Born ‎ at AL, died ‎ at AL
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Thomas died when a young man. One source has his middle name as William.

Born ‎ at AL, died ‎ at AL
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Born ‎± 1826 at ?, died ‎ at TX
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He served in the Civil war with the South. After the war he moved to
Texas, where he died.
W. S. Pugh, who fought 53rd Alabama Cavalry, Company H, applied for a
pension in the state of Texas for his service for the Confederate States
of America. On 12 July 1913 William Rushing testified on a sworn oath
that: "I am 64 years of age; I am personally acquainted with W. S. Pugh
and knew him for several years before the war; he married my cousin
before the war; I do not personally know that he enlisted in the
Confederate service but the second year after he went off to the war I
lived on his place in Coffee County, Alabama, and helped his wife make a
little crop. During the time I lived there I know his wife received
several letters from him from different places where he was in the war. I
know that he did not come home until the close of the war and saw him
soon after he came home after the war closed. I now reside in Wood
County, Texas, and my Postoffice address is Quitman, Texas, Route 4; I
live with one mile of W. S. Pugh now and have known him intimately eve
since the war." Elizabeth Pheebe Rushing was W. S. Pugh’s wife and
William’s cousin.
Note: William states he is 64 years old, which means he was born about
1849. This date does not fall in line with the birth date or death date
of his mother. She would have been over 50 years old when he was born.
In addition, the records I have received state she died about 1840,
before he was born. This most likely means her birth and death dates are
wrong or his birth date is wrong, or that he is not the son of Malachi
Rushing and Telitha Dykes, or the William in the above is not the same
William.
One record has William McDonald Rushing born 1826 with his wife's first
name as Harriet; no maiden name. They moved to Texas. They has nine
children: 1. Rebecca T. Rushing, 2. Mary P. Rushing, 3. Andrew J.
Rushing, 4. Lucie A. Rushing, 5. Elizabeth L. