Jane Buckles1

b. 18 August 1784, d. 29 June 1867
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*18 August 1784Jane Buckles was born on 18 August 1784 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*She married first _____ Hatfield.1 
Marriage*8 November 1803She married second Edward Dyer on 8 November 1803 in Greene County, Ohio.1 
Death*29 June 1867She died on 29 June 1867 in Whitley County, Indiana, at age 82.1 

Family 1

 _____ Hatfield

Family 2

 Edward Dyer

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.

John Buckles1

b. 27 February 1761, d. 30 July 1829
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*27 February 1761John Buckles was born on 27 February 1761 in Berkeley County, Virginia.1,2 
Marriage*1783He married Mary Brooks in 1783 in Berkeley County, Virginia. Mary was the sister of Elizabeth Brooks who married John's brother James Buckles Jr. in 1777.3,2 
Death*30 July 1829He died on 30 July 1829 in Clark County, Ohio, at age 684,5,6 
Burial* and was buried in Honey Creek Cemetery, Christiansburg, Champaign County, Ohio.7,8 

Family

 Mary Brooks b. 6 Mar 1763, d. 14 May 1842

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 4, page 20. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.
  3. [S1579] Robert Buckles I, online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 3, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address).
  4. [S1579] Robert Buckles I, online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address), noting his date of death as 30 July 1829.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Reverend John Buckles, Memorial# 34631430, noting his date of death as 30 July 1829. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, Chapter 4, page 20, noting his date of death as 30 July 1828.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Reverend John Buckles, Memorial# 34631430.
  8. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.

John Buckles1

b. 6 December 1788
Family
Father*William Buckles1 b. 30 Sep 1766, d. 29 Mar 1846
Mother*Eleanor Seaman1 b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Birth*6 December 1788John Buckles was born on 6 December 1788.2,1 

Citations

  1. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 9, page 32. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.

Margaret Buckles1,2

b. 1780
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*James Buckles2 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard2 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*1780Margaret Buckles was born about 1780 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1,3,2 
Marriage*27 May 1802She married John Heaton, son of Jonah Heaton and Elizabeth __?__, on 27 May 1802 in Hamilton County, Ohio. Margaret's nephew Henry Buckles would marry John's sister Elizabeth Heaton in 1816.1,4,2 
Relocation*1804John and Margaret probably moved to Greene County, Ohio, with John's father in 1804.1 
Census US 1850*24 September 1850Margaret and John Heaton were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 24 September 1850 in Harmony, Clark County, Ohio. John was 71 and a farmer, and Margaret was 70. Their daughter Ann was 38 and resided with her parents as did her brother Abner who was 25 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $1,760. Also living in their household in 1850 were two of John's and Margaret's grandsons, Francis Marion Heaton and Amos Heaton, whose father William H. Heaton had been institutionalized with mental illness. Francis Marion was 13 and Amos 8. The boys' mother Hannah Heaton was also enumerated in John and Margaret's household, although she appeared on the census all alone, as a separate family. The other two sons of William and Hannah, Jonah and Thomas, were living nearby in the household of their uncle Abraham Heaton. We don't yet know where the boys' sister Margaret was in 1850.3 
(Mother) Census US 186014 July 1860John and Margaret Heaton appeared on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of their son Abner Heaton in Harmony, Clark County, Ohio. John was 81 and a retired farmer with a personal estate valued at $200, and Margaret was 80. Their son Abner was 35 years old and a farmer with real estate valued at $3,520 and a personal estate valued at $540. Also living in the household were John's and Margaret's daughter Ann, age 45 and their grandson Amos Heaton, who was 16.5 

Family

 John Heaton b. 18 Jan 1779, d. 22 Nov 1861
Children 1.James Heaton1 b. 2 Sep 1804, d. 16 Oct 1887
 2.Ann Heaton1 b. 1812
 3.Henry Heaton1 d. 1845
 4.William H. Heaton+1 b. bt 1813 - 1814, d. 1866
 5.Daniel Heaton1 b. 2 Jan 1818, d. 26 Oct 1847
 6.David Heaton1 b. 1820
 7.Abraham Heaton1 b. 1822, d. 1899
 8.Abner Heaton1 b. 1825, d. 10 Feb 1890

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 9, page 343. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Heaton, Harmony, Clark, Ohio; Roll: M432_666; Page: 13B; Image: 31. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 3, pages 12-19. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abner Heaton, Harmony, Clark, Ohio; Roll: M653_943; Page: 79; Family History Library Film: 803943. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Mary Buckles1

b. 15 November 1776, d. 25 August 1861
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*15 November 1776Mary Buckles was born on 15 November 1776 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*She married first Culbertson Watson.1 
Marriage*She married second _____ Taylor.1 
Death*25 August 1861She died on 25 August 1861 in Greene County, Ohio, at age 84.1 

Family 1

 Culbertson Watson

Family 2

 _____ Taylor

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.

Mehetable Buckles1

b. 14 August 1772, d. 8 October 1836
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*14 August 1772Mehetable Buckles was born on 14 August 1772 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*She married first Jacob Garrard, son of Jonah Garrard and Chloe Frazee.2 
Marriage*1798She married second Jacob Gerrard about 1798.2 
Death*8 October 1836She died on 8 October 1836 in Madison County, Ohio, at age 64.1 

Family 1

 Jacob Garrard

Family 2

 Jacob Gerrard

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  2. [S1579] Robert Buckles I, online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 3, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address).

Robert Buckles1

b. 15 May 1702, d. 21 December 1790
Family
Birth*15 May 1702Robert Buckles was born on 15 May 1702 in Yorkshire, England.1 
Marriage*1727He married Ann Brown about 1727 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
(Husband) Death27 June 1787Robert became a widower when Ann (Brown) Buckles died on 27 June 1787.1 
Death*21 December 1790He died on 21 December 1790 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia, at age 88.1 

Family

 Ann Brown b. Aug 1705, d. 27 Jun 1787
Child 1.James Buckles+1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 1, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.

Robert Buckles1

b. 6 August 1770, d. 25 December 1850
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*6 August 1770Robert Buckles was born on 6 August 1770 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*1796He married, as her second husband, Catherine (Boltz) Pulse about 1796 in Berkeley County, Virginia.1 
Death*25 December 1850He died on 25 December 1850 in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, at age 80.1 

Family

 Catherine (Boltz) Pulse

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.

Robert Buckles1

b. 19 January 1795, d. 28 January 1829
Family
Father*William Buckles1 b. 30 Sep 1766, d. 29 Mar 1846
Mother*Eleanor Seaman1 b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Birth*19 January 1795Robert Buckles was born on 19 January 1795.2,1 
Death*28 January 1829He died on 28 January 1829 at age 34.1 

Citations

  1. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 9, page 32. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.

Sarah Buckles1

b. 27 March 1800, d. 17 February 1832
Family
Father*William Buckles1 b. 30 Sep 1766, d. 29 Mar 1846
Mother*Eleanor Seaman1 b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Birth*27 March 1800Sarah Buckles was born on 27 March 18001 
Death*17 February 1832 and died on 17 February 1832 at age 31.1 

Citations

  1. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."

Seaman Buckles1

b. 5 May 1807, d. 25 July 1846
Family
Father*William Buckles1 b. 30 Sep 1766, d. 29 Mar 1846
Mother*Eleanor Seaman1 b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Birth*5 May 1807Seaman Buckles was born on 5 May 1807.1 
Death*25 July 1846He died on 25 July 1846 at age 39.1 

Citations

  1. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."

