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Charles V. Smith was born on 16 April 1845 in Indiana. He and Zilphia A. Bushong were married on 21 February 1867 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 23 August 1927, at age 82. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Sgt Charles V. Smith

Birth: Apr. 16, 1845
Indiana, USA
Death: Aug. 23, 1927

At the time of the 1900 census, Charles & Zylpha had two sons at their home in Van Buren township: Walter L., 14, and Charles R., 10. Zylpha's mother, 74-year-old Malinda Bushong, was also living here.

Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of wife and mother.
------Chas. V. Smith and children

The Syracuse Journal, July 7, 1913


Family links:
Children:
Clara Frances Smith Ott (1870 - 1943)*
Charles Ross Smith (1889 - 1941)*

Spouse:
Zylpha A. Bushong Smith (1850 - 1913)

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
CO. B 12 IND. CAV.
AGED 82 Ys 4 Mos 7 Ds

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI row22

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 09, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36896591. Sylphia A Bushong
mentioned in the record of Charles V Smith and Sylphia A Bushong
Name Charles V Smith
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 21 Feb 1867
Event Place Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 13 Feb 1867
Spouse's Name Sylphia A Bushong
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name J S Shock
Page 469
Number of Images 1.

William D. Brady was born. He and Mary Bushong were married on 1 January 1873 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died.

Oliver P. Morton Zent was born on 16 October 1874 in Huntington County, Indiana. He and Ella May Zent were married. He died on 30 April 1936, at age 61, in Huntington County, Indiana. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren, Huntington County, Indiana.

Oliver P. Morton Zent

Birth: Oct. 16, 1874
Huntington County
Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 30, 1936
Huntington County
Indiana, USA

Son of Daniel Zent, Jr. and Elizabeth "Betsy" Eubank Zent. Husband of Ella May Zent Zent.

Family links:
Parents:
Daniel Zent (1833 - 1912)
Elizabeth Eubank Zent (1838 - 1908)

Children:
Howard F. Zent (1894 - 1970)*

Spouse:
Ella May Zent Zent (1877 - 1941)

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Warren
Huntington County
Indiana, USA

Created by: Annis Jean Hite Patee
Record added: Apr 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36504298.

Ida May Bushong was born on 7 February 1868 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and William Melvin Gunderman were married on 8 July 1887 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 23 January 1954, at age 85, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Ida May Gunderman. Stone photo present

Ida May Bushong Gunderman


Birth: Feb. 7, 1868
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: Jan. 23, 1954
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA

brothers: Charles, William, John
sisters: Mrs. Nora Booth of Elkhart, Mrs. Malinda Klopenstein of Milford, and Mrs. Ollie Linkesfetter of St. Paul, Minn.


Family links:
Parents:
Hezekiah Bushong (1845 - 1903)
Minervia Kirdendall Bushong (1848 - 1921)

Children:
Charles H Gunderman (1889 - 1918)*
Cleo M. Gunderman Lingofelter (1890 - 1936)*
Mabel I Gunderman Wolferman (1902 - 1975)*

Spouse:
William Melvin Gunderman (1862 - 1940)*

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
MOTHER

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 8

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37316923. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 5

Kosciusko County Marriages
Bushong, Ida to Melvin Gunderman, 8 July 1887. Married more than once...


Name Martin L. Van Tilburg
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 03 Apr 1907
Event Place Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 57
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1850
Birthplace Ohio
Father's Name John
Mother's Name Not Known
Spouse's Name Ida May Bushong Mckeller
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 43
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1864
Spouse's Birthplace Ind
Spouse's Father's Name Bushong
Spouse's Mother's Name Loretta
Note Pr Name: residence, Benton Harbor; occupation, carpenter; Pr Prev Wf: previously married, twice; Sp Name: residence, Benton Harbor; occupation, dressmaker; Sp Fthr: previously married, three times.

Charles Everett Bushong was born on 15 October 1871 in Van Buren Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Mary Alice Lavering were married on 20 October 1889 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 15 February 1968, at age 96, in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Charles E. Bushong


Birth: Oct. 15, 1871
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 1968
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA

Charles and Mary were united in marriage on October 20, 1889, and have two baby boys listed on the Kosciusko county birth records: one born on May 30, 1892, and another on June 29, 1894. On the 1900 census, they have three children listed: Clinton, 8 years old, Cecil M., 5, and Onas I., 3. In 1910, daughter Gertrude has been added.

