Allen Ralph Bushnell, b. 18 Jul 1833 in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, d. 29 Mar 1909 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, son of George Willis Bushnell & Sarah Bates. He married Laura E. Burr (1st wife) on September 23, 1867 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin. He married Mary F. Sherman (2nd wife) in 1875.