William Buckles1

b. 30 September 1766, d. 29 March 1846
Family
Father*James Buckles1 b. 17 Sep 1732, d. 23 Jan 1797
Mother*Sarah Garrard1 b. 5 Dec 1740, d. 1 Dec 1815
Birth*30 September 1766William Buckles was born on 30 September 1766 in Bucklestown, Berkeley County, Virginia.1,2,3 
Marriage*1788He married Eleanor Seaman in 1788 in Berkeley County, Virginia.4,5 
(Husband) Death9 August 1842William became a widower when Eleanor (Seaman) Buckles died on 9 August 1842.2,3 
Death*29 March 1846He died on 29 March 1846 in Sugarcreek Township, Greene County, Ohio, at age 79.1,2,3 

Family

 Eleanor Seaman b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Children 1.John Buckles3 b. 6 Dec 1788
 2.Henry Buckles6 b. 2 Dec 1790, d. 8 Oct 1878
 3.David Buckles3 b. 2 Dec 1790, d. 28 Jun 1835
 4.James Buckles3 b. 29 May 1793, d. 29 Jul 1869
 5.Robert Buckles3 b. 19 Jan 1795, d. 28 Jan 1829
 6.William Buckles3 b. 30 Aug 1797
 7.Sarah Buckles3 b. 27 Mar 1800, d. 17 Feb 1832
 8.Abraham Buckles3 b. 9 Jun 1803
 9.Abner Buckles3 b. 10 Jan 1806, d. 24 Jan 1806
 10.Seaman Buckles3 b. 5 May 1807, d. 25 Jul 1846
 11.Gerard Buckles3 b. 15 Apr 1810, d. 20 Aug 1889

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 4, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.
  3. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."
  4. [S1579] Robert Buckles I, online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address), noting the date of their marriage as 1789.
  5. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible," listserve message 9 June 2007, recording that they "was joined in Marriage Contract in the year 1788."
  6. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, Chapter 9, page 32.

William Buckles1

b. 30 August 1797
Family
Father*William Buckles1 b. 30 Sep 1766, d. 29 Mar 1846
Mother*Eleanor Seaman1 b. 16 Sep 1766, d. 9 Aug 1842
Birth*30 August 1797William Buckles was born on 30 August 1797.1 

Citations

  1. [S1582] e-mail address, Buckles family vital records in "William Buckles Bible", listserve message to RootsWeb: BUCKLES-L. Coming into possession of this Bible was a truly thrilling experience for the author of this email. You can feel her excitement as you read her words. She provided the following information about herself and her research: Susan Marie Buckles Prince, daughter of Gail Gillette Buckles, son of Robert Emerson Buckles, son of John Walter Buckles, son of Aaron Buckles and Elizabeth Jane Lytle (certain to this point), we believe this Aaron to be the son of David G. Buckles and Hulda Gerard, and we believe David to be a son of William and Eleanor. We are trying to prove or disprove this. We know we are part of this Ohio family for sure. She then reported her email was changing as noted: Sue Prince, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer | Aionex, Incorporated | 615-851-4477 (w) |615-613-4035(c) | e-mail address. 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "William Buckles Bible."

Lydia Buffum

b. 17 October 1787, d. 8 September 1833
Family
Birth*17 October 1787Lydia Buffum was born on 17 October 1787 in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.1 
Marriage*1 July 1813Lydia Buffum married Samuel Shove, son of Josiah Shove and Joanna Dow, on 1 July 1813 in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island. Following their marriage, they lived for a short time in Union Village, Rhode Island and in 1814, moved to Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island and lived, as reported in 1874, "where the Woonsocket Hotel is now."2,3,4,1 
Residence1815 Just about a year after moving his family to Woonsocket, in 1815, Samuel had a terrible work accident that caused the loss of his left arm. He had run the belt off the woolen picker, and was picking a loose piece of wool from the front, when the teeth caught the back of his hand and tore the flesh from his arm, injuring the bone enough to require amputation just below the elbow. The surgery was performed by a carpenter with one of his saws under the supervision of a village doctor. The awkward manner of the operation caused, upon healing, the end of the bone to be exposed for nearly an inch and to correct it, Samuel was required to journey to Boston, for the nearest surgeon. The flesh was again opened and the bone once more sawed off.4 
Residencebetween 1820 and 1825About the year 1820, Samuel purchased what, in 1874, had become known as the "Ephraim Coe farm" in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, and lived there with his family until 1825 when they moved to Providence.4 
Residencebetween 1825 and 1840Around 1825, Lydia (Buffum) Shove and Samuel Shove moved to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, where Lydia died in 1835 and the rest of the family continued to live for the next six years. Most of their sixteen years in Providence, they lived in a double brick house on Benefit Street between College and Waterman streets, and Samuel was a charming host to all who visited, extending his hospitalities largely to visiting members of the Society of Friends and his many business associates. All who came under his roof were welcomed heartily and entertained liberally.

In Providence, Samuel was very active within the community. He was one of the first directors of the Globe Bank, organized in 1831, with William Sprague as President, and John R. Bartlett as cashier, and also for some years was a director in the American Insurance Company.

In politics, Samuel was an active and devoted member of the Whig Party, which was formed in 1832 to oppose the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. In particular, the Whigs supported the supremacy of Congress over the Executive Branch and favored a program of modernization and economic development.

The Party's name was chosen to echo the American Whigs of the 1770s who fought for independence, and the Whig Party included among its members such national political personalities as Daniel Webster, William Henry Harrison, and their greatest leader, Henry Clay of Kentucky. In addition to Harrison, the Whig Party also counted four war heroes among its ranks, including Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. Its Illinois leader was Abraham Lincoln.

In its 26-year existence, the Whig Party saw two of its candidates elected President of the United States -- Harrison and Taylor -- and saw both of them die in office. Four months after succeeding Harrison, Whig President John Tyler was expelled from the Party, and Millard Fillmore, Taylor's Vice President, was the last Whig to hold the nation's highest office.

The party was ultimately destroyed by the question of whether to allow the expansion of slavery to the territories. Deep fissures in the membership on this question led the party to run Winfield Scott over its own incumbent President Fillmore in the presidential election of 1852. The Whig Party never elected another President. Its leaders quit politics (as Lincoln did temporarily) or changed parties. By 1856 the Party had ceased operations and the voter base defected in a variety of different directions. Samuel, in Illinois, followed Lincoln, and gave his hearty allegiance to the Republican Party at its first formation. He retained an intelligent interest in, and supported its activities, up to the last moment of his life. He believed strongly in the value of homeland business and "made in the USA" merchandise, and throughout his entire career lost no opportunity to defend that principle whenever and wherever he found the opportunity.

He had a clear head and sound judgment and never failed to give good counsel to all who sought it of him. His son, Josiah, wrote that Samuel Shove "led a very active life mentally and physically, and his ruling aim seemed to be to do whatsoever came to his hand with all his might, deeming all honest work honorable, and only scorning to eat the bread of idleness or of dishonesty."4,5 
Census US 18301 June 1830Lydia (Buffum) Shove was likely enumerated on the 1 June 1830 census in the household of her husband, Samuel Shove, in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. There were seven members of the household, including one male aged 5-10 (Josiah), one male aged 15-20 (William), one male aged 40-50 (Samuel), one female aged 5-10 (Nancy), one female aged 10-15 (Hannah), one female aged 20-30 (likely a servant) and one female aged 40-50 (Lydia.)6 
Death*8 September 1833Lydia (Buffum) Shove died on 8 September 1833 in Providence County, Rhode Island, at age 45, although the Buffum Family source cited her date of death as 3 Sep 1835.2,7,1 
Burial*Lydia (Buffum) Shove was buried, according to her son Josiah, in Quaker Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Cemetery Project database, however, has listed two burial places for her. It is believed that she may have been buried originally in the old Friends Burying Ground, as described by Josiah and since relocated, and then moved to Union Cemetery in North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.7,4 

Family

 Samuel Shove b. 2 Feb 1789, d. 11 Dec 1874
Children 1.William Buffum Shove3 b. Sep 1814
 2.Hannah Baxter Shove3 b. 1818
 3.Nancy Hacker Shove3 b. 1821, d. Jun 1844
 4.Josiah Shove3 b. 8 Oct 1824
 5.Thomas Shove4 b. bt Mar 1827 - Apr 1827, d. 1 Nov 1828