Gertrude eventually married Marion S. (s/o Franklin & Jennie) Wyland in 1917 in Warsaw.

Family links:
Parents:
Hezekiah Bushong (1845 - 1903)
Minervia Kirdendall Bushong (1848 - 1921)

Children:
Clinton Everett Bushong (1892 - 1965)*
Cecil Mabel Bushong Coy (1894 - 1982)*
Ina Iona Bushong Wogomon (1896 - 1954)*

Spouse:
Mary A. Lavering Bushong (1869 - 1954)*

*Point here for explanation

Note: Charles is buried near his parents (the big square stone)

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section V Row 13

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36591868. Charles Everett BUSHONG
Sex: M
Birth: 15 OCT 1871 in Van Buren Twnshp, Kosciusko Co., Indiana
Note: (born in 1871, not 1870?) 1
Death: 15 FEB 1968 in Syracuse, Kosciusko, IN
Note: 1
Change Date: 12 MAY 2004

Father: Hezekiah BUSHONG b: JUN 1845 in Stark Co., Ohio
Mother: Minerva KIRKENDALL b: 1848 in Indiana

Marriage 1 Mary Alice LEVERING b: 8 DEC 1869 in Van Buren Twnshp, Kosciusko Co., Indiana

Married: 20 OCT 1889 in Kosciusko Co., IN
Note: book: I:218 2

Children

Has No Children Oda Oram BUSHONG b: 22 MAR 1890 in kosciusko Co., IN
Has Children Clinton Everett BUSHONG b: 30 MAY 1892 in Syracuse, Kosciusko Co., Indiana
Has Children Cecil Mabel BUSHONG b: 29 JUN 1894 in Kosciusko Co., IN
Has Children Ina Iona BUSHONG b: 24 DEC 1896 in Kosciusko Co., IN
Has Children Gertrude Alice BUSHONG b: 5 AUG 1900 in Kosciusko Co., IN


Sources:

Type: Gedcom File
Title: Bushong "Bausaun" Family Lineage
Date: 8 June 1995
Type: Web Site
Title: Kosciusko Co. Indiana online records
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/. United States Census, 1930 for Charles E Bushong
Name: Charles E Bushong
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Enumeration District Number: 0021
Family Number: 66
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 16
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00315

Household Gender Age
Charles E Bushong M 58 Indiana/Ohio/Indiana
Spouse Mary Bushong F 60 Indiana/Ohio/Ohio
Child Clinton E Bushong M 37 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana son
Paul E Bushong M 15 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana grandson
Dorothy Bushong F 12 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Dorris Bushong F 6 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Henry Lavering M 58 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana brother in law.

Wilmeina Malinda ("Linnie") Bushong was born on 9 April 1878 in Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. She and LeRoy M. Klopenstein were married on 10 October 1896 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 21 April 1957, at age 79, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. She was buried in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Wilmeina Malinda ("Linnie") Klopenstein. Stone photo present - and family grouping

Malinda Bushong Klopenstein

Birth: Apr. 9, 1878
Nappanee
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 21, 1957
Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana, USA

Malinda was the daughter of Hezekiah and Minerva Kirkendall Bushong, born on April 9, 1878, in Kosciusko county. She married Roy Klopenstein on Oct. 10, 1896, and became his widow in 1943.

Mrs. Kopenstein was a Milford/Leesburg resident all her life, worshiping at the Church of God, Mount Tabor, just south of Nappanee. She went home to the Lord on Sunday, April 21, at Murphy medical center, just 12 days after her 79th birthday.

Mourners include her sons, Emery, Wilbur, and Alva; one daughter, Mrs. Esta Yokum; two brothers, Charles and John; and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Linkenfelt and Mrs. Henry Booth.

