Fisher Family Genealogy
BUSHNELL, William Grigsby
1876 - 1960 (83 years)-
Name BUSHNELL, William Grigsby Birth 4 Nov 1876 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1] EVENT 10 Nov 1904 La Plata, Macon Co., MO [2] Will Bushnell buys farm in La Plata 1904
"Will Bushnell and wife and daughter of Blandinsville, Ill., visited her sister Mrs. J. W. Atteberry (Attebery) and family, and and while here he bought James Kennedy' e farm for $40. per acre. Mr. Bushnell will take possession in three weeks."CENSUS 21 Apr 1910 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [3] - Living with widowed aunt Lemira Grigsby
Occupation: none
Can read and write
1910 US Census: E.D. No. 42, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 8B MILI 12 Sep 1918 McDonough Co., IL [4] - Residence: Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
Occupation: automobile and tractor repair
Employer: Sticklen Bros, Blandinsville IL
Nearest relative: Martha Jane Bushnell (wife), Blandinsville IL
Description: tall ht, stout build, brown eyes, brown hair
Other distinguishing features: no
WW I Draft Card: William Grigsby Bushnell 1918 CENSUS 29 Jan 1920 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [5] - Renting home
Occupation: auto repair, garage
Working for: wages
1920 US Census: E.D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3A CENSUS 22 Apr 1930 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [6] - Renting home, value $3000, has radio
Occupation: laborer, farm, wages
Veteran: no
1930 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6B CENSUS 10 Apr 1940 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [7] - Renting house, on a farm
Highest level education: 8
Where living 1 Apr 1935: same house, on a farm
Occupation: farm operator, on farm, employer
Hours worked in past week: 36
Weeks worked last year: 52
Wages: $0; other income: yes
1940 US Census: E.D. No. 55-13, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 2B CENSUS 13 Apr 1950 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [8] - Occupation: farmer, farm, own business
Hours worked in past week: 10
1950 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 15 Death 17 Feb 1960 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Burial Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Headstone: William G. Bushnell Person ID I706 Main Last Modified 22 Jan 2023
Father BUSHNELL, John Calvin Relationship Birth Mother GRIGSBY, Mary Louise Relationship Birth Family ID F495 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FISHER Martha Jane, b. 23 Dec 1879, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 24 Nov 1961, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL (Age 81 years) Marriage 24 Nov 1898 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [9, 10, 11] - W.G. Bushnell, age 23; residence: Blandinsville, IL
Martha Fisher, age 20; residence: Blandinsville, IL
Married By J. H. Delano, Baptist Pastor
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher (Martha's brother and sister-in-law) - "She was married November 24, 1898 to William Grigsby Bushnell."
Mattie Fisher marries Will Bushnell 1898 Marriage License: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898; License No. 2111; front Marriage License: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898; License No. 2111; back Children 1. BUSHNELL, Infant son, b. 12 Nov 1899 d. 14 Nov 1899 (Age 0 years) [Birth] 2. BUSHNELL, Infant son, b. 24 Jun 1901 d. 5 Jul 1901 (Age 0 years) [Birth] 3. BUSHNELL, Edna Louise, b. 27 Jun 1903 d. 2 Sep 1905 (Age 2 years) [Birth] 4. BUSHNELL, Wendell M., b. 12 Sep 1913 d. 16 Mar 1987 (Age 73 years) [Birth] Family ID F101 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2023
- Living with widowed aunt Lemira Grigsby
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Documents Blandinsville airship 1897
An unusual story about an "airship" built by Orville, William Fisher and William Bushnell, the latter presumably the son of John Bushnell and Mary Grigsby. The Orville and Will Bushnell would have been the same age, about 21. The William Fisher her is presumably the son of John Kells and Diantha Foster Fisher. He would have been about 10 years older or 31.
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Sources - [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).
- [S588] New articles: La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO, (La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO), 10 Nov 1904, p 8 (Reliability: 2).
- [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 21 Apr 1910, p 8B (Reliability: 2).
- [S174] WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, (Ancestry,com), 12 Sep 1918, Serial # 1646, Order # 2891 (stamped w # 12-5-11-C) (Reliability: 3).
- [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jan 1920, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).
- [S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1930, sht 6B (Reliability: 2).
- [S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 10 Apr 1940, p 2B (Reliability: 2).
- [S508] 1950 US Census, Illinois, (National Archives), 13 Apr 1950, sht 15 (Reliability: 2).
- [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).
- [S648] News articles: The Quill, LaHarpe IL, (The Quill, LaHarpe IL), 1 Dec 1898, p 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 30 Nov 1961, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).