The Bush's ~ Happy Birthday Barbara!

Hello!
Happy Birthday to my Bush cousins.
This is Richard Howie, coming to you live from Austin Texas, making stories great again in 2017!
I just heard on the news tonight that one of our cousins, Barbara Bush is celebrating her 92nd birthday, and our other cousin, George Herbert Walker Bush will soon too. Though he will be celebrating his 93rd!  As I am sure you remember from a prior post, both Barbara Bush & our former 41st President, George Herbert Walker Bush are our 8th cousins on different family tree branches.  They were both born in the 20's, married in the 40's and now share together their 90's!  Happy Birthday to our cousins, The Bush's!

2017, Barbara & George Bush celebrate their 90's!

Born Barbara Pierce on June 8th, 1925.  The daughter of Marvin Pierce and Pauline Robinson.  Her father Marvin Pierce you probably didn't know, was the president & publisher of Redbook & McCall's Magazine.  Very famous women's magazines.

Here is Barbara Pierce on her wedding day to George, with her mother and father.

Marvin Pierce, Barbara Pierce & Pauline Pierce. C. 1945

Shortly after George Bush and Barbara Pierce~Bush married in 1945, her parents Marvin and Pauline were in a tragic automobile accident. Marvin had got distracted, while driving, as he reached over to grab a cup of coffee. This all happened on the 23rd of September, 1949, at approximately 8AM; he lost control of the vehicle that he and Pauline were riding, and he was the driver.  The car struck a tree, and the coroners pronounced Pauline Pierce dead at 8:12AM.

Barbara's mother was just 53 years of age at the time of her death.

The folks at Wiki have Barbara incorrectly born in Rye, New York.  Actually that location comes from the 1930 U.S. Census.  She was actually born in Flushings!  Yes, our Barbara, our cousin, and former first lady, was born in Flushing, Queens, New York.

8th cousins

Barbara (Pierce) Bush and I, are eight cousins; both descending from Captain Thomas Thayer (1664-1738) of Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts.  He was our 7th Great Grand-Father.  As you can see from the branch above.  This connection was on my paternal line, through the "Rider" family branch.  On this coming Monday, I hope to also post a BIG Happy Birthday to President George H.W. Bush.  Another connection, yet on a different branch, that joined together.

My love for statistics comes from college.  This is absolutely amazing when looking at it statistically to have two cousins living into their 90's, and joining in marriage for over seventy-two years!  I don't think you will see this too often in many family trees.

Barbara Bush c. 1945

Happy 92'd Cousin Barbara!