--Mishler, pp. 116-7


Family links:
Parents:
Hezekiah Bushong (1845 - 1903)
Minervia Kirdendall Bushong (1848 - 1921)

Children:
Emory J Klopenstein (1900 - 1972)*
Wilbur O. Klopenstein (1903 - 1961)*
Edna L. Klopenstein Yocum (1907 - 1989)*
Alva Leroy Klopenstein (1910 - 1990)*

Spouse:
LeRoy M. Klopenstein (1875 - 1943)*

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
MOTHER

Burial:
Leesburg Cemetery
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Brubaker 2 row 6 lot 11


Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: Nov 11, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44208542. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages
Bushong, Malinda to Roy Klopenstine, 10 Oct 1896. Malinda Bushong
mentioned in the record of Roy Klopenstine and Malinda Bushong
Name Roy Klopenstine
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 10 Oct 1896
Event Place Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 06 Oct 1896
Marriage Place Kosciusko, Indiana
Spouse's Name Malinda Bushong
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name W P Herron
Page 342
Number of Images 1. Melinda Bushing
United States Census, 1880
Name Melinda Bushing
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Van Buren, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Gender Female
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Dau
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Birthplace Indiana, United States
Father's Birthplace Ohio, United States
Mother's Birthplace Indiana, United States
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 28
Person Number 6
Volume 1
Household

Hesekah Bushing Self M 33 Ohio, United States
Minerva Bushing Wife F 32 Indiana, United States
Ida M Bushing Daughter F 11 Indiana, United States
Charles Bushing Son M 8 Indiana, United States
Elnora Bushing Daughter F 6 Indiana, United States
Sarah E Bushing Daughter F 4 Indiana, United States
Melinda Bushing Daughter F 2 Indiana, United States
William A Bushing Son M 0 Indiana, United States. Malinda Klopenstine
United States Census, 1900
Name Malinda Klopenstine
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Van Buren Township Milford town Ward 1-3, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Gender Female
Age 22
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Number of Living Children 0
Years Married 4
Birth Date Apr 1878
Birthplace Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1896
Father's Birthplace Ohio
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Mother of how many children 0
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lela Klopenstine Head M 25 Indiana
Malinda Klopenstine Wife F 22 Indiana.
Malinda "Linnie" (Bushong) Klopenstein (1878-1957)

February 20, 2013
Linnie was the daughter of Hezekiah and Minervia Bushong.

She was born on April 9, 1878 in Kosciusko County.

Linnie married Leroy M. "Roy" Klopenstein on October 10, 1896. He was born in 1875 to Samuel and Mary (Henry) Klopenstein.

Together they had 4 children:

Emory J. Klopenstein - (1900-1972)

Wilbur O. Klopenstein - (1903-1961)

Edna L. (Klopenstein) Yokum - (1907-1989)

Alva Leroy Klopenstein - (1910-1990)

Linnie passed away on April 21, 1957 at the age of 79.

William Archibald Bushong was born on 17 January 1880 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Tilithia De Prudence ("Prue") Butt were married on 8 July 1899 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 13 November 1956, at age 76, in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Stone photo present

William Archibald Bushong

Birth: Jan. 17, 1880
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: Nov. 13, 1956
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA

William was the son of Hezekiah and Minervia Kirkendall Bushong, born on January 17, 1880, in Kosciusko county. He was united in marriage to Miss Deprudence Butt on July 8, 1899, but he lost her to death in 1938.

Mr. Bushong was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko county, working as a farmer. He moved to Milford in 1914 and was town marshall for 28 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Bushong belonged to the First Brethren church. He went home to the Lord and was re-united with his beloved Prue on Tuesday, Nov. 13, while at the Elkhart General hospital. He was 76 years old.

Mourning for William are three daughters, Mrs. Mable Clauss, Mrs. Glenn Stookey, and Mrs. William Rex; three sons, Kenneth, Joe, and Robert; two brothers, John and Charles; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Klopenstein, Mrs. Henry Booth, and Mrs. William Lingofelter; and 10 grandchildren.

--Mishler, p. 27

Family links:
Parents:
Hezekiah Bushong (1845 - 1903)
Minervia Kirdendall Bushong (1848 - 1921)

Children:
Mabel Bushong Clause (1900 - 1978)*
Edith Charlotte Bushong Stookey (1905 - 1981)*
Robert S. Bushong (1919 - 2009)*
Mary Ann Bushong Rex (1921 - 2009)*

Spouse:
Prue T Butt Bushong (1881 - 1938)

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
FATHER

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 19

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37234618. United States Census, 1930 for William A Bushong
Name: William A Bushong
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Milford, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1880
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Enumeration District Number: 0023
Family Number: 184
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Line Number: 8
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00369

Household Gender Age
William A Bushong M 50 Indiana/Ohio/Indiana
Spouse Prue Bushong F 49 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana
Child William J Bushong M 18 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana
Child Robert S Bushong M 11 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana
Child Mary Ann Bushong F 8 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages
Bushong, William to De Prudence Butt, Jul 8 1899. Mourning for William are three daughters, Mrs. Mable Clauss, Mrs. Glenn Stookey, and Mrs. William Rex; three sons, Kenneth, Joe, and Robert.

