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Flora Sheldon 1872 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872

Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1920

Death Location: Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Robert Sheldon

Mother: Mary Butler

Spouse(s): Samuel Bush

Children(s): Robert Bush, Hon. Sr.,, Mary Bush, Margaret Bush, James Bush

Flora Sheldon Bush was born in 1872 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of Robert Emmet Sheldon and Mary Elizabeth Butler. Flora Sheldon Bush married Samuel Prescott Bush, and had children including Robert Sheldon Bush, Hon. Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr.,, Mary Eleanor Bush, Margaret Livingston Bush, James Smith Bush. Flora Sheldon Bush passed away in 1920 in Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Flora Sheldon Bush was born in 1872 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of Robert Emmet Sheldon and Mary Elizabeth Butler.
  • Flora Sheldon Bush married Samuel Prescott Bush, and had children including Robert Sheldon Bush, Hon. Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr.,, Mary Eleanor Bush, Margaret Livingston Bush, James Smith Bush.
  • Flora Sheldon Bush passed away in 1920 in Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

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Flora Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Flora Sheldon
1872 – 1920
Birth Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Parents
Robert Emmet Sheldon
1845 – 1917
Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Butler
1849 – 1897
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Courtland (Philip Livingston) Butler
1813 – 1891
Clinton, Oneida, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Slade) Butler
1822 – 1901
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Butler,
1785 – 1851
Judith Livingston,
1785 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Butler
1761 – 1829
Sarah Herrick
1764 – 1823
Lt Livingston,
1758 – 1833
Susannah Lewis
1761 – 1822

Flora Sheldon's Descendants

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Flora Sheldon (17 Mar 1872 – 4 Sep 1920) m. Samuel (Prescott) Bush (4 Oct. 1863 – 8 Feb. 1948)
  1. 1. Robert (Sheldon) Bush (15 May 1894 – 28 March 1900)
  2. 2. Hon. (Prescott Sheldon Bush) Sr., (15 May 1895 – 8 Oct 1972) m. Dorothy (Walker) Bush (1 July 1901 – 19 November 1992)
    1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush (10 August 1922 – 23 June 2010)
    2. 2. President (George Herbert Walker) Bush (12 June 1924 – 30 Nov 2018) m. Barbara (Pierce) (Bush), (8 June 1925 – 17 Apr 2018)
      1. 1. President (George Walker) Bush (6 Jul 1946 – ) m. Laura (Lane) Welch (4 Nov 1946 – )
      2. 2. Pauline (Robinson) Bush (20 December 1949 – 11 October 1953)
      3. 3. John ('Jeb' Ellis) Bush, (11 Feb 1953 – ) m. Maria (Columba Garnica) Gallo (17 Aug 1953 – )
        1. 1. George (Prescott) Bush, (24 Apr 1976 – ) m. Amanda (Leigh) Williams (2 Dec 1977 – )
    3. 3. Nancy Bush (13 Feb 1926 – 21 Jun 2001)
  3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Bush (18 Dec 1897 – 20 Dec. 1992)
  4. 4. Margaret (Livingston) Bush (19 July 1899 – 29 May 1993)
  5. 5. James (Smith) Bush (11 April 1901 – 2 May 1978) m. Janet Stewart (23 Oct 1908 – 1 Jul 1982)
    1. 1. Henrieta (Lowe) Bush (Feb 1930 – 17 Sep 1945)

Flora Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1872
17 Mar 1872
Birth of Flora Sheldon Bush in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1920
4 Sep 1920
Age 48
Death of Flora Sheldon Bush in Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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