Jerry and Linda Butler

The 1830 census shows:

1 male under 5
2 males 5 to 10
1 male 15 to 20
3 males 20 to 30

1 female under 5
2 females 10 to 15
1 female 15 to 20
1 female 20 to 30

From the research of David Donahue

The most obscure of the early Rushings who settled in the Decatur Co. area was Elijah Rushing. His birth date can be estimated only from the known ages of his children. He appears in the 1830 census in Perry County. Based on census data for his children, he first settled in Alabama before moving to Perry Co. Both he and his wife died before the 1840 census. The remnant of Elijah's household in the 1840 is that headed by Sarah Rushing, who probably was Elijah's mother. Sarah Rushing's household in 1840 includes the youngest of Elijah's sons, Burrell Rushing (born circa 1821). Based on interactions among their children, Elijah seems to have been a brother of Burrell Rushing (1798-1867) and Isaac Rushing (1799-1853). Elijah probably was a son of Richard Rushing.

The family of Elijah Rushing is outlined in a letter dated December 27, 1986, from Sonja Jenkins to Virginia Whitaker, Monroe, LA. Ms. Jenkins writes: "I know that Elijah was the father to: 1. John P.; 2. Milly (married a Stinson); 3. Caroline (married John Hambleton); 4. Burrell; E. R. Chambers; 6. William R. This is from a deed I have from Decatur County, Tennessee."