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Eula Ferne Baldridge was born on 12 May 1920. She and Howard P. Bushong were married. She died on 15 August 1988, at age 68. She was buried in Fouts Cemetery, Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Her married name was Eula Ferne Bushong. From Delbert's 2009 Illinois obituary

He was born on Aug. 4, 1940, in Cravat, the son of Howard and Eula Ferne
(Baldridge) Bushong. Fouts Cemetery, Jefferson County, Illinois
Double Stone
Howard P. Bushong
Born: 7 July 1918
Died: 7 November 1989
Military Marker - Vet WWII
Eula F. Bushong
Born: 12 May 1920
Died: 15 August 1988. Eula Ferne Bushong

Birth: May 12, 1920
Death: Aug. 15, 1988

Eula Ferne Baldridge Bushong, wife to Howard P. Bushong.

Family links:
Spouse:
Howard P. Bushong (1918 - 1989)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Fouts Cemetery
Grand Prairie Township
Jefferson County
Illinois, USA

Created by: Rick Bushong
Record added: Apr 30, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 109747773.

Delbert Gene Bushong was born on 4 August 1940 in Cravat, Grand Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois. He and Joyce Benthall were married. He died on 8 May 2009, at age 68, in Woodlawn, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Delbert Gene Bushong was a Teacher and Coach. Mt. Vernon Register-News (Illinois)
8 May 2009

Delbert Gene Bushong
Delbert Gene Bushong, 68, of Woodlawn, died at 12 p.m. May 8, 2009, at his
home in Woodlawn.

He was born on Aug. 4, 1940, in Cravat, the son of Howard and Eula Ferne
(Baldridge) Bushong. He married Joyce Benthall on Nov. 23, 1983, at Fouts
Christian Church in Cravat and she survives.

Mr. Bushong is survived by his wife, of Woodlawn, a son, Brad Bushong and
wife Kristin of St. Louis; a daughter, Christy Kauffman and husband Shan of
Loveland, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Susan Decker and husband Curtis of
Woodlawn and Julie Coleman and husband Tim of Woodlawn; a stepson, Daniel
Wilson and wife Jennifer of Mt. Vernon; grandchildren, Dylan, Samantha, Emma
and Alexandria Kauffman of Loveland, Colo., Mike Coleman and wife Kati of
Woodlawn, Steven Coleman of Woodlawn, Doug Junkins and wife Shana of
Centralia, Tank Junkins of Woodlawn and Samuel Wilson of Mt. Vernon; and two uncles,
Melvin Bushong and wife Eilene of Centralia and Lewis Dobbs of Centralia.

His parents preceded him in death.

Mr. Bushong had been a teacher and coach at Willow Grove Grade School,
Irvington Grade School, Grand Prairie Grade School, was a coach at Woodlawn
High School and counselor at Mt. Vernon Alternative School. He was a
successful thoroughbred trainer, avid golfer, fisherman and quail hunter. He was a
member of Woodlawn Christian Church, Jefferson County Board member,
Republican County Chairman, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Centralia
High School for high school football.

No public funeral services will be held.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where
you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further
information and to send condolences. Bushong, Delbert Gene


Delbert Gene Bushong, 68, of Woodlawn, died at 12 p.m. May 8, 2009, at his home in Woodlawn.He was born on Aug. 4, 1940, in Cravat, the son of Howard and Eula Ferne (Baldridge) Bushong. He married Joyce Benthall on Nov. 23, 1983, at Fouts Christian Church in Cravat and she survives.Mr. Bushong is survived by his wife, of Woodlawn, a son, Brad Bushong and wife Kristin of St. Louis; a daughter, Christy Kauffman and husband Shan of Loveland, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Susan Decker and husband Curtis of Woodlawn and Julie Coleman and husband Tim of Woodlawn; a stepson, Daniel Wilson and wife Jennifer of Mt. Vernon; grandchildren, Dylan, Samantha, Emma and Alexandria Kauffman of Loveland, Colo., Mike Coleman and wife Kati of Woodlawn, Steven Coleman of Woodlawn, Doug Junkins and wife Shana of Centralia, Tank Junkins of Woodlawn and Samuel Wilson of Mt. Vernon; and two uncles, Melvin Bushong and wife Eilene of Centralia and Lewis Dobbs of Centralia.His parents preceded him in death.Mr. Bush-ong had been a teacher and coach at Willow Grove Grade School, Irvington Grade School, Grand Prairie Grade School, was a coach at Woodlawn High School and counselor at Mt. Vernon Alternative School. He was a successful thoroughbred trainer, avid golfer, fisherman and quail hunter. He was a member of Woodlawn Christian Church, Jefferson County Board member, Republican County Chairman, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Centralia High School for high school football.No public funeral services will be held.Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further information and to send condolences.
Published in the Mt. Vernon Register News from 5/8/2009 - 5/9/2009.

