Person:Mary Harris (253)

Notes

Some Ancestry Member Trees have Mary's birthdate as 1795, botn in New Jersey, which appears to be incorrect. There appears to be another John Bush in Augusta Couunty, also born abt. 1783, married to a different Mary Ann, born 1795 in New Jersey that has been confused with this Mary Ann.

1.   United States. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.

   Soldier: John Bush
   Widow: Mary A Bush
   Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1850
   Date Enlisted: 29 Aug 1814
   Date Discharged: 28 Dec 1814
   Soldier's Death Date: 7 Sep 1870
   Soldier's Death Place: Nera Deerfield Augusta Co VA
   Military Service Location: Virginia
   Widow's Death Date: 1884
   Pension Number - #1: WO 28878
   Pension Number - #2: WC 23784
   Bounty Land Number - #1: 765 80 50
   Bounty Land Number - #2: 1948 80 55
   Roll number: 14
   Archive Publication Number: M313

2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: Mary A Bush
   Age: 33
   Birth Year: abt 1827
   Gender: Female
   Birth Place: Virginia
   Home in 1860: District 1, Augusta, Virginia
   Post Office: Staunton
   Family Number: 1664
   Household Members: Name Age
   John Bush 70
   Mary A Bush 33
   John A S Bush 9
   Alice C Bush 7
   William W Bush 5
   Martin S Bush 3
   Martha B Bush 1

3.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: Mary A Bush
   Age in 1870: 42
   Birth Year: abt 1828
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1870: District 6, Augusta, Virginia
   Race: White
   Gender: Female
   Post Office: Craigsville
   Household Members: Name Age
   John Bush 87
   Mary A Bush 42
   Allice C Bush 18
   William W Bush 15
   La Clair M Bush 13
   Martha B Bush 11
   Mary L Bush 9
   Sarah Lindsey 63
   Nancy Lindsey 13

4.   Virginia, United States. Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917. (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2011).

   Name: Mary A Bush
   Birth Date: abt 1827
   Birth Place: Augusta County
   Death Date: 9 May 1884
   Death Place: Staunton, Staunton, Virginia
   Death Age: 57
   Race: White
   Marital Status: Married
   Gender: Female
   Spouse Name: John Bush
   FHL Film Number: 2048591