John Henry Bushong was born on 6 January 1886 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Ethel I. Lavering were married on 29 November 1906 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Ida Belle Wogoman were married on 21 June 1913 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 23 April 1964, at age 78, in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He was buried in Milford Cemetery, Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

John Henry Bushong was a School janitor and a railroader. John Henry Bushong

Birth: Jan. 6, 1886
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 23, 1964
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA

John was the son of Hezkiah and Minerva Kirkendall Bushong, born on Jan. 6, 1886, two miles east of Milford. He married Ethel Lavering in 1906, but she died in 1910, so three years later, he married Idabelle Wogoman.

Mr. Bushong has lived in the Milford community his whole life, working as a janitor at the middle school and a railroader. He worked with his son in the plastering business. He worshiped at the Christian church in Milford. He went home to the Lord on April 23 while at Elkhart General hospital. He was 78 years old.

Mourners include his daughter, Mrs. Charles (Joan) Teeple; a brother, Charles; a sister, Mrs. Alice Linkofelt of St. Paul, Minn.; and a niece, Mrs. Wm. Tschenel in St.Paul. Five brothers and sisters, William, Nora, Etta, Ida, and Malinda, had already died.

--Mishler, pp. 26-7


Family links:
Parents:
Hezekiah Bushong (1845 - 1903)
Minervia Kirdendall Bushong (1848 - 1921)

Spouses:
Ethel I. Lavering Bushong (1888 - 1910)
Ida Belle Wogoman Bushong (1892 - 1945)

Burial:
Milford Cemetery
Milford (Kosciusko County)
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 4 row 27

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: Dec 15, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45476125. United States Census, 1930 for John Bushong
Name: John Bushong
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Van Buren, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1887
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Enumeration District Number: 0024
Family Number: 86
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 12
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00379

Household Gender Age
John Bushong M 43 Indiana/Pennsylvania/Indiana
Spouse Ida Bushong F 37 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana
Child Gerald Bushong M 15 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana
Child Joan Bushong F 4 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana. With parents...

United States Census, 1900," Hezkiah Bushong, ED 61 Van Buren Township Milford town Ward 1-3, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hezkiah Bushong M 54 Ohio
wife Minerira Bushong F 52 Indiana
daughter Mary A Bushong F 18 Indiana
son John H Bushong M 14 Indiana
daughter Stella J Bushong F 9 Indiana. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages
Bushong, John to Ida Belle Wogoman, Jun 21 1913
Bushong, John H. to Ethel Levering, Nov 9 1906. John Henry Bushong (1886-1964)
February 20, 2013
John was the son of Hezekiah and Minervia Bushong.

He was born on January 6, 1886 two miles east of Milford, Indiana.

John married Ethel Lavering on November 29, 1906 in Kosciusko County. She was born on March 17, 1888 to David and Alice (Fuller) Lavering. Ethel died on January 25, 1910 at the age of 22. The following appeared in the newspaper after her death:

The South Bend Tribune
South Bend, Indiana
Wednesday, 26 January 1910
Page 2

BURNS PROVE FATAL
The Tribune's Special Services
MILFORD, Indiana, 26 January ---- Mrs. John Bushong, who was so badly burned Monday morning when her dress came in contact with a heating stove, died yesterday. At no time after the accident was there any hope for her recovery.

Three years later John married Ida Belle Wogoman on June 21, 1913. Ida was born on July 14, 1892 to John and Harriet Elizabeth (Phebus) Wogoman.

Together they had 2 children:

Gerald "Jerry" Lewis Bushong - (1914-)

Joan Irene (Bushong) Teeple -



John passed away on April 23, 1964 at the age of 78


"Mr. Bushong has lived in the Milford community his whole life, working as a janitor at the middle school and a railroader. He worked with his son in the plastering business. He worshiped at the Christian church in Milford. He went home to the Lord on April 23 while at Elkhart General hospital. He was 78 years old.

