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James Simpson Bush 1799 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Va.

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Perry, Kentucky, United States

Father: Enoch Bush

Mother: Mary Barlow

Spouse(s): Margaret Whisman

Children(s): Enoch Bush

According to available records, James Simpson Bush was born in 1799 in Va., the child of Enoch Bush and Mary Elizabeth Barlow. Following those early years, James Simpson Bush married Margaret Whisman, and their family grew to include Enoch Bush. In the later years of life, James Simpson Bush died in 1880 in Perry, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Enoch Bush
1749 – 1842
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Barlow
1730 – 1810
Birth Location: Cherokee Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Whisman
1801 – 1896
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Enoch Bush
1825 – 1932
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1799
    Event Place: Va.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky, United States
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