James Smith Bush
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James Smith Bush (June 15, 1825 Rochester, New York – November 11, 1889 Ithaca, New York) was an Episcopal priest and father of Samuel Prescott Bush, grandfather of Prescott Sheldon Bush, great-grandfather of George H. W. Bush, and great-great-grandfather of George W. Bush. He was married to Harriet Fay. He was the child of Obadiah Newcomb Bush and Harriet Smith (1800 - 1867)
According to the book The Faith of George W. Bush:
"...a child named James who was born so sickly the doctor told his mother, 'You better knock him the head, for if he lives he will never amount to anything.'"
"... James fell hard in love with a woman of renowned beauty, Sarah Freeman, and she agreed to marry him. Their happiness did not last long, however, for she died of fever a mere eighteen months after the wedding."