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CIVIL“ v ~im 'rfc TV 'Tjt lt;v.Bush at Rij^g|iWilliam H, Bush,; iaarly^77 years f old;, .civil war Vetoimn ^ndVa. resident t of llarvard for* more^n twenty . years, *died at Bis' KomV in- this city 11 last Fridays morning from^a corapli-r 1 nation of- dropsy iuid’ heart ailment^ with which he hadvsufferedjfor many nonfchs;—ffis^eaih-Va^not-e unexpected# but created sorrow among I many friends who were endeared to him becaus of his mn$ sterlingqualities. . * ,Mr. Bush was a native of New York, but in young boyhood came with his parents to Sharon, Wis., where he lived on a farm and* engaged in that vocation* on his own account on attaining his majority. In 1859 he was married to Miss Rebecca Salisbury, who died’ in 1887. Two of the nine,, children bom to them also passed |’ away.When the civil war broke out, Mr. Bush tendered his services as a soldier, but was unable to pass the requisite physical examination, though he did 1 pass in 1864 and performed faithful services as a member of the 18th * Wisconsin regiment.About twentyHhree years ago Mr. Bush moved to harvard, buying a home and taking up cement contract work which he followed with markedsuccess until impaired1 health inter-1 j f erred about three years ago and since that time he had a hard struggle' 1 against an unequal foe. In nearly c every part of the city are evidences 1 of Mr, Bush’s work in buildings and on streets and all of it bears testimony | 1 to his integrity and reliability.Iuring the years of his residence fived a quiet,m Harvard mr. bus uneventful life, but one 'in which probity of character and integrity of purpose were marked characteristics. He was a member of the local G. A. R. post, intensely patriotic and faithful to the principles for which his comrades had fought. Many years ago he was a member of the ,Free Methodist church, but during his Harvard residence did not unite with any of the local churches.Funeral services were held at the »M. E. church on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. C, S. Moore, the pastor, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Backus sang a few appropriate selections and the remains were taken to Sharon for burial at Oakwood cemetery. The offices of pall bearers were filled by three sons and three sons-in-law, namely: Milton, Lester and) Lewis Bush and Will Cross, Mack Hawley and Will Kester.Surviving relatives include four sons and three daughters, namely: Orville of Fairbanks, Iowa, Milton of Littleton, Iowa, Lester of Sharon, Wis., Lewis of this city, Mrs. Wm. Cross of Delavan Lake, Wis., Mrs. Wm. Kester of Delavan, Wis., and Mrs. Mack Hawley of thid city. Three brothers also survive, they being Jacob Bush of Beloit, Wis., Henry of Denver, Mo., and David, a resident of Marshfield, Wis.Relatives and friends from out of town attending thb funeral included the following named persons: Jacob Bush, Chas. Bfish, Mrs. Gile, Beloit, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. W. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cross, Delavan, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. W. Kester, Percy Lamkin, Miss Leora Lamkin, Delavan lake, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Asa Dangerfield, Walworth, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Kiteley, Jesse and Miss Leora Kiteley* Mr. and Mrs/A. W. Salisbury, Lester Bush, Sharon, Wis, •lt;\GCI£44titCnII
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Harvard Herald
Harvard, Illinois, US
Thu, Nov 18, 1915
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