Citations

  1. [S11] Owen A. Perkins, Buffum Family, Volume II (Buffalo, New York: Buffum Family Association Inc., 1983), pages 23, 43 and 87. Hereinafter cited as Buffum Family.
  2. [S14] James N. Arnold, Rhode Island Vital records, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages, and deaths; a family register for the people, CD-ROM (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891; CD-ROM produced by CDventura, Inc., 1999), Index included in most of the 21 volumes, volume 7, page 173, Friends and Ministers, Smithfield Friends Record -- Marriages and volume 7, page 274, Friends and Ministers, Providence Friends Record -- Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850.
  3. [S6] Interview with Grandma Conger, Louisa Shove Conger (1840-1942), by Mary Lou Heaton Skinner Ross, sometime before Grandma Conger's death in 1942. LHB Notebook - E-Mails and Letters (Summerlin, Nevada).
  4. [S7] Obituary of Samuel Shove, submitted by his son Josiah Shove, pages 223-225, although some of the lineage information, especially of the early Shoves in America, has proved to be incorrect. (Names mixed up and at least one generation skipped.) Samuel's son Josiah likely wrote parts of the obituary from his memory of stories his father had told him. And, of course, neither of them had any first-hand information of anything before Samuel's birth in 1789. From this researcher's point of view, other sources should be considered more reliable -- especially on events and people of the 1600s and 1700s, Necrology of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, for the year 1874, Providence, Rhode Island, LHB Notebook - Books, News, & Online, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Shove Necrology - RI Society 1874.
  5. [S253] The Whig Party (United States), online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States), downloaded 22 Dec 2006. Hereinafter cited as Whig Party (United States).
  6. [S16] 1830 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel Shove, Providence East Side of River, Providence County, Rhode Island, roll 168, page 19. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S15] Website: Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries, by Transcription Project; Rootsweb.com. Online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/search.html

Bertha Bugher1

b. 1907, d. 5 December 1918
Family
Father*John Bugher1,3 b. 14 Jul 1884, d. 17 Apr 1929
Mother*Lottie Russell1,2 b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
Birth*1907Bertha Bugher was born about 1907 in Nebraska.1,4 
(Elder Daughter) Illness28 November 1918 On Thanksgiving day, 28 November 1918, tragedy began for the Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, when their whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza. Bertha's father recovered enough to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at a packing house. Bertha, the couple's elder daughter, died of the Spanish influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, Bertha's younger brother, died of the same disease. Their mother, Lottie, died early Thursday morning, December 12, also of Spanish influenza. On 13 December, Bertha's father was reported to be ill, and in the house of a neighbor, with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice. Bertha's brother, George, who was 10 years old, was ill with Spanish influenza, and her sister, Clara, who was 5 years old, was in Nicholas Senn hospital in Omaha with the disease.5 
(Daughter) Historical Note The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in history at its time. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in the Spring of 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, which were applied unevenly.

The Bugher family of Omaha, Nebraska, even though the epidemic was raging in the fall of 1918, planned with the rest of the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving on 28 November 1918. There were parades, sporting events, "flag raisings" and family and friend gatherings everywhere, from small towns to cities. Many newspapers reported it was the "Best Thanksgiving in History."

100 years later, in our world, the COVID-19 epidemic, which began to be recognized internationally in early 2020, has cast a long and persistent shadow over Thanksgiving and other family and national events. For a variety of reasons, though, the Spanish influenza didn't have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving or on subsequent holidays.

“The Great War” had ended two weeks earlier, and as University of Pennsylvania historian David Barnes pointed out, since this was the war to end all wars, World War II wasn’t yet a gleam in the national eye. And while the Spanish influenza was still killing, it appeared to be in retreat. Historian Kenneth C. Davis wrote that the national attitude was “We have a lot to be thankful for. The war is over, we’re still alive.” And he added that by Thanksgiving, people were eager to forget an epidemic they didn’t quite understand in the first place. Celebration was just what everyone needed!

Separated by almost exactly 100 years, the Spanish influenza and COVID-19 pandemics are both different and similar. They both induced specific degrees of denial, and each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts and minds of people around the world. While the Spanish influenza pandemic and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are not one and the same as viruses, the means by which they spread, and the overall reactions of society display some common features.

Those people living during the time of the Spanish influenza were divided into two camps about wearing masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and taking other protective measures – those wanting to protect themselves and to take measures to slow the spread of disease, and those wanting the right to choose what and what not to do, in order to protect their personal liberties. In the time of the Spanish influenza, the two main arguments against masks were that wearing one would alarm others into believing a mask-wearer was infected with the disease and, second, that wearing a mask was an impediment to smoking.6,7,8 
Death*5 December 1918Bertha died of Spanish influenza on 5 December 1918 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, at about age 111,5 
Burial*7 December 1918 and was buried with no grave marker on 7 December 1918 in a baby grave in Section 5, Infant Lot 169, of Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Bugher, Memorial# 226115358. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie Bugher, Memorial# 226115416.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Charlotte Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Overton, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374855. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2398] John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, Nebraska), Friday, 13 December 1918, page 7, headline shouts that "Mother, Daughter and Son Die of Flu; Father and Two Sons are Idle"; tragedy began for the John Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving when the whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza; Mr. Bugher recovered sufficiently to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at the packing house; Bertha, oldest daughter, died of influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the youngest son, died of the same disease; Mrs. Bugher died early Thursday morning, December 12, of Spanish influenza; at the time of the news report, Mr. John Bugher was ill in the house of a neighbor with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice; son George, age 10 years, was ill with influenza; and daughter Clara, age 5 years, was in Nicholas Senn hospital with influenza; story was also published by The Gretna Breeze, (Gretna, Nebraska), on Friday, 20 December 1918, page 4, because the Bugher family had lived in that vicinity of Nebraska before moving to Omaha. Hereinafter cited as John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths.
  6. [S2399] Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918, online at https://www.ajc.com, The American Journal-Constitution, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.ajc.com/news/…, the month before Thanksgiving 1918, the so-called Spanish flu was blamed for killing 11,000 people in Philadelphia alone; epidemic that ultimately claimed an estimated 675,000 American lives — probably a tremendous underestimate since it didn’t include countless deaths involving preexisting conditions — was on fire in the fall of 1918; yet on November 28, 1918, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving; exuberantly. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918.
  7. [S2400] Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus), online at https://www.cdc.gov, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/…, reporting historical information about the 1918 influenza pandemic, the most severe pandemic until Covid-19. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus).
  8. [S2401] Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics, online at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, American Nurse Journal, accessed on 21 July 2022 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/…, separated by almost exactly 100 years, each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts of people all over the world. Hereinafter cited as Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics.

Clara Lorella Bugher1

b. 7 October 1909
Family
Father*John Bugher1,2 b. 14 Jul 1884, d. 17 Apr 1929
Mother*Lottie Russell1,3 b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
Birth*7 October 1909Clara Lorella Bugher was born on 7 October 1909 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska.1 
(Daughter) Illness28 November 1918 On Thanksgiving day, 28 November 1918, tragedy began for the Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, when their whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza. Clara's father recovered enough to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at a packing house. Bertha, Clara's older sister, died of the Spanish influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, her younger brother, died of the same disease. Their mother, Lottie, died early Thursday morning, December 12, also of Spanish influenza. On 13 December, Clara's father was reported to be ill, and in the house of a neighbor, with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice. Clara's brother, George, who was 10 years old, was ill with Spanish influenza, and Clara, who was 5 years old, was in Nicholas Senn hospital in Omaha with the disease.4 
(Daughter) Historical Note The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in history at its time. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in the Spring of 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, which were applied unevenly.

The Bugher family of Omaha, Nebraska, even though the epidemic was raging in the fall of 1918, planned with the rest of the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving on 28 November 1918. There were parades, sporting events, "flag raisings" and family and friend gatherings everywhere, from small towns to cities. Many newspapers reported it was the "Best Thanksgiving in History."

100 years later, in our world, the COVID-19 epidemic, which began to be recognized internationally in early 2020, has cast a long and persistent shadow over Thanksgiving and other family and national events. For a variety of reasons, though, the Spanish influenza didn't have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving or on subsequent holidays.

“The Great War” had ended two weeks earlier, and as University of Pennsylvania historian David Barnes pointed out, since this was the war to end all wars, World War II wasn’t yet a gleam in the national eye. And while the Spanish influenza was still killing, it appeared to be in retreat. Historian Kenneth C. Davis wrote that the national attitude was “We have a lot to be thankful for. The war is over, we’re still alive.” And he added that by Thanksgiving, people were eager to forget an epidemic they didn’t quite understand in the first place. Celebration was just what everyone needed!

Separated by almost exactly 100 years, the Spanish influenza and COVID-19 pandemics are both different and similar. They both induced specific degrees of denial, and each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts and minds of people around the world. While the Spanish influenza pandemic and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are not one and the same as viruses, the means by which they spread, and the overall reactions of society display some common features.

