Slaves of James Harris Gentry Bush

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Clark, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Black Heritage Slavery

A list of sources for people enslaved by the Bush family of Clark County, Kentucky, to help connect enslaved to their ancestors.

• There are 19 slave holders with the surname BUSH in Clark County 1860.
• Valentine Bush (brother of James H G Bush)^[1]
• Ambrose G Bush (brother of James H G Bush)^[2]

James G H Bush 1818-1866 His son Richard inherited the bulk of his estate.

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7V-3VZM : 14 March 2022), James H G Bush in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZM-VNW:, 1850.
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKVJ-L8T2 : 16 October 2019), Jas H G Bush, 1860.

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• Sex Male Age 56

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• Sex Male Age 38

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• Sex Female Age 28

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• Sex Male Age 21

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• Sex Male Age 19

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• Sex Female Age 20

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• Sex Female Age 14

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• Sex Female Age 13

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• Sex FemalenAge 11

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• Sex Male Age 6

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• Sex Male Age 4

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• Sex Male Age 4

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• Sex Male Age 1

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• Sex Female Age 1

Richard H Clay Bush 1843-1903 ^[3]. He passed away in 1903 and is buried at Winchester Cemetery ^[4]. The 1870Census of son Richard may include free people of color formally enslaved by this family:

• John Bell Male Black Farm laborer 35 Kentucky
• Archie Rolan Male Black Farm laborer 24 Kentucky
• Robert Williams Male Black Farm laborer 28 Kentucky
• David McConnel Male Black Farm laborer 28 Kentucky
• Green Sish Male Black Farm laborer 17 Kentucky
• Guss Gordon Male Black Farm laborer 12 Kentucky
• Ellen Anderson Black Female 26 Kentucky
• Sarah Bush Mulatto Female 19 Kentucky
• Julia Bush Mulatto Female 14 Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKVJ-2Z6Z : 16 October 2019), Valentine Bush, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKVJ-S9T2 : 16 October 2019), Ambrose G Bush, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7R-5J1 : 29 May 2021), R H C Bush, 1870.
   • R H C Bush Male 27 Kentucky
   • Lillie C Bush Female 25 Kentucky
   • Julia P Bush Female 7 Kentucky
   • Ella B Bush Female 3 Kentucky
   • James W Bush Male 0 Kentucky
   • W M Beckner Male Attorney 29 Kentucky
   • John Bell Male Black Farm laborer 35 Kentucky
   • Archie Rolan Male Black Farm laborer 24 Kentucky
   • Robert Williams Male Black Farm laborer 28 Kentucky
   • David McConnel Male Black Farm laborer 28 Kentucky
   • Green Sish Male Black Farm laborer 17 Kentucky
   • Guss Gordon Male Black Farm laborer 12 Kentucky
   • Ellen Anderson Black Female 26 Kentucky
   • Sarah Bush Mulatto Female 19 Kentucky
   • Julia Bush Mulatto Female 14 Kentucky
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50570949/richard-harris_clay-bush: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Richard Harris Clay Bush (13 Apr 1843–28 Mar 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50570949, citing Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Lettie Kirby (contributor 46920696).