Bushong, James M.^[1]

1841 - 1908  (67 years)

• Name	Bushong, James M.
  Born	21 May 1841	, Logan, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	7th Ohio Independent Company Sharpshooters, Union Army
  Buried	Nov 1908	North Greenfield Cemetery, Perry Township, Logan, Ohio
  Died	11 Nov 1908	Sandusky, Ohio
  Person ID	I21181	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2003

  
  

  Father	Derflinger, Henry
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Bushong, Delilah,   b. 1814, , Ross, Ohio ,   d. Jan 1879, , Logan, Ohio  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	21 Aug 1860	, Logan, Ohio
  Notes	Another record says Hardin County, OH
  Family ID	F7260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hatcher, Lucinda,   b. 02 Apr 1846, Bokes Creek Township, Logan, Ohio ,   d. 24 Dec 1922, Raymond, Union, Ohio  (Age 76 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1866	, Logan, Ohio
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2004
  Family ID	F7266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Bushong, James M. Bushong, James, 1841-1908 (on monument with Lucinda Bushong)

  
  

• Notes

  He was age 37 at the time of the 1880 census. Born May 21, 1841.Farm laborer, he also listed himself as a teamster or one who drove horses for hire. He was a member of 7th Independent Sharp Shooters in the Civil War. Died November 11, 1908 at the Soldier Sailor\s Home in Sandusky,Ohio. He was buried in North Greenfield Cememtery, Logan County, Ohio. In 1883 James declared he was 5'6". age 42, weight 145 lbs. Later at age 65, he said he was 5 '3" weighing 135 lbs with complexion fair,eyes blue, hair light, occupation farmer. On February 12, 1897, he filed for increase in Civil War pension at Findlay, Ohio. He complained of rheumatism, piles, desease of lungs, He said he had been poisoned by eating meat captured from rebels. Signed his name with an "X". He died at the age of 67. He is not to be confused with hisgrandfather,James Bushong, who died in Ross County, Ohio. Military Servic: From Dyer's Compendium 7th Independent Company Sharpshooters. Organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in January 27, 1863. At Headquarters of Generals Rosecrans and Thomas, Commanding Army and Dept. of the Cumberland, March, 1863, to May, 1864, and at Headquarters of General Sherman, Commanding Military Division Mississippi, May 20, 1864, to July 17, 1865. Mustered out July 28, 1865. Also known as Sherman's Body Guard. Copyright © 1995 Larry Stevens

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes.