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     Moses Marcellus Baldwin was born on 1 August 1844 at Knoxville, Knox County, TN, USA. He married Sarah Elizabeth Howe in 1872 at Polk County, MO, USA. Moses Marcellus Baldwin appeared on the census of 1900 at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, USA. The census lists the family as: Ive E. Baldwin, Female, Nov 1855, 45, widow, 2 children, 2 living, born OH, parents born NY; son Luther, Aug 1886, 13, born KS, parents born OH; son Ralph, Feb 1888, 11, born KS, parents born OH.. He died on 30 July 1912 at Woodland Park, Teller County, CO, USA, at age 67. He was buried at Woodland Park Cemetery, at Woodland Park, Teller County, CO, USA.

     In 1862, at the age of 18 and with the north and south on the brink of war, Moses traveled some 400 miles on foot to Somerset, Kentucky to join the Union Army. He enlisted in Company C of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.

On April 1, 1863, he was captured by the Confederates and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he was held as a prisoner of war for 18 months. He was paroled at Savannah, Georgia in November 1864, and finally released during a prisoner exchange on January 6, 1865. Though he survived the war, due to poor nutrition and lack of medical or dental treatment in Andersonville, he lost his teeth and had terrible health problems all the rest of his life.

After the war, he and his brother, James traveled to Colorado in search of wealth in the Colorado gold fields. On the way he met Sarah Howe and they married in Polk County, Missouri in 1872. While both brothers pursued some mining interests, they established a freighting business between the towns of Leadville, Canon City, Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. The brothers are credited with founding Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado. It was from their mercantile store that a post office was established. It was at that post office the area citizens voted to incorporate the town of Woodland Park. He and his brother, James, are also credited with donating 5 acres of land for the Woodland Park Cemetery. This came about after the death of James' son, Robbie, on the boy's 9th birthday in June of 1891. In 1892 Moses sold his mining interests. He would become a member of the Colorado 10th General Assembly.
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     Ralph H. Baldwin was born in February 1888 at CO, USA. The 1940 census says that he was born in Co and gives him a middle iniitial of H. He was the son of Moses Marcellus Baldwin and Sarah Elizabeth Howe.

     Ruby Marie Ross was born on 9 April 1895 at IN, USA. She married Thedore Ottwell Brown, son of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover, on 14 August 1920 at Delaware County, IN, USA. At the 1930 census he said that he was married at 28, she at 26..¹ Ruby Marie Ross died on 29 March 1963 at age 67.

     Lorenzo Harvey Brown was born on 8 July 1853 at Albany, Delaware County, IN, USA. He was the son of Jehu Brown and Tacy Thompson Lewis. Lorenzo Harvey Brown married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover on 14 March 1875 at Penn Twp, Jay County, IN, USA.¹ Lorenzo Harvey Brown appeared on the census of 1900 at Delaware, Delaware County, IN, USA. The census lists the family as: Lorenzo Brown, Jul 1853, 45, married at 24, born OH, parents born OH, factory labor; wife Elizabeth, Jan 1856, 44, married at 24, 9 children, 8 living, born OH, parents born PA; dau Ola P., Jan 1876, 24, single, born IN; son Lester, Aug 1881, 18, single, born IN; dau Beulah L., Mar 1886, 14, single, born IN; son Theo O., Jul 1892, 7, single, born IN; dau Mary O., Aug 1895, 4, born IN; son Samuel C., Feb 1899, 1, born IN; grand dau Nellie, F., Nov 1894, 5.. He died on 20 June 1928 at Albany, Delaware County, IN, at age 74. Lorenzo was born in Albany, Indiana to the late Jehu Brown and Tracy Thompson Lewis. He married Elizabeth Coover on March 14, 1875. He died on June 20, 1928 in Albany, Indiana. Lorenzo was the father of 4 sons and 3 daughters. John Lester, Theo O both of Muncie, Indiana, Samuel Clifford Brown of Albany, his son John preceeded him in death; his daughters are Ola Pearl Brown of Michigan; Mrs Myrtle Ball of Oakville, Indiana and Mrs Beulah (Blaine) Barlow of Albany, a daughter, Mary Ople proceeded him in death. He also leaves one sister, Tracy Coffman of Rockford, Colorado, 19 Grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren.
findagrave.com. He was buried at Strong Cemetery, at Delaware Township, Delaware County, IN, USA.

     Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover was born on 26 January 1856 at Pennville, Jay County, IN, USA. She married Lorenzo Harvey Brown, son of Jehu Brown and Tacy Thompson Lewis, on 14 March 1875 at Penn Twp, Jay County, IN, USA.¹ Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover died in March 1936 at Albany, Delaware County, IN, USA, at age 80. She was buried at Strong Cemetery, at Delaware Township, Delaware County, IN, USA.

     Ola Pearl Brown was born on 30 January 1876 at IN, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover. Ola Pearl Brown married Clarence Conway Brown, son of Levi Percival Brown and Alice Amelia Taylor, on 13 April 1901 at IN. Ola Pearl Brown died on 9 July 1961 at Mason, Ingham County, MI, USA, at age 85.¹

     John Lester Brown was born on 1 August 1881 at Penn Twp, Jay County, IN, USA.¹ He was the son of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover. John Lester Brown married Mahala Moore on 12 May 1915 at Jay County, IN, USA.² John Lester Brown died on 15 August 1965 at IN, USA, at age 84.¹ He was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery, at Muncie, Delaware County, IN, USA.

     Beulah Lee Brown was born on 8 March 1886 at IN, USA. She was the daughter of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover. Beulah Lee Brown married Glenn Earl Bartlett on 10 April 1909 at Delaware, Delaware County, IN, USA. She was age 23 at first marriage..¹ Beulah Lee Brown married Robert Blain Barlow on 1 November 1917 at Delaware County, IN, USA. She was married as Beulah Bartlett..² Beulah Lee Brown died on 10 October 1969 at Albany, Delaware County, IN, USA, at age 83. She was buried at Strong Cemetery, at Albany, Delaware County, IN, USA.

     Mary Ola Brown was born on 20 August 1895 at Cowan, Delaware County, IN, USA. She was the daughter of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover.

     Samuel Clifford Brown was born on 13 February 1899 at Dunkirk, Jay County, IN, USA. WWI Draft Registration. In Births 1880-1920 gives this date for a male birth.¹ He was the son of Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coover. Samuel Clifford Brown married Agnes Ann Flauding in 1924 at Albany, Delaware County, IN, USA. She was 18 and he 25 at marriage according to the 1930 census.. Samuel Clifford Brown appeared on the census of 1930 at Albany, Delaware County, IN. The census lists the family as: Samuel Brown, 31, born IN, father born PA, mother born OH, tire shop press operator; wife Agnes, 24, born IN, parents born IN; dau Martha, 3 9/12, born IN; dau Mary, 4/12, born IN.. He died on 13 November 1977 at Des Plaines, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 78. Samuel Clifford Brown, the son of the late Lorenzo Harvey Brown and Elizabeth (Coover) Brown. Sam married Agnes Anna Flauding in 1924, they had three daughters:

Opal Pearl Brown b: 17 Aug 1925 d: 17 Aug 1925
Martha Lucil Brown b: 22 Aug 1926
Mary Rosalie Brown b: 21 Dec 1929

Sam was living with daughter Martha in Des Plains, IL at the time of his death. He was brought back to Jay Co., Indiana for burial..¹ He was buried at Salamonia Cemetery, at Salamonia, Jay County, IN, USA.

     Joseph S. Rowsey was born in April 1870 at MO, USA. He married Frances Woolsey circa 1890 at MO. Joseph S. Rowsey appeared on the census of 1900 at Green, Livingston County, MO, USA. The census lists the family as: Joseph Rowley, Apr 1870, 30, born MO, father born VA, mother born KY; wife F., May 1871, 29, married 9 years, 3 children, 3 living, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY; son Lawerence, Mar 1892, 8, born MO; swon Earl, DEc 1895, 5, born MO; son Galen, Mar 1897, born MO.. He died on 5 May 1941 at Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USA, at age 71.

     Frances Woolsey was born on 7 May 1871 at MO, USA.¹ She married Joseph S. Rowsey circa 1890 at MO. Frances Woolsey died on 23 May 1945 at Los Angeles County, CA, USA, at age 74.

     Lawrence Clifford Rowsey was born on 5 April 1892 at MO, USA.¹ He was the son of Joseph S. Rowsey and Frances Woolsey. Lawrence Clifford Rowsey died on 26 January 1941 at age 48.¹

     Earl Waterman Rowsey was born on 11 December 1894 at MO, USA. 1900 census gives Dec 1895.¹ He was the son of Joseph S. Rowsey and Frances Woolsey. Earl Waterman Rowsey died in February 1969 at Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, USA, at age 74.¹

     George Ernest Bushong was born on 11 November 1886 at OH, USA. Findagrave.com. He married Lulu Bell Clark circa 1908 at MI, USA. George Ernest Bushong appeared on the census of 1920 at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: George Bushong, 31, born OH, parents born OH, foreman in auto factory; wife Lulu, 33, born MI, father born OH, mother born MI; son Donald, 10, born MI; son Max, 8, born MI; son Frank C., 6, born MI; son Leland, 5, born MI; dau Laura, 3, born MI; son Lynn, 4/12, born MI.. He died on 13 October 1945 at Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 58. The Albion Evening Recorder
Albion, Michigan
Monday, 15 October 1945

G. E. BUSHONG DIES SUDDENLY

GALE COMPANY FOREMAN PASSES WHILE SITTING IN HIS AUTOMOBILE
George E. Bushong, a foreman at the Gale Manufacturing Company plant, died suddenly in his automobile, which was parked in the 400-block of South Superior Street just before noon Saturday.
He had driven downtown from the Gale plant to pick up his daughter, Miss Zelda Bushong, who worked in a nearby office and was waiting for her. He had passed away when she reached the car. Justice H. B. Weeks, acting as Coroner, and Deputy Sheriff George Lewis conducted the routine investigation required by law in
all cases of sudden death. The body was removed to the Marsh Funeral Home.

Mr. Bushong who was 58 years old, had lived in Albion for nearly 30
years, coming here from Hillsdale and being employed at the Gale plant as core room foreman until ill health forced his retirement three years ago. Since that time, he has acted as a trouble shooter at the plant.

He was born 11 November 1886, in Ohio and married
Lula Clark on 14 November 1907. For many years they have resided on Jackson Road east of Albion.
He was a member of the former Knights of Pythias Lodge here.

Besides his widow, Mr. Bushong is survived by seven sons, Donald of
Muskegon, Max of Marshall, Lt. Leland, stationed in Manila, Sgt Lynn now in Italy, Pvt. Robert, in Camp Crowder, Missouri and William at home; three daughters, Mrs. Guy Kiefer, Albion; Misses Barbara and Zelda Bushong at home; a sister Mrs. Carl Osburn of Hudson, and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held from the Marsh Funeral Home Tuesday at
2:30, Rev. G. Demptster Yinger officiating; burial in Riverside Cemetery. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA.

