Person

John Bush (Henry County farmer and boarding house keeper.)

b. 1810?

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer and boarding house keeper. Kentucky native. Married to Presha Bush. Farmer in Henry County in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in Henry County in 1850. Boarding house keeper in Henry County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

Details

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2, p. 443A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 378.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry, Subdivision 1, p. 186A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Logan County, Oran Township, p. 210B.

Citation

Bush, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209611 (January 18, 2026).

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