[NI5673] Living in Erath Co., Texas 6-10-1931
[NI5676] Twin to Lydia
[NI5707] Joseph Thomas Rushing was called Joe. Some family records have his middle name as Thronton.
[NI5715] This may be Dennis Polk Rushing (1848-1859) who is said to be son of Richard P. Rushing and his second wife Elizabeth Warwick.
[NI5717] David is assigned here as son of Abraham Rushing based primarily on proximity (two households) to R. B. Rushing, a known son of Abraham, in the 1850 census in Humphreys Co., TN.
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Penny Gardner - August 25, 1999
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Died in the War Between the States. He was probably named after Oliver Hazard Perry, a Naval Lieutenant who was later promoted to captain during the War of 1812. When Oliver was 34 years old, he enlisted into the 33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company E, on 12 Mar 1862, at Greenville, AL. He was eventually promoted to a Sergeant . He was slightly wounded at the Battle of Chicamauga on 19 Sep 1863. He was present for the unit muster May-Dec 1863. Records indicate that he died in 1865 because: Effects of deceased soldiers turned over to quartermaster CSA $9.80 1865.
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Notes for Temperance: See Also Temperence, Temporence, Tempy, Tempe, Tempie
[NI5768]
Robert L. Rushing and wife May Rushing are living next door to Wiley, Wife Addie and children: Lee, Pearl, Jessie J., Mary and William Rushing age 50 is listed as a boarder in Wiley's house. William is born in Tennessee and is a minister.
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Vlasta Kopecky, daughter of Joseph Kopecky and Josephine Malinak (daughter of Joseph and Anna Malinak)
John Short, son of Thomas, died in 1835 and was buried in the Short-Mayfied-Ferguson Cemetery. His dad, Thomas, 'jumped ship' in the 1740's after landing in America from Scotland---evidently he was part of the crew. John's mother's first name was Nancy, but I do not know her surname. I descend from John ( and his wife Mary Hansford) only daughter, Sarah, who married Stephen Fields in Russell Co., Va in 1800. If you or anyone know of any other Short who married into a Fields' family around that time or before, please let me know.
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Posted at: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/pageload.cgi?children,john,short,Va::short::148.html
By Kenneth L. Dyer
This quote from the Southwest Virginian of June 1980, page 5, might help you: "Anyone seen Thomas Short who lived in Russell County, Va, between 1783-1812? Tradition says he was b. in Scotland circa 1730. He immigrated to Va before 1756. His son, John Short, Sr. (Rev. War Vet) was b 1756 in Tygart alley, Va (now WV) m Mary Hansford in 1780 & d in Lawrence Co Ind. 1836. Thomas had 3 daughters: Talitha m Christopher Haines, Mary m Augustine Berry & Mildred m Richard Thompson." This query was placed by Dennis R. Short of Glen Canyon City, Utah. I wrote him many years ago but received no answer.
Thomas and Nancy (or "Nary") had several other children including Nancy who married Lazarus Damron about 1787 near New Garden, in Russell Co VA. Thomas and Nancy Short are thought to have died in what is now Wayne County, WV after 1812 near several of their children.
(Information found on the internet.)
33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
The Thirty-third Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Pensacola, FL, on 23
April 1862, with men recruited from Butler, Coffee, Covington, Dale, and Montgomery
counties. It proceeded to Corinth just after the Battle of Shiloh. Placed in the brigade
commanded by Col. Hawthorn of Arkansas, the regiment remained at Tupelo until the
Kentucky Campaign began. It was part of the brigade of Gen'l Sterling A. M. Wood of
Lauderdale, Gen'l Simon Buckner's Division, and was present at the capture of
Munfordsville. At Perryville, the Thirty-third entered that conflict about 500 strong, and
came out with but 88 rank and file. It came out of Kentucky with the army, and at
Murfeesboro the loss of the regiment was comparatively large, for it was in Gen'l
Patrick Cleburne's Division. The remainder of the winter was spent in camps near
Tullahoma, and the regiment retired behind the Tennessee River during the summer. In
the grand forward movement on the enemy's line at Chickamauga, the Thirty-third lost
149 casualties. Gen'l Mark Perrin Lowrey of Mississippi relieved Gen'l Wood after the
latter was wounded and assumed command of the brigade [16th, 33rd Mississippi
regiments, and J. H. Gibson's (18th AL) and Newman's (TN) battalions] the
Thirty-third was effectively engaged at Missionary Ridge without loss. It was part of the
wall of fire that checked the exultant federals at Ringgold Gap, where it lost but one
man. The regiment passed the winter at Dalton, and was in the incessant battle from
there to Atlanta, fighting during the day and entrenching at night, and losing many by the
casualties of battle, particularly at New Hope Church, and around Atlanta. Having
followed Gen'l John Bell Hood into Tennessee, it moved to the assault of the enemy's
works at Franklin, with 285 men, and lost over two-thirds of them, mostly killed.
Transferred to North Carolina, the Thirty-third took part in the operations there, and a
remnant was there surrendered.
Field and staff officers: Cols. Samuel Adams (Butler; wounded, Perryville; KIA,
Kennesaw Mountain); Robert F. Crittenden (Coffee; captured, Nashville); Lt. Cols.
Daniel H. Horn ( Coffee; resigned); Robert F. Crittenden (promoted); James H.
Dunklin (Butler); Majors Robert F. Crittenden (promoted); James H. Dunklin
(wounded, Chickamauga; promoted); and Adjutants John Crosby Stallworth
(Conecuh; died, Tupelo); A. M. Moore (Greene; KIA, Chickamauga); Willis J. Milner
(Butler)
- by Ronald D. Bridges
May is also listed in the household Preston Rushing as daughter-in-law.