Bushong, James Lincoln

1866 - 1946  (79 years)

• Name	Bushong, James Lincoln
  Birth	27 Nov 1866	Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BUSH.J002
  _FGRAVE	110101119
  Death	19 Sep 1946	Jackson Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55522	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	McDowell, Nellie May,   b. 1 Oct 1880, Edwards County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1966, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Bushong, Mary Etta,   b. 1 Mar 1901, Wayne County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 1920, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 19 years)   2. Bushong, William Clayton,   b. 2 Apr 1903, Illinois d. 28 Aug 1966 (Age 63 years)   3. Bushong, Ora Ovella,   b. 5 Nov 1906, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 31 Jul 1980, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 73 years)   4. Bushong, Joe Orbit,   b. 13 Sep 1913, Wayne County, Illinois d. 31 Jul 1980, White County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F20139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Nov 1866 - Indiana Death - 19 Sep 1946 - Jackson Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James L. Bushong of Bedford Township, father of Clayton Bushong, of near Fairfield, died in the Jackson hospital in Olney Thursday, 19 September, following several months illness with ailments incident to his advanced age. He was 79 years, 9 months, and 22 days of age. Funeral services were conducted at the Crippin Funeral Home in Cisne on Saturday afternoon by Elder W. D. Crippin. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery, in Fairfield. James Lincoln {Bushong}, son of Perry and Mary Jane Bushong, was born in Monroe County, Kentucky, 27th November 1866. In young manhood, he moved to Illinois and located near Mt. Erie. In 1898, he was united in marriage with Nellie McDowell and four children were born to this union, one of whom, Mary Etta Yohe, passed away in 1920. Surviving are two sons, Clayton, of Fairfield, and Joe, of Grayville; one daughter, Mrs. Ovella Cloninger of St. Louis, Missouri; one brother and three sisters; two grandchildren, Russel Yohe of Mt. Erie and Clayton Bushong Jr. of Fairfield. The Wayne County Press Fairfield, Illinois Thursday, 26 September 1946 Page 1, Column 6