Those people living during the time of the Spanish influenza were divided into two camps about wearing masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and taking other protective measures – those wanting to protect themselves and to take measures to slow the spread of disease, and those wanting the right to choose what and what not to do, in order to protect their personal liberties. In the time of the Spanish influenza, the two main arguments against masks were that wearing one would alarm others into believing a mask-wearer was infected with the disease and, second, that wearing a mask was an impediment to smoking.5,6,7 
(Sister) Death5 December 1918Clara's sister, Bertha, died of Spanish influenza on 5 December 1918 at about age 11.8,4 
(Sister) Death7 December 1918Her brother, Earl, died of Spanish influenza on 7 December 1918 at age 5.9,4 
(Daughter) Death12 December 1918Her mother died of Spanish influenza on 12 December 1918 at age 29. Funeral arrangements were delayed while awaiting the arrival of family members, including her father's parents who lived in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska.3,4,10,11 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Clara Lorella (Bugher) Fetters, Memorial# 41457139. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie Bugher, Memorial# 226115416.
  4. [S2398] John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, Nebraska), Friday, 13 December 1918, page 7, headline shouts that "Mother, Daughter and Son Die of Flu; Father and Two Sons are Idle"; tragedy began for the John Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving when the whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza; Mr. Bugher recovered sufficiently to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at the packing house; Bertha, oldest daughter, died of influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the youngest son, died of the same disease; Mrs. Bugher died early Thursday morning, December 12, of Spanish influenza; at the time of the news report, Mr. John Bugher was ill in the house of a neighbor with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice; son George, age 10 years, was ill with influenza; and daughter Clara, age 5 years, was in Nicholas Senn hospital with influenza; story was also published by The Gretna Breeze, (Gretna, Nebraska), on Friday, 20 December 1918, page 4, because the Bugher family had lived in that vicinity of Nebraska before moving to Omaha. Hereinafter cited as John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths.
  5. [S2399] Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918, online at https://www.ajc.com, The American Journal-Constitution, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.ajc.com/news/…, the month before Thanksgiving 1918, the so-called Spanish flu was blamed for killing 11,000 people in Philadelphia alone; epidemic that ultimately claimed an estimated 675,000 American lives — probably a tremendous underestimate since it didn’t include countless deaths involving preexisting conditions — was on fire in the fall of 1918; yet on November 28, 1918, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving; exuberantly. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918.
  6. [S2400] Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus), online at https://www.cdc.gov, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/…, reporting historical information about the 1918 influenza pandemic, the most severe pandemic until Covid-19. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus).
  7. [S2401] Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics, online at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, American Nurse Journal, accessed on 21 July 2022 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/…, separated by almost exactly 100 years, each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts of people all over the world. Hereinafter cited as Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Bugher, Memorial# 226115358.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl R. Bugher, Memorial# 226115389.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Earl P. Bugher1

b. 22 February 1913, d. 7 December 1918
Family
Father*John Bugher2,3 b. 14 Jul 1884, d. 17 Apr 1929
Mother*Lottie Russell2,4 b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
Birth*22 February 1913Earl P. Bugher was born on 22 February 1913 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.2,1 
(Younger Son) Illness28 November 1918 On Thanksgiving day, 28 November 1918, tragedy began for the Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, when their whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza. Earl's father recovered enough to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at a packing house. Bertha, Earl's elder sister, died of the Spanish influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl died of the same disease. Their mother, Lottie, died early Thursday morning, December 12, also of Spanish influenza. On 13 December, Earl's father was reported to be ill, and in the house of a neighbor, with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice. Earl's brother, George, who was 10 years old, was ill with Spanish influenza, and his sister, Clara, who was 5 years old, was in Nicholas Senn hospital in Omaha with the disease.5 
(Son) Historical Note The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in history at its time. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in the Spring of 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, which were applied unevenly.

The Bugher family of Omaha, Nebraska, even though the epidemic was raging in the fall of 1918, planned with the rest of the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving on 28 November 1918. There were parades, sporting events, "flag raisings" and family and friend gatherings everywhere, from small towns to cities. Many newspapers reported it was the "Best Thanksgiving in History."

100 years later, in our world, the COVID-19 epidemic, which began to be recognized internationally in early 2020, has cast a long and persistent shadow over Thanksgiving and other family and national events. For a variety of reasons, though, the Spanish influenza didn't have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving or on subsequent holidays.

“The Great War” had ended two weeks earlier, and as University of Pennsylvania historian David Barnes pointed out, since this was the war to end all wars, World War II wasn’t yet a gleam in the national eye. And while the Spanish influenza was still killing, it appeared to be in retreat. Historian Kenneth C. Davis wrote that the national attitude was “We have a lot to be thankful for. The war is over, we’re still alive.” And he added that by Thanksgiving, people were eager to forget an epidemic they didn’t quite understand in the first place. Celebration was just what everyone needed!

Separated by almost exactly 100 years, the Spanish influenza and COVID-19 pandemics are both different and similar. They both induced specific degrees of denial, and each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts and minds of people around the world. While the Spanish influenza pandemic and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are not one and the same as viruses, the means by which they spread, and the overall reactions of society display some common features.

Those people living during the time of the Spanish influenza were divided into two camps about wearing masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and taking other protective measures – those wanting to protect themselves and to take measures to slow the spread of disease, and those wanting the right to choose what and what not to do, in order to protect their personal liberties. In the time of the Spanish influenza, the two main arguments against masks were that wearing one would alarm others into believing a mask-wearer was infected with the disease and, second, that wearing a mask was an impediment to smoking.6,7,8 
(Brother) Death5 December 1918Earl's sister, Bertha, died of Spanish influenza on 5 December 1918 at about age 11.9,5 
Death*7 December 1918He died of Spanish influenza on 7 December 1918 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 52,5 
Burial*9 December 1918 and was buried as Earl R. Bugher, with no grave marker, next to his sister, Bertha, in a baby grave on 9 December 1918 in Section 5, Infant Lot 170, of Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.2,9 

Citations

  1. [S2397] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Earl P Bugher, Male, on 22 February 1913 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, son of John Bugher, citing Certificate# 07001 and Birth Certificate Type: Normal, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl R. Bugher, Memorial# 226115389. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie Bugher, Memorial# 226115416.
  5. [S2398] John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, Nebraska), Friday, 13 December 1918, page 7, headline shouts that "Mother, Daughter and Son Die of Flu; Father and Two Sons are Idle"; tragedy began for the John Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving when the whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza; Mr. Bugher recovered sufficiently to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at the packing house; Bertha, oldest daughter, died of influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the youngest son, died of the same disease; Mrs. Bugher died early Thursday morning, December 12, of Spanish influenza; at the time of the news report, Mr. John Bugher was ill in the house of a neighbor with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice; son George, age 10 years, was ill with influenza; and daughter Clara, age 5 years, was in Nicholas Senn hospital with influenza; story was also published by The Gretna Breeze, (Gretna, Nebraska), on Friday, 20 December 1918, page 4, because the Bugher family had lived in that vicinity of Nebraska before moving to Omaha. Hereinafter cited as John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths.
  6. [S2399] Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918, online at https://www.ajc.com, The American Journal-Constitution, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.ajc.com/news/…, the month before Thanksgiving 1918, the so-called Spanish flu was blamed for killing 11,000 people in Philadelphia alone; epidemic that ultimately claimed an estimated 675,000 American lives — probably a tremendous underestimate since it didn’t include countless deaths involving preexisting conditions — was on fire in the fall of 1918; yet on November 28, 1918, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving; exuberantly. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918.
  7. [S2400] Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus), online at https://www.cdc.gov, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/…, reporting historical information about the 1918 influenza pandemic, the most severe pandemic until Covid-19. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus).
  8. [S2401] Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics, online at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, American Nurse Journal, accessed on 21 July 2022 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/…, separated by almost exactly 100 years, each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts of people all over the world. Hereinafter cited as Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Bugher, Memorial# 226115358.