Mourners include his daughter, Mrs. Charles (Joan) Teeple; a brother, Charles; a sister, Mrs. Alice Linkofelt of St. Paul, Minn.; and a niece, Mrs. Wm. Tschenel in St.Paul. Five brothers and sisters, William, Nora, Etta, Ida, and Malinda, had already died."--Mishler, pp. 26-7.

Clara Frances Smith was born in 1870. She and Allen Ott were married on 24 May 1899. She died on 17 August 1943, at age ~73. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Clara Frances Ott. Clara Frances Smith Ott

Birth: 1870
Death: Aug. 17, 1943


Family links:
Parents:
Charles V. Smith (1845 - 1927)
Zylpha A. Bushong Smith (1850 - 1913)

Children:
Mary Anna Ott (1899 - 1901)*

Spouse:
Allen Ott (1866 - 1944)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI row 23

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 09, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36896482.

Charles Ross Smith was born on 4 August 1889. He and Grace Esther Thompson were married. He died on 15 December 1941, at age 52. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Charles Ross Smith was a Jewelery business and in the repairing of watches and clocks. Charles Ross Smith

Birth: Aug. 4, 1889
Death: Dec. 15, 1941

BUSINESS CHANGES
R.E. Thornburg purchased the jewelery stock of H.C. Kinley and placed the store in charge of C. Ross Smith of Noblesville, a former Syracusan.

Mr. Smith is thoroughly experienced in the jewelery business and in the repairing of watches and clocks.

Mr. Smith is being welcomed back to Syracuse by his many friends here.

--The Syracuse & Lake Wawasee Journal,
December 5, 1918



Family links:
Parents:
Charles V. Smith (1845 - 1927)
Zylpha A. Bushong Smith (1850 - 1913)

Spouse:
Grace Esther Thompson Smith (1893 - 1919)

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI row22

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 09, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36896717.

Franklin Spaght was born on 9 February 1852 in Summit County, Ohio. He and Emaline Emma Bushong were married on 18 September 1880 in Stark County Ohio. He died on 29 August 1921, at age 69, in Lake Twp., Stark County, Ohio. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Uniontown, Stark County, Ohio.

Frank Spaght

Birth: Feb. 9, 1852
Summit County
Ohio, USA
Death: Aug. 29, 1921
Lake Township
Stark County
Ohio, USA

He was a barber and the son of Henry & Mary Kessler Spaght

Family links:
Spouse:
Emaline Frank Spaght (1851 - 1919)

Burial:
Greenlawn Cemetery
Uniontown (Stark County)
Stark County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 1 Row 7

Created by: Barbara Richardson Smith
Record added: Jun 17, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 38468950. On the record...
married Sept 18 1880
the ages are transcribed WRONG, the record says that they are atleast age 21 and 18 respectively

Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Emeline Frank, 1880
name: Franklin Spaght
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event place (standardized): Stark, Ohio, United States
event place (other):
age: 21
estimated birth year: 1859
birth date:
birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Emeline Frank
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 19
spouse's estimated birth year: 1861
spouse's birthplace:
spouse's father:
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number: 366
film number: 878195
digital folder number: 004016950
image number: 00217.

William Melvin Gunderman was born on 23 January 1862. He and Ida May Bushong were married on 8 July 1887 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 5 March 1940, at age 78, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

William Melvin Gunderman

Birth: Jan. 23, 1862
Death: Mar. 5, 1940


Family links:
Children:
Charles H Gunderman (1889 - 1918)*
Cleo M. Gunderman Lingofelter (1890 - 1936)*
Mabel I Gunderman Wolferman (1902 - 1975)*

Spouse:
Ida May Bushong Gunderman (1868 - 1954)

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
FATHER

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 8

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37316924.

Charles H. Gunderman was born on 23 August 1889 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He died on 14 November 1918, at age 29, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Charles H Gunderman


Birth: 1889
Death: Nov. 14, 1918


Family links:
Parents:
William Melvin Gunderman (1862 - 1940)
Ida May Bushong Gunderman (1868 - 1954)

Children:
Eldon C. Gunderman (1910 - 1993)*

Spouse:
Livina Barker Gunderman (1889 - 1974)*

*Point here for explanation

Note: Veterans of Foriegn Wars

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 9

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37317006.

