Flora (Sheldon) Bush (1872 - 1920)

Born 17 Mar 1872 in Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Prescott Bush — married 27 Jun 1894 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1920 at age 48 in Watch Hill, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Birth

Flora Sheldon^[1][2] was born on 17 Mar 1872 in Franklin County, Ohio.^[3][4] She was the daughter of Robert Emmet Sheldon and Mary Elizabeth Butler.^[3]

Marriage & Family

Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora Sheldon were married by license issued on 26 June 1894. The ceremony took place on 27 June 1894 and was performed by the Rev. Wm. E. Moore, w Pres. Ch., Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.^[5][4]

Children:

1. Prescott Sheldon Bush b. 15 May 1894^[6]; m. Dorothy Walker 6 Aug 1921 Kennebunkport, York, Maine^[7]
2. Robert S. Bush, b. 20 Nov 1896 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; d. 29 Mar 1900 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin^[8]
3. Mary Eleanor Bush; m. Francis E. House, Jr. 4 Oct 1919 Franklin, Ohio^[9]
4. Margaret Livingston (Bush) Clement; m. Stuart H. Clement 27 Jun 1919 Franklin, Ohio^[10]
5. James Smith Bush born 17 April 1901 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin^[11]--exact NAME of James Smith Bush

Death

4 Sep 1920,^[3] Watch Hill Road, near Westerly, Rhode Island. She was walking with her husband on Watch Hill Road and stepped into the road to talk to a friend in a car. Another driver tried to go around that car and hit and killed Mrs. Bush.^[12]

Alt. Death Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA^[4]

She is buried at the Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.^[3]

Censuses

• 1880 United States Federal Census: Name: Flora Sheldon; Age: 8; Birth Date: Abt 1872; Birthplace; Ohio; Home in 1880: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA; Street: E State St; House Number: 130; Dwelling Number: 85; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Single; Father's Name: Robt. E. Sheldon; Father's Birthplace: Ohio; Mother's Name: Mary E. Sheldon; Mother's Birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: At School; Household Members: Name: Robt. E. Sheldon; Mary E. Sheldon; Ralph Sheldon; Flora Sheldon; Butler Sheldon; Hattie Sheldon; Mary Sheldon^[13]

• 1900 United States Federal Census: Milwaukee city Ward 16, Precinct 4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Simon P Bush, Head Male 36 b. New Jersey Oct 1864; Flora S Bush, Wife Female 28 b. Ohio March 1872; Prescott S Bush, Son Male 5 b. Ohio May 1895; Mary E Bush, Daughter Female 3 b. Ohio Dec 1897; Margaret Bush, Daughter Female 1, b. Ohio July 1899; Bertha J Goethe, Servant Female 36 b. New York; Bertha Schwartz, Servant Female 20 b. Germany. "Simon and Flora have been married for 6 years, and Flora has had 4 children, three of whom are living.^[14]

• 1920 United States Federal Census: Name: Flora Bush; Age47; Birth Year: abt 1873; Birthplace: Ohio; Home in 1920: Franklin, Franklin, Ohio; Street: Central Ave; Residence Date: 1920; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Samuel Bush; Father's Birthplace: Ohio; Mother's Birthplace: Ohio; Able to Speak English; Yes; Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes; Household Members: Name: Samuel Bush; Flora Bush; James Bush; Emma Sigler^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S90 page 601
2. ↑ Gary Boyd Roberts Title: "Ancestors of American Presidents" Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Date: 2009, Page 449
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 July 2020), memorial page for Flora Sheldon Bush (17 Mar 1872–4 Sep 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #6788196, citing Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Roberts, Gary Boyd Notable Kin, Volume One Publication: Carl Boyer, 3rd; Location: Santa Clarita, California; Date: 1998; NOTE: Published in cooperation with the New England Historic genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Page 117
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ59-W2B : 26 August 2019), S.P. Bush and Flora Sheldon, 27 Jun 1894; citing Marriage, Franklin, Ohio, United States, 184, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6HX-FSW : 18 May 2020), Flora Sheldon in entry for Sheldon P. Bush, 1894.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-MNYK : 13 March 2018), Flora Sheldon in entry for Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker, 06 Aug 1921; citing Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL88-GXR : 10 March 2018), Flora Sheldon in entry for Robert S. Bush, 1900; citing Death, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,310,328.
9. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z8W8-9TW2 : 12 May 2020), Flora Sheldon in entry for Francis E. House, Jr. and Mary E. Bush, 1919.
10. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z87C-XLZM : 12 May 2020), Flora Sheldon in entry for Stuart H. Clement and Margaret L. Bush, 1919.
11. ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRYT-JG3 : 30 January 2020), Flora Sheldon in entry for James S. Bush, 1901.
12. ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT, 13 Sept 1920, Page 2. Accessed on 27 July 2020 at Newpapers.com Page 2
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8M6-S8G : 13 September 2017), Flora Sheldon in household of Robt E Sheldon, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 168C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,016.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKL-M34 : accessed 28 July 2020), Flora S Bush in household of Simon P Bush, Milwaukee city Ward 16, Precinct 4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,805.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBN-9CL : accessed 28 July 2020), Flora Bush in household of Samuel Bush, Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 27B, line 78, family 647, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1379; FHL microfilm 1,821,379.