Edward Bugher1

b. March 1893
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*March 1893Edward Bugher was born in March 1893 in Iowa.1 
(Son) Census US 19002 June 1900Edward was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. He was 7 years old and had attended school for 7 months of the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.). Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Fred Bugher1

b. 17 September 1891
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*17 September 1891Fred Bugher was born on 17 September 1891 or 1893 in Swaledale, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Some sources reported1891 as the year of his birth, and other sources reported 1893 as the year. Because his brother, Edward, according to the 1900 census, was born in March 1893, and the date of birth for Fred has remained consistent among our sources as 17 September, we believe 1891 to be the correct year of Fred's birth. His mother would not have had a child in March, and another child in September, of the same year.2,3,4,5,6,7,8 
(Son) Census US 19104 May 1910Fred was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 28 April or 3 and 4 May 1910 in the household of his parents in Cody Lake, Logan County, Nebraska. He was 17 years old, able to read and write, had not attended school within the census year, and worked as a farm laborer.9 
Marriage*He married Rosie Thankful Hines, daughter of Edward T. Hines and Sarah I. Morford.10,11 
(Married Son) Census US 192028 January 1920Fred was enumerated with his wife and children on the 1920 census taken between 25 and 28 January 1920 in the household of his parents in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska. He was 27 years of age and worked with his father for wages as a farmer on the home farm. Fred's wife, Rosie, was 24 years of age, and their children, Hazel, Laurence and Anne, were ages 6, 4, and 2 years, respectively.1 

Family

 Rosie Thankful Hines b. 18 Nov 1894

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred Bugher, Memorial# 27437814, reporting his date of birth as 17 September 1891. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1768] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, online at www.ancestry.com, registration dated 25 April 1942 at Torrington, Wyoming of Fred Bugher of Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA, age 51, self-employed farmer, born on 17 September 1891 in Mason City, Iowa, USA, his wife, Rosie, would always know his address, his height was 6 2, eyes were Blue, hair was Brown, weight was 170 and his complexion was Ruddy, referencing The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Wyoming, Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Group# 147, Box or Roll# 5. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  4. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Fred Bugher, born on 17 September 1891 and died in 1 November 1962. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Fred B. Bugher on 1 November 1962, born on 17 September 1891, application issued before 1951 in Wyoming. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200, estimating Fred's year of birth as 1893.
  7. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card dated 5 June 1917 in Stapleton, Nebraska for Fred Bugher, age 24, born on 17 September 1893 in Swaledale, Iowa, residence in 1917-1918 in Logan County, Nebraska, USA, occupation was a laborer in a round house with Union Pacific Railroad, married with children; his physical build was medium, height was medium, hair was black, eyes were brown, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Logan County, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.), reporting the date of Edward's birth as March 1893. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rosie Thankful (Hines) Bugher, Memorial# 27437815.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred Bugher, Memorial# 27437814.

George Leonard Bugher1,2

b. 31 March 1908
Family
Father*John Bugher1,3 b. 14 Jul 1884, d. 17 Apr 1929
Mother*Lottie Russell1,4 b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
Birth*31 March 1908George Leonard Bugher was born on 31 March 1908 in Smithfield, Gosper County, Nebraska.1,2 
(Son) Illness28 November 1918 On Thanksgiving day, 28 November 1918, tragedy began for the Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, when their whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza. George's father recovered enough to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at a packing house. Bertha, George's elder sister, died of the Spanish influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, his younger brother, died of the same disease. Their mother, Lottie, died early Thursday morning, December 12, also of Spanish influenza. On 13 December, George's father was reported to be ill, and in the house of a neighbor, with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice. George, who was 10 years old, was ill with Spanish influenza, and his sister, Clara, who was 5 years old, was in Nicholas Senn hospital in Omaha with the disease.5 
(Son) Historical Note The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in history at its time. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in the Spring of 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, which were applied unevenly.

The Bugher family of Omaha, Nebraska, even though the epidemic was raging in the fall of 1918, planned with the rest of the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving on 28 November 1918. There were parades, sporting events, "flag raisings" and family and friend gatherings everywhere, from small towns to cities. Many newspapers reported it was the "Best Thanksgiving in History."

100 years later, in our world, the COVID-19 epidemic, which began to be recognized internationally in early 2020, has cast a long and persistent shadow over Thanksgiving and other family and national events. For a variety of reasons, though, the Spanish influenza didn't have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving or on subsequent holidays.

“The Great War” had ended two weeks earlier, and as University of Pennsylvania historian David Barnes pointed out, since this was the war to end all wars, World War II wasn’t yet a gleam in the national eye. And while the Spanish influenza was still killing, it appeared to be in retreat. Historian Kenneth C. Davis wrote that the national attitude was “We have a lot to be thankful for. The war is over, we’re still alive.” And he added that by Thanksgiving, people were eager to forget an epidemic they didn’t quite understand in the first place. Celebration was just what everyone needed!

Separated by almost exactly 100 years, the Spanish influenza and COVID-19 pandemics are both different and similar. They both induced specific degrees of denial, and each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts and minds of people around the world. While the Spanish influenza pandemic and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are not one and the same as viruses, the means by which they spread, and the overall reactions of society display some common features.

Those people living during the time of the Spanish influenza were divided into two camps about wearing masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and taking other protective measures – those wanting to protect themselves and to take measures to slow the spread of disease, and those wanting the right to choose what and what not to do, in order to protect their personal liberties. In the time of the Spanish influenza, the two main arguments against masks were that wearing one would alarm others into believing a mask-wearer was infected with the disease and, second, that wearing a mask was an impediment to smoking.6,7,8 
(Brother) Death5 December 1918George's sister, Bertha, died of Spanish influenza on 5 December 1918 at about age 11.9,5 
(Brother) Death7 December 1918His brother, Earl, died of Spanish influenza on 7 December 1918 at age 5.10,5 
(Son) Death12 December 1918His mother died of Spanish influenza on 12 December 1918 at age 29. Funeral arrangements were delayed while awaiting the arrival of family members, including his father's parents who lived in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska.4,5,11,12 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Lenord Bugher, Memorial# 147829235. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of George Leonard Bugher of Monmouth, Polk, Oregon, USA, age 34, born on 31 March 1906 at Smithfield, Nebraska, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Oregon, USA, describing him as 5 7 in height, weighing 150, Light complexion, Hazel eyes and Brown hair, other members of his household included Nettie May Bugher, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oregon, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 15. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie Bugher, Memorial# 226115416.
  5. [S2398] John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, Nebraska), Friday, 13 December 1918, page 7, headline shouts that "Mother, Daughter and Son Die of Flu; Father and Two Sons are Idle"; tragedy began for the John Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving when the whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza; Mr. Bugher recovered sufficiently to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at the packing house; Bertha, oldest daughter, died of influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the youngest son, died of the same disease; Mrs. Bugher died early Thursday morning, December 12, of Spanish influenza; at the time of the news report, Mr. John Bugher was ill in the house of a neighbor with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice; son George, age 10 years, was ill with influenza; and daughter Clara, age 5 years, was in Nicholas Senn hospital with influenza; story was also published by The Gretna Breeze, (Gretna, Nebraska), on Friday, 20 December 1918, page 4, because the Bugher family had lived in that vicinity of Nebraska before moving to Omaha. Hereinafter cited as John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths.
  6. [S2399] Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918, online at https://www.ajc.com, The American Journal-Constitution, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.ajc.com/news/…, the month before Thanksgiving 1918, the so-called Spanish flu was blamed for killing 11,000 people in Philadelphia alone; epidemic that ultimately claimed an estimated 675,000 American lives — probably a tremendous underestimate since it didn’t include countless deaths involving preexisting conditions — was on fire in the fall of 1918; yet on November 28, 1918, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving; exuberantly. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918.
  7. [S2400] Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus), online at https://www.cdc.gov, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/…, reporting historical information about the 1918 influenza pandemic, the most severe pandemic until Covid-19. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus).
  8. [S2401] Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics, online at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, American Nurse Journal, accessed on 21 July 2022 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/…, separated by almost exactly 100 years, each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts of people all over the world. Hereinafter cited as Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Bugher, Memorial# 226115358.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl R. Bugher, Memorial# 226115389.
  11. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Isaiah Bugher1

