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Jefferson County Biographies
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Jefferson County
History
New York History
Biographies
History at Rays Place
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Bush, Fred V., senior member of the well known grocery firm of F. V. Bush & Co., is a native of Watertown,
born in October, 18ö6. Mr. Bush is a son of Simon H. and Zeruah E. (Waterman) Bush, who came from Vermont
to Watertown in 1820. Up to the age of twentythree years Mr. Bush lived upon the farm, at which time he removed
to Chicago where he was engaged for a time as street car conductor, where he remained until 1880, when he returned
to Watertown and entered the employ of Messrs. Fuess & Baker in a clerical capacity for two years, then on
the dissolution of the firm, two years with W. O. Baker, after which he returned to the old store and remained
with Fred Fuess four years. He then resigned his clerkship and entered the real estate business until, in 1892,
in company with William M. Weston, he engaged in the grocery business on Public Square. After two years he sold
his interest to his partner and in company with Hon. John P. Douglas, Hannibal Smith, A. W. Munk and others organized
the Standard Publishing Company for the purpose of publishing a daily and semi weekly paper in Watertown. In August,
1894, owing to financial difficulty in which his former partner, Mr. Weston, found himself, he purchased the stock,
and resigning his position as director in the Standard Company, he again embarked in the grocery business; and
several months later his brother, Frank H., became associated with him. On April 5, 1880, Mr. Bush was united in
matrimony with Miss Kittie A. Giegerich of Alexandria. Two daughters, Jessie E. and Ruth G., have blessed their
union.
Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York
Edited by: Edgar C. Emerson
The Boston History Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1898
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