the widow of Plenry Kurtz, of Cocalico
township ; Christina, married to Jacob Hershey
both deceased; Caroline, who married Daniel Eby
both now deceased.

Joel Bair, the father of George W., was born
and reared in Leacock township, where he began as
a farmer, making that the occupation of his life.
About 1862 he moved into Earl township, where he
bought a farm of 126 acres, on which he erected
good buildings, and there he lived until his death.
This home is now owned by two of his sons, in
course of time he became one of the better known
and substantial citizens of the county, and had
more than a local reputation as a farmer and stock
raiser. He and his wife. Leah Bushong were
members of the Reformed Church. She was a
daughter of John Bushong, and was born in East
Lampeter township. Her death occurred in 1884.

pg 535

at the age of sixty-six years. Mr. Bair died in 1890,
at the age of eighty years. To them were born
seven children: Eve Anna, the wife of Diller
Rauck. of Chester county ; Israel, a resident of New
Holland ; John B., a resident of Leacock township :
Amanda, the wife of Elam Kling, a resident of Earl
township; George W. : Amos O., who died when
lwo vears old ; Jason D., a merchant in Leacock
township.

George W. Bair was born July 6, 1853, was
reared on the farm and had his education in the
public schools. When he was twenty-five he began
farming on his own account in Upper Leacock
township, in which occupation he was engaged for
one vear. when he returned to Earl township, and
in 1884 located on the farm where he still resides.
This farm contains sixty acres, and is cultivated so
that it ranks among the very best in the county.
He owns a second farm of thirty-two acres, adjoin-
ing his home place, and both are well improved.
Mr. Bair is an enterprising and public-spirited man,
and takes a deep interest in anything that looks to
the public good. He has filled the oftice of super-
visor and has been a member of the County Repub-
lican Committee. For the last six years he has
dealt largely in phosphates.

Mr. Bair was married Nov. 19, 1878, to Miss
Laura J. Bushong, daughter of Benjamin and Mary
(Zook) Bushong, who was born in Uppcr Leacock
township in 1857, To this union have come four
children: Elva Mary, who died at the age of ten
months: Ira Garfield, born Oct. 8, 1881 ; Mabel
Leah, who died when two and a half years old;
Edna I., born Jan. 20, 1887.

Mr. and Mrs. Bair are members of the Reformed
Church, in which he is an elder. He is president
of the Consistory, and superintendent of the Sab-
bath-school connected with the local church. Mrs.
Bair is a teacher in the Sunday-school, the son is
librarian, and the daughter is organist, Mr. Bair
united with the church when he was seventeen years
of age, and when he was twenty was made a deacon.
Since 1894 he has been an elder of the church,
which he has represented at the Classis.

http://archive.org/stream/biographicalanna00megi/biographicalanna00megi_djvu.txt. Joel Bair had person sources.²

Leah Bushong was born on 12 November 1818 in Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She and Joel Bair were married in December 1840 in Earl Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 18 November 1884, at age 66, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Zeltenreich Cemetery, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Leah Bair. A Leah Bushong sampler (c1830) sold for $ 473.00 on Ebay Mar 17 2006

Leah Bushong b. 12 November 1818, near Bird-in-Hand, E. Lampeter
Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; d. 18 November 1884, Earl Twp., Lancaster
Co., PA; m. 19 December 1839, Joel Bair (b. 1813, Upper Leacock Twp,
Lancaster Co., PA; d. 4 July 1893, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.

Her siblings are Magdalena, Isaac, Amos, Henry, John Myers, Daniel,
Anna, and Israel Bushong.

She was d/o John R. Bushong b. 9 February 1794, Lancaster Co., PA; d.
12 January 1869, Upper Leacock, Lancaster Co., PA; and Anna Myers b.
26 August 1794; d. 27 March 1844; m. 9 December 1817.

John R. Bushong was s/o John Bushong b. 2 December 1750, Lancaster
Co., PA; d. 21 December 1831, Lancaster Co., PA; m. 2 December 1777,
Eve Eckman.

John Bushong was s/o Hans Phillip Bushong b. Abt. 1722, Germany; d.
19 May 1785, Washington Co., MD (Source: DAR Patriot Index -
Centennial Edition); m. Abt. 1850, Anna Eva Hergard (b. 22 July 1733;
d. 19 June 1778).

