Elias Albert Bushman Sr.

Male6 December 1849–15 October 1925

Brief Life History of Elias Albert

When Elias Albert Bushman Sr. was born on 6 December 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Martin Bushman, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Degen, was 47. He married Margaret Laura Zimmerman on 27 March 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 15 October 1925, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Albert Bushman Sr.
1849–1925
Margaret Laura Zimmerman
1858–1933
Marriage: 27 March 1879
Harriet Elizabeth Bushman
1880–1890
Bushman
1888–
Elias Albert Bushman Jr.
1881–1936
Margaret Ann Bushman
1882–1953
Sarah Julia Bushman
1885–1925
Sylvia Bushman
1886–1941
Bertha Bushman
1888–1899
Ruia Bushman
1889–1984
John Martin Bushman
1891–1975
LaVerde Bushman
1893–1980
Evelyn Bushman
1895–1941
Suel Jacob Bushman
1898–1985

Sources (67)

  • Elias Albert Bushman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Elias Albert Bushman in entry for Suel Jacob Bushman and Wanda Ellen Dickerson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Elias Albert Bushman in entry for Sylvia Bushman Bradshaw, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 March 1879Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (12)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1850 · California Is Admitted to Union

    Age 1

    California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, and became the 31st state.

    1850

    Age 1

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

    1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

    Age 20

    The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Buschmann .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Story Highlight

    “With tired limbs and glad hearts”

    Happy Pioneer Day! I found this account of my 3rd Great-grandparents, a Life sketch of Martin and Elizabeth Bushman by Martin Benjamin Bushmanin, in a copy of John Bushman’s edited diary, which was c …

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