Cleo M. Gunderman was born on 23 January 1890 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 23 July 1936, at age 46, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Cleo M. Lingofelter. Cleo M. Gunderman Lingofelter

Birth: 1890
Death: 1936

Cleo Gunderman married Melvin Lingofelter on September 26, 1908. She had twins sons, Harold & Melvin, on Dec. 22, 1908, and a baby girl Ruth Lucile on March 7, 1914.


Family links:
Parents:
William Melvin Gunderman (1862 - 1940)
Ida May Bushong Gunderman (1868 - 1954)

Children:
Charles Lingofelter (1929 - 2006)*

Spouse:
Melvin William Lingofelter (1887 - 1952)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI row 42

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 09, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36890496.

Mabel I. Gunderman was born on 14 May 1902 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died in 1975, at age ~73. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Mabel I. Wolferman. Mabel I Gunderman Wolferman


Birth: 1902
Death: 1975


Family links:
Parents:
William Melvin Gunderman (1862 - 1940)
Ida May Bushong Gunderman (1868 - 1954)

Spouse:
Earl F Wolferman (1903 - 1972)*

*Point here for explanation

Inscription:
MARRIED
APR. 24
1924

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 8


Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37316922.

Sarah Etta Bushong was born on 31 December 1874 in Indiana. She and Milo Tiffin Ott were married before 1891. She and Isaac Jeremiah Cooper were married on 5 March 1892 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and Andrew M. Shaw were married in 1911 in Pierce County, Washington. She died on 9 January 1943, at age 68, in Seattle, King County, Washington. She was buried in Bothell IOOF Cemetery, Bothell, King County, Washington.

Her married name was Sarah Etta Shaw. Sarah E Shaw


Birth: 1875
Death: 1943


Burial:
Bothell IOOF Cemetery
Bothell
King County
Washington, USA
Plot:

Created by: Carolyn Farnum
Record added: Mar 29, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5326500. "United States Census, 1880," William A. Bushing in household of Hesekah Bushing, Van Buren, Kosciusko, Indiana

Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Hesekah Bushing M 33 Ohio, United States
WIFE Minerva Bushing F 32 Indiana, United States
DAU Ida M. Bushing F 11 Indiana, United States
SON Charles Bushing M 8 Indiana, United States
DAU Elnora Bushing F 6 Indiana, United States
DAU Sarah E. Bushing F 4 Indiana, United States
DAU Melinda Bushing F 2 Indiana, United States
SON William A. Bushing M 5M Indiana, United States. The 9-year-old in the 1900 census household of Hezekiah & Minervia Bushong is granddaughter Estella Jane Ott, daughter of Sarah Etta Bushong & Tiffin Ott. Etta's 2nd husband was Isaac Jeremiah Cooper (2 children - Viola May & Lue Gerald "Jack"). Her 3rd husband was Andrew Shaw.

Dave Gray. Isaac J Cooper
mentioned in the record of Isaac J Cooper and Etta Bushong
Name Isaac J Cooper
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 05 Mar 1892
Event Place , Kosciusko, Indiana
Registration Place , Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date 04 Mar 1892
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Etta Bushong
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name Geo W Lambert
Page 144
Number of Images. Sarah Etta (Bushong) Cooper Shaw (1875-1943) Actions

Sarah Etta is the daughter of Hezekiah and Minervia Bushong. She was born in December 31, 1874.

Sarah's first child was with Tiffin Ott:

Estella J. (Ott) (1890 - 1963)

Sarah married Isaac Jeremiah Cooper on March 8, 1892. They lived in Leesburg, Indiana.

Together they had 2 children:

Viola May (Cooper) Lutz - (1892 -1942)

Lue Gerald Cooper (1894 - 1967)

They moved to Washington in the early 1900's. Isaac died in 1907.

Sarah married Andrew M. Shaw in 1911 in Pierce County, Washington.

Sarah died on January 9, 1943 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 68.

Andrew M. Shaw was born in 1866. He and Sarah Etta Bushong were married in 1911 in Pierce County, Washington. He died in 1941, at age ~75. He was buried in Bothell IOOF Cemetery, Bothell, King County, Washington.

