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Margaret Priscilla Bush 1855–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Marion County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1943

Death Location: New London, Ralls, Missouri, USA

Father: James Bush

Mother: Elinor Higbee

Spouse(s): William Birney

Children(s): William Birney, Everett Birney

Margaret Priscilla Bush was born in 1855 in Marion County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Thomas Bush And Elinor Long Higbee. In 1870, Margaret Priscilla Bush resided in Saline, Ralls, Missouri, USA. Margaret Priscilla Bush married William Letchworth Birney, and had children including Everett Letchworth Birney, William Perry Birney. Margaret Priscilla Bush passed away in 1943 in New London, Ralls, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Priscilla Bush was born in 1855 in Marion County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Thomas Bush And Elinor Long Higbee.
  • In 1870, Margaret Priscilla Bush resided in Saline, Ralls, Missouri, USA.
  • Margaret Priscilla Bush married William Letchworth Birney, and had children including Everett Letchworth Birney, William Perry Birney.
  • Margaret Priscilla Bush passed away in 1943 in New London, Ralls, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Bush's Ancestors

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Margaret Bush
1855–1943
Birth Place: Marion County, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Thomas Bush
1830–1899
Withers Mill, Marion, Missouri, USA
Elinor (Long) Higbee
1837–1893
Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Higbee
1807–1888
St. Clairs Co., Near Pittsburg, PA
Leticia (Riggs) Long
1817–1855
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Higbee
1773–1843
Elizabeth Crayton
1780–1839
Joseph Long
1791–1874
Eleanor Riggs
1791–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812
Edward Sr
1764–1843
Mary Higbee
1764–1853

Margaret Bush's Descendants

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Margaret (Priscilla) Bush (12 Jan 1855–14 Apr 1943) m. William (Letchworth) Birney (30 Mar 1834–29 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. William (Perry) Birney 1879–1966 m. Elizabeth (Adelaide) Glascock 1881–1971
    1. 1. Hallie (Margaret) Birney 1911–2001 m. James (Harris) Fisher 1907–1984
      1. 1. Carolyn (Jean) Fisher 1932–2011 m. Donald (Eugene) Bastian 1931–2016
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Carolyn) Birney 1906–1979 m. Ralph (Joseph) Hopkins 1899–1980
    3. 3. William (Hopson) Birney 1907–1907
    4. 4. Nina (Ruth) Birney 1919–1919
    5. 5. William (Everett) Birney 1917–1917
  2. 2. Everett (Letchworth) Birney 1883–1907

Margaret Bush's Timeline

3 Records

1855
12 Jan 1855
Birth of Margaret Priscilla Bush in Marion County, Missouri, USA
Marion County, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Margaret Priscilla Bush resided here in Saline, Ralls, Missouri, USA
Saline, Ralls, Missouri, USA
1943
14 Apr 1943
Age 88
Death of Margaret Priscilla Bush in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Marion County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Saline, Ralls, Missouri; Roll: M593_802; Page: 54B; Family History Library Film: 552301
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Saline, Ralls, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Saline, Ralls, Missouri; Roll: M593_802; Page: 54B; Family History Library Film: 552301

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New London, Ralls, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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