Harry G. Lessor was born. He and Kathryn Ellen Bushong were married : 26 September 1916 in Franklin County, Kansas. He died.

Franklin County Kansas Marriages
Book K, Page 362

Married: 26 September 1916

Harry G. Lessor and Kathryn E. Bushong.

Robert S. Nelms was born. He and Elizabeth G. Bushong were married. He died before 2008.

Clarence F. Meyer was born. He and Evelyn M. Bushong were married. He died before 2009.

From wife, Evelyn's 2009 Illinois obituary..

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence F.

Norma Jean Bushong was born on 27 August 1930 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. She and Jack Sims were married. She died on 15 March 2013, at age 82. She was buried in Cremated.

Her married name was Norma Jean Sims. Norma Jean Bushong was a Head of Nursing. From sister, Elizabeth's 2008 Pennsylvania obituary

Surviving are ... brother, Herman H. Bushong Jr.; sisters, Evelyn Meyer, Alice Barney and Norma Jean Sims. "United States Census, 1940," Herman Bushong, McDonald Village, Weathersfield Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States


Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Herman Bushong M 49 Ohio
Wife Hazel Bushong F 45 Pennsylvania
Daughter Evelyn Bushong F 16 Ohio
Daughter Alice Bushong F 14 Ohio
Daughter Norma Jean Bushong F 9 Ohio. Norma Jean "Jean" Bushong Sims

Birth: Aug. 27, 1930
Death: Mar. 15, 2013

Norma Jean Bushong Sims
August 27, 1930 - March 15, 2013

Mrs. Sims, age 82, of Meridian, entered into eternal life on Friday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Jack Sims. Mrs. Sims, also known as "Jean", was born on August 27, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, the youngest daughter of Herman Henry and Gladys Bolton Bushong. Jean spent her entire career in the medical field, rising to head of nursing at Newton Regional Hospital. She later retired from East Mississippi State Hospital as a nursing supervisor.

She was an active member of Westwood Baptist Church in Meridian, where she dedicated her time and talent to many of the church functions, including facilitating Grief Counseling Sessions. Following the death of her husband, she performed volunteer work for Southern Care Hospice of Meridian.

She leaves her loving son Cliff, his fiancée Mary, and his daughter Samantha McMullan, three sons Clint, Charles and Brandon and ten grandchildren. She also leaves her loving daughter-in-law, Annette Sims, her daughter Samantha Sims and one granddaughter Hannah. She also leaves her two loving furry feline "children", Tommy and Sammie.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth G. Nelms of Trafford, Pa., who was mother to Melvin (Flora) Nelms of Level Green, Pa., Richard (Flo) Nelms of Murrysville, Pa., and Robert (Yvonne) Nelms of North Versailles, Pa., and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Herman Henry, Jr. of Poland, Ohio, who was father to Gary Arthur Bushong (deceased) and Lynn Ann Bushong (Jerry) Kavan. She was also preceded in death by her sister Evelyn M. Meyer of Bloomingdale, Illinois, who was mother to Richard (Patricia) Meyer, of Roselle, Illinois, Barbara (Richard) Miller, of Princeton, Illinois, and Sharon (Steven) Wright, of Princeton, Illinois, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her only living sister, Alice Marie B. Barney, currently residing in Portage, Ind., is mother to Ken (Wanda) Barney, of Westfield, Ind., Jerry Barney, of Hobart, Ind., Karen (Thomas) Barney Zimmerman of Deer Park, Illinois, and David (Helene) Barney, of Valparaiso, Ind., and several grandchildren. Jean was also preceded in death by her son-in-law, Jeff Sims.

James F Webb Funeral Homes


Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

Created by: GJM
Record added: Mar 19, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 106941975.

Jack Sims was born. He and Norma Jean Bushong were married. He died before 2013.

From Jean's 2013 obituary...

beloved wife of the late Jack Sims.

George Hammer Harr was born on 28 February 1848 in Washington County, Virginia. He and Mary Catherine ("Molly") Bushong were married on 3 February 1881 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee. He died on 18 August 1934, at age 86, in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. He was buried in Harr Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Sullivan County, Tennessee.

George H. Harr

Birth: Feb. 28, 1848
Death: Aug. 19, 1934


Family links:
Spouse:
Mary C. Harr (1862 - 1937)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Harr Cemetery
Walnut Hill (Sullivan County)
Sullivan County
Tennessee, USA

Created by: ~P.J.~
Record added: Oct 27, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 60735950.

James Vaughan was born about 1817 in Pennsylvania. He and Elizabeth G. Bushong were married. He died before 1880 in.

