The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
James Howard Bush
April 4, 1840 - November 24, 1861
From Austin County, TX.
Mustered in with Company B on September 7, 1861 in Houston, TX.
Ill with Typhoid fever.
Died and buried at Nashville, TN on November 24, 1861.
Body moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.
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John H. Bush |
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Nashville's Old City Cemetery. Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - TX, Austin County, Page 90, Dwelling 26, Family 26, (4/55) | |||||||||
| Name | Age. | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| N. W. Bush | 39 | M | Farmer | $22,550 | NC | ||||
| Julin A. Bush | 39 | F | VA | ||||||
| James Bush | 10 | M | TX | Y | |||||
| William Bush | 2 | M | KY | ||||||
| Marth Bush | 8 | F | TX | Y | |||||
| Sarah Bush | 6 | F | TX | Y | |||||
| Robert Macarthy | 39 | M | Laborer | NY | |||||
| Nemiah N ?? | 28 | M | School Teacher | NY | |||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Austin County, Page 26, Line, (image) | ||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | |
| N. W. Bush | 1 | 50 | M | B | ||||
| 1 | 14 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 11 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 40 | F | B | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Austin County, Hempstead Pricinct, Page 178, Dwelling 202, Family 202, (25/27) | ||||||||||
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| N. W. Bush | 49 | M | Com Merchant | $50,000 | $15,000 | NC | ||||
| T. A. Bush (wife) | 47 | F | VA | |||||||
| J. H. Bush | 20 | M | Clerk | TX | ||||||
| Martha M. Bush | 18 | F | TX | Y | ||||||
| S. E. Bush | 16 | F | TX | Y | ||||||
| W. T. Bush | 12 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| G. H. Bush | 10 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Z. H. Bush | 8 | M | TX | |||||||
| H. A. Henderson | 25 | M | Com Merchant | $500 | TN | |||||
| Wm. Doak | 25 | M | Clerk | MI | ||||||
| John Morse | 21 | M | Clerk | MI | ||||||
| E. A. Macarthur | 27 | F | Farmer | $15,000 | AL | |||||
| John Lister | 11 | M | AL | |||||||
| Michael McDuffie | 40 | M | Gardner | Ireland | ||||||
| F. Ritchie | 24 | M | Laborer | AL | ||||||
| Related Links: | ||
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1896 Confederate Veteran Article "Letters
From Veterans: Miss Sallie McCallum" |
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| Sources: |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Surname:
Bush) |
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