Elijah Rushing 1841–1916 – Jerry and Linda Butler

Elijah Rushing, 1841–1916 (aged 74 years)

Name

Elijah Rushing

Name: Elijah /Rushing/

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	December 27, 1841 40 38 Tennessee
Birth of a brother	John Bateman Rushing April 21, 1845 Tennessee
Death of a sister	Sallie Elender Rushing about 1846
Census	1850 (aged 8 years) Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN
Death of a father	Asa Rushing October 15, 1851 Decatur Co. TN
Death of a sister	Mary Ann Rushing November 6, 1857
Marriage	Cynthia L. Truitt — View this family about 1862 (aged 20 years)
Death of a sister	Temperance Alice Rushing May 22, 1866
Death of a mother	Nancy G. Hendrick 1875 Shelby Co. TX
Death of a sister	Rosannah Melvina Rushing January 14, 1890
Death of a brother	Green Berry Davis Rushing November 26, 1905
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Caroline Rushing March 17, 1911
Burial of a father	Asa Rushing New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN
Death	March 21, 1916 (aged 74 years) Shelby Co. TX

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: December 25, 1801 26 — Cherah Hill, Anson Co. NC Marriage: 1825 — Anson Co. NC Census: 1830 — Perry Co. TN Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Occupation: Farmer — 1850 Death: October 15, 1851 — Decatur Co. TN Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy G. Hendrick Green Berry Davis Rushing Elizabeth Caroline Rushing Sallie Elender Rushing Mary Ann Rushing Pheriba Jane Rushing Temperance Alice Rushing William Henry Hendricks Rushing Rosannah Melvina Rushing Elijah Rushing John Bateman Rushing Asa Rushing 1801–1851 Birth: December 25, 1801 26 — Cherah Hill, Anson Co. NC Death: October 15, 1851 — Decatur Co. TN
mother	Links Birth: 1803 — North Carolina Marriage: 1825 — Anson Co. NC Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Death: 1875 — Shelby Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Asa Rushing Green Berry Davis Rushing Elizabeth Caroline Rushing Sallie Elender Rushing Mary Ann Rushing Pheriba Jane Rushing Temperance Alice Rushing William Henry Hendricks Rushing Rosannah Melvina Rushing Elijah Rushing John Bateman Rushing Nancy G. Hendrick 1803–1875 Birth: 1803 — North Carolina Death: 1875 — Shelby Co. TX
Marriage	Marriage — 1825 — Anson Co. NC
20 months elder brother	Links Birth: August 22, 1826 24 23 — Anson Co. NC Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Occupation: School teacher — 1850 Marriage: 1852 — Decatur Co. TN Marriage: February 3, 1889 — Decatur Co. TN Occupation: Teacher — Photographer Death: November 26, 1905 Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah J. Stevens Family with spouse Mary E. Watson Family with spouse Elizabeth M. Shipman Green Berry Davis Rushing 1826–1905 Birth: August 22, 1826 24 23 — Anson Co. NC Death: November 26, 1905
18 months elder sister	Links Birth: February 18, 1828 26 25 Death: March 17, 1911 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse ? Deese Elizabeth Caroline Rushing 1828–1911 Birth: February 18, 1828 26 25 Death: March 17, 1911
19 months elder sister	Links Birth: September 15, 1829 27 26 Death: about 1846 Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sallie Elender Rushing 1829–1846 Birth: September 15, 1829 27 26 Death: about 1846
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: September 21, 1831 29 28 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Death: November 6, 1857 Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse ? Emerson Mary Ann Rushing 1831–1857 Birth: September 21, 1831 29 28 — Tennessee Death: November 6, 1857
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: July 31, 1833 31 30 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Marriage: before 1861 Marriage: about 1866 Occupation: Ran a boarding house Death: May 14, 1919 — Carthage, Panola Co. TX Burial: Old Cemetery, Carthage, Panola Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse ? Hendrick Family with spouse Benjamin Burton Lacy Pheriba Jane Rushing 1833–1919 Birth: July 31, 1833 31 30 — Tennessee Death: May 14, 1919 — Carthage, Panola Co. TX
22 months elder sister	Links Birth: May 27, 1835 33 32 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Marriage: after 1850 Death: May 22, 1866 Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah W. Welch Emarintha J. Welch Mary Jane Welch Nancy Joanna Welch Alice Rose A. Welch William H. Welch Fredona B. Welch Temperance Alice Rushing 1835–1866 Birth: May 27, 1835 33 32 — Tennessee Death: May 22, 1866
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: August 25, 1837 35 34 Marriage: January 1, 1871 — Decatur Co. TN Occupation: Merchant Death: October 2, 1922 Burial: Campground Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth A. Garrett William Henry Hendricks Rushing 1837–1922 Birth: August 25, 1837 35 34 Death: October 2, 1922
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: September 23, 1839 37 36 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Marriage: 1859 Marriage: after 1865 Death: January 14, 1890 Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Lafayette Co. AR Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Jefferson Hubbard Family with spouse R. M. Robertson Rosannah Melvina Rushing 1839–1890 Birth: September 23, 1839 37 36 — Tennessee Death: January 14, 1890
2 years himself	Links Birth: December 27, 1841 40 38 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Marriage: about 1862 Death: March 21, 1916 — Shelby Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cynthia L. Truitt Elijah Rushing 1841–1916 Birth: December 27, 1841 40 38 — Tennessee Death: March 21, 1916 — Shelby Co. TX
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 21, 1845 43 42 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Death: April 24, 1936 — San Augustine Co. TX Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Nacogdoches Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Bateman Rushing 1845–1936 Birth: April 21, 1845 43 42 — Tennessee Death: April 24, 1936 — San Augustine Co. TX

