Silas was a son of Charles Albert Bush and Eliza Jane Hensell. He married Martha Alice Bush in 1874.[1] Silas died about 1920. He appeared on the 1920 census dated 5 January 1920, but his wife is listed as a widow in the 1921 York, Pennsylvania City Directory.
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↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51K-7Y5 : 5 December 2014), Silas W. Bush and Martha Alice Bush, 02 Apr 1874; citing Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, reference Line 9 Page 73; FHL microfilm 2,048,496.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL5-K4H : 12 April 2016), Silas W Bush in household of Charles A Bush, Virginia, United States; citing p. 27, family 163, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,140.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN79-3Z2 : 15 August 2017), Silas Bush, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 163, sheet 369B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0517; FHL microfilm 1,254,517.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGCR-XPV : accessed 30 December 2017), Silas W Bush, York Ward 12, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 22B, family 512, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1435; FHL microfilm 1,375,448.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNM7-NC8 : accessed 30 December 2017), Silas Bush, York Ward 12, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 5B, line 54, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1669; FHL microfilm 1,821,669.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas: