Ruth Sarah Tarrant ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1849 and a birth location of Alabama.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 31 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of September 1854 and a birth location of Alabama.

This birth date was provided by her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Mobile, AL on 17 June 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 22, Dwelling 139, Family 146
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
R. S. Bush..22..AL..none
(Living with her husband at the home of her in-laws.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Sep 1846, then her age should have been 23 instead of 22.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marion, AL on 5 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 227A, District 78, Dwelling 147, Family 147, Roll 27
Marion, Perry County, Alabama
Ruth Bush..Daughter..31..AL..Keeping House
(Living at the home of her mother with 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Sep 1846, then her age should have been 33 instead of 31.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mobile, AL on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 99, Dwelling 54, Family 54
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
355 17th Street; Ward 4; home owned no mortgage
Married 30 years
Ruth S. Bush..Wife..Sep 1854..45..AL..6/5
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Sep 1846, then her age should have been 53 instead of 45.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Mobile, AL on 2 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 99, Dwelling 9, Family 15, Roll 35
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, Ward 3
Home owned, no mortgage
Ruth Bush..Head..73..AL..Widowed

(Ruth was widowed and living with just a servant and a boarder.)
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Ruth married John Curtis Bush, son of Albert Peyton Bush and Sarah Ann Williams, on 30 November 1869.^{1 2} (John Curtis Bush was born on 17 June 1845 in Pickensville, AL,^{1 6} died on 19 June 1910 in Mobile, AL ¹ and was buried after 19 June 1910 in Mobile, AL.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marion, AL on 5 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 227A, District 78, Dwelling 147, Family 147, Roll 27
Marion, Perry County, Alabama
May Tarrant..Self..54..AL..Keeping House
Joseph Smith..Other..29..AL..Farmer
Ruth Bush..Dau..31..AL..Keeping House
Green Bush..GSon..9..AL..At School
Felix Bush..GSon..7..AL
Sarah Bush..GDau..6..AL
Curtis Bush..GSon..4..AL

NOTE - While John was in New Orleans during 1879 and 1880 for business purposes, Ruth had taken her children and was living back with her mother. I have not yet found John Curtis Bush in this census.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mobile, AL on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 99, Dwelling 54, Family 54
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
355 17th Street; Ward 4; home owned no mortgage
Married 30 years
John Curtis Bush..Head..Jun 1847..52..AL..Mayor
Ruth S. Bush..Wife..Sep 1854..45..AL..6/5
Thomas G. Bush..Son..Oct 1871..28..AL..Cotton Factory
Sarah A. Bush..Dau..May 1876..24..AL
John Curtis Bush..Son..Jan 1877..23..AL..Cotton Factory
Ruth Bush...Dau..Aug 1880..19..AL
Marie M. Bush..Dau..May 1883..17..AL
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