From a history of Lancaster Co., PA, found at the Sutro Library in San Francisco. Stone photo present - looks like 66y 6days, possibley Nov 18, 1884

Leah Bushong Bair

Birth: May 12, 1818
Death: Jun. 18, 1884

Age 66y 26d
w/o Joel Bair

Family links:
Parents:
John Bushong (1794 - 1869)
Anna Meyers Bushong (1794 - 1844)

Spouse:
Joel Bair (1812 - 1893)

Children:
John Bushong Bair (1848 - 1921)*
L. Amanda Bair Kling (1851 - 1918)*
George W. Bair (1853 - 1926)*

Burial:
Zeltenreich Cemetery
New Holland
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Mar 23, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50123094. The Lancaster Examiner and Herald
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 3 April 1844
Page 4, Column 1

PERSONAL
Miss Ada Bushong of Bareville, spent some time with her Aunt, Mrs.
Laura J. Bair and family. Leah Bushong Bair, sampler artist of the 2006 eBay auction. The Columbia Spy
24 November 1866
Page 3

DIED
On the 9th inst., in Earl twp., at the residence of Joel Bear, Elizabeth
Bushong, aged 85 years, 7 months and 26 days. Leah Bushong had person sources.²

Bertha Eckert Bair was born on 31 December 1873.¹ She died.

Bertha Eckert Bair had person sources.²

Anna Magdelina Bair was born on 20 November 1875.¹ She died on 17 October 1961, at age 85.

Anna Magdelina Bair had person sources.²

Joel Adrian Bair was born on 15 June 1883.¹ He died on 24 December 1949, at age 66.

Joel Adrian Bair had person sources.²

Annie E. Myer was born on 26 August 1794 in Earl Twp., Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She and John Bushong were married on 9 December 1817 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 27 March 1844, at age 49, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Annie E. Bushong. Annie E. Myer was also known as Meyer. Anna Myers Bushong

Birth: Aug. 26, 1794
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 27, 1844
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Age 49y 7m 1d
w/o John Bushong

Family links:
Parents:
Christian Myer (1761 - 1802)
Magdalene Huber Myer (1772 - 1838)

Spouse:
John R. Bushong (1794 - 1869)*

Children:
Leah Bushong Bair (1818 - 1884)*
Henry Bushong (1825 - 1891)*
Daniel Bushong (1829 - 1856)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Rick Bushong
Originally Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55436058. The Lancaster Examiner and Herald
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 3 April 1844
Page 3, Column 4

DEATHS
On 27 March, Mrs. Anna Bushong, wife of Mr. John Bushong, of East
Lampeter, in the 50th years of her age, of a long protracted and painful
internal disease, which she bore with much Christian fortitude and resignation,
and to the last was capable of conversing with her friends and of expressing a
lively hope of enjoying a blessed immortality. Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settlers (1903)

The paternal grandparents of John B. Bair were
Joel and Mary (Wolf) Bair. His maternal grand-
parents were John and Annie (Meyers) Bushong, of
East Lampeter township. John Bushong was born
in 1797, was a farmer, and died in 1868, and both he
and his wife were buried in Heller's Church ceme-
tery. The maternal great-grandparents of Mr. Bair,
John and Anna E. Bushong, were also of Lancaster,
county. She had person sources.² Nine children abstracted from this will...
-divided in equal shares among my
six children viz: Leah Bear, Magdalena Stauffer, Isaac Bushong, Amos Bushong,
John M. Bushong, and Sarah Bushong
-my son Henry Bushong and my daughter Annie Gockley
-unto Laura Bushong and Mary Bushong my
grand-daughters, children of my deceased son Daniel
-------------.

Amos Bushong was born on 25 December 1823 in Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He and Frances S. Landis were married on 23 January 1854.¹ He died on 17 November 1894, at age 70, in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.¹ He was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Amos Bushong was a Miller. Stone photo present - died at Emporium, Kansas

Amos Bushong


Birth: Sep. 25, 1833
Death: Nov. 7, 1894


Family links:
Spouse:
Frances Landis Bushong (1821 - 1891)

Inscription:
Aged 70 Years 10 Months 23 Days

Burial:
Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section A

Created by: Donna Butler Sheaffer
Record added: May 18, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 70001411. Obituary

The Emporia Daily Gazette (Emporia, Kansas)
Saturday, 17 November 1894, Column D

A FATAL ACCIDENT

AMOS BUSHONG DRAGGED BY A RUNAWAY COW AND KILLED.
"At Noon today Mr. Amos Bushong, corner Kansas avenue and South
Commercial, went to water a cow which he bought yesterday. He had the cow
fastened by a rope and fearing she might get frightened twisted the end of
the rope around his arm. The cow scared at something and ran, dragging Mr.
Bushong nearly three blocks before she was stopped. Mr. Bushong was carried
into Charlie Marsh's house but only lived a few moments. Death was caused
by injuries to the head from striking a stone.
Mr. Bushong was about 70 years old and a highly respected man. He was
the father-in-law of Rev. D. B. Shuey and his son is principal of the
Winfield schools. Not this Amos....

