Albert Peyton Bush 1 2 3 4
- Born: 26 January 1819, , Fayette County, GA 1 3 4
- Marriage (1): Sarah Ann Williams on 21 July 1842 in Pickensville, AL 1
- Died: 22 February 1896 at age 77 1
- Buried: After 22 February 1896, Mobile, AL 5
 General Notes:
Entered into business: 1852, A. P. Bush & Company, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama; Cotton factory. Later to become A. P. Bush & Sons.
Moved: 1830, from Georgia to Alabama; another source puts the date at 1840. His mother's obituary states she moved in 1836, which I suspect this is the actual date.
Newspaper Article: Oct 1885, From the Mobile Daily Register, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, Trustee: Miss Mary Bagby's School at the Kennedy House.
Source Note: Birthplace as Fayette, Georgia was identified in a newspaper article about son A. P. Bush, Jr. See son's notes for scanned image of article.
Will: 17 Mar 1896, probated, Mobile, Alabama, wife Sarah Ann Bush entire estate and she to be executor. Witnesses: J. S. Knight, R. F. Neville, T. D. Nettles.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Pickensville, AL on 22 October 1850. 2
1850 US Census
Page 7B, Dwelling 12, Family 12, Roll 13
Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama
Albert P. Bush..30..GA..Merchant
(Living with wife, 4 children, 2 sisters-in-law, and 3 other unknown males)
NOTE - If his birth date was 26 Jan 1819, then his age should have been 31 instead of 30.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Pickensville, AL on 12 June 1860. 3
1860 US Census
Page 1, Roll 20, Dwelling 7, Family 7
Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama
Albert P. Bush..41..GA..Merchant
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Mobile, AL on 17 June 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 22, Dwelling 139, Family 146
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
A. P. Bush..51..GA..Cotton Factory
(Living with wife, 3 children, and 1 daughter-in-law.)
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• He was buried after 22 February 1896 in the Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, AL.
Plot: Sq - K Lot - 015
Find A Grave Memorial #51686398
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Albert married Sarah Ann Williams, daughter of Curtis Williams and Patricia Thomas, on 21 July 1842 in Pickensville, AL.1 (Sarah Ann Williams was born on 13 August 1826 in Alabama,1 7 died on 16 May 1904 1 and was buried after 16 May 1904 in Mobile, AL 5.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 21 July 1842, in Pickensville, AL.
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Pickensville, AL on 22 October 1850. 2
1850 US Census
Page 7B, Dwelling 12, Family 12, Roll 13
Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama
Albert P. Bush..30..GA..Merchant
Sarah Bush..24..AL
Emma Bush..7..AL
Curtis Bush..5..AL
Thomas Bush..3..AL
Mary Bush..1..AL
H. H. ???..27..NC..Male..Lawyer???
J. C. ???..17..NC..Male..Clerk
L. Carson ???..23..AL..Male..???
Martha Williams..16..AL
Frances Williams..14..AL
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Pickensville, AL on 12 June 1860. 3
1860 US Census
Page 1, Roll 20, Dwelling 7, Family 7
Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama
Albert P. Bush..41..GA..Merchant
Sarah A. Bush..35..AL
Emma E. Bush..16..AL
J. Curtis Bush..14..AL
T. G. Bush..12..AL
Albert P. Bush..8..AL
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Mobile, AL on 17 June 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 22, Dwelling 139, Family 146
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
A. P. Bush..51..GA..Cotton Factory
S. A. Bush..44..AL..Keeps House
J. C. Bush..25..AL..Cotton Factory
R. S. Bush..22..AL..none
T. G. Bush..22..AL..Cotton Factory
A. P. J(r) Bush..18..AL..At School
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Marriage Notes:
The attached newspaper article was received in an email from "skeen74lll@aol.com" and concerns the marriage of Albert Peyton Bush and Sarah Ann Williams. It was published by the Southern Banner on August 12, 1842, page 3 and indicates that their marriage took place on 21 July 1842 in Pickensville, Alabama. Other researchers have indicated the marriage was in March.
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