# George Busch ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 25, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541 "2007-04-25T00:52:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541/1 "2007-04-25T00:52:00Z")

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What do we know about George Bush’s family heritage bewyond his grandfather. Is it possible that his family name is actually Busch? Or Bosche?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541/2 "2007-04-25T01:10:02Z")

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> **[Obadiah Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bush)**
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> Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797 – February 9, 1851) was an American prospector and businessman. He is an ancestor of the Bush political family. He was the father of James Smith Bush, grandfather of business magnate Samuel Prescott Bush, great-grandfather of former U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, great-great-grandfather of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and great-great-great-grandfather of former Texas Governor and U.S. President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
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Takes him back to 1728 in direct lineage in the US.

Just use Wikipedia and click on the father each time.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541/3 "2007-04-25T02:05:44Z")

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And if it was Busch or Bosche, what then?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541/4 "2007-04-25T02:48:04Z")

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[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase]  
And if it was Busch or Bosche, what then?  
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The OP probably thinks his family is German. Pretty solidly English, though, just like the Walkers.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-busch/401541/5 "2007-04-25T13:42:43Z")

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Actually, he can trace his family heritage all the way back to Exodus 3 (Burning Bush).

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