NameSamuel Bush
Birth9 Oct 1874, Perry Co., Kentucky
Death9 May 1949, Perry Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1899, Troublesome, Perry Co., Kentucky
SpouseLeannah “Leaner” Stacy
Birth22 Jul 1883, Perry Co., Kentucky
Death26 Aug 1946, Perry Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth1900, Kentucky
Death1927, Perry Co., Kentucky
Notes for Samuel Bush
His death certificate records Sam Bush, age 74, born 9 Oct 1874 in Perry Co., Ky, died 9 May 1949 in Harveyton, Perry Co., Ky, widowed, laborer, father Jess Jim Fugate, mother’s maiden Polly Bush, cause of death cancer of lungs, informant Shade Bush, burial in Bush Cemetery, Ary, Ky.
Notes for Leannah “Leaner” Stacy
Her death certificate records Leaner Bush, age 63 years 1 month 4 days, born 22 July 1883 in Perry, died 26 Aug 1946 in Bulan, Perry Co., Ky, married, father James Stacey, mother’s maiden name Hulda Engle, both born in Perry, cause of death carcinoma of the intestines, informant Shade Bush, Bulan, Ky, burial in Troublesome.
Census Notes for Samuel & Leannah “Leaner” (Family)
1900 census of Perry Co., Ky, Troublesome precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 3B as family #52:
Bush, Samuel, 25, b. Oct 1874, farmer; Leanna, wife, 16, b. June 1883, married 1 year, mother of 0 children.
1910 census of Perry Co., Ky, Troublesome precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 4B as family #64/70:
Bush, Samuel, 35, farmer; Leannah, wife, 26, first marriage for both, married 10 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; James, son, 9; Hulda, dau, 8; Polly, dau, 5; Shade, son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding line is Samuel’s mother, listed as Polly Bush, 70, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living, b. Ky Ky Ky, although according to Sam’s death certificate Bush is her maiden name.
1920 census of Perry Co., Ky, Troublesome precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #18:
Bush, Sam, 45, foreman at mill; Leaner, wife, 36; Polly Jane, dau, 15; Shade, son, 12; Ida May, dau, 8. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Perry Co., Ky, Troublesome precinct, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 6A as family #96:
Bush, Samuel, 55, age at first marriage 25; Leaner, wife, 46, age at first marriage 16; Kaiser, adopted son, 13; Grace, dau-in-law, 23, widowed, age at first marriage 16; Clara B., grandda, 6; Jessie H., grandson, 4 5/12; Bula M., granddau, 2 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Perry Co., Ky, Troublesome precinct, ED 97-4, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 15A as family #215:
Bush, Sam, 65, farmer; Leanner, wife, 46; Clara B, granddau, 16; Jessie, grandson, 14; Beulah Mae, granddau, 12. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.