John Curtis Bush, III

John Curtis Bush
(1845-1910)

Ruth Sarah Tarrant
(1846-1940)

Col. William Alexander Broughton
(1850-1902)

Mary "Mollie" Pou
(1858-1954)

John Curtis Bush, Jr
(1876-1927)

Marie Antoinette Broughton
(1882-1958)

Curtis after the turkey hunt (354 KB)

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John Curtis Bush, III
(1909-1998)

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Spouses/Children:
Mary Louise Hensley

John Curtis Bush, III

Born: 18 Dec 1909, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL
Marriage: Mary Louise Hensley
Died: 14 Sep 1998, Dauphin Island, Mobile Co., AL at age 88
Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL

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• Education: University of Alabama.

Rex, King of Mardi Gras (329 KB)

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• Crowned: Felix III, King of Mardi Gras, 1935, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL. Curtis was a member of the Royal Mardi Gras society Mystic Crewe of Columbus. His ancestors had served as Dukes of the Cowbellian de Rakin Society.

Sea Robin (135 KB)

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• Occupation: Charter Boat Captain. Chris Craft Sea Skiff named "Sea Robin". Was actually the second Sea Robin, as the first one sank in Mobile Bay.

John married Mary Louise Hensley, daughter of William Erle Hensley and Victoria Kalleen. (Mary Louise Hensley was born on 18 Jan 1903 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN, died on 7 Jun 1977 in Mobile, Mobile Co., AL and was buried on 9 Jun 1977 in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.)