William Pratt Bush was born on May 16, 1841, and died at his home in Gilmore City on June 12, 1923, at the age of 82 years and 26 days.
The deceased was born in the state of Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents until he was sixteen years of age when he migrated west and settled in Johnson county Iowa. Here he remained until the out break of the civil war, when the call to the colors became too strong to be resisted by so loyal a citizen as he always was. He enlisted at the very beginning and served through the entire period of war. While in the army he had some very narrow escapes but he always remained true to the colors and was very proud of his war record.
He was taken prisoner by the southern army at the Battle of Shiloh, and served six months in three different prisons--among them being the prison at Andersonville. He entered the prison weighing 160 pounds and came out weighing 87 pounds. He was released from prison through an exchange of prisoners, but he immediately reenlisted for the remainder of the war.
At the close of the war he returned to Iowa and took up a homestead in Calhoun county. Soon after this he was married to Mary Leonard, and to this union one child was born, which died in infancy--the wife and mother dying in less than two years.
In 1885 he moved to a farm west of Gilmore City, where he lived until 1896, when he moved to Gilmore City, where he resided to the time of his death.
On September 26, 1871, Mr. Bush was united in marriage to Miss Mary Stott and to this union six children were born, who are as follows: Pratt Bush deceased; Jacob Bush, residence unknown; Joseph Bush, of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Blanche Spies of Gilmore City; Oliver Bush of St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. Maude Delle of west of Gilmore City.
Beside the above named children he leaves to mourn his death, 2 brothers, O.P. Bush of Altona [sic], Penn., and J.H. Bush of Leavenworth, Kans., his wife, Mrs. Mary Bush and numerous grandchildren and relatives, besides his hundreds of friends.
In 1872 Mr. Bush joined the Methodist church and was a member of the local M.E. church at the time of his death.
Funeral services, in charge of the local post No. 239 of the American Legion assisted by the Knights of Pythias of Marble Valley Lodge, number 14; were held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Re. O.E. Schaal of the local church, presiding over the funeral services. He was assisted in his sad duty by Rev. Glenn Moore Squires of Titonka, a former pastor of the dead man.
The firing squad from the local Legion paid homage to the passing of another one of our grand old veterans, and Mr. Bush was laid to rest to the beautiful strains of taps, and it is to the music of this most beautiful of all beautiful music, that he sleeps the last long sleep--awaiting Heaven's Revielle.
As he fought the good fight--
As he kept the good faith--
So let us fight on that we might obtain.
[From the Pocahontas (Iowa) Democrat, June 21, 1923, page 1, available online at pocahontas.advange-preservation.com. Contributed by Denise McLaurin.]
The deceased was born in the state of Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents until he was sixteen years of age when he migrated west and settled in Johnson county Iowa. Here he remained until the out break of the civil war, when the call to the colors became too strong to be resisted by so loyal a citizen as he always was. He enlisted at the very beginning and served through the entire period of war. While in the army he had some very narrow escapes but he always remained true to the colors and was very proud of his war record.
He was taken prisoner by the southern army at the Battle of Shiloh, and served six months in three different prisons--among them being the prison at Andersonville. He entered the prison weighing 160 pounds and came out weighing 87 pounds. He was released from prison through an exchange of prisoners, but he immediately reenlisted for the remainder of the war.
At the close of the war he returned to Iowa and took up a homestead in Calhoun county. Soon after this he was married to Mary Leonard, and to this union one child was born, which died in infancy--the wife and mother dying in less than two years.
In 1885 he moved to a farm west of Gilmore City, where he lived until 1896, when he moved to Gilmore City, where he resided to the time of his death.
On September 26, 1871, Mr. Bush was united in marriage to Miss Mary Stott and to this union six children were born, who are as follows: Pratt Bush deceased; Jacob Bush, residence unknown; Joseph Bush, of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Blanche Spies of Gilmore City; Oliver Bush of St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. Maude Delle of west of Gilmore City.
Beside the above named children he leaves to mourn his death, 2 brothers, O.P. Bush of Altona [sic], Penn., and J.H. Bush of Leavenworth, Kans., his wife, Mrs. Mary Bush and numerous grandchildren and relatives, besides his hundreds of friends.
In 1872 Mr. Bush joined the Methodist church and was a member of the local M.E. church at the time of his death.
Funeral services, in charge of the local post No. 239 of the American Legion assisted by the Knights of Pythias of Marble Valley Lodge, number 14; were held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Re. O.E. Schaal of the local church, presiding over the funeral services. He was assisted in his sad duty by Rev. Glenn Moore Squires of Titonka, a former pastor of the dead man.
The firing squad from the local Legion paid homage to the passing of another one of our grand old veterans, and Mr. Bush was laid to rest to the beautiful strains of taps, and it is to the music of this most beautiful of all beautiful music, that he sleeps the last long sleep--awaiting Heaven's Revielle.
As he fought the good fight--
As he kept the good faith--
So let us fight on that we might obtain.
[From the Pocahontas (Iowa) Democrat, June 21, 1923, page 1, available online at pocahontas.advange-preservation.com. Contributed by Denise McLaurin.]