Civil War Service *
5 Bushong, Amos Union Infantry 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (30th
Volunteers)


*vetting - need to see Regiment records - could be an Amos born 1840 - age fits better..

Bushorn, Amos Private June 8, 1861
3
Died at Washington, D. C., December 31, 1861

Amos Bushong, "United States, Civil War Soldiers Index"
Name: Amos Bushong
Name Note:
Also Known As Name: Amos Bushom
Also Known As Note:
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Beginning Rank Note:
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Final Rank Note:
Military Side: Union
Military Side Note:
State or Military Term: Pennsylvania
Military Unit: 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (30th Volunteers)
Military Unit Note:
Military Company: D
Military Company Note:
Note: Original filed under Amos/Bushom
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Pennsylvania.
Affiliate Publication Number: M554
Affiliate Film Number: 16
GS Film number: 882351
---------------------
Busham, Amos Private 1st D 31 Dec. 1861. "The Landis family of Lancaster County : a comprehensive history of the Landis folk from the martyrs' era to the arrival of the first Swiss settlers, giving their numerous lineal descendants; also, an accurate record of members in the rebellion, with a sketch of the start and subsequent growth of Landisville and Landis Valley, and a complete directory of living Landis adults, etc., etc."
by D.B. Landis
published 1888

Frances S. Landis 6 was born August 28, 1824. She became
the wife of Amos Bushong (born December 25, 1823), miller,
at Bird-in-Hand. They had three children: Ira Clement
(bora, December 12, 1854; died, January 31, 1863), M.Viola*
(born March 25, 1858), and Frank W.f (born March 17, 1864). He had person sources.²

Magdalena Bushong was born on 3 August 1820 in Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She and Peter Stauffer were married on 22 November 1842.¹ She died on 9 November 1903, at age 83. She was buried in Stumptown Mennonite Cemetery, Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Magdalena Stauffer. Stone photo present

Magdalena Bushong Stauffer

Birth: Aug. 3, 1820
Death: Nov. 9, 1903

Daughter of John R and Annie E Myers Bushong
Mother of Amos P. Stauffer

Burial:
Stumptown Mennonite Cemetery
Bird in Hand
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: E.Renkin
Record added: Nov 21, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9930665. Magdalena Bushong had person sources.²

John Myer Bushong was born on 29 March 1827 in Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 24 January 1881, at age 53, in Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas.¹ He was buried in Larned Cemetery, Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas.

The Holland Clarion
New Holland, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 12 February 1881
Page 2, Column 1

DIED IN KANSAS
Mr. John M. Bushong, a brother of Dr. I. Bushong, of this place, and of
County Commissioner Isaac Bushong, Esq. died at his residence near Larned,
Kansas, on the 24th of last January. Mr. Bushong was a native of this
county, but about twenty-four years ago he removed to Chester county, and four
years ago he removed from thence to Kansas. He leaves a widow and several
children to mourn his death. Reads "Bushong"

United States Census, 1870 for John M Bushing
Name: John M Bushing
Estimated Birth Year: 1826
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 44y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Coatsville Borough, Chester County
Enumerated 31 August 1870

Household Gender Age
John M Bushing M 44y Pennsylvania
Hannah Bushing F 38y Pennsylvania
Evannua Bushing F 18y Pennsylvania
Edith Bushing F 16y Pennsylvania
Ivan Bushing F 14y Pennsylvania
Leonora Bushing F 12y Pennsylvania
Magdalona Bushing F 3y Pennsylvania
Jennetta E Bushing F 1y Pennsylvania. John Myers Bushong

Birth: Mar. 29, 1827
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jan. 24, 1881
Pawnee County
Kansas, USA

Husband of Hannah Alsbach. Son of John Bushong and Anna E. Myers

Family links:
Spouse:
Hannah Alsbach Bushong (1831 - 1915)*

Children:
Eve Anna Bushong Fox (1852 - 1914)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Larned Cemetery
Larned
Pawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: NC 369

Created by: Skip
Record added: Dec 14, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 81981383. 1860 Federal Census: Pennsylvania
Penn Township, Chester County
Enumerated 19 June 1860
Page 467A
Lines 32-38, HH 209/213

