BUSHONG, Edward Wingard 1872-1935

BUSHONG, DEBOLT, BARTHOLOMEW, OAKS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/11/2010 at 19:57:46

#1 -- Obituary

Dushong** Rites to Be
Held Friday in Osage

OSAGE, IOWA March 21 — Services for Edward Dushong**, who dropped dead in the farmyard at the Arad Hitchcock home Tuesday evening from heart disease, will be at 2 p.m., Friday at the Shelledy funeral home, in charge of the Rev. F. W. Miller of the Universalist church.

Burial will be at Osage cemetery.

[Mason City Globe-Gazette - Thursday, March 21, 1935]

**Note: The newspaper spelled the name as "Dushong," in error.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#2: (Burial)

The Osage City Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb says:

BUSHONG, EDWARD W. (loc) 1139 7 (burial date) 22 MAR 1935

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#3: (Draft Reg.)

2 September 12, 1918

WWI Draft Registration, Boone Co., Iowa

Edward Wingard Bushong 45, living at 404 State St., Boone, Boone, Iowa; Born September 24, 1872; Brick Burner at Boone Brick and Tile Co.; nearest relative, wife Mattie.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#4 (Census)

1900 U.S. Census Reeding Twp., Livingston, Illinois

J.M. Bushong 68 born June 1832, Pennsylvania; Julia M. 60 born February 1840 Pennsylvania; E. W.(son) born September 1872 Kentucky; M. C. son 23 born August 1896, Indiana; Bessie 22 born January 1878 Ohio.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#5: (Census)

1925 Iowa Census, Boone, Boone, Iowa

Edward Bushong, 52, Born Kentucky; Mattie 39, born Illinois; Jonathan, father born about 1833 Penna., widower.

[This census says Edward was the son of Jonathan Bushong and Julia Debolt and Mattie was the daughter of Lyn Bartholomew and Ella Oaks.]