     Lulu Bell Clark was born on 27 December 1886 at MI, USA. She married George Ernest Bushong circa 1908 at MI. Lulu Bell Clark died on 13 October 1952 at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 65. The Albion Evening Recorder
Albion, Michigan
Wednesday, 15 October 1952

MRS. LULA B. BUSHONG

Mrs. Lula B. Bushong, 65, widow of George E. Bushong and one of Albion's
best known flower fanciers, was found dead shortly before noon Monday in her
home at 1400 Jackson Road, apparently suffering a heart attack between 7
and 9:30 a. m.
Mrs. Bushong died just seven years to a day after her husband, an
Albion factory foreman, passed away suddenly. She was best known here for her
flower gardens beside US 12, just east of Albion. She had resided on Jackson
Road since 1924.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Marsh Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Bushong are seven sons, Donald of Muskegon, Max of
Marshall, Clark of Ypsilanti, Leland of Grass Lake, Lynn of Detroit, Robert and William of Albion; three daughters, Mrs. Guy Kiefer of Homer, Mrs. James Miller of Springport and Mrs. George Sibal of Albion, and a brother, Leland Clark of Pulaski.
1930 Sheridan Twp Calhoun Co Mi
Head George E Bushong M 41 Ohio
Wife Lula Bushong F 42 Michigan
Son Donald Bushong M 20 Michigan
Son Max Bushong M 18 Michigan
Son Clark Bushong M 16 Michigan
Son Leland Bushong M 15 Michigan
Daughter Laura Bushong F 14 Michigan
Son Lynn Bushong M 10 Michigan
Daughter Barbra Bushong F 8 Michigan
Daughter Belva Bushong F 6 Michigan
Son Wayne Bushong M 3 Michigan
Son William Bushong M 1 Michigan. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery, at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA.

     Max Dennison Bushong was born on 26 April 1911 at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA. Age 8 at the 1920 census.¹ He was the son of George Ernest Bushong and Lulu Bell Clark. Max Dennison Bushong died on 5 June 1991 at Convis, Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 80.¹ He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA.

     Frank Clark Bushong was born on 18 May 1913 at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA. Age 6 at the 1920 census. He was the son of George Ernest Bushong and Lulu Bell Clark. Frank Clark Bushong died on 2 February 1974 at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Van Wert County, OH, USA, at age 60.¹ He was buried at Woodland Union Cemetery, at Van Wert, Van Wert County, OH, USA.

     Frank began working at automobile agencies while still in High School. He worked in Albion, Jackson and Concord, MI and owned his own Ford dealership in Dowagiac which was closed during World War II since there was little or no car production. He moved to Ypsilanti, MI to work for Gar Wood Industries.

In 1956 he and brother Lee bought Jose Brothers Ford dealership in Van Wert, OH which they operated together until 1961 when Lee sold his interest to Frank.

At one time he was the only dealer permitted to carry all Ford production automobiles, including Ford, Lincoln, Thunderbird, and Mercury. He also had a franchise for American Motors as well as Bushong Leasing Co. which leased cars to companies and individuals in several states.

Frank was a city councilman in Van Wert and former president of the VW Area Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Elks and Rotary Club and also served on the advisory board of Starr Commonwealth Schools for both Van Wert and Albion campuses.

     Laura Ellen Bushong was born in 1917 at MI, USA. Age 3 at the 1920 census. She was the daughter of George Ernest Bushong and Lulu Bell Clark. Laura Ellen Bushong died in 2007 at Leslie, Ingham County, MI, USA. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, at Leslie, Ingham County, MI, USA. Laura F. Bushong Keifer.

     Barbara R. Bushong was born on 27 May 1922 at Calhoun County, MI, USA. Age 8 at the 1930 census. She was the daughter of George Ernest Bushong and Lulu Bell Clark. Barbara R. Bushong died on 6 July 2004 at Jackson, Jackson County, MI, USA, at age 82. She was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI, USA. Barbara R. Bushong Miller.

     Zelda E. Bushong was born on 6 March 1925 at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA. Age 6 at the 1930 census. She was the daughter of George Ernest Bushong and Lulu Bell Clark. Zelda E. Bushong died on 25 January 2010 at Marshall, Calhoun County, MI, USA, at age 84. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery, at Albion, Calhoun County, MI, USA.