Brief Life History of George
When George Bushey was born on 15 August 1878, in West Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, United States, his father, Lewis Henry Bushey, was 46 and his mother, Emelia Sovina Burninger, was 36. He married Jessie Phoebe Reynolds on 8 April 1903, in Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Brooklyn Township, Lee, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Dover Township, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died on 4 September 1915, in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (15)
- George Bushey, "United States Census, 1910"
- George Bushey, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- George Bushey, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1878–1915 Male
1882–1970 Female
Children (3)
1904–1980 Female
1907–1991 Male
1914–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1832–1893 Male
1841–1896 Female
Siblings (8)
1862–1915 Male
1863–1939 Male
1865–1940 Male
1869–1946 Female
1870–1931 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 6
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bushey in Hertfordshire, so named with an Old English bysce or byxe ‘box’ + hæg ‘enclosure’.
English: alternatively, a nickname from Middle English busshi ‘bushy, shrub-like, overgrown’, probably in the sense ‘having long, thick hair’ (well recorded in 17th-century usage). These English surnames are now rare in Britain.
Americanized form of French Boucher . Compare Boushey , Busha 1, Bushee , and Bushy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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