John M. Bushong 33/Male/Farmer/$9000-$2100/PA
Hannah Bushong 29/Female/PA
Eveanne Bushong 9/Female/AttendedSchool/PA
Edith Bushong 5/Female/AttendedSchool/PA
Ivin Bushong 4/Male/PA
Leah Bushong 2/Female/PA
Edward Cloud 18/Male/FarmLaborer/PA. John Myer Bushong had person sources.² United States Census, 1870 for John M Bushing
Name: John M Bushing
Estimated Birth Year: 1826
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 44y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Pennsylvania, United States

Household Gender Age
John M Bushing M 44y Pennsylvania all.....
Hannah Bushing F 38y
Evannua Bushing F 18y
Edith Bushing F 16y
Ivan Bushing F 14y
Leonora Bushing F 12y
Magdalona Bushing F 3y
Jennetta E Bushing F 1y.

Dr. Israel Bushong was born on 26 August 1834 in Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He and Frances A. Ball were married on 19 December 1861 in Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died on 23 March 1892, at age 57, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Asst Surgeon 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers Aug 1 1862 - Sep 30 1862
U.S. Navy Oct 15 1862 - Apr 5 1865
New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


Srael Bushong, "United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War"
Name: Srael Bushong
Spouse's Name:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Carl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliate Publication Title: Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War,1890.
Affiliate Publication Number: M123
Affiliate Film Number: 81
GS Film number: 338240
Digital Folder Number: 004678996
Image Number: 00449. * Israel is not mentioned in John R. Bushong's will. It is not known why...

"United States Census, 1850," John Bushung in household of John Bushung (East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States)
Name: John Bushung
Event: Census
Enumerated 26 August 1850
Event Place: East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race (Expanded):
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1795
Dwelling House Number: 101
Family Number: 106
Line Number: 30
NARA Publication Number: M432
NARA Roll Number: 788
Film Number: 444756
Digital Folder Number: 004205092
Image Number: 00405

Household Gender Age
John Bushung M 55 Pennsylvania Farmer/$25,290
Daniel Bushung M 21 Pennsylvania
Ann Bushung F 18 Pennsylvania
Israel Bushung M 15 Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Hafson F 16 Pennsylvania
John Price M 23 Pennsylvania. Civil War Service
33 Bushong, Israel Union Infantry 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Asst Surgeon
Isreal BUSHONG Resigned Sep 29, 1862

noted for other service. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 6 no 3, pg 37
Married
19 Dec 1861
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. United States Census, 1880 for Israel Bushong
Name: Israel Bushong
Residence: New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: 1835
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Francis Bushong
Spouse's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 45 years
Occupation: Physician
NARA Film Number: T9-1140
Page: 201
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 1996
Film number: 1255140

Household Gender Age
Israel Bushong M 45 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Spouse Francis Bushong F 41 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Gusie Bushong F 17 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child William Bushong M 12 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Bertha Bushong F 10 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Helen Bushong F 8 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Fredrick Bushong M 10M Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania. United States Census, 1870 for Israel Bushong
Name: Israel Bushong
Estimated Birth Year: 1835
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 35y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Pennsylvania, United States

Household Gender Age
Israel Bushong M 35y
Frances A Bushong F 30y
Augusta Bushong F 7y
John W Bushong M 4y
Wm B Bushong M 2y
Bushong F 3m
Mary Plank F 18y. Dr Israel Bushong

Birth: Aug. 26, 1834
Bird in Hand
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 23, 1892
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Frances Ball, son of John Bushong.

The Lancaster Intelligencer (Pennsylvania)
Thursday, 24 March 1892
Page 1

Dr. Bushong Dies
A prominent citizen of New Holland succumbs to grip.

A Graduate of Jefferson Medical College -- An Odd Fellows pin once saved his life.

