Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
This collection contains the diaries of Gilbert and Edith Bushong.
The first diaries in this collection (Folder #1), written by Gilbert Bushong who is 14 years old, are dated from 3m 17 1850 - 5m 29 1852 and April 20, 1853. The topics covered are the everyday events of family life and farming activities. He also writes about school life, and butchering hogs, and trips to visit family and friends.
The second part of this collection (Folder #2-5) was written by Edith Paxson Bushong and dates from December 31, 1858 - April 5, 1862, after Gilbert presents her with a new diary journal on his return from a trip to Lancaster. Edith writes mostly about the welfare of her family and friends, including news of marriages, births, illnesses, and deaths.
She also writes about life on the farm, her housework routine, and news of the Civil War, including the battle at Gettysburg.
Admin/Biographical History
Gilbert Bushong was the son of Henry Bushong and Esther Valentine. He was born on 2 December 1836 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died on 10 December 1911 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer in Eden Twp., Lancaster County. Gilbert was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and an abolitionist who helped, with family members Henry and Jacob Bushong, to run the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil War at Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.
Edith D. Kinsey Paxson was born on 14 January 1836 and died 2 December 1914 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the second daughter of Elwood H. Paxson and Elizabeth Moore White. She married Gilbert Bushong on 20 December 1855. The Bushongs owned a farm along what is now Valley Road, Route 372, on the eastern side of Eden Twp. and received their mail at May Post Office. They are buried together at Sadsbury Meeting Cemetery in Chester County.
Children of Gilbert and Edith Bushong:
1. Dr. Charles Henry Bushong (1 October 1856-20 December 1903). He was married twice, to sisters who were twins, Anna W. Keene and Nora E. Keene. One died and he married the other.
2. Frances E. Bushong (18 May 1858-16 November 1861).
3. Marion E. Bushong (20 March 1860-March 1937). She married Sanders M. Collins on 20 December 1884. Their children were Edith Bushong Collins (1886-1966) and Wallace Collins (b. 1899). Edith never married. She kept house for her father and was a school teacher. Wallace married Marion Chandler.
4. Marvin E. Bushong (7 June 1878-27 October 1936). He married Lydia Rakestraw on 10 September 1903. Their children were Henry Rakestraw Bushong (b. 28 July 1904) and Gertrude (b. 4 August 1909). At 21, Marvin was appointed a Justice of the Peace of Eden Twp. and in 1908 was elected Clerk of Quarter Sessions at Lancaster County. Later, he was associated with the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, and in 1933 was vice-president of the Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Colerain Township Collection (MG0908), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 (MG0918), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Accession Number
1967.63
Other Numbers
MG-918
Other Number
MG-918
Classification
MG0918
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 8, Items 1-12, 15 April 2022.
This collection contains poetry written by Seth L. Kinsey (1857-1948); letters written to Olive King and her children, A. Ruth, Katherine and James; real photo postcards of the Indian Steps Museum and miscellaneous ephemera.
Admin/Biographical History
Seth Leonard Kinsey was born 11 May 1857 in Harford County, Maryland, to Elam and Mary Ann Johnson Kinsey. He was a member of Eastland Friends Meetinghouse and worked as a reporter for newspapers in York County. He married twice - first to Anna Thomas in 1884 and to Phebe Coates in 1938. He died in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County on 15 August 1948 and is buried at Eastland Friends Burial Ground.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Seth L. Kinsey Papers, 1938-1948 (MG0930), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Mosely, Levi (person of color). Contractor, second defendant.
Dwelling.
Swisher, Patrick. Contractor.
1 item, 1 piece
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Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
APR 1862 F031 ML
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Signers of petition: Alexander Morrison, John H. Swisher, Jeremiah Swisher, A. B. Magough, Samuel G. Morrison, George W. Swisher, James Swisher, David Miller, William N. Galbraith, John Walker, A. D. Whiteside, Abram McConnel, Frederic McLenaghan, David Walker, James D. Harrar, Robert Beyer.
Bond: James Swisher, Jeremiah Swisher.
Receipt to keep tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of Petition: [Cornelius] Collins, John Evans, George M. Evans, Thomas C. Collins, Robert B. Cabeen, Charles Brooke, Jesse Johnson, William Shields, James Bernon, David Care, Matthew Hourl, John Booth, [signature in German], Michael Hoffman, John B. Campell, Isaac Zell, William Lenning, Ezekiel Painter, Lewis Haines, John Hunsberger, [unknown signature], John Dougherty, Jonas Howell, William Trimble, Henry Billford, Michael Gill, David Richards, Luke Cramer, Robert Hare, David Smith, Samuel Craford, Thomas Moderwell, John Moderwell, Jacob Stauffer, John Horner, Sanders McCullough, John Lovetts, Jacob B. Barr, John McDonald, David Sauder, James McClellan, John B. Kennedy, Samuel A. Smith, James Barnhouse, Peter Hart.
Signers of Petition: Henry Bushong, John Lyle Jr., Joseph P. Morrison, Gainer Moore, George Webster Jr., Jacob Bushong, James M. Cooper, James Risk, Robert Risk, David Risk, Andrew J. [Munsy].
Signers of Petition: John Heidelbaugh, Henry Heidelbaugh, Joshua Gilbert, Andrew Marsh, Peter Pickel, Peter Baughman, John Baughman Jr., [Collins Hamer], Solomon Hamer Jr., Robert Patterson, Charles Bender, John Trout, John Scott, Samuel [Sares], Abraham Trout, George Moore, [ ] Trout, Joseph Bucher, [unknown signature], George Heidelbaugh, Martin Heller, William Whitson, G. J. Baughman, Isaac Moore, James Alexander, Jospeh Dickey.
Signers of Petition: Thomas Rakestraw, Micah Whitson, Mahlon Wood, Samuel McClure, Jacob Baughman, George Whitson, John S. Brown, Lewis Moore, William L. Rakestraw, James P. Russell, William K. Clark, Jacob Ritz Jr., William McCanna, [unknown signature], John McCullough, George Starrett, Jacob Humel, Thomas Whitson, Francis Caughey, Samuel M. Caughey, John Caughey, William Webster, Robert Evans.
4 items, 4 pieces
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Located on road leading to West Chester from McCall's Ferry.
Only remonstrance, recommendation, and letter of remonstrance.
April term.
Remonstrance Signers: James P. Wilson, Abraham Whiteside, Philip Smokey, James Richardson, Peter Hastings, James Hastings, Walter Bunting, Samuel McCommon, J. McCommon, James McCommon, John J. Andrews, John Gable, Lemuel Kenney, John Whiteside, J. G. Andrews, Hugh Andrews, James W. Andrews, David McCarter, David T. Bunting, William Bunting, [Lem] McCommon, Alexander Turner, Samuel Lloyd, James Morrison, Samuel Morrison, Christopher Hastings, Vincent King.
Letter of remonstrance signed by Hugh Andrews.
Recommendation signers: Abraham McConnell, Milton Scott, Joseph Parker, James Clark, George T. Dare, Daniel Harrar, William Harrar, Francis Monoghen, Jeremiah Swisher, Robert Buyer, Joseph Walker, Ezekiel Webb, E. Richardson, Henry Webb, William Murphy, Andrew Beyer.
3 items, 3 pieces
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