Smith B Bussell
M, #16627, b. 29 November 1849, d. 29 May 1938
| Father* | Moses Bussell1 b. 1800, d. Mar 1857 |
| Mother* | Eliza Garrison1 b. 1819, d. 1864 |
| Birth* | 29 November 1849 | Smith B Bussell was born on 29 November 1849 at Hamilton Co., Ohio.1,2 |
| (InHomeOf) Census1850 | 1850 | He appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Moses Bussell, pg 289 #233-233, Miami Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio. His info on the census included - Bussell, Smith 8/12 b.OH. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1860 | 1860 | Smith B Bussell appeared on the 1860 census in the household of Eliza Garrison, pg 191b #247-249, Miami Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio. His info on the census included - Bussel, Smith 10 b.OH. |
| Biography* | 1915 | Smith B Bussell had a biography: Smith B. Bussell belongs to that large colony of retired farmers of Decatur county now living in Greensburg and is himself the owner and proprietor of a highly productive farm of two hundred and sixty acres, situated in Clay township near the Liberty church. It is only during his later years that he has been engaged in farming, his earlier years having been devoted largely to mechanical pursuits and especially to contract building, in which he was very successful. Smith B. Bussell was born on November 29, 1849, in Hamilton county, Ohio, the son of Moses and Eliza (Garrison) Bussell, natives of Florence, Kentucky, and Hamilton county, Ohio, respectively, the former of whom was born in 1800 and died in March, 1857, and the latter of whom was born in 1820 and died in 1864. Moses Bussell was the son of a native-born English gentleman, who settled in Virginia, the Bussell family having been related on the paternal side to the mother of General Washington. From Virginia the family moved to Kentucky, and here the parents of Smith B. Bussell lived and died. Eliza Garrison was the daughter of Jonas and Priscilla Garrison, early settlers in Hamilton county, Ohio. The great-grandfather of Mr. Bussell, Joseph Garrison, entered land where the court house now stands. Finding this land very wet and flat, he later moved to higher land. Moses and Eliza Bussell had a family of seven sons, three of whom, Joseph, the eldest; John, the third, and Thomas, the sixth, are deceased. The others are Erastus, of Wichita, Kansas; Smith B., the subject of this sketch; George, who lives in Greensburg, and Ezra, who lives in Cleves, Hamilton county, Ohio. (sic, there were 8 sons and one daughter. He probably didn't know his oldest brother Moses and sister Sarah who were 15 and 13 years older than him) Being only eight years old at the time of his mother's death (sic, actually, if she died in 1864 as mentioned above, then he was about 15), Smith B. Bussell grew up among strangers and was compelled to shift for himself. Coming to Decatur county in 1870, having learned the mechanic's trade in Cincinnati, he worked as a builder until 1880, a period of ten years, and then engaged in general contract building until 1900, a period of twenty years, specializing during this period in the construction of foundations. For six years he was superintendent of the Greensburg Limestone Company. Since 1900 Mr. Bussell has been engaged in farming. In the meantime, he has invested his savings in farm real estate, and now owns two hundred and sixty acres near the Liberty church in Clay township, where general farming and stock raising are carried on. Mr. Bussell has been twice married, the first time in 1872, two years after coming to this county, to Alary Foster, of Greensburg, who was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, and who died in February, 191 1. She was the mother of three children, two of whom died in infancy. William, the first-born, died in April, 1912, about one year after his mother's death, at the age of thirty-nine, he having been born in 1873. At the time of his death he was a member of the Decatur county board of commissioners and a large farmer. He left a widow, who before her marriage was Margaret Emmert, and one daughter, Helen Catherine. Harry and Louis, the other two children born to Smith B. and Mary Bussell, died at the age of four months and six weeks, respectively. In September, 1912. Mr. Bussell was married again to Gertrude Kerr, a native of Greensburg and the daughter of David R. Kerr. Mr. Bussell has always been actively attached to the principles of the Democratic party and its candidates. For sixteen years he served as a member of the Greensburg city council. He is a member of the Baptist church, while fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Bussell is well known in this county and he commands the confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen and is universally liked not only in private, but in public life. His success in business was founded upon sterling integrity, a scrupulous code of right dealings with his associates. in 1915.1 |
| Death* | 29 May 1938 | He died on 29 May 1938 at Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 88.2 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 4 times removed of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart 1st cousin 3 times removed of Norman Gayle Rhinehart 1st cousin 2 times removed of Alonzo Jacob 'Lonnie' Rhinehart |
| Last Edited | 24 Feb 2020 |
Citations
- [S1744] History of Decatur County, Indiana: its people, industries and institutions (Volume 2), Lewis Albert Harding, pgs 741-742.
- [S1997] Ohio County Marriage Records 1774-1993 on Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61378/TH-1-18059-34940-55/542592.