Jacob M. Bushart was born in Ohio. He married Penina Angaline Banksonthe daughter of Ira and Mary "Polly" Walker Bankson in Moultrie County on March 6,1873. To this union five (5) children were born.
Children 1. William BUSHART b: ABT 1875 in ,Moultrie,IL
2. Amos BUSHART b: ABT 1877 in ,Moultrie,IL
3. Monroe BUSHART b: 25 Feb 1880 in near Bethany,Moultrie,IL
4. Lola BUSHART b: AFT 1880
5. Leota BUSHART b: 19 Nov 1885 in ,Moultrie,IL
Family Members
Parents
William Henry Bushart
1824–1863
Susanna Hook Bushart
1831–1897
Spouse
Peninah A. Bankson Bushart
1853–1922
Siblings
Mary M. Bushart Boyer
1855–1933
Susan Catherine Bushart Phipps
1858–1941
Eliza Ann Bushart Burrous
1860–1929
William Henry Bushart
1861–1933
David Bushart
1863–1934