From father, Philip's will....

shall divide and distribute the proceeds thereof together with the proceeds of my personal
property equally among my children TO WIT: Jacob. Henry. Elizabeth G. intermarried with
James Vaughan. Maria L. intermarried with Alexander Jacobs. Sarah G. intermarried with C. S.
Hahs. George W. and Leah M. intermarried with George B. Connard. James Vaughen
Census • United States Census, 1860

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Name James Vaughen
Sex Male
Age 43
Birth Year (Estimated) 1817
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Race White
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Columbia Borough, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Page Number 73
Affiliate Publication Number M653
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Other People on This Record

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Elisabeth Vaughen
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30
Pennsylvania

Elisabeth Vaughen
F
6
Pennsylvania

Annie Vaughen
F
4
Pennsylvania

Joseph Vaughen
M
2
Pennsylvania

Jane Beaver
F
16
Pennsylvania.

Maria L. Bushong was born on 28 October 1829 in Pennsylvania. She and Alexander Jacobs were married. She and Mr. Grosh were married. She died on 18 September 1906, at age 76, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Her married name was Maria L. Jacobs. From father, Philip's will....
seven children mentioned...
equally among my children TO WIT:
Jacob.
Henry.
Elizabeth G. intermarried with James Vaughan.
Maria L. intermarried with Alexander Jacobs.
Sarah G. intermarried with C. S. Hahs. (in other places she's called Sarah Ann and Sarah A. C.)
George W.
and Leah M. intermarried with George B. Connard but the respective shares. United States Census, 1880 for Alexander Jacob
Name: Alexander Jacob
Residence: Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: 1824
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Maria L. Jacob
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): 56 years
Occupation: Slate Operator
NARA Film Number: T9-1146
Page: 256
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 2666
Film number: 1255146

Household Gender Age
Alexander Jacob M 56 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Spouse Maria L. Jacob F 50 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Lizzie B. Jacob F 18 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Frank B. Jacob M 13 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Ellen J. Distler F 19 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania. From Reading Eagle Sep 18 1906 -(Pennsylvania)
MRS. JACOBS (NEE BUSHONG) DIES AT BETHLEHEM HOTEL

Allentown, Sep 18 - Maria,aged 73 years, widow of Alexander Jacobs, died this morning of general debility at the Eagle Hotel in Bethlehem. Deceased was a member of the Bushong family, of Reading who built the Schuylkill & Lehigh branch of the Reading Railway. Her first husband's name was Grosh. The second husband, Alexander Jacobs died about 12 years ago, from which time on Mrs. Jacobs and her daughter lived at the hotel in Bethlehem. These children remain: Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Bethlehem: Attorney Frank Jacobs, of Allentown, and W. H. Grosh, of Tampa, Florida. "Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania"

Editors: Gilbert Cope and Henry Ashmead
VoL II

New York Chicago
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1905


FRANK JACOBS, a resident of Allentown,
Pennsylvania, was born in Reading, same state,
a son of Alexander and Maria L. (Bushong)
Jacobs, and a lineal descendant of an ancestry
who emigrated to this country from either Hol-
land or Wales.

....Thomas Jacobs, third son of John and Sarah
Jacobs, who was born November 26, 1795, was
the grandfather of Frank Jacobs. His son, Alex-
ander Jacobs, father of Frank Jacobs, married
Maria L. Bushong, daughter of Philip Bushong,
a descendant of the French Huguenots,

http://www.archive.org/stream/historichomesins02jord/historichomesins02jord_djvu.txt. Alex Jacobs, "United States Census, 1870"
Event Place: ward 6, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alex Jacobs M 46y Pennsylvania
Maria Jacobs F 40y Pennsylvania
Lizzie Jacobs F 8y Pennsylvania
Franklin Jacobs M 3y Pennsylvania
Walter Grosh M 18y Pennsylvania
Sally Jacobs F 14y Pennsylvania
Mary Stringer F 18y Pennsylvania. A son marries...

Frank Jacobs, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Name: Frank Jacobs
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Apr 1896
Event Place: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Age: 29
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Father's Name: Alexander
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Maria L.
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Florence S. Lance
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Spouse's Father's Name: John P.
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Kate
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID: Vol 17
GS Film number: 20805
Digital Folder Number: 004028841
Image Number: 00053. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name Maria L Jacobs
Mother Elizabeth Gray
Father Philip Bushong
Birth 28 Oct 1829 - Pennsylvania
Death 18 Sep 1906 - Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Alexander Jacobs was born about 1824 in Pennsylvania. He and Maria L. Bushong were married. He died about 1894, at age ~70.

