William "Lee" Bushong
Files
Dublin Core
Title
William "Lee" Bushong
Subject
Bushong, William Lee (1914-1992)
Description
Photograph of William “Lee” Bushong seated on a stool and wearing cowboy boots. He is remembered for his lifelong work with horses.
Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the Stonewall District of the county.
He married Ruth Elizabeth (Clem) in July 1935, in Cumberland, Maryland. She was born in Pennsylvania. In the 1940 census, they both lived on Boyer Road in Fort Valley with Lee’s parents. He worked as a stock dealer. Ruth worked as a bookkeeper at a private school. Their marriage did not last and they divorced in 1941.
He married again, at least once. His wife, Bera Maxine (Brosious) (1917-2010) Bushong, was with him at the end of his life.
Lee worked with horses much of his life. When he died, his last residence was Hedgesville, West Virginia, where his occupation was noted as “horse breeder and cattleman”.
Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the Stonewall District of the county.
He married Ruth Elizabeth (Clem) in July 1935, in Cumberland, Maryland. She was born in Pennsylvania. In the 1940 census, they both lived on Boyer Road in Fort Valley with Lee’s parents. He worked as a stock dealer. Ruth worked as a bookkeeper at a private school. Their marriage did not last and they divorced in 1941.
He married again, at least once. His wife, Bera Maxine (Brosious) (1917-2010) Bushong, was with him at the end of his life.
Lee worked with horses much of his life. When he died, his last residence was Hedgesville, West Virginia, where his occupation was noted as “horse breeder and cattleman”.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1940's
Contributor
Identified by Betsy M. Bushong. Her husband was the subject's nephew and she has a similar image of the subject at home. She also noted the plate was incorrectly labelled as "Gilbert Bushong".
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 03931.
Identifier
001984
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William "Lee" Bushong,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 27, 2023, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25803.
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