Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Mary Elizabeth Busch ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Mary "Molly" Elizabeth Busch
LAST NAME: Busch FIRST NAME: Mary MIDDLE NAME: Elizabeth NICKNAME: Molly
MAIDEN NAME: Harris AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 19 June 1874 DIED: 21 Dec 1927 BURIED: 23 Dec 1927
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Texas
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1880 IL CENSUS Mollie E. Harris (6y, b Texas) enumerated with parents J.L. [James Lacey] (33y, b Illinois, occupation farmer) and Ann E. (27y, b Illinois) and 3 siblings, Martha E. (8y, b Illinois), Minnie E. (4y, b Illinois) and Paul W. (2y, b Illinois); also with family was servant Robert Organ (40y, b Tennessee, occupation farm laborer)

1900 WA CENSUS Mary E. Busch (b June 1874, Illinois, married 5y, mother of 3 children) enumerated with husband Otto (b Nov 1868, Germany, immigrated 1889, naturalized, occupation baker) and 3 children, all born in Washington, Ernest O. (b Nov 1895), Esther (b Apr 1898) and Ruth (b Feb 1900)

1910 OR CENSUS Nollie Busch (36y, b Illinois, married 15y, mother of 8 children) enumerated with husband Otto Busch (42y, b Germany, occupation baker) and 8 children, all born in Washington, Ernest (14y), Esther (12y), Ruth (10y), Zelma (8y), Zenda (8y), Christopher (6y), Florence (3y) and James (1y)

1920 OR CENSUS - Mary Busch, age 45, b. Texas, is enumerated with husband Otto, age 51, occupation farmer, b. Germany, along with Ernest, age 24, b. Washington, Esther, age 21, b. Washington, Ruth, age 20, b. Washington, Zelma, age 18, b. Washington, Zenda, age 18, b. Washington, Christopher, age 16, b. Washington, Florence, age 13, b. Washington, and James, age 10, b. Washington.

OBITUARY: 

At the residence on D street, on Wednesday, December 21, Mrs. Molly Elizabeth Busch, age 53 years; wife of Otto Busch; mother of George Croisan of Glendale, Cal., Mrs. J. D. Walker of Chehalis, Cal., and Ernest, Celma [Zelma], Ruth, Chris, Florence and Jim Busch, all of Salem. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 23, at 1:30 p. m. from the Rigdon mortuary.
Oregon Statesman 23 Dec 1927 7:7.

INSCRIPTION: 

Molly E. Busch
1874 - 1927

SOURCES: 

LR
LD
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1927) #942
S&H pg 6

1880 IL CENSUS (Wayne Co, Leech, ED 145, FA#39)

1900 WA CENSUS (Spokane Co, Medical Lake, ED 55, sheet 1A)

1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, Salem, ED 222, sheet 8A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 349, sheet 11B)
OS 23 Dec 1927 7:7

CONTACTS: 
LOT: 460 SPACE: 4 NW N½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.208' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.846'