HARNSBERGER, Mary

Mary married BUSHNELL, William 29 May 1817. William was born 22 Mar 1787, Saybrook, Connecticut; died 20 Feb 1845. [Group Sheet]

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Emanuel Bushnell was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, July 21, 1827.William Bushnell, hi s father, a carriage maker by trade, was born March22, 1787, in Saybrook, Connecticut, and o n May 29, 1817, married MissPolly Harnsberger, daughter of Adam and Catherine Harnsberger. Sh e wasalso born in Rockingham County, December 3, 1788. They had five children,four sons and o ne daughter, of whom Emanuel is the only surviving child.They both lived in Virginia until th eir deaths, Mr. B. dying February 20,1845, and his widow August 8, 1851. Young Bushnell obtai ned a goodpractical schooling in youth, and at the age of fourteen years commencedlife for hi mself. In 1854 he emigrated to Henry County, Missouri, landingat Calhoun on April 19, and wit h him came his sister, Mary Ann. Theybrought a colored family consisting of seven persons, an d Mr. B. made hishome for sometime with an older brother who had preceded him to Missouriin a n early day. October 30, 1855 he was married to Miss Mary E. F.Watson, daughter of John and E llen Watson, of Boston, Massachusetts,where she was born March 14 1836. They have had six chi ldren, three sonsand three
daughters: William Tupper, born August 12, 1856, died June 22, 1882, soonafter having graduat ed from the Missouri Medical College, in the class of1881-2; John Archibald; born April 17, 1 859, and now in the mercantileestablishment of J. W. Keyser, at Calhoun; Richard Ira, born Ma rch 25,1861, and died in February following; Mary Ann, born March 28, 1863,married E. H. Fox , of Henry County; Eleanor L., born September 6, 1870;and Virginia A., born June 3, 1872. Fo r nearly
four years Mr. Bushnell was engaged with his brother J. A. as salesman.In the fall of 1857 h e purchased a tract of 240 acres known as theBrummet farm, and continued farming until the ou tbreak of the war. Sincethen he has been a resident of Calhoun and for the last four years ha sacted as city collector. Since 1870 he has been more or less of the timea member of the scho ol board. He belongs to Calhoun Lodge No. 409, I. O.O. F. His wife is connected with the Pres byterian Church. Politically heis a Democrat.