United States Census, 1880 for Alexander Jacob
Name: Alexander Jacob
Residence: Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: 1824
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Maria L. Jacob
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): 56 years
Occupation: Slate Operator
NARA Film Number: T9-1146
Page: 256
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 2666
Film number: 1255146

Household Gender Age
Alexander Jacob M 56 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Spouse Maria L. Jacob F 50 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Lizzie B. Jacob F 18 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Child Frank B. Jacob M 13 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania
Ellen J. Distler F 19 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania. Alex Jacobs, "United States Census, 1870"
Name: Alex Jacobs
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 46y
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Event Place: ward 6, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alex Jacobs M 46y Pennsylvania
Maria Jacobs F 40y Pennsylvania
Lizzie Jacobs F 8y Pennsylvania
Franklin Jacobs M 3y Pennsylvania
Walter Grosh M 18y Pennsylvania
Sally Jacobs F 14y Pennsylvania
Mary Stringer F 18y Pennsylvania.

Mr. Grosh was born. He and Maria L. Bushong were married. He died.

Walter Junior Bushong was born on 16 November 1934 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He and Barbara Ruth Engle were married on 28 July 1961. He died on 21 October 2005, at age 70, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He was buried in Westminster Salem Cemetery, Westminster, Allen County, Ohio.

Putnam Voice (Ohio)
October 23, 2005

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Ada
WALTER JUNIOR BUSHONG, 70, died at 5:05 p.m. Oct. 21, 2005, at Beverly
Health Care, Lima.
He was born Nov. 16, 1934, in Lima to Walter Warren and Bernice Lewis
Bushong, who preceded him in death. On July 28, 1961, he married Barbara R.
Engle, who survives in Ada.
Mr. Bushong retired from the custodian department at Ohio Northern
University. He attended Mount Zion Baptist Church, Harrod. He was a member of the
McGuffey Conservation Club, Hog Creek Game Club and Ada Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a son, Bill Bushong of Dola; a daughter, Merle "Lou"
(Donald) DeWitt of Ada; five sisters, Ruth Sheets of Decatur, Ind., Helen
Walker and Pat Nigh, both of Lima, Betty (Emil) Gratz of Danbury, Wis., and
Julia (Bill) McClain of Beaverdam; mother-in-law Mildred Engle of Harrod;
sister-in-law Anita (Jerry) Marshall of Harrod; several nieces and nephews; and
six grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harry, Ray and Eddie Bushong; a
sister, Norma Burkholder; father-in-law Oren E. Engle; and six
brothers-in-law, Philip Engle, Carl Sheets, Chuck Ridenour, Ralph Walker, Robert Nigh
and Roger Klinger.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada.
The Rev. Wanda Werking will officiate. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery,
Westminster.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home
and until time of services Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ada Visiting Nurses & Hospice, the
American Heart Association or the American Lung Association. "United States Census, 1940," Walter W Bushong, Ward 3, Lima City, Ottawa Township, Allen, Ohio, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Walter W Bushong M 46 Ohio
Wife Bernice M Bushong F 43 Ohio
Daughter Ruth M Bushong F 21 Ohio
Son Raymond A Bushong M 20 Ohio
Son Harry W Bushong M 19 Ohio
Daughter Helen M Bushong F 18 Ohio
Son Edward L Bushong M 14 Ohio
Daughter Norma J Bushong F 12 Ohio
Daughter Patricia J Bushong F 11 Ohio
Daughter Betty J Bushong F 8 Ohio
Son Walter Bushong M 6 Ohio
Daughter Julia Anne Bushong F 0 Ohio. Monument (stone) photo present - a stone bench

Walter J Bushong

Birth: Nov. 16, 1934
Death: Oct. 21, 2005


Burial:
Westminster Salem Cemetery
Westminster
Allen County
Ohio, USA

Created by: corgilover
Record added: Nov 23, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 62040695. Bushong in entry for Walter Junior Bushong, "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
Name: Walter Junior Bushong
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Oct 2005
Time: 05:05 PM
Event Place: , , , United States
Registration Place: Nursing Home
Registration State:
Registration Date: 25 Oct 2005
Residence Place: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States
Address: 118 E North Ave
Residence Postal Code: 45810
Within City Limits: Yes
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic
Ethnicity:
Industry: Occupation Not Classifiable
Education Level: 12
Occupation: Occupation Not Classifiable
Military Service: No
Military Service Branch:
Social Security Number: 300-32-0672
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1934
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Surname: Bushong
Mother's Surname: Lewis
Injury in Ohio:
Injury at Work: Unclassifiable
Type or Place of Injury:
Hospital Status: Other/Nursing home
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy Performed: No Autopsy performed
Method of Disposition: Burial
Infant Certificate Number:
Certificate Number: 83691
Volume Number: 34992
Registrar Certificate Number: 001057
Page:
Certifier's Role: Physician
Census Tract: 9999
Registration District: 201
Affiliate Line Number:
Affiliate File Name:
Source Reference: Ohio Department of Health.