Rev Andrew Jackson Bush, Sr
BIRTH 13 Mar 1846
Audrain County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 21 Feb 1920 (aged 73)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Oak Cliff Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID 44088208 ·
1860 census
Name: Andrew J Bush
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1846
Gender: Male
Home in 1860: Rocky Fork, Boone, Missouri
Post Office: Columbia
Dwelling Number: 199
Family Number: 195
Household Members:
Name Age
Jas B Sexton 28
Susan Sexton 23
Wm J Sexton 5
Richard E Sexton 2
Stephen J Bush 37
Lucretia Bush 31
Alexander Bush 16
Andrew J Bush 14
Millard B Bush 12
Julia A Bush 9
Nancy A Bush 6
Mary E Bush 5
Paulina E Bush 4
Bush mustered with Purcell Aug 3 1862, Captured/surrendered Oct 30, 1862 in Columbia MO.Sent to Gratiot then Alton. His exaimination says he was tired of scouting. He was in a skirmish in Callaway Co. He scouted through Boone, Calloway, Howard, Monroe counties. He was 16 when he enlisted. He ended up on a list of surrendered in New Orleans LA 1865 as part of Co B, 9th Battalion, Pindall's Sharpshooters
Exerpt From Texas Disciples By Colby Hall
A. J. Bush was born in Boone County, Missouri, March 13, 1846, among well-developed Disciples. He served in the Confederate Army 1862-65, then became a successful stock farmer until he went to college to become a preacher. He was ordained at Old Red Top church in Boone County in 1869, attended Christian University (now Culver-Stockton) at Canton, Mo., graduating in 1875 with the B.C. degree.
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