Individual Details
Edgar James Hamilton BUSH
(6 May 1885 - Sep 1969)
Events
| Birth | 6 May 1885 | Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Jul 1906 | Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States - Ethel Kellogg PRODGER |  | | |
| Divorce | 7 Jan 1908 | Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States - Ethel Kellogg PRODGER | | | |
| Military | Aug 1908 - Aug 1911 | U.S. Army, 13th Infantry | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Band Barracks, Pope Avenue - Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | 13 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1925 | 11 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | 33 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1943 | 20 US Avenue, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | Sep 1969 | Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States | | ||
| Alt name | James Edgar BUSH | ||||
| Occupation | assistant pharmacist and clerk - Cady Drug Store, W. B. Jaques Drug Co.; Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Kellogg PRODGER (1886 - ) |
| Father | Nary L Joseph BUSH (1865 - 1905) |
| Mother | Louisa E. HAMILTON (1868 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
This marriage must not have been successful or long-lived, because on every subsequent record I have seen, Edgar is listed as single (not widowed or even divorced).Divorce
Another brief clipping on this page states that the divorce was granted as a result of incompatibility of temper.Military
Enlisted on 5 August 1908 at Fort William Henry Harrison in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. He signed up for a period of three years. At the time of his enlistment, he was 23 years and 3 months old, born in Stevenson (sic), Michigan. His occupation is listed as musician, and the 1910 Census seems to show that he was part of the military band at Fort Leavenworth. He was discharged in August 1911 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1198/MIUSA1798_102922-00005?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1198%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=MIUSA1798_102922-00119
Census
Edgar J. H. Bush, age 25, was a soldier at Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation. He lived in the band barracks, and since he was described as a musician at the time of his enlistment, it's safe to conclude that he was a member of the fort's military band.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/31111_4328339-00799?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7884%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=31111_4328339-00831
Census
1920 Census: Enumerated with this family were Louise Bush, age 52, a widow; and her son, Edgar J. H. Bush, age 34. Edgar's occupation is very difficult to read here, but he was an assistant pharmacist.Also listed in the 1920 Plattsburgh City Directory, page 71, image 40. He was described as a clerk, working at 86 Margaret St., and the street breakdown (page 211, image 112) shows that the business at this address was W. B. Jaques Drug Co. *** 1920 was the first year that Edgar was listed in the Plattsburgh city Directory.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4313427-00176?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6061%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
Census
The 1925 New York State Census shows Louise Bush, age 57, a housewife, living with her son, Edgar J. H. Bush, a salesman. They lived at 11 Broad Street in Plattsburgh.http://interactive.ancestry.com/2704/32849_b094308-00425?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d2704%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
Census
Edgar Bush, single, age 45, was a drug clerk in a drug store. He was a lodger in the home of Andrew and Mary Wilson.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4661087_00241?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6224%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4661087_00248
Census
Edgar Bush, single, age 56, was a lodger in the home of Frank and Viola Taitt. He worked as an orderly at the post hospital.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27829-9883-47?cc=2000219&wc=M9QD-83S:n595552450
Residence
He was an employee of the Plattsburgh Barracks.Endnotes
1. Menominee County, Michigan Vital Records County Clerk's Office, Births Vol. B, p. 86, record #578 -- Jas Edgar Bush (male!). FHL Film #1017365..
2. Social Security Death Index, Edgar Bush.
3. "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1609797 : accessed 10 March 2014), Edgar Jas Hamilton Bush and Ethel Kellogg Prodger; digital folder 004350527, image 190.
4. "District Court," Kalispell Daily Inter Lake, 10 January 1908, divorce of Ethel Bush from Edwin Bush granted on Tuesday (Jan 7); digital images, NewspaperArchive ( : accessed 10 March 2014). One other mention of this divorce elsewhere on this page.
5. "U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914," database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1198 : accessed 9 March 2014), Edgar J. H. Bush; Records of the Adjutant General’s Office; 1908-1909, June, A-K, image 112.
6. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Kansas, Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 17A, image 33, band barracks, line 49, Edgar J. H. Bush; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 9 March 2014); National Archives Records Administration.
7. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Kansas, Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 17A, image 33, band barracks, line 49, Edgar J. H. Bush; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 9 March 2014); National Archives Records Administration.
8. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, New York, Clinton, Plattsburg, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 1A, image 1, dwelling 9, family 11, lines 44-45, Louise Bush and Edgar J. H. Bush; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 March 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
9. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), 1920 Plattsburgh, New York City Directory, pages 71 and 211, images 40 and 112, Bush Edgar J. H. ; online images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 March 2014), clerk 86 Margaret, h 13 Broad.
10. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), 1925 Plattsburgh, New York City Directory, page 57, image 34, Bush Edgar J H; online images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 March 2014), clk 72 Margaret, h 11 Broad.
11. Louise and Edgar J. H. Bush, 1925 New York State Census, , population, , Clinton County, Plattsburgh, Ward 5, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, page 1, image 1; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2704&path=, New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
12. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, New York, Clinton, Plattsburgh, enumeration district (ED) 10-36, sheet 4B, image 8, dwelling 57, family 82, line 59, Edgar Bush; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 9 March 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
13. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, New York, Clinton, Plattsburgh, Ward 6, enumeration district (ED) 10-44, sheet 61A, image 37, household 152, line 38, Edgar Bush; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 10 March 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
14. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), 1943 Plattsburgh, New York City Directory, page 64, image 14, Bush Edgar J H; online images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 March 2014), emp P Barracks.
15. Social Security Death Index, Edgar Bush.
16. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), 1925 Plattsburgh, New York City Directory, page 57, image 34, Bush Edgar J H; online images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 March 2014), clk 72 Margaret, h 11 Broad.
17. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), 1920 Plattsburgh, New York City Directory, pages 71 and 211, images 40 and 112, Bush Edgar J. H. ; online images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 March 2014), clerk 86 Margaret, h 13 Broad.