William H. Bussard and Eliza Errett

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Husband William H. Bussard ^{1 2}

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            AKA: William Bossart 3
           Born: 1850 3
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         Father: Conrad Bossart (1812-1881) 4 5
         Mother: Catherine Shumaker (1825-      ) 1 2 5

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       Marriage: 1874 1

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Wife Eliza Errett ¹

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         Father: Jacob Errett (      -      ) 1
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1 M Clarence F. Bussard ¹

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2 M Dirbin J. Bussard ¹

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3 M John W. Bussard ¹

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4 M James H. Bussard ¹

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5 F Jennie E. Bussard ¹

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6 M Robert E. Bussard ¹

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7 M Clark E. Bussard ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William H. Bussard

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He was reared at home, acquired a common school education, and at the age of eighteen years apprenticed himself to the blacksmith's trade which he followed for four years. He afterward returned home and took charge of the property, his brother George having left home. There he remained for a year, at the end of which time he purchased a half interest in the mercantile business of John W. Miller and Company, at Arona. Following the death of Mr. Miller, in 1882, he became sole proprietor of the business, which he conducted successfully until 1894, when the store was completely destroyed by fire. He subsequently purchased a farm where he then resided, owning and operating a good tract of land and in addition he was the owner of a sawmill, where he engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He was likewise a coal operator, having one of the valuable coal banks of that portion of the state. Mr. Bussard was a Prohibitionist in his political views, taking an active interest in the work of the party. He belonged to the Free Methodist church, of which he was a steward.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 194.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 387.

3 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 35.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 386.

5 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 34.