Son of William (Capt. Billy) Bush (10/29/1746 - 07/26/1815) & Frances (Franky) Tandy BURRIS Bush (01/31/1762 - 12/03/1828) who married on 12/09/1778 in Orange Co., VA;

1806: His residence was listed as Madison Co., KY in 1806 when he purchased 195 acres of Orson Martin's land;
1816: His residence was listed as Barren Co., KY in 1816 when he sold 14 acres on the Kentucky River to the Barr brothers: James & Thomas;
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Became one of the most enterprising businessmen in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY - his Tavern license dates from 1809; he & his wife, Sally were early members of the First Glasgow Baptist Church, he served as an early Justice of the Peace for Barren Co., Court; he was President of Glasgow's first bank = the Bank of Green River, 1818, which went bankrupt ruining many of its stockholders;

1820: He became Director of the First Commonwealth Bank's branch in Greensburg, in 1820;
1824: He sold, with his brother Elkanah Bush, their Boonesborough Ferry rights to James Stevens, Madison Co., KY;

1832: He & his wife relocated to Springfield, Illinois in 1832 = same year his daughter, America & her husband, Stephen T. Logan, future mentor & colleague of Abraham Lincoln moved there; Their "Logan Place" is a landmark in Springfield, Ill.
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NOTE: when visiting downtown Springfield, be sure to have a look at Abraham Lincoln's restored law office. It's on the south side of the square facing the Old State Capitol. During his nearly 25-year law career Lincoln used office space in several Springfield locations, but this is the only building which still stands. The street below was once unpaved, with wooden sidewalks for pedestrians.

Seth M. Tinsley built the handsome brick Greek Revival structure in 1840-41 for commercial use, and it extended well west of what remains today. The building was almost new when Lincoln moved into it in 1843 with his second law partner, Stephen T. Logan, a cousin of his wife Mary TODD Lincoln. They rented offices on the third floor, prime space for the time, above the federal courtroom and across from the new statehouse.
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Married: Sarah "Sally" MATHEWS Bush (12/18/1786-06/01/1845) on 05/25/1806 in Barren Co., KY;
Children:
(1) America Tandy BUSH Logan (1807-02/24/1868) m. Judge Stephen Trigg Logan on 06/25/1823;
(2) Dr. Elkanah Burris Bush (1808-06/20/1893) m. Mary E. RAY Bush (1846-03/12/1883);
(3) Phoebe BUSH Reynolds (06/01/1811 - 06/02/1845)
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Burial Ground Transfers: On May 14, 1856, the Springfield City Council passed an ordinance forbidding burials within the city limits. Because of this, Oak Ridge Cemetery was founded in 1855 by the Springfield City Council (Barringer 4). The cemetery was officially dedicated on May 24, 1860 (State Register Nov. 8, 1931). It is reported that Abraham Lincoln and his wife were present at the dedication of the cemetery (Barringer 4). Oak Ridge Cemetery is owned by the City of Springfield. It is supported out of trust fund revenues and fees (State Register Mar. 12, 1958).

William Tandy Bush was originally buried at Hutchinson Cemetery. It was a private cemetery located just west of the Old City Graveyard (State Register Nov. 8, 1931). At the suggestion of the Oak Ridge Cemetery board, the Hutchinson family agreed to exchange lots for burial lots in Oak Ridge Cemetery. A total of 600 bodies were removed from Hutchinson Cemetery & reburied at Oak Ridge Cemetery (State Journal May 30, 1945). W.T. Bush was removed from Hutchinson Cemetery in March 1868 along with his wife = Sarah, a Logan child and a Hay child.