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Mahala Scott 1809–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 FEB 1809

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 FEB 1890

Death Location: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Scott

Mother: Polly Johnston

Spouse(s): William Bush

Children(s): Millicent Bush, Chesley Bush, John Bush, Mary Bush, Lacy Bush, Mason Bush, Sarah Bush, Joseph Bush, William Bush, Jefferson Bush, Madison Bush

Mahala Scott was born in 1809 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Thomas Scott And Polly Johnston. Mahala Scott married William Harrison Bush, and had children including Chesley J Bush, Jefferson Jackson Bush, John Polk Bush, Joseph Scott Bush, Lacy Bush, Madison Prescott Bush, Mary A Polly Bush, Mason Washington Bush, Millicent Bush, Sarah A Bush, William Hardy Bush. Mahala Scott passed away in 1890 in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Mahala Scott was born in 1809 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Thomas Scott And Polly Johnston.
  • Mahala Scott married William Harrison Bush, and had children including Chesley J Bush, Jefferson Jackson Bush, John Polk Bush, Joseph Scott Bush, Lacy Bush, Madison Prescott Bush, Mary A Polly Bush, Mason Washington Bush, Millicent Bush, Sarah A Bush, William Hardy Bush.
  • Mahala Scott passed away in 1890 in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Mahala Scott's Ancestors

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Mahala Scott
1809–1890
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Thomas Scott
1787–
Union, South Carolina, United States
Polly Johnston
1784–
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
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Mahala Scott's Descendants

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Mahala Scott (28 FEB 1809–18 FEB 1890) m. William (Harrison) Bush (1 MAR 1791–13 JUN 1870)
  1. 1. Millicent Bush 1840–1842
  2. 2. Chesley (J) Bush 1830–1869 m. Priscilla Sellers 1836–
  3. 3. John (Polk) Bush 1850–1915 m. Susan (F) Bush 1846–1917
  4. 4. Mary (A “Polly”) Bush 1827–1875 m. Jasper (Newton) Jones 1824–1898
  5. 5. Lacy Bush 1838–1907 m. Richard (Herrin) Walters 1841–1911
  6. 6. Mason (Washington) Bush 1834–1900 m. Nancy (A) Walters 1833–1911
  7. 7. Sarah (A.) Bush 1841–1887 m. Richard (Herrin) Walters 1841–1911
  8. 8. Joseph (Scott) Bush 1847–1878 m. Sarah (Sally) Herrington 1848–1891
  9. 9. William (Hardy) Bush 1825–1893 m. Mary (Ann M) Davis 1831–1897
  10. 10. Jefferson (Jackson) Bush 1832–1914 m. Cynthia Kilgore 1832– m. Susan (Catherina) Mathis 1839–1917
  11. 11. Madison (Prescott) Bush 1836–1924 m. Mary (Emerline) Herrington 1835–1929
    1. 1. Isabell Bush 1861–1864
    2. 2. Mahala (Ann) Bush 1859–1922 m. George (Marshall) Walters 1857–1906
    3. 3. James (Matthew) Bush 1862–1942 m. Victoria (Docia) Montgomery 1870–1930
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bush 1865–1961 m. Hugh McManus 1852–1916 m. Hugh (Marion) McManus 1811–1868
    5. 5. Nellie (LaVicie) Bush 1866–1952 m. William (Nelson) Montgomery 1866–1954
    6. 6. Felix (Shepherd) Bush 1869–1948 m. Susan (A.) Knight 1877–1906 m. Lula (Mae) Evans 1880–1964
    7. 7. Jesse (Marion) Bush 1858–1907 m. Amanda (Jane) Montgomery 1864–1938
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bush 1883–1979 m. Darling (Jefferson) Flynt 1882–1962
        1. 1. Dollie (Vee) Flynt 1921–1928
        2. 2. Estelle (Alberta) Flynt 1906–1988 m. Casper (Mason) McNair 1903–1963
        3. 3. Ethel (Mae) Flynt 1903–1983 m. Franklin (Acker) Moss 1902–1961
        4. 4. Katheryn (Amanda) Flynt 1912–2017 m. James (Davis) Burns 1908–1988
        5. 5. Robert (Calhoun) Flynt 1910–1982
        6. 6. Mary (Frances) Flynt 1919–1999
        7. 7. Nell (Elizabeth) Flynt 1916–2004 m. Paul (B.) Grafton 1914–1990 m. Charlie (Caspary) Bowyer 1917–1987
        8. 8. Ann (Carol) Flynt 1927–2016 m. Leonard (Norman) Bekkedahl 1922–2022
        9. 9. Jack (Montgomery) Flynt 1925–2006 m. Lou (Ethel "Kitty") Jenkins 1929–2003
        10. 10. Jessie (Marion) Flynt 1908–1983 m. George (D.) Taylor 1903–1978
        11. 11. Billie (Jefferson) Flynt 1914–1990 m. Mary (Lou) Bell 1928–2016
      2. 2. Susan (Pearley) Bush 1888–1892
      3. 3. John (Hugh) Bush 1890–1891
      4. 4. Madison (Cleveland) Bush 1885–1913 m. Fannie (Mae) Nelson 1888–
      5. 5. Jessie (Jane) Bush 1892–1989
      6. 6. Clairborne (Lamar) Bush 1881–1950 m. Ida (Mae) Beard 1883–1945 m. Maude (Idelle) Welborn 1887–1986

Mahala Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1809
28 FEB 1809
Birth of Mahala Scott in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1890
18 FEB 1890
Age 81
Death of Mahala Scott in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1809
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1890
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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