Charles Henry Bush: Doug and Neely: Our Family

Generation: 1

Charles Henry Bush was born on 16 Jul 1831 in Whitehall,New York (son of Stephen Nichols Bush and Salome N. Morse); died on 20 Apr 1895 in Rockdale,Will County,Illinois.

Notes:

Moved to Joliet IL in 1855.
A previous source gave his birth date as 10 Jul 1851. A previous source
gave his death year as 1885. Current birth & death dates from info from
Donald W. Gant.

Charles married Mary R. Fuller on 15 Jul 1865 in Flint,Michigan. Mary (daughter of Joseph W. Fuller and Minerva Wheeler) was born on 23 May 1836 in Poultney,Vermont; died on 13 Mar 1879 in Joliet,Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Effie L. Bush was born on 17 May 1865.
Edward Bush was born on 5 Aug 1867; died on 17 Sep 1868.
Irving Fuller Bush was born on 30 Nov 1870; died on 20 Feb 1930 in Gary,Indiana; was buried in Family lot,Joliet,Illinois.
Minerva May Bush was born in Aug 1872.

Charles married Ida MacMillin on 1 Jan 1883 in Joliet,Illinois. Ida (daughter of Henry MacMillin and Almeda Bradley) was born in 1850 in Rock Run, Will County, IL; died in 1922 in Fairfield,Alabama; was buried on 28 Jun 1922 in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Almeda MacMillin Bush was born on 24 Nov 1883 in Joliet,Illinois; died on 28 Jan 1979 in Tuscaloosa,Alabama; was buried on 30 Jan 1979 in Elmwood Cemetery,Birmingham,Alabama.

Generation: 2

Stephen Nichols Bush was born on 29 Mar 1800 in Orwell,Addison Co.,Vermont (son of Jr. Stephen Bush and Abigail Nichols); died in 1885 in Joliet,Will County,Illinois.

Notes:

According to "Past and Present of Will County" by W. W. Stevens (info fm
Donald W. Gant) he and Salome had four sons and one daughter. The
daughter was married in Joliet and moved to New York. One son lives in
Honolulu.

He moved to Joliet in 1862.

Stephen married Salome N. Morse on 9 Sep 1827. Salome was born in 1799 in Cornish Flats,New Hampshire; died in 1858 in Whitehall,Washington Co,,New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Salome N. Morse was born in 1799 in Cornish Flats,New Hampshire; died in 1858 in Whitehall,Washington Co,,New York.

Notes:

According to notes of Mrs. Elrine Prince from Donald W. Gant her middle
Initial was "N", she was a widow and they married on Sept 9th.

Children:

Frank Bush was born in 1829 in Vermont; died in 1897.
1. Charles Henry Bush was born on 16 Jul 1831 in Whitehall,New York; died on 20 Apr 1895 in Rockdale,Will County,Illinois.
John Edward Bush was born on 5 Nov 1835 in Whitehall,New York; died on 2 Jan 1917 in Joliet,Illinois.
H. Frederick Bush was born in 1839 in Whitehall,New York.
Jennie Bush was born in 1841 in Whitehall,New York.

Generation: 3

4.	Jr. Stephen Bush was born in in Vermont (son of Stephen Bush and Caroline Messenger). Notes: Birth state from 1870 census data for Joliet, IL Stephen married Abigail Nichols in 1797. Abigail was born on 6 Jul 1772 in Connecticut; died on 1 May 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail Nichols was born on 6 Jul 1772 in Connecticut; died on 1 May 1831.

Notes:

According to notes of Mrs. Elrine Prince from Donald W. Gant.

Birth state from 1870 census data for Joliet, IL

Children:

2. Stephen Nichols Bush was born on 29 Mar 1800 in Orwell,Addison Co.,Vermont; died in 1885 in Joliet,Will County,Illinois.

Generation: 4

Stephen Bush was born in Aug 1748 in Westfield (son of Ebenezer Bush and Miriam Noble); died on 25 Dec 1818 in Orwell,Vermont.

Stephen married Caroline Messenger on 10 Jun 1771. Caroline was born on 19 Oct 1754 in Norwich, Connecticut; died on 22 Sep 1788 in Orwell,Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9.
Caroline Messenger was born on 19 Oct 1754 in Norwich, Connecticut; died on 22 Sep 1788 in Orwell,Vermont.
Children:

4. Jr. Stephen Bush was born in in Vermont.