Mahala Jane (Bush) Bynum (1854 - 1931)

Born 1854 in Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 1931 at about age 77 in Mississippi, United States

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Mahala (Bush) Bynum is buried in New Home Baptist Church Cemetery.

Biography

Mahala Jane Bush was born about 1854 in Mississippi, USA as a child of William Hardy Bush and Mary A Davis. She died in 1931 (Age at Death: 77).

When she was 21, she married Morgan L Bynum, son of Benjamin Bynum and Margaret Bynum, about 1875 (based upon 1900 census).

Mahala Jane Bush was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (New Home Baptist Church). ^[1] Race: (White) She lived in Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1860 (Age: 6). She lived in Township 8, Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1870 (Age: 16; Census Post Office: Ellisville). She lived in Pinelville, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1880. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1900. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1910. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1920. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 76; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother).

Morgan L Bynum and Mahala Jane Bush had the following children:

1. Gustavus B Bynum was born on Aug 26, 1877 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 24, 1908 (Age at Death: 31). He married Leavy Jane Wells in 1897 (based upon 1900 census data).
2. Benjamin Taylor Bynum was born on Mar 18, 1878 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 09, 1960 (Age at Death: 81). He married Amanda Adelia Flynt in 1897.
3. William Hardie Bynum was born on Mar 18, 1878 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 29, 1964 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 86). He married Effie Jane Dupree on Aug 11, 1901.
4. John Matterson Bynum was born on May 18, 1879 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 26, 1962 (Age at Death: 83). He married Sarah Rowena Holifield on Aug 27, 1897 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA.
5. Columbus Morgan Bynum was born on Oct 04, 1880 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 10, 1921 (Age at Death: 40). He married Sarah Annie Dupree in 1902.
6. Mary Bynum was born in Oct 1882 in Mississippi, USA. She died after 1910.
7. Kisiah Bynum was born in Oct 1884 in Mississippi, USA. She died after 1910.
8. France Bynum was born on Apr 11, 1890 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 03, 1959 (Age at Death: 68).
9. Bertie Bynum was born on Mar 15, 1893 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 11, 1975 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 82).
10. Marsie Bynum was born in Mar 1895 in Mississippi, USA. He died after 1910.

The 1900 census states she had 10 of 11 children living, then 1910 census she had 9 of 11 children living.

Census

1870 United States Federal Census, Place: Township 8, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M593_733; Page: 203B; Image: 410; Family History Library Film: 552232

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

William H Bush M 45 South Carolina

Mary A M Bush F 39 South Carolina

Eliza E A Bush F 20 Mississippi

Mahala J Bush F 16 Mississippi

Rodier Bush M 15 Mississippi

Frances Bush F 13 Mississippi

James M Bush M 10 Mississippi

Elizabeth Bush F 5 Mississippi

Missouri A Bush F 2 Mississippi

William H Bush M 1 Mississippi

1860 United States Federal Census, Place: Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 702; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 803584

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

William H Bush M 35 South Carolina

Mary A M Bush F 29 South Carolina

Bilsey Bush F 12 Georgia

E A E Bush F 11 Mississippi

Kisair Bush F 9 Mississippi

John Bush M 8 Mississippi

Mahala J Bush F 6 Mississippi

Rozier Bush M 5 Mississippi

Francis Bush F 3 Mississippi

James M Bush M 0 Mississippi

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave Mahala J Bush Bynum

• Headstone reads M. J. Bynum 1854 - 1931
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-571 : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahala J Bynum in entry for B Taylor Bynum, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-JNS : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahalah J Bynum in household of Morgan I Bynum, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 11B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-G6G : accessed 31 January 2016), Mary J Bynum in household of Morgan L Bynum, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-QVC : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahaly J Binum in household of Morgan L Binum, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 22A, family 394, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GX-T43 : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahala J Bynum in household of M L Bynum, Pinelville, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 126, sheet 312B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0651; FHL microfilm 1,254,651.
• 1870 United States Federal Census, Place: Township 8, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M593_733; Page: 203B; Image: 410; Family History Library Film: 552232, Record for Mahala J Bush
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3D-K64 : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahala J Bush in household of William H Bush, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 12, family 74, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,232.
• 1860 United States Federal Census, Place: Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 702; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 803584, Record for Mahala J Bush
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GN-VPQ : accessed 31 January 2016), Mahala J Bush in entry for William H Bush, 1860.