b. January 1855, d. 1930
Family
Birth*January 1855Isaiah Bugher was probably born about January 1855 in Henry County, Illinois.2,3,4,5,6 
Marriage*28 January 1875He married Emma Tree on 28 January 1875 in Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.1,7,8,9 
Census US 1880*25 June 1880Emma and Isaiah Bugher were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 25 June 1880 in Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Isaiah was 24 years of age and a farmer, and Emma was 21 years of age and keeping house. Their two daughters, Laura and Nettie, who were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively, were enumerated with their parents.1 
Census US 1900*2 June 1900Emma and Isaiah Bugher were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Isaiah was 45 years of age and a farmer, and Emma was 43 years of age. They rented their farm, reported they had been married for 27 years, and that Emma had given birth to 10 children, 9 of whom were living. Six of their children were enumerated with them in 1900. Their son, Law A., was 24 years of age, single, and worked as a farm laborer, probably with his father on the family farm. Their daughter, Nettie, who had married and was enumerated with her husband, Joseph William Faubion, and new-born son two days later in Kansas, was also enumerated with her parents in Nebraska as 22 years of age, single, and working as a servant. The couple's daughter, Lizzie, was 19 years old and was working as a servant, and John, Lillian and Edward were ages 15, 11 and 7 years, respectively, and all three were attending school. John and Lilliam had attended for 8 months of the census year, and Edward had attended for 7 months of the census year. Everyone in the Bugher household was able to read and write. The couple's eldest daughter, Laura (Bugher) Foster, was also married and was enumerated with her husband, Frank T. Foster, and three children in Gosper County, Nebraska.10 
Census US 1910*4 May 1910Emma Rilla and Isaiah Bugher were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 28 April or 3 and 4 May 1910 in Cody Lake, Logan County, Nebraska. Isaiah was 55 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Emma was 54 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 35 years, and Emma had given birth to seven children, all of whom were living. Their two youngest sons, Fred and Leonard, ages 17 and 11 years, respectively, were enumerated with their parents in 1910. Both boys were able to read and write, and neither had attended school within the census year. Fred was working as a farm laborer and Leonard was not working.11 
Census US 1920*28 January 1920Emma and Isaiah Bugher were enumerated on the 1920 census taken between 25 and 28 January 1920 in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska. Isaiah was 65 years of age and worked as a general farmer on his own account, and Emma was 62 years of age, and they owned their farm with a mortgage. Two of their sons, a daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren, were enumerated with them in 1920. Their son, Leonard, was single, 21 years of age, and his occupation was recorded as "none". Their married son, Fred, was 27 years of age and worked with his father for wages as a farmer on the home farm. Fred's wife, Rosie, was 24 years of age, and their children, Hazel, Laurence and Anne, were ages 6, 4, and 2 years, respectively.6 
Death*1930He died in 1930 in Nebraska at about age 759 
Burial* and was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska.9 

Family

 Emma Tree b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Children 1.Law A. Bugher10 b. Apr 1876
 2.Laura Bugher1 b. 10 Apr 1876
 3.Nettie Bugher+1 b. 21 May 1878, d. 9 Jun 1928
 4.Mary Elizabeth Bugher10 b. 25 Feb 1881, d. 29 Dec 1949
 5.John Bugher+12,9 b. 14 Jul 1884, d. 17 Apr 1929
 6.Lillian Bugher10 b. 3 Jul 1889
 7.Fred Bugher6 b. 17 Sep 1891
 8.Edward Bugher10 b. Mar 1893
 9.Leonard Bugher6 b. 28 Jan 1899

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048, estimating the year of Isaiah's birth as 1856.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaiah Bugher, Memorial# 40725734, reporting his year of birth as 1858. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.), reporting Isaiah's birth as January 1855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Rilla Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863, estimating the year of Isaiah's birth as 1855. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Isaiah Bugher and Emma Tree on 28 January 1875 in Rockwell, citing FHL Film# 1481034, Reference ID: 2:3WBM69H. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma Rilla (Tree) Bugher, Memorial# 40725639.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaiah Bugher, Memorial# 40725734.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.).
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080.

John Bugher1

b. 14 July 1884, d. 17 April 1929
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1,2 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1,3 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*14 July 1884John Bugher was born on 14 July 1884 or in May 1855 in Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.4,5 
(Son) Census US 19002 June 1900John was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. He was 15 years old and had attended school for 8 months of the census year.6 
Marriage*1 November 1905He married Lottie Russell, daughter of Alexander Russell and Mary Ann Jones, on 1 November 1905 in Oconee, Platte County, Nebraska. They were married by the by Reverend Joseph W. Angell, pastor of the Presbyterian church.7 
Illness*28 November 1918 On Thanksgiving day, 28 November 1918, tragedy began for the family of Lottie and John Bugher of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, when their whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza. John recovered enough to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at a packing house. Bertha, the couple's elder daughter, died of the Spanish influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the couple's younger son, died of the same disease. Their mother, Lottie, died early Thursday morning, December 12, also of Spanish influenza. On 13 December, John was reported to be ill, and in the house of a neighbor, with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice. His son, George, who was 10 years old, was ill with Spanish influenza, and his daughter, Clara, who was 5 years old, was in Nicholas Senn hospital in Omaha with the disease.8 
Historical Note* The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in history at its time. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in the Spring of 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older. The high mortality in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group, was a unique feature of this pandemic. While the 1918 H1N1 virus has been synthesized and evaluated, the properties that made it so devastating are not well understood. With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, which were applied unevenly.

The Bugher family of Omaha, Nebraska, even though the epidemic was raging in the fall of 1918, planned with the rest of the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving on 28 November 1918. There were parades, sporting events, "flag raisings" and family and friend gatherings everywhere, from small towns to cities. Many newspapers reported it was the "Best Thanksgiving in History."

100 years later, in our world, the COVID-19 epidemic, which began to be recognized internationally in early 2020, has cast a long and persistent shadow over Thanksgiving and other family and national events. For a variety of reasons, though, the Spanish influenza didn't have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving or on subsequent holidays.

“The Great War” had ended two weeks earlier, and as University of Pennsylvania historian David Barnes pointed out, since this was the war to end all wars, World War II wasn’t yet a gleam in the national eye. And while the Spanish influenza was still killing, it appeared to be in retreat. Historian Kenneth C. Davis wrote that the national attitude was “We have a lot to be thankful for. The war is over, we’re still alive.” And he added that by Thanksgiving, people were eager to forget an epidemic they didn’t quite understand in the first place. Celebration was just what everyone needed!

Separated by almost exactly 100 years, the Spanish influenza and COVID-19 pandemics are both different and similar. They both induced specific degrees of denial, and each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts and minds of people around the world. While the Spanish influenza pandemic and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are not one and the same as viruses, the means by which they spread, and the overall reactions of society display some common features.

Those people living during the time of the Spanish influenza were divided into two camps about wearing masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and taking other protective measures – those wanting to protect themselves and to take measures to slow the spread of disease, and those wanting the right to choose what and what not to do, in order to protect their personal liberties. In the time of the Spanish influenza, the two main arguments against masks were that wearing one would alarm others into believing a mask-wearer was infected with the disease and, second, that wearing a mask was an impediment to smoking.9,10,11 
(Father) Death5 December 1918John and Lottie's daughter, Bertha, died of Spanish influenza on 5 December 1918 at about age 11.12,8 
(Father) Death7 December 1918Their son, Earl, died of Spanish influenza on 7 December 1918 at age 5.13,8 
(Husband) Death12 December 1918John became a widower when Lottie (Russell) Bugher died of Spanish influenza on 12 December 1918 at age 29. Funeral arrangements were delayed while awaiting the arrival of family members, including John's parents who lived in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska.14,8,15,16 
Marriage*2 May 1925He married second, as her second husband, Mrs. Alta May (Parker) Butler on 2 May 1925 in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri. They were married by Charles S. Smith, a Minister of the Gospel.1,17,18 
Death*17 April 1929He died of carcinoma of the bladder on 17 April 1929 in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri, at age 441,19 
Burial* and was buried in Lile Cemetery, Gallatin.1 

Family 1

 Lottie Russell b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
Children 1.Bertha Bugher12,1 b. 1907, d. 5 Dec 1918
 2.George Leonard Bugher20,1 b. 31 Mar 1908
 3.Clara Lorella Bugher21,1 b. 7 Oct 1909
 4.Earl P. Bugher13,1 b. 22 Feb 1913, d. 7 Dec 1918

