User talk:WeymouthAardvark

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Asa Smith Bushnell II
I can see that Asa Smith Bushnell III is probably wrong but is there definite evidence that he was chrsitened Asa Smith Bushnell II? Often these generational distinguishers are just informal and not the official name. If he wasn't christened Asa Smith Bushnell II then we need to look at what the correct disambiguation (from his grandfather) should be. Nthep (talk) 18:49, 4 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The subject of this article is the son of John L. Bushnell and Jessie Manton Harwood, my great aunt. Gov. Asa S. Bushnell, his grandfather, had two sons, neither of whom was named after him (i.e., not junior). Only John L. grew to maturity. His son, the subject of this article, was named after his grandfather, and therefore was Asa S. Bushnell, II. He, in turn, had a son with the same name, who was Asa S. Bushnell, III (not the subject of this article). These designations are well documented in family history, as well as the citations I have added to the article. It appears that Asa, II did not routinely use the "II" designation. However, in the 1940 US Census for Asa S. Bushnell (without the "II"), his son is listed under his entry as Asa, III (along with entries for his wife, Thelma, and daughter, Barbara). WeymouthAardvark (talk) 19:19, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * so we only have II being used here to distinguish him from his grandfather and he was not christened Asa Smith Bushell II? Incidentally I'm not sure what  this link that you have used as a reference does to support the statement about his date of birth. Nthep (talk) 20:09, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @WeymouthAardvark I've reverted all edits, and agreed, that source says nothing in regards to date/place of birth. Further discussion should occur on the talk page. (courtesy ping @Nthep as involved) ~ Eejit43 ( talk ) 20:27, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The birth date is verified from Ohio, U.S., Births and Christening Index, 1774-1973. The place in that citation is listed as Springfield, Clark, Ohio. His dates of birth and death can be found in the obituary that appeared in the Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, OH, of Monday, March 24, 1975. I cannot locate a record of his christening as "II", but clearly he was so designated to distinguish him from his grandfather and his son, who does appear as "III", as noted before, in the 1940 census record. WeymouthAardvark (talk) 21:51, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

February 2023
Hello, I'm Eejit43. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Asa Smith Bushnell III, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ~ Eejit43 ( talk ) 20:25, 4 February 2023 (UTC)