Issac Bush (1821 - 1904)

Born 21 Sep 1821 in Early County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Temperance (Roberts) Bush — married 2 Feb 1843 in Early County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 31 May 1904 at age 82 in Miller County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Issac was born in 1821. He passed away in 1904. Isaac and Temperance had 6 sons and 4 daughters.

Memoirs of Georgia, Volume II, page 527: "JUDGE ISAAC BUSH, son of James Bush by his second wife, Mary Caraway, was born Sept. 21, 1821, and was reared in and around Blakely, Early Co., remaining at home until legally free (the only one of the children who did so), receiving an ordinary academic education. Having long cherished the ambition to be a lawyer, he bought some law books in 1846 and studied by himself at home, and practiced without a certificate until 1858, when, often finding himself at a disadvantage, he concluded to apply for regular admission to the bar, which he did and was admitted at Colquitt, Judge David Kiddoo presiding. Mr. Bush continued to practice until 1890, when he retired to his farm, seven miles east of Colquitt, where he is enjoying to the full the quiet and pleasures of a model country home. As might be inferred, Judge Bush was always much interested in politics. When the county og Miller was organized, in the spring of 1857, he was elected ordinary, but resigned the ensuing fall to take his seat in the state senate, serving during the sessions of 1857 - 58. Sympathizing with Hon. A. H. Stephens, he opposed secession, but when hostilities began, he enlisted in the Twenty-ninth Georgia calvary, Col. Hood commanding, and served to the close of the war, chiefly on scouting duty. In 1865 Judge Bush was elected to represent Miller county in the general assembly, serving during the sessions of 1865 - 66. To him is due the credit of securing the enactment of the law requiring "wild-land" taxes to be paid in the counties in which the land lies, instead of, as had previously been the case, being paid in the county in which the owner resided. Also, for securing legislation making the property of married women non-available for the payment of the debt of the husband. Prior to the passage of this act the property of the wife was subject to the debts of the husband contracted before marriage. Judge Bush ended his honorable and useful public life by four years' service as chairman of the board of county commissioners, 1890-93 inclusive. Judge Bush was married Feb. 5, 1845, to Temperance, daughter of Drewry and Chloe (Golightly) Roberts. Mrs. Bush was born in Early county, Feb. 4, 1825, and died Oct. 15, 1893. The bereaved husband tenderly cherished her memory as a woman of remarkable endearing qualities, a faithful and affectionate wife, a devoted mother, and as one overflowing with Christian charity and neighborly kindness, the loss of whose companionship is the sorest affliction of his life. Ten children were the offspring of this happy union, of whom the following named survive: James Smiley, merchant, Colquitt; Isaac A., lawyer, Camilla; Charles C., lawyer, Colquitt; Mary J., at home; Chloe, Mrs. William E. Hunter, Colquitt, and Emma, Mrs. C. M. Jones, Miller county. Judge Bush is now enjoying the well-earned fruit of a somewhat lengthy, busy and honorable (because useful) career, quiet, domestic comfort, thousands of board acres of land, hundreds of bales of cotton and thousands of head of cattle and other valuable stock, and better than all, the heartfelt esteem of the thousands of his fellow-citizens whom for more than forty years he has alternately counseled, led, and served. Politically Mr. Bush is an uncompromising democrat, religiously a devout and zealous Baptist."

The History of Miller County Georgia 1856-1980: (page 33) Isaac Bush, September 21, 1821 - May, 31, 1904 Miller County's first Ordinary and first Senator. Land donor for courthouse square area.

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Sources

1. ↑ "Memoirs of Georgia, Volume 2", The Southern Historical Association, 1895, pp 527-528.

• 1850 CENSUS Early County, Georgia

• 1860 CENSUS Miller County, Georgia

• 1880 CENSUS Miller County, Georgia

• Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc., Genealogical Gazette, (Vol. 20, Number 4/November-2002), pg.164.

• Seminole County Historical Society, Cornerstone of Georgia Seminole County 1920-1991, (1991).

• Frances T. Ingmire, Early County Georgia Marriage Records 1820-1850, (Published 1985).

• The History Of Miller County Georgia 1856 - 1980.

• The Southern Historical Association, 1895, Memoirs of Georgia Volume II, (Atlanta, Ga).

• The Heritage of Miller County Ga. 1856 - 2003, (2003 Miller Co. Heritage Committee & County Heritage, Inc.), pg.163.