1. John Ignatz (or Ignatius) Busam
Dec. 24, 1869, Bartholomew Co., Indiana
Busam was born in Germany, about 1832. They were parents of seven children of record, the first six christened at St. Peter's Lutheran church in Columbus, the last child born in Jackson Co. A divorce suit was filed in Jackson Co., then dismissed in Dec. 1881. It was refiled and granted in September, 1882. Their home was subject to sheriff's sale to satisfy the suit claims. The house was destroyed in a mysterious explosion in early December, 1882. No further mention of Ignatz Busam in local records, except where he was reported in his children's marriage and death records.
Children of this union not linked:
William Christopher Henry Busam,
b. Dec. 29, 1873, d. young
William John Joseph Busam, b. Aug. 29, 1879, d. after 1943, probably Cincinnati, Ohio.
2. John Frederick Claybaker
March 27, 1887, Jackson Co., Indiana
Three children of this union.
The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Mon., Sept. 16, 1912
Mrs. Sophia Claybaker, a well-known lady, died Saturday at her home near Brownstown after a short illness. She is survived by a number of children. The funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock from the German Lutheran church at Brownstown.
1. John Ignatz (or Ignatius) Busam
Dec. 24, 1869, Bartholomew Co., Indiana
Busam was born in Germany, about 1832. They were parents of seven children of record, the first six christened at St. Peter's Lutheran church in Columbus, the last child born in Jackson Co. A divorce suit was filed in Jackson Co., then dismissed in Dec. 1881. It was refiled and granted in September, 1882. Their home was subject to sheriff's sale to satisfy the suit claims. The house was destroyed in a mysterious explosion in early December, 1882. No further mention of Ignatz Busam in local records, except where he was reported in his children's marriage and death records.
Children of this union not linked:
William Christopher Henry Busam,
b. Dec. 29, 1873, d. young
William John Joseph Busam, b. Aug. 29, 1879, d. after 1943, probably Cincinnati, Ohio.
2. John Frederick Claybaker
March 27, 1887, Jackson Co., Indiana
Three children of this union.
The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Mon., Sept. 16, 1912
Mrs. Sophia Claybaker, a well-known lady, died Saturday at her home near Brownstown after a short illness. She is survived by a number of children. The funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock from the German Lutheran church at Brownstown.
Family Members
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Amelia Frances Busam
1871–1949
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Amelia Dorothea Sophia Busam White
1872–1929
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Mary Minnie Busam Sutherland
1876–1949
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John Henry Joseph Busam
1877–1947
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Louis Henry William Busam
1883–1943
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Anna Elizabeth Claybaker Sutherland
1887–1910
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Caroline Sophia "Carrie" Claybaker Bohner
1889–1975
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George A. Claybaker
1891–1944
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