Dr. Israel Bushong died at his residence in New Holland, on Wednesday, in his 58th years, after an illness of ten weeks. He was attacked with the grip and a complication of diseases followed which resulted in his death. he was critically ill the past few weeks, and his death was not unexpected. Deceased was the son of John Bushong, a prominent farmer living near Heller's church. He learned the molding trade, and worked at it for some time in distant cities. While in New Orleans the yellow fever was epidemic, and he was attacked with it and dropped over unconscious in the shop. It was thought he was dead, and his body was about to be taken to the morgue, when his fellow workmen believing that there was life in him objected and said they would care for him. In opening his clothes there was found in his vest an Odd Fellow's pin. His fellow workmen were members of the same order, and they felt a greater interest in him. They finally succeeded in restoring him to consciousness, and in a short time he entirely recovered. He attributed the saving of his life to the exertion of his brother Odd Fellows. After his recovery he returned to the North and decided to study medicine. He became a student of Dr. John L. Atlee and attended Jefferson Medical College. He graduated from that institution and began the practice of medicine in Mifflin County. He gave up his practice there to enter the army as a regimental surgeon. while in the army his regiment participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run. Subsequently he was transferred to the Navy, and was present at the Naval Battle at Port Royal. After the war he decided to enter the Navy, and was appointed Surgeon of the United States steamer Augusta. He tired of this service and returned to this county. He opened an office at Bareville, and after practicing a year there removed to New Holland and continued in active practice up to his final illness. His wife was Miss Frances A. Ball, and she and their children survive; Miss Augusta M., a teacher in the public schools of this city; William B., foreman of the Clarion Printing Office, New Holland; Misses Helen, Frederick and Jeanette at home. Miss Augusta was born on the vessel on which her father was Surgeon, and she was named Augusta in honor of that boat. Dr. Bushong was prominent in society circles. He was a member of Lancaster Lodge No 43, of Masons, Chapter 243, Lancaster Commandery Knights Templar and Goodwin Council, New Holland Lodge of Odd Fellows, Ridgely Encampment of which he was a charter member, Admiral Reynolds Post No. 405 G. A. R., and the Lancaster City and County Medical Society. he took an active interest in all the organizations to which he belonged, and was a progressive, enterprising citizen. He had many friends in this city and county, who will regret to hear of his death.


Family links:
Spouse:
Frances A. Ball Bushong

Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Rick Bushong
Record added: Jul 17, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 73482636. The Lancaster Intelligencer (Pennsylvania)
Thursday, 24 March 1892
Page 1

DR. BUSHONG DIES
A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF NEW HOLLAND SUCCUMBS TO GRIP
A Graduate of Jefferson Medical College -- An Odd Fellows pin once saved
his life

Dr. Israel Bushong died at his residence in New Holland, on Wednesday, in
his 58th years, after an illness of ten weeks. He was attacked with the grip
and a complication of diseases followed which resulted in his death. he
was critically ill the past few weeks, and his death was not unexpected.
Deceased was the son of John Bushong, a prominent farmer living near Heller's church. He learned the moulding trade, and worked at it for some time in distant cities.
While in New Orleans the yellow fever was epidemic, and he was attacked
with it and dropped over unconscious in the shop. It was thought he was
dead, and his body was about to be taken to the morgue, when his fellow
workmen believing that there was life in him objected and said they would care for him. In opening his clothes there was found in his vest an Odd Fellow's pin. His fellow workmen were members of the same order, and they felt a greater interest in him. They finally succeeded in restoring him to
consciousness, and in a short time he entirely recovered. He attributed the saving of his life to the exertion of his brother Odd Fellows. After his recovery he returned to the North and decided to study medicine. He became a student of Dr. John L. Atlee and attended Jefferson Medical College. He graduated from that institution and began the practice of medicine in Mifflin County. He gave up his practice there to enter the army as a regimental surgeon. while in the army his regiment participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Subsequently he was transferred to the Navy, and was present at the Naval
Battle at Port Royal. After the war he decided to enter the Navy, and was
appointed Surgeon of the United States steamer Augusta. He tired of this
service and returned to this county. He opened an office at Bareville, and after practicing a year there removed to New Holland and continued in active practice up to his final illness.

His wife was Miss Frances A. Ball, and she
and their children survive; Miss Augusta M., a teacher in the public schools
of this city; William B., foreman of the Clarion Printing Office, New
Holland; Misses Helen, Frederick and Jeanette at home. Miss Augusta was born on the vessel on which her father was Surgeon, and she was named Augusta in
honor of that boat. Dr. Bushong was prominent in society circles. He was a
member of Lancaster Lodge No 43, of Masons, Chapter 243, Lancaster Commandery Knights Templar and Goodwin Council, New Holland Lodge of Odd Fellows,
Ridgely Encampment of which he was a charter member, Admiral Reynolds Post No. 405 G. A. R., and the Lancaster City and County Medical Society. he took
an active interest in all the organizations to which he belonged, and was a
progressive, enterprising citizen. He had many friends in this city and
county, who will regret to hear of his death

Note: He is buried along with his wife Frances A. at the Greenwood
Cemetery, Lancaster County, PA. Dr. Israel Bushong, of New Holland, is a native of the county. He took his degree in medicine at the Jefferson Medical College in 1861. He had quite an extensive experience as surgeon during the late rebellion (Civil War), and is at present an active member of the County Medical Society, also a member of the State Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Israel Bushong was a Naval Sugeon. He was a Surgeon. He had person sources.²