Bush family
The Bush family is an American family that is known for their involvement in American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the First Family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009.
Family members have held held national and state offices across four generations, including that of U.S. senator (Prescott Bush); governor (Jeb Bush and George W. Bush); and president (George H. W. Bush, who also was as vice president, and George W. Bush).
The Bushes have been called "the most successful political dynasty in American history".[1]
Family tree
- Richard Bush, m. Mary Fairbanks
- Timothy Bush, m. Deborah House
- Timothy Bush Jr., m. Lydia Newcomb
- Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), m. Harriet Smith
- James Smith Bush, m. Harriet Fay
- Samuel Prescott Bush, m. Flora Sheldon
- Prescott Sheldon Bush, m. Dorothy Wear Walker
- Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr., m. Elizabeth Kauffman
- Prescott Sheldon Bush III, m. Francesca Emerson Farr
- Kelsey Bush-Nadeau, m. Philip Gerald Nadeau
- Elizabeth Nadeau
- Katherine Nadeau
- William F. Nadeau, m. Lydia Jean Strickland
- James Laurence "Jamie" Bush, m. Susan C. "Sue" Bush
- Sarah Bush Richey, m. William "Drake" Richey
- Draper Dennis Richey
- George Laurence Richey
- Samuel P. Bush
- Sarah Bush Richey, m. William "Drake" Richey
- George H. W. Bush, m. Barbara Pierce
- George W. Bush, m. Laura Lane Welch
- Barbara Pierce Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Craig Louis Coyne
- Cora Coyne
- Jenna Welch Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Henry Chase Hager
- Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager
- Poppy Louise Hager
- Henry Harold "Hal" Hager
- Barbara Pierce Bush (b. November 25, 1981), m. Craig Louis Coyne
- Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush
- John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, m. Columba Garnica Gallo
- George Prescott Bush (b. April 24, 1976), m. Amanda Williams
- Prescott Bush
- John Bush
- John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (b. 1983)
- Georgia H.W. Bush
- Vivian Alexandra Columba Bush
- Noelle Lucila Bush (b. 1977)
- George Prescott Bush (b. April 24, 1976), m. Amanda Williams
- Neil Mallon Bush, (m./div. 1st) Sharon Smith ; (m. 2nd) Maria Andrews
- Lauren Bush (b. June 25, 1984), m. David Lauren
- James Richard Lauren
- Max Walker Lauren
- Pierce Mallon Bush (b. March 11, 1986), m. Sarahbeth Melton
- Ashley Walker Bush (b. February 7, 1989)
- Lauren Bush (b. June 25, 1984), m. David Lauren
- Marvin Pierce Bush, m. Margaret Molster
- Marshall Lloyd Bush (b. May 14, 1986)
- Charles Walker Bush (b. December 12, 1989)
- Dorothy Walker Bush, (m./div. 1st) William LeBlond ; (m. 2nd) Robert P. Koch
- Samuel "Sam" LeBlond (b. 1985)
- Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (b. 1988), m. Nick Sosa
- Robert David Koch (b. 1993)
- Georgia "Gigi" Koch (b. 1996)
- George W. Bush, m. Laura Lane Welch
- Nancy Walker Bush, m. Alexander B. Ellis II
- Nancy Walker Ellis
- Alexander Ellis III
- John Prescott Ellis
- Joe Ellis
- Jonathan James Bush, m. Josephine Bradley
- Billy Bush, m. Sydney Davis
- Josie Bush
- Mary Bradley Bush
- Lillie Bush
- Jonathan S. Bush
- Nicola Bush
- Isabelle Bush
- Lucas Bush
- Anna Bush
- Oscar Bush
- Willa Bush
- Billy Bush, m. Sydney Davis
- William Henry Trotter Bush
- William Prescott Bush
- Louisa Bush
- Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr., m. Elizabeth Kauffman
- Robert Sheldon Bush
- Mary Eleanor Bush
- Margaret Livingston Bush
- James Smith Bush
- Prescott Sheldon Bush, m. Dorothy Wear Walker
- Samuel Prescott Bush, m. Flora Sheldon
- James Smith Bush, m. Harriet Fay
- Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), m. Harriet Smith
Bush Family Media
George H. W. Bush picnics on the lawn of his Kennebunkport home with his family, 1988
Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H. W. Bush, Laura Bush, George W. Bush and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller watch tee ball on the White House lawn
Former presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush in Houston, Texas, 2009
References
- ↑ Joseph Curl (January 20, 2005). Rise of 'dynasty' quick, far-reaching. The Washington Times. http://washtimes.com/national/20050119-123016-5212r.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ↑ Herskowitz, Mickey (2003), "Bush Family Tree", Duty, Honor, Country: The Life and Legacy of Prescott Bush, Thomas Nelson, p. 9, ISBN 9781401600099
- ↑ Harrison, Bruce (2005), The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort, Kamuela, Hawaii: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.[dead link]
- ↑ Kelley, Kitty (2004), "Bush / Walker / Pierce / Robinson / Family Tree" (PDF), The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Random House, ISBN 9781407095691
- ↑ Philadelphia, Desa (August 7, 2000), Republican Convention: The Family Tree, Time, archived from the original on April 1, 2008
- ↑ Phillips, Kevin (2004), "The Bush–Walker Family Tree", American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Penguin Books, ISBN 9780143034315
- ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Otto, Julie Helen (1995), Ancestors of American presidents, New England Historic Genealogical Society / C. Boyer, 3rd, ISBN 9780936124193
- ↑ Rechcigl, Mila, Czech Roots of President Bush, Washington, D.C.: Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, archived from the original on September 14, 2015, retrieved June 11, 2012
- ↑ Weisberg, Jacob (2008), "The Bush Family Tree", The Bush Tragedy, Random House, ISBN 9780812978353