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Bush, Charles Clarence, 1873-1959

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1873 - 1959

Biography

Charles Clarence Bush (1873-1959) was a musician.

Charles Clarence Bush was born July 5, 1873 in Clover, Utah to Richard Nelson Bush and Hannah Maria Green. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1894 with a degree in recreation and social work. He married Martha M. Isgreen on December 18, 1896. He left immediately after to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaiian islands. Upon his return, he founded the Hawaiian Missionary Society and the Hawaiian Troubadors. He also directed the Salt Lake Military Band and the Bush Novelty Band. He died March 7, 1959 in Tooele, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, 2024 March 22 (Charles Clarence Bush; born July 5, 1873 in Clover, Utah; parents Richard Nelson Bush and Hannah Maria Green; graduated from the University of Utah in 1894 with a degree in recreation and social work; married Martha M. Isgreen on December 18, 1896; left immediately after to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaiian islands; founded the Hawaiian Missionary Society and the Hawaiian Troubadors; directed the Salt Lake Military Band and the Bush Novelty Band; died March 7, 1959 in Tooele, Utah).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Bush family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2217
Abstract

This collection, containing letters, journals, newspaper articles, and other family correspondence, has been organized into folders by year, starting in 1846 and ending in 1960.

Dates: 1846-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bush family papers

Richard N. Bush and Charles Clarence Bush photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 75
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs of people and places in Utah around the turn of the century. Locations depicted include Salt Lake City and Mercur, Utah, while many of the images include members of the Bush family. Also includes safety film copy negatives of some of the photographs. Dated approximately 1890-1929.

Dates: approximately 1890-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard N. Bush and Charles Clarence Bush photographs

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Subject
Articles 1
Business enterprises -- Utah -- Mercur -- Photographs 1
Choirs (Music) -- Utah -- Photographs 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Diaries 1
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Farms -- Utah -- Clover -- Photographs 1
Hawaii 1
Hospitals -- Utah -- Scofield -- Photographs 1
Immigration and American Expansion 1
Letters 1
Missions and Missionaries 1
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 1
Parades -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs 1
Photographs 1
Safety film negatives 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
Tooele (Utah) -- History 1
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