William Pratt Bush was born on May 16, 1841, and died at his home in Gilmore City on June 12, 1923, at the age of 82 years and 26 days.
The deceased was born in the state of Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents until he was sixteen years of age when he migrated west and settled in Johnson county Iowa. Here he remained until the out break of the civil war, when the call to the colors became too strong to be resisted by so loyal a citizen as he always was. He enlisted at the very beginning and served through the entire period of war. While in the army he had some very narrow escapes but he always remained true to the colors and was very proud of his war record.
He was taken prisoner by the southern army at the Battle of Shiloh, and served six months in three different prisons--among them being the prison at Andersonville. He entered the prison weighing 160 pounds and came out weighing 87 pounds. He was released from prison through an exchange of prisoners, but he immediately reenlisted for the remainder of the war.
At the close of the war he returned to Iowa and took up a homestead in Calhoun county. Soon after this he was married to Mary Leonard, and to this union one child was born, which died in infancy--the wife and mother dying in less than two years.
In 1885 he moved to a farm west of Gilmore City, where he lived until 1896, when he moved to Gilmore City, where he resided to the time of his death.
On September 26, 1871, Mr. Bush was united in marriage to Miss Mary Stott and to this union six children were born, who are as follows: Pratt Bush deceased; Jacob Bush, residence unknown; Joseph Bush, of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Blanche Spies of Gilmore City; Oliver Bush of St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. Maude Delle of west of Gilmore City.
Beside the above named children he leaves to mourn his death, 2 brothers, O.P. Bush of Altona [sic], Penn., and J.H. Bush of Leavenworth, Kans., his wife, Mrs. Mary Bush and numerous grandchildren and relatives, besides his hundreds of friends.
In 1872 Mr. Bush joined the Methodist church and was a member of the local M.E. church at the time of his death.
Funeral services, in charge of the local post No. 239 of the American Legion assisted by the Knights of Pythias of Marble Valley Lodge, number 14; were held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Re. O.E. Schaal of the local church, presiding over the funeral services. He was assisted in his sad duty by Rev. Glenn Moore Squires of Titonka, a former pastor of the dead man.
The firing squad from the local Legion paid homage to the passing of another one of our grand old veterans, and Mr. Bush was laid to rest to the beautiful strains of taps, and it is to the music of this most beautiful of all beautiful music, that he sleeps the last long sleep--awaiting Heaven's Revielle.
As he fought the good fight--
As he kept the good faith--
So let us fight on that we might obtain.
[From the Pocahontas (Iowa) Democrat, June 21, 1923, page 1, available online at pocahontas.advange-preservation.com. Contributed by Denise McLaurin.]
The deceased was born in the state of Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents until he was sixteen years of age when he migrated west and settled in Johnson county Iowa. Here he remained until the out break of the civil war, when the call to the colors became too strong to be resisted by so loyal a citizen as he always was. He enlisted at the very beginning and served through the entire period of war. While in the army he had some very narrow escapes but he always remained true to the colors and was very proud of his war record.
He was taken prisoner by the southern army at the Battle of Shiloh, and served six months in three different prisons--among them being the prison at Andersonville. He entered the prison weighing 160 pounds and came out weighing 87 pounds. He was released from prison through an exchange of prisoners, but he immediately reenlisted for the remainder of the war.
At the close of the war he returned to Iowa and took up a homestead in Calhoun county. Soon after this he was married to Mary Leonard, and to this union one child was born, which died in infancy--the wife and mother dying in less than two years.
In 1885 he moved to a farm west of Gilmore City, where he lived until 1896, when he moved to Gilmore City, where he resided to the time of his death.
On September 26, 1871, Mr. Bush was united in marriage to Miss Mary Stott and to this union six children were born, who are as follows: Pratt Bush deceased; Jacob Bush, residence unknown; Joseph Bush, of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Blanche Spies of Gilmore City; Oliver Bush of St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. Maude Delle of west of Gilmore City.
Beside the above named children he leaves to mourn his death, 2 brothers, O.P. Bush of Altona [sic], Penn., and J.H. Bush of Leavenworth, Kans., his wife, Mrs. Mary Bush and numerous grandchildren and relatives, besides his hundreds of friends.
In 1872 Mr. Bush joined the Methodist church and was a member of the local M.E. church at the time of his death.
Funeral services, in charge of the local post No. 239 of the American Legion assisted by the Knights of Pythias of Marble Valley Lodge, number 14; were held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Re. O.E. Schaal of the local church, presiding over the funeral services. He was assisted in his sad duty by Rev. Glenn Moore Squires of Titonka, a former pastor of the dead man.
The firing squad from the local Legion paid homage to the passing of another one of our grand old veterans, and Mr. Bush was laid to rest to the beautiful strains of taps, and it is to the music of this most beautiful of all beautiful music, that he sleeps the last long sleep--awaiting Heaven's Revielle.
As he fought the good fight--
As he kept the good faith--
So let us fight on that we might obtain.
[From the Pocahontas (Iowa) Democrat, June 21, 1923, page 1, available online at pocahontas.advange-preservation.com. Contributed by Denise McLaurin.]
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