William Boyd Bush

1874 - 1938  (63 years)

• Name	William Boyd Bush  [1]
  Birth	11 Dec 1874	Bells, Grayson County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 May 1938	Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas   [1]
  Burial	Rogers City Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas
  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 d. 7 Feb 1919, Cave Springs, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry,   b. 20 Feb 1850, Tennessee d. 6 Oct 1933, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1873	Grayson County, Texas   [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 d. 1963, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1899	Seymour, Baylor County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. John Simon Bush,   b. 3 Aug 1900, Baylor County, Texas d. 27 Jun 1990, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas (Age 89 years)   2. Lynn Rudolph Bush,   b. 12 Oct 1901, Baylor County, Texas d. 6 Aug 1974, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (Age 72 years)   3. Lorena Ethel Bush,   b. 7 May 1903, Fitzhugh, Oklahoma Territory d. 7 Dec 1930, McLean, Gray County, Texas (Age 27 years)   4. William Franklin "Frank" Bush,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Bache, Oklahoma Territory d. 23 Jul 1992, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas (Age 87 years)   5. Leeta Elaine Bush,   b. 8 Oct 1909, Wheeler County, Texas d. 26 Feb 1942, Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri (Age 32 years)
  Photos		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.
  Family ID	F4877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1874 - Bells, Grayson County, Texas Marriage - 27 Aug 1899 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas Death - 24 May 1938 - Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Burial - - Rogers City Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.