Bush Genealogy

BUSH

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Descendants of Phillip Bush

Generation No. 1

1. PHILLIP¹ BUSH was born 11 Mar 1801 in Virginia, and died 12 Mar 1875 in Colfax, Clinton, Indiana. He married REBECCA PARRETT 18 Aug 1820 in Fayette County, Ohio, daughter of JOSEPH PARRETT and MARY WENDEL. She was born 11 Sep 1799 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Va., and died 11 Apr 1874 in Colfax, Clinton, Indiana. Marriage Notes for PHILLIP BUSH and REBECCA PARRETT: Married in the Washington Courthouse

Children of PHILLIP BUSH and REBECCA PARRETT are:

2. i. ADONIJAH² BUSH, b. 01 Jul 1821, Chillicothe, Ohio; d. 07 Mar 1901, Indiana bur. Thorntown, Indiana.

ii. SUSANNAH BUSH, b. 24 Mar 1823, Chillicothe, Ohio.

iii. MICHAEL BUSH, b. 24 Mar 1825, Chillicothe, Ohio.

iv. JOSEPH PARRETT BUSH, b. 27 Dec 1826, Chillicothe, Ohio.

3. v. MATILDA BUSH, b. 07 Feb 1829, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

4. vi. MARY JANE BUSH, b. 14 Apr 1831, Tippecanoe, Indiana; d. 15 Feb 1901, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

vii. SAMUEL BUSH, b. 14 Apr 1831, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

viii. JOHN BUSH, b. Abt. 1834. Notes for JOHN BUSH: John was a farmer, business man and an officer in the Civil War

ix. SINTHIAN BUSH, b. Abt. 1837, Colfax. Notes for SINTHIAN BUSH: She was a teacher and left Colfax after 1875. During the Civil War she taught in Delaware County. An old letter states that she was married after she moved away. It is possible that she and her brother John went to Iowa

Generation No. 2

2. ADONIJAH² BUSH (PHILLIP¹) was born 01 Jul 1821 in Chillicothe, Ohio, and died 07 Mar 1901 in Indiana bur. Thorntown, Indiana. He married ELSEY UNKNOWN Abt. 1842. She was born Abt. 1824. 1900 census Clinton Co, IN

Children of ADONIJAH BUSH and ELSEY UNKNOWN are:

5. i. WILLIAM³ BUSH, b. 16 Jun 1844.

ii. SARAH ELIZABETH BUSH, b. 01 Mar 1846; d. 17 Feb 1850.

6. iii. JOSEPH W. BUSH, b. 26 Sep 1848; d. 23 Mar 1900.

7. iv. SAMUEL T. BUSH, b. 24 Jun 1852.

3. MATILDA² BUSH (PHILLIP¹) was born 07 Feb 1829 in Tippecanoe, Indiana. She married SAMUEL F. PARKER 15 Jul 1849.

Child of MATILDA BUSH and SAMUEL PARKER is:

i. JULIA ANN³ PARKER, b. 1850.

4. MARY JANE² BUSH (PHILLIP¹) was born 14 Apr 1831 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, and died 15 Feb 1901 in Tippecanoe, Indiana. She married CHARLES HARPER 19 Feb 1857. He was born 28 Feb 1827, and died 03 Nov 1877 in Colfax, Clinton, Indiana. Notes for CHARLES HARPER: Charlie and Mary Jane are buried at Plainview Cemetery at Colfax, Indiana. Hathaway, Fannie, Percy and Tad lived for many years in Oklahoma City.

Children of MARY BUSH and CHARLES HARPER are:

i. WILLIAM P.³ HARPER, b. Abt. 1859.

ii. ROBERT A. HARPER, b. Abt. 1861.

iii. PERSONTA R. HARPER, b. Abt. 1864.

iv. HATHAWAY HARPER, b. Abt. 1867. Notes for HATHAWAY HARPER: Owned a theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

v. THADDEUS TAD HARPER, b. 1868. Notes for THADDEUS TAD HARPER: Owned an artificial limb business in Oklahoma City,

vi. ISAAC HARPER, b. 1870. Notes for ISAAC HARPER: Was a Minister and Preached in South America

vii. JOSPEH P HARPER, b. 1872.

viii. FRANCIS "FRANNIE" HARPER, b. 1875.

Generation No. 3

5. WILLIAM³ BUSH (ADONIJAH², PHILLIP¹) was born 16 Jun 1844. He married RACHEL A. BASLEY 11 Oct 1865. Notes for WILLIAM BUSH: William owned a hotel in Colfax in 1886.

Children of WILLIAM BUSH and RACHEL BASLEY are:

i. MARY JANE⁴ BUSH, b. Abt. 1867; m. JASON HICKS, 23 Dec 1883.

ii. GUIANA BUSH, b. Abt. 1873.

6. JOSEPH W.³ BUSH (ADONIJAH², PHILLIP¹) was born 26 Sep 1848, and died 23 Mar 1900. He married ELIZA JANE LANUM 17 Apr 1873. She was born Abt. 1856, and died 28 Feb 1911. 1910 Census

Child of JOSEPH BUSH and ELIZA LANUM is:

i. JAMES⁴ BUSH, m. ELLA CORY.

7. SAMUEL T.³ BUSH (ADONIJAH², PHILLIP¹) was born 24 Jun 1852. He married AMANDA C. DAVIS 23 Dec 1875. She was born Abt. 1858, and died 03 May 1920 in Colfax, Clinton, Indiana.

Child of SAMUEL BUSH and AMANDA DAVIS is:

i. JESSIE⁴ BUSH, b. Abt. 1877; m. CECIL WHITINGTON.

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