Husband: Freeman Marion Bush
Born: ca 1857 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 1
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Hilah Jane Stewart 2,3,4 Married: Dec-28-1884 in Gilmer Co, WV 1
Born: ca 1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: 1884 in Gilmer Co, WV 1 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Myrtle G. Bush Born: ca 1887 in Gilmer Co, WV 1 Resided: 1952 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 5 Husband: Joseph S. Lang b. ca 1886 Married: Nov- 1-1913 in Gilmer Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Homer P. Bush Born: Oct-28-1889 7 Died: Apr- -1976 7 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: 1952 in Baldwin, Gilmer Co, WV 5
M Child 3: Clarence Lafayette Bush Born: Dec- 4-1891 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 8,9,10 (see note 1) Died: Mar- 7-1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Resided: in Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Nellie M. Pierce b. May-19-1900 d. May- -1984 Married: May-22-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 4: Okey Lee Bush Born: Sep-23-1896 in Gilmer Co, WV 14,13 Died: Jun-16-1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 14,16 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter, former employee of State Road Commission 14 Occupation: 1920 driving team for Smith Preston 17 Wife: Okla Alda Bee b. Feb-17-1900 d. Apr-30-1953 Also known as: Alda Bee 18,19 Married: Jun- 8-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,19
F Child 5: Mary L. Bush Born: ca 1899 in Gilmer Co, WV 1 Resided: 1952 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 5 Husband: Elza Furr b. ca 1896 Married: Aug-28-1920 in Gilmer Co, WV 1
F Child 6: Ethel Bush
F Child 7: Leah Bush
F Child 8: Alta Greta Bush Born: Sep-14-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV 7,1 Died: Feb- -1988 7 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 5,7 Resided: 1937 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Husband: John Lorentz b. Jul-14-1896 d. Apr- -1969 Married: Aug- 7-1937 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 1
Sources: (1) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Death record of son. (4) Obituary of son. (5) Obituary of brother. (6) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, His marital status listed as divorced. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) Gilmer County Birth Records, Glenville, WV. (9) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (DeKalb District) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary - Hospital. (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (18) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (19) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Dec 4 1892. But 1900 Census states Dec 1891, and birth record and Social Security application show it as Dec 4 1891.