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William Boyd Bush

Male 1874 - 1938  (63 years)


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  • Name William Boyd Bush  [1
    Born 11 Dec 1874  Bells, Grayson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 May 1938  Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Rogers City Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Will and Ethel lived in Baylor Co., TX in 1900, moved to southwest Oklahoma, then back to Baylor Co., TX by 1909 and then some time after 1910 they moved to Wheeler Co., TX, near the Gray Co. town of McLean, where they owned a ranch. In 1910, they were living next door to Ethel's parents in Baylor Co., TX. The final years of their lives were spent in Rogers, Benton Co., AR where they lived in a house on Persimmon St. Will died on 24 May 1938 in Rogers, AR and is buried in the city cemetery there. Will and Ethel were members of the Church of Christ. Ethel died in Rogers, AR in 1963 and is buried next to Will. (Mark A. Eitzen)

      Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
      Name: William Boy Bush
      Death Day: 24
      Death Month: May
      Death Year: 1938
      County: Bent
      Roll Number: 19341940
      Page Number: 493
    • (Research):
      Census Information (courtesy of Lyn Gentry Cordell)

      1900 census Baylor Co. TX ED 6 Pg. 290B
      BUSH, William B., head, MW, Dec 1875 24 TX KY TN
      Ethel, wife, FW, - - - 23 -- -- --

      1910 census Baylor Co. TX ED 14 Pg. 70B
      156/156 Bush, William, head, MW, 35, M, 10, TX KY TX
      Ethel, wife, FW, 34, M, 10, TX LA TX
      Simon, son, MW, 9, TX TX TX
      Rudolph, son, MW, 8, TX TX TX
      Lorena, dau., FW, 6, OK TX TX
      Frank, son, MW, 5, OK TX TX
      Leeta, dau., FW, 9/12, TX TX TX

      1920 census Wheeler Co. TX ED 242 Pg. 33B
      Fm/123/123 Bush, William, head, MW, 45, M, TX KY MO
      Ethel, wife, FW, 44, M, TX L
      A TX
      Simon J., son, MW, 19, TX TX TX
      Lynn R ., son, MW, 18, TX TX TX
      Lorena E., dau., FW,16, OK TX TX
      William F., son, MW, 14, OK TX TX
      Leeta E., dau., FW, 10, TX TX TX
    Person ID I11491  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Lynn Boyd Bush,   b. 26 Jun 1847, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1919, Cave Springs, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry,   b. 20 Feb 1850, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1933, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1873  Grayson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Copy of Marriage License from Grayson County, TX Marriage Book C, page 230:

      To any Judge of the District Court, Ordained Minister of the Gospel, or any Justice of the Peace in Grayson County---Greeting: You are hereby authorized to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between L.B. Bush and Miss M.E. Gentry and make due return to the Clerk of the said County within sixty days thereafter, certifying your action under this license. WITNESS my official signature and seal of office at Sherman this 24h day of Dec 1873. S. Bostick Clerk of the District Court for Grayson County by B.W. Bradley, Depty

      I, M.F. Cole, certify that on the 25th day of December 1873 I united in marriage the parties above named this 25th day of December 1873 M.F. Cole (Supplied by Lynell Cordell. She received this via email from Mark A. Eitzen, a descendant who has a copy of this marriage license)
    Family ID F3133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Modena Ethel Hart,   b. 12 Feb 1876, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 27 Aug 1899  Seymour, Baylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. John Simon Bush,   b. 3 Aug 1900, Baylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1990, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Lynn Rudolph Bush,   b. 12 Oct 1901, Baylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1974, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Lorena Ethel Bush,   b. 7 May 1903, Fitzhugh, Oklahoma Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1930, McLean, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     4. William Franklin "Frank" Bush,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Bache, Oklahoma Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1992, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Leeta Elaine Bush,   b. 8 Oct 1909, Wheeler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1942, Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Photos
    Bush, Will and Ethel (Hart) Family
    Bush, Will and Ethel (Hart) Family
    Karen Burks writes that this photo was of "Uncle Will Bush and his wife, Ethel, (seated in front). Will was Granny Adams' brother. The photo was taken at their house on the corner of 8th and Persimmon. Betty and Frank Bush are the couple almost directly behind Uncle Will. Not sure about the others.

    PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE OTHERS IN THIS PHOTO.
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Dec 1874 - Bells, Grayson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Aug 1899 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 May 1938 - Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rogers City Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.