• S494 Title: Symons Genealogy

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Name: Flora Sheldon; Spouse: Samuel Prescott Bush; Parents: Mary, Robert Elizabeth, Emmet Butler, Sheldon; Birth Place: Franklin Co, OH; Birth Date: 17 March 1872; Marriage Place: Columbus, OH; Marriage Date: 20 June 1894; Death Place: Watch Hill, RI; Death Date: 4 September 1920

• Millennium File: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Birth Date: Mar 1872; Spouse: Samuel Prescott Bush; Children: Prescott Sheldon Sr. Bush; Prescott Sheldon Sr. Bush; Household Members: Name: Samuel Prescott Bush; Flora Sheldon

• Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Spouse: Saml. Bush; Child: Sheldon P. Bush; FHL Film Number: 285136; Household Members: Name: Sheldon P. Bush; Flora Sheldon; Saml. Bush

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Spouse: Samuel P. Bush; Child: Margaret L. Bush; Film Number: 001854970; Household Members: Name: Stuart H. Clement; Carolyn J. Tripp; Stephen M. Clement; Margaret L. Bush; Flora Sheldon; Samuel P. Bush

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1894; Marriage Place: Franklin, Ohio, USA; Spouse: S.P. Bush; Film Number: 000285153; Household Members: Name: S.P. Bush; Flora Sheldon

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Spouse Name: Samuel Prescott Bush; Number Pages: 1; Household Members: Name: Samuel Prescott Bush; Flora Sheldon

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Birth Place: OH; Birth Year: 1872; Spouse Name: Samuel Prescott Bush; Spouse Birth Place: NJ; Spouse Birth Year: 1863; Marriage Year1894; Marriage State: OH; Number Pages: 1; Household Members: Name: Samuel Prescott Bush; Flora Sheldon

• U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989: Name: Flora Sheldon; Residence Year: 1892; Street Address: 683 E Broad; Residence Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA; Publication Title: Columbus, Ohio, City Directory, 1892; Household Members: Name: Flora Sheldon

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Spouse: Samuel P Bush; Child: Margaret Bush Clement; Household Members: Name: Margaret Bush Clement; Flora Sheldon; Samuel P Bush

• Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010: Name: Flora Sheldon Bush; Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872; Age at Death: 48; Death Date: 4 Sep 1920; Burial Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; Household Members: Name: Flora Sheldon Bush; Robert E Sheldon

• Also see:

• Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872; Birth Place: Franklin Co (Ohio) USA; Death Date: 4 Sep 1920; Death Place: Watch Hill (RI) USA; Death Age: 48; Spouse: Samuel Prescott Bush; Children: Prescott Sheldon Bush; URL: http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-baris/I109405.php

• Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: f; Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872; Birth Place: Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, United States; Death Date: 4 Sep 1920; Death Place: Watch Hill, RI; Death Age: 48; Father: Robert Emmet Sheldon; Mother: Mary Elizabeth Butler; Spouse: Samuel Prescott Bush; Children: Prescott Sheldon Bush; URL: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-smit-zimmermann/I87606970.php

• Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015: Name: Flora Sheldon; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 17 Mar 1872; Birth Place: Franklin Co., OH; Death Date: 4 Sep 1920; Death Place: Watch Hill, RI; Death Age: 48; Father: Robert Emmet Sheldon; Mother: Mary Elizabeth Butler; Spouse: Samuel Prescott Bush; Children: Prescott Sheldon Bush; URL: http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-smit-zimmermann/I5561.php

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Text: Tree 1 Text: Tree 2