Family 2

 Alta May Parker b. 27 Oct 1882, d. 10 Apr 1966

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaiah Bugher, Memorial# 40725734.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma Rilla (Tree) Bugher, Memorial# 40725639.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bugher, Memorial# 100799080, reporting his date of birth as 14 July 1884.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.), reporting John's birth as May 1885. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.).
  7. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 November 1905 in Oconee, Platte County, Nebraska, USA, of John Bugher of Oconee, age 21, born about 1884 in Iowa, son of "Izna" Bugher and Emma Tree, and Lottie Russell of Oconee, age 16, born about 1889 in Iowa, daughter of John A. Russell and Pearl E. Crow, recorded in Platte County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  8. [S2398] John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, Nebraska), Friday, 13 December 1918, page 7, headline shouts that "Mother, Daughter and Son Die of Flu; Father and Two Sons are Idle"; tragedy began for the John Bugher family of 4612 Thirty-Fifth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving when the whole family was stricken with the Spanish influenza; Mr. Bugher recovered sufficiently to care for his family and was obliged to remain at home to nurse them instead of going to his work at the packing house; Bertha, oldest daughter, died of influenza on December 5 and two days later, Earl, the youngest son, died of the same disease; Mrs. Bugher died early Thursday morning, December 12, of Spanish influenza; at the time of the news report, Mr. John Bugher was ill in the house of a neighbor with tuberculosis of the throat and had only recently regained his voice; son George, age 10 years, was ill with influenza; and daughter Clara, age 5 years, was in Nicholas Senn hospital with influenza; story was also published by The Gretna Breeze, (Gretna, Nebraska), on Friday, 20 December 1918, page 4, because the Bugher family had lived in that vicinity of Nebraska before moving to Omaha. Hereinafter cited as John Bugher Family 1918 Thanksgiving Illness and Deaths.
  9. [S2399] Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918, online at https://www.ajc.com, The American Journal-Constitution, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.ajc.com/news/…, the month before Thanksgiving 1918, the so-called Spanish flu was blamed for killing 11,000 people in Philadelphia alone; epidemic that ultimately claimed an estimated 675,000 American lives — probably a tremendous underestimate since it didn’t include countless deaths involving preexisting conditions — was on fire in the fall of 1918; yet on November 28, 1918, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving; exuberantly. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza and Thanksgiving 1918.
  10. [S2400] Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus), online at https://www.cdc.gov, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on 20 July 2022 at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/…, reporting historical information about the 1918 influenza pandemic, the most severe pandemic until Covid-19. Hereinafter cited as Spanish Influenza 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus).
  11. [S2401] Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics, online at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, American Nurse Journal, accessed on 21 July 2022 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/…, separated by almost exactly 100 years, each struck fear and apprehension in the hearts of people all over the world. Hereinafter cited as Parallels Between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19 Pandemics.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Bugher, Memorial# 226115358.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl R. Bugher, Memorial# 226115389.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie Bugher, Memorial# 226115416.
  15. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alta May (Parker) Bugher, Memorial# 15921474.
  18. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 May 1925 in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri, USA, of John Bugher and Mrs. Alta Butler, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  19. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death of carcinoma of the bladder on 17 April 1929 in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri, USA, of John Bugher, age 44, married to Alta Bugher, born 23 July 1884 in Iowa, son of Isaiah Bugher, born in Illinois, and Emma Tree, born in Pennsylvania, informant Alta Bugher of Gallatin, burial in Lile Cemetery, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 14269. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Lenord Bugher, Memorial# 147829235.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clara Lorella (Bugher) Fetters, Memorial# 41457139.

Laura Bugher1

b. 10 April 1876
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*10 April 1876Laura Bugher was born on 10 April 1876 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.2,3,4,5 
Relationship Note*Laura Bugher and Law A. Bugher were twins.6,4,2 
(Daughter) Census US 188025 June 1880Laura was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 25 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. She was 4 years old.1 
Marriage*10 January 1894She married Frank T. Foster, son of Hiram B. Foster and Louise Jane Reynolds, on 10 January 1894 in Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska. They were married by G. B. Chase, County Judge of Gosper County.3,7,8 
Census US 1900*11 June 1900Laura and Frank T. Foster were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 9 and 11 June 1900 in Turkey Creek, Gosper County, Nebraska. Frank was 26 years of age and a farmer working on his own account, and Laura was 24 years of age. They were both able to read and write. They rented their farm, had been married for 6 years, and Laura had given birth to four children, three of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. George H. and Earl H. were ages 5 and 2 years, respectively, and little Orval W. was seven months old.4 

Family

 Frank T. Foster b. 22 Mar 1874

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048, estimating Laura's year of birth as 1876.
  3. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 January 1894 in Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska, USA, of Laura Bugher of Gosper County, age 17, born about 1877 in Iowa, daughter of I. Bugher, and Frank Foster of Gosper Count, age 20 born about 1874 in Illinois, son of H. B. Foster and L. Reynolds, recorded in Gosper County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frank T. and Laura Foster, Year: 1900; Census Place: Turkey Creek, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: 928; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240928, reporting Laura's date of birth as April 1876. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura (Bugher) Foster, Memorial# 40677945, reporting her date of birth as 10 April 1878. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.).
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Franklin Tedmore Foster, Memorial# 40678122.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura (Bugher) Foster, Memorial# 40677945.

Law A. Bugher1

b. April 1876
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*April 1876Law A. Bugher was born in April 1876 in Iowa.1 
Name VariationWe suspect his full given name was Lawrence.2 
Relationship Note*Law A. Bugher and Laura Bugher were twins.1,3,4 
(Son) Census US 19002 June 1900Law A. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. He was 24 years of age, single, and worked as a farm laborer, probably with his father on the family farm.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.). Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frank T. and Laura Foster, Year: 1900; Census Place: Turkey Creek, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: 928; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240928, reporting Laura's date of birth as April 1876.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048, estimating Laura's year of birth as 1876. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Leonard Bugher1

b. 28 January 1899
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*28 January 1899Leonard Bugher was born on 28 January 1899 in Nebraska.1,2 
(Son) Census US 19104 May 1910Leonard was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 28 April or 3 and 4 May 1910 in the household of his parents in Cody Lake, Logan County, Nebraska. He was 11 years old, able to read and write, had not attended school within the census year, and was not working.3 
(Son) Census US 192028 January 1920Leonard was enumerated on the 1920 census taken between 25 and 28 January 1920 in the household of his parents in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska. He was 21 years of age, single, and his occupation was recorded as "none."1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card dated 12 September 1918 at Gandy, Logan County, Nebraska for "Lenard" Bugher of Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska, age 19, born on 28 January 1899, residence in 1917-1918 in Logan County, Nebraska, USA, farmer, employed by his father Isaiah Bugher, in Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska, nearest relative his mother, Mrs. Isaiah Bugher, Stapleton, Logan County, Nebraska ; his physical build was medium, height was tall, hair was dark brown, eyes were light blue, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Logan County, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and "Emmerilla" Bugher, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cody Lake, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374863. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Lillian Bugher1

b. 3 July 1889
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*3 July 1889Lillian Bugher was born on 3 July 1889, or possibly in April, in Swaledale, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.2,3 
(Daughter) Census US 19002 June 1900Lillian was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. She was 11 years old and had attended school for 8 months of the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.). Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lillie (Bugher) Sanford, Memorial# 152188173, recording her date of birth as 3 July 1889. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.); reporting Lillian's date of birth as April 1889.

Mary Elizabeth Bugher1

b. 25 February 1881, d. 29 December 1949
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher2 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree2 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*25 February 1881Mary Elizabeth Bugher was born on 25 February 1881, or the month may have been April, in Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.3,4,5 
Name VariationShe was called Lizzie.2 
(Daughter) Census US 19002 June 1900Lizzie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. She was 19 years old and was working as a servant.2 
Marriage*April 1903She married, as his first wife, Clyde Ellsworth Clark, son of Edward Clark and Amanda Caroline Reed, in April 1903 at Elwood, Gosper County, Nebraska.6,1,5 
Illness*She was likely about age 50 when she was stricken with debilitating arthritis, causing her to spend the last 16 years of her life in a wheel chair.5 
Death*29 December 1949She died at her home in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, on 29 December 1949 at age 685,1 
Burial* and was buried in Plot 5 5 7 of Riverview Cemetery, McCook.1 

Family

 Clyde Ellsworth Clark b. 31 Aug 1877, d. 7 Feb 1975

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth (Bugher) Clark, Memorial# 38058625. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.). Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth (Bugher) Clark, Memorial# 38058625, recording her date of birth as 25 February 1881.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240937. (Important note: The Isaiah Bugher family was split by the census taker and recorded on two different sheets. Isaiah, Emma, Law A. and Nettie are on image# 2 of 20, lines 97-100 of what the census taker called page 1-B, and Lizzie, John, Lillian and Edward are on image# 1 of 20, lines 47-50 of what the census taker called page 1-A.); reporting Lizzie's date of birth as April 1881.
  5. [S2422] Mary Elizabeth (Bugher) Clark 1949 Nebraska Death and Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The McCook Daily Gazette, (McCook, Nebraska), Tuesday, 3 January 1950, page 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Bugher, Mary Elizabeth (Bugher) Clark, born 25 February 1881 at Rockwell, Iowa, died 29 December 1949 at her home in McCook, Nebraska; married Clyde Clark at Elwood in April 1903, in later years stricken by arthritis, past 16 years was in wheel chair, survived by husband, three sons, five daughters, two brothers, two sisters. Hereinafter cited as Mary Elizabeth (Bugher) Clark 1949 Nebraska Death and Obituary.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clyde Ellsworth Clark, Memorial# 38058693.