Family with Cynthia L. Truitt
himself	Links Birth: December 27, 1841 40 38 — Tennessee Census: 1850 — Dwelling 86, District 4, Decatur Co. TN Marriage: about 1862 Death: March 21, 1916 — Shelby Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cynthia L. Truitt Elijah Rushing 1841–1916 Birth: December 27, 1841 40 38 — Tennessee Death: March 21, 1916 — Shelby Co. TX
wife	Links Birth: 1836 Marriage: about 1862 Death: 1926 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Rushing Cynthia L. Truitt 1836–1926 Birth: 1836 Death: 1926
Marriage	Marriage — about 1862 —

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Shared note	From the research of David Donahue He enlisted in the Confederate Army on September 26, 1861, at Camp Trenton. He served as Sergeant in Company H, 31st Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A.. He was with the unit on May 12, 1862, near Shelbyville, TN. He deserted and enlisted in the Union Army at Bethel, Tennessee, September 18, 1862, and served in Company E, 6th Tennessee Cavalry.

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Family with parents
father Parents Jason Rushing Alice Gulledge	Asa Rushing 1801–1851
mother	Nancy G. Hendrick 1803–1875
elder brother Family Sarah J. Stevens Family Mary E. Watson Family Elizabeth M. Shipman	Green Berry Davis Rushing 1826–1905
elder sister Family ? Deese	Elizabeth Caroline Rushing 1828–1911
elder sister	Sallie Elender Rushing 1829–1846
elder sister Family ? Emerson	Mary Ann Rushing 1831–1857
elder sister Family ? Hendrick Family Benjamin Burton Lacy	Pheriba Jane Rushing 1833–1919
elder sister Family Elijah W. Welch Emarintha J. Welch Mary Jane Welch Nancy Joanna Welch Alice Rose A. Welch William H. Welch Fredona B. Welch	Temperance Alice Rushing 1835–1866
elder brother Family Elizabeth A. Garrett	William Henry Hendricks Rushing 1837–1922
elder sister Family Thomas Jefferson Hubbard Family R. M. Robertson	Rosannah Melvina Rushing 1839–1890
himself	Elijah Rushing 1841–1916
younger brother	John Bateman Rushing 1845–1936

Family with Cynthia L. Truitt
himself	Elijah Rushing 1841–1916
wife	Cynthia L. Truitt 1836–1926

Descendants

Elijah Rushing(1841–1916)
- Cynthia L. Truitt1862
  - No children