Only two Shaws in this cemetery, matching stones, this is probably Sarah's Husband.

Andrew M Shaw

Birth: 1866
Death: 1941


Burial:
Bothell IOOF Cemetery
Bothell
King County
Washington, USA
Plot:

Created by: Carolyn Farnum
Record added: Mar 29, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5326501.

Mary Alice Lavering was born on 8 December 1869 in Van Buren Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and Charles Everett Bushong were married on 20 October 1889 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 14 February 1954, at age 84, in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Mary Alice Bushong. Stone photo present

Mary A. Lavering Bushong

Birth: Dec. 8, 1869
Indiana, USA
Death: Feb. 14, 1954
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA

Mary was the daughter of Daniel and Elisabeth Lavering. She had five brothers and sisters living at home with her in Jackson township of Elkhart county in 1880: Margarett A., George W., Lydia A., William H., and Samuel.


Family links:
Children:
Clinton Everett Bushong (1892 - 1965)*
Cecil Mabel Bushong Coy (1894 - 1982)*
Ina Iona Bushong Wogomon (1896 - 1954)*

Spouse:
Charles E. Bushong (1871 - 1968)

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section V Row 13


Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36591859. United States Census, 1930 for Charles E Bushong
Event Place: Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana

Household Gender Age
Charles E Bushong M 58 Indiana/Ohio/Indiana
Spouse Mary Bushong F 60 Indiana/Ohio/Ohio
Child Clinton E Bushong M 37 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana son
Paul E Bushong M 15 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana grandson
Dorothy Bushong F 12 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Dorris Bushong F 6 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Henry Lavering M 58 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana brother in law.

Clinton Everett Bushong was born on 30 May 1892 in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Ethel C. Ott were married on 4 November 1912 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 1 October 1965, at age 73, in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Clinton Everett Bushong

Birth: May 30, 1892
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: 1965

Children: Dorothea, Jane, Paul


Family links:
Parents:
Charles E. Bushong (1871 - 1968)
Mary A. Lavering Bushong (1869 - 1954)

Spouse:
Ethel Ott Bushong (1891 - 1927)

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 14

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37275439. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 for Clinton E. Bushong

Name: Clinton E. Bushong
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Oct 1965
Death Place: Niles, Berrien Co., Mi
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1892
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie
Father's Name: Charles E. Bushong
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Lavering
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03822-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1954718
Reference Number: Item 1 #1241. United States Census, 1930 for Charles E Bushong
Event Place: Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana

Household Gender Age
Charles E Bushong M 58 Indiana/Ohio/Indiana
Spouse Mary Bushong F 60 Indiana/Ohio/Ohio
Child Clinton E Bushong M 37 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana son
Paul E Bushong M 15 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana grandson
Dorothy Bushong F 12 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Dorris Bushong F 6 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana granddaughter
Henry Lavering M 58 Indiana/Indiana/Indiana brother in law. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages
Bushong, Clinton Everett to Ethel Ott, Nov 4 1912.

Cecil Mabel Bushong was born on 29 June 1894 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and Tillman R. Coy were married on 2 November 1912 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 23 November 1982, at age 88. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Cecil Mabel Coy. Stone photo present

Cecil Mabel Bushong Coy


Birth: 1894
Death: Nov. 23, 1982

Cecil Bushong married Tilman Coy on Nov. 2, 1912. They had a baby girl Ethel on Mar. 1, 1918, and a baby boy Tillman, jr., on Jan. 5, 1920.


Family links:
Parents:
Charles E. Bushong (1871 - 1968)
Mary A. Lavering Bushong (1869 - 1954)

Children:
Tillman Coy (1920 - 2002)*

Spouse:
Tillman Coy (1894 - 1965)

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI Row 3

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 10, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36942239. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages. Marriage listed in the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3 pg 6.

