Brief Life History of William Harvey
When William Harvey Bush was born on 7 April 1845, in West Virginia, United States, his father, John Adam Bush, was 23 and his mother, Mary Virginia Hicks, was 18. He married Mary Polly Craft in 1866. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mason, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 21 February 1918, in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Harvey Bush, "United States Census, 1880"
- Harvey Bush, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- William Harvey Bush, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1845–1918 Male
1845–1891 Female
Children (8)
1867– Male
1874–1937 Male
1875–1907 Male
1880–1941 Female
1880–1911 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1823– Male
1827–1917 Female
Siblings (7)
1844– Male
1845–1918 Male
1851– Female
1856– Male
1860– Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1863
Age 18
1865
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a bushy area or thicket, from Middle English bush(e) ‘bush’ (probably from Old Norse buskr, or an unrecorded Old English busc).
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Busch .
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Buš, Búš (see Bus ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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