I am one of a group of 7 that is compiling a book on the BUSH family 1760s Baltimore/Carroll Co., MD. I noticed that someone had listed the mother of James M. FLATER as Ruth BROWN. This is not accurate He was the only child of Elizabeth BUSH. Elizabeth BUSH was the 8th child of M. (BROWN) and S. BUSH, Jr. of Carroll Co., MD. Elizabeth BUSH (b. abt. 1816) married Jacob FLATER 08 Mar, 1838, there son James M. FLATER was born in Dec. 1843. Apparently Elizabeth died soon thereafter as Jacob FLATER was married second to Ruth BROWN on 11 Oct. 1844 in Carroll Co., MD, they then moved to Richland Township, Greene Co., IN.