Ina Iona Bushong was born on 24 December 1896 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and Anderson Wogoman were married on 24 December 1919 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 2 April 1954, at age 57, in Ligonier, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Ina Iona Wogoman. Stone photo present

Ina Iona Bushong Wogomon


Birth: Dec. 24, 1896
Death: 1954


Family links:
Parents:
Charles E. Bushong (1871 - 1968)
Mary A. Lavering Bushong (1869 - 1954)

Children:
Robert G. Insley (1917 - 2003)*
Rolland Austin Wogoman (1920 - 1986)*
Betty Maxine Wogomon Stutzman (1922 - 1968)*
Elizabeth Wogomon Rookstool (1926 - 1976)*
Marion F. Wogoman (1936 - 1976)*

Spouse:
Anderson Wogomon (1889 - 1960)

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 17

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37234681. Marriage • Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019
EDIT
Name Anderson Wogoman
Sex Male
Age 30
Residence Place Syracuse, , Indiana
Birth Date 20 Feb 1889
Birthplace Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana
Race White
Father's Name John Wogoman
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Harriet C Phebus
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Ina Bushong
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Residence Place Syracuse, , Indiana
Spouse's Birth Date 24 Dec 1896
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 23
Spouse's Birthplace Syracuse, Kosciusko, Indiana
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Father's Name Charles Bushong
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Lavering
Officiator's Name Leslie J Naftzger
Marriage Place Warsaw, , Indiana
Marriage License Date 24 Dec 1919
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 24 Dec 1919
Event Place Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original) Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Page 390
Number of Images 1
Ina Bushong's Parents and Siblings

OPEN ALL
Charles Bushong
Father
M

Mary Lavering
Mother
F.

Ethel C. Ott was born on 5 December 1891 in Benton Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. She and Clinton Everett Bushong were married on 4 November 1912 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died on 12 March 1927, at age 35. She was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Her married name was Ethel C. Bushong. Stone photo present - double with Clinton

Ethel Ott Bushong

Birth: 1891
Death: Mar. 12, 1927

Ethel Ott married Clinton Bushong on Nov. 4, 1912. They had a baby boy, Floyd, on June 7, 1913, and a baby girl, Dorothy Jane, on Nov. 13, 1917.


Family links:
Spouse:
Clinton Everett Bushong (1892 - 1965)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 14

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37275447.

Tillman R. Coy was born in 1894. He and Cecil Mabel Bushong were married on 2 November 1912 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died in 1965, at age ~71. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Tillman Coy

Birth: 1894
Death: 1965

Son: Tillman, jr. (b. Jan. 1920)
Daughter: Ethel I. (b. Mar. 1918)

Family links:
Parents:
Sylvester Coy (1869 - 1936)
Ada Hoover Coy (1873 - 1962)

Children:
Tillman Coy (1920 - 2002)*

Spouse:
Cecil Mabel Bushong Coy (1894 - 1982)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VI Row 3

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 09, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36905091. From the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3, pg 6

Kosciusko County Marriages. Marriage listed in the Bushong Bulletin Vol 1 no 3 pg 6.

Tillman Coy, Jr., was born on 5 January 1920 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 23 May 2002, at age 82. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Sgt Tillman Coy, Jr

Birth: Jan. 5, 1920
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Death: May 23, 2002

sons: Allen L. (b.1961) and Kevin


Family links:
Parents:
Tillman Coy (1894 - 1965)
Cecil Mabel Bushong Coy (1894 - 1982)

Spouses:
L. Ferol Coy (1936 - 1980)
Eula L. Killian Coy (1915 - 2000)

Inscription:
T SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
---
MARRIED SEPT. 24, 1955

Note: Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section VIII, east of the flag

Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: Nov 26, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44818963.

Anderson Wogoman was born on 20 March 1889 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He and Ina Iona Bushong were married on 24 December 1919 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He died on 21 December 1960, at age 71, in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana. He was buried in Syracuse Cemetery, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Anderson Wogomon

Birth: Mar. 20, 1889
Death: 1960

Parents: John H. & Elizabeth Phebus Wogomon

BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Wogomon are announcing the birth of a daughter, Theresa May, Monday afternoon.
--The Syracuse Journal, Jan. 11, 1934


Family links:
Children:
Rolland Austin Wogoman (1920 - 1986)*
Betty Maxine Wogomon Stutzman (1922 - 1968)*
Elizabeth Wogomon Rookstool (1926 - 1976)*
Marion F. Wogoman (1936 - 1976)*

Spouse:
Ina Iona Bushong Wogomon (1896 - 1954)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Syracuse Cemetery
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section IV Row 17


Created by: Mrs Ward
Record added: May 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37234682.