Emery F. & Sarah E. Bushong
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Emery F. & Sarah E. Bushong
Subject
Bushong, Emery Franklin (1889-1949)
Bushong, Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Wisman) (1889-1972)
Description
Portrait of Emery Franklin Bushong standing beside his wife, Sarah E. (Wisman) Bushong.
This photograph was taken around the time of their marriage.
Emery Franklin Bushong was born at the old Bushong homeplace in Harrisville, Shenandoah County. He was one of five children born to William A. and Eva (Pifer) Bushong, a farming couple.
He married Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wisman in 1911. Lizzie was the daughter of William Luther (1859-1908) and Sarah “Sallie” A. (Doll) (1857-1930) Wisman. She was the third of four children born to the couple. In the 1900 census for the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County, her father’s occupation was listed as “Comm. Of Revenue”. Ten years later, Lizzie lived with her widowed mother and two siblings.
When he registered for the WWI draft, Emery claimed an exemption because he had two young children and a wife to support.
In the 1920, 1930, and 1940 censuses found the family living in the Boyer Road/Fairview area of Stonewall District. Emery and Sarah had four sons together: William Lee, Gilbert F., Forrest B., and Garland Bushong.
Throughout his life, Emery was a lifelong member of Harrisville Reformed Church. He worked as a railroad employee, farmed, and when his four sons got older, was a lumber dealer with their help.
After her husband died, Sarah remained in the area and the 1950 census found her with two lodgers, a married couple. The man was from South Dakota and he worked as a farmhand, probably on Sarah’s farm.
In her later years, she also worked as a nurse in a hospital.
This photograph was taken around the time of their marriage.
Emery Franklin Bushong was born at the old Bushong homeplace in Harrisville, Shenandoah County. He was one of five children born to William A. and Eva (Pifer) Bushong, a farming couple.
He married Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wisman in 1911. Lizzie was the daughter of William Luther (1859-1908) and Sarah “Sallie” A. (Doll) (1857-1930) Wisman. She was the third of four children born to the couple. In the 1900 census for the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County, her father’s occupation was listed as “Comm. Of Revenue”. Ten years later, Lizzie lived with her widowed mother and two siblings.
When he registered for the WWI draft, Emery claimed an exemption because he had two young children and a wife to support.
In the 1920, 1930, and 1940 censuses found the family living in the Boyer Road/Fairview area of Stonewall District. Emery and Sarah had four sons together: William Lee, Gilbert F., Forrest B., and Garland Bushong.
Throughout his life, Emery was a lifelong member of Harrisville Reformed Church. He worked as a railroad employee, farmed, and when his four sons got older, was a lumber dealer with their help.
After her husband died, Sarah remained in the area and the 1950 census found her with two lodgers, a married couple. The man was from South Dakota and he worked as a farmhand, probably on Sarah’s farm.
In her later years, she also worked as a nurse in a hospital.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identfied by Joyce Bushong Eastman, a granddaughter of the subjects who has the same photograph at her home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Emery F. Bushong appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005903 and 007449.
Sarah E. (Wisman) Bushong appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005903 and 009635.
Identifier
005903
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Emery F. & Sarah E. Bushong ,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 30, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/37910.
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