Nettie Bugher1,2,3

b. 21 May 1878, d. 9 June 1928
Family
Father*Isaiah Bugher1 b. Jan 1855, d. 1930
Mother*Emma Tree1 b. 6 Feb 1858, d. 18 Jul 1934
Birth*21 May 1878Nettie Bugher was born on 21 May 1878 in Iowa.3,1,4 
(Daughter) Census US 188025 June 1880Nettie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 25 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. She was 2 years old.1 
Marriage*9 March 1898She married first, as his first wife, William J. Faubion, son of John Henry Faubion and Alice May Gilbert, on 9 March 1898 in Walnut, Phillips County, Kansas. Their wedding event was celebrated at the home of the bride's uncle, P. G. Schemerhorn, in the presence of many guests, with the Reverend H. P. Mann officiating. An elaborate meal was served after the ceremony and the couple received many useful gifts.3,5 
Census US 1900*4 June 1900Nettie and Willie Faubion were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas. Willie was 20 years old and worked as a manager, and Nettie was 22 years of age. They had been married for 2 years and Nettie had given birth to one child. His name was Charley and he was less than one month old.3 
Divorce Filing*3 September 1903Nettie Faubion filed for divorce from Joseph William Faubion in 1903 in the District Court of Phillips County, Kansas, and a notice that the case had been scheduled to be heard by the court during the court's term beginning the following week was published in the Phillips County newspapers on 3 September 1903.6 
Divorce Granted17 September 1903 On 17 September 1903, the county newspapers published the notice that, in the case of Nettie Faubion vs. William Faubion, the District Court of Phillips County, Kansas, had granted their divorce, and had awarded one of their two children to each party. We learned from future census reports that the couple's older son, Charles William Faubion, who was 3 years old, was awarded to his father, and that their younger son, Joseph E. Faubion, who was two months old, was awarded to his mother.7 
Social News*November 1903Nettie and her four month old son, Joseph Earl Faubion, spent four days, in November 1903, visiting her other son, Charles William Faubion, who was 3 years old, at the home of Alice and John Henry Faubion, her sons' paternal grandparents, in Walnut, Phillips County, Kansas, where Charles William lived with the boys' father, Joseph William Faubion, and his parents, Alice and John Henry.8 
Marriage*30 May 1905She married second, as his second wife, James Hall on 30 May 1905 in Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas. They were married by Judge Countryman of the Probate Court, who had also issued their marriage license that week.9,10 
Census US 1910*19 May 1910Nettie and James Hall were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 19 May 1910 in Fanning, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. James was 58 years of age, and was a farmer working on his own account, and Nettie was 31 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 5 years, the second marriage for each, and Nettie had given birth to four children, two of whom were living. James's two surviving daughters from his first marriage, Gretchen and Minnie, and Nettie's son, Earl Faubion, were enumerated with them in 1910. Gretchen was 19 years old and working for wages outside the home for a private family; Minnie, who was recorded by the census taker as "Nettie", was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year; and Joseph Faubion, who was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year, was recorded using his middle name Earl, and his surname was recorded as Hall. Everyone in the family was able to read and write.11 
Death*9 June 1928She died of scurvy on 9 June 1928 at Halton Hospital, Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, at age 504,12 
Burial* and was buried in Block: 17, Lot: 79 of Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven.4 

Family 1

 Joseph William Faubion b. 5 Mar 1880, d. 15 Jun 1964
Children 1.Charles William Faubion13 b. May 1900, d. 8 Nov 1960
 2.Joseph E. Faubion14,2 b. 18 Jul 1903, d. 6 Oct 1951

Family 2

 James Hall b. 6 Dec 1851, d. 24 Mar 1932

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaiah and Emma Bugher, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 332; Page: 337C; Enumeration District: 048. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Joseph E Faubion of Grand Haven, age 22, laborer, born in Kansas, son of Wm Faubion and Nettie "Booyer", married Dorothy H Dubois, age 20, daughter of E. Dubois, married on 22 July 1925 in Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA, record# 232, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 183, "1925 Menominee-1925 Saginaw". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Willie and Nettie Faubion, Year: 1900; Census Place: Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 495; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240495. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nettie (Bugher) Hall, Memorial# 31479394. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2394] William J. Faubion and Nettie Bugher 1898 Marriage Ceremony, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Phillipsburg Dispatch, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 17 March 1898, page 3, marriage of William J. Faubion and Nettie Bugher on 9 March 1898 at the home of her uncle P. G. Schemerhorn, Walnut, Phillips County, Kansas, elaborate meal, many guests and gifts. Hereinafter cited as William J. Faubion and Nettie Bugher 1898 Marriage Ceremony.
  6. [S2390] Nettie Faubion vs. William Faubion 1903 Divorce Filed, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Phillips County Post, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 3 September 1903, page 4, notice that the divorce case filed by Nettie Faubion vs. William Fabion was scheduled to be heard in district court during the term beginning Monday, 7 September 1903. Hereinafter cited as Nettie Faubion vs. William Faubion 1903 Divorce Filed.
  7. [S2391] Nettie Faubion vs. William Faubion 1903 Divorce Granted, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Phillipsburg Herald, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 17 Sep 1903, page 4, in the case of Nettie W. Fabion vs. William Faubion, divorce granted, one child given to each party. Hereinafter cited as Nettie Faubion vs. William Faubion 1903 Divorce Granted.
  8. [S2421] Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1903 Visit with little Son and J. H. Faubion Family, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Phillips County Post, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 26 November 1903, page 1, reporting under the social news from Walnut, Phillips County, that Mrs. Nettie Faubion had visited with her little son and the J. H. Faubion family from Monday until Thursday evening. Hereinafter cited as Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1903 Visit with little Son and J. H. Faubion Family.
  9. [S2387] James Hall and Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1905 Marriage License Issued, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Phillips County Post, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 1 June 1905, page 8, marriage license issued to James Hall and Mrs. Nettie Faubion of Alma, Nebraska by Judge Countryman before he married them. Hereinafter cited as James Hall and Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1905 Marriage License Issued.
  10. [S2386] James Hall and Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1905 Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Phillipsburg Dispatch, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 1 June 1905, page 8, reporting the marriage on Tuesday, 30 May 1905 of Mrs. Nettie Faubion and James Hall by Probate Judge Countryman. Hereinafter cited as James Hall and Mrs. Nettie Faubion 1905 Marriage.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Nettie Hall, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fanning, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: T624_854; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1374867. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Nettie Hall, age 50, of 210 Madison, Grand Haven, married to James Hall, born on 21 May 1878 in Iowa to "Isaac" Bugher, died of scurvy on 9 June 1928 at Halton Hospital in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA, informant Mr. James Hall, Grand Haven, burial in Grand Haven, referencing File# 000599, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles William Faubion, Memorial# 71909672.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph E. Faubion, Memorial# 92958699.

Ann E. Buley1

b. May 1870
Family
Father*James T. Buley1 b. 1840
Mother*Jane Britt1 b. 22 May 1846
Birth*May 1870Ann E. Buley was born in May 1870 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 September 1870Ann E. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 September 1870 in the household of her parents in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. She was one month old.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James T. and Jane Buley, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Burby"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 733B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth J. Buley1

b. 1867
Family
Father*James T. Buley1 b. 1840
Mother*Jane Britt1 b. 22 May 1846
Birth*1867Elizabeth J. Buley was born about 1867 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 September 1870Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 September 1870 in the household of her parents in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 3 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James T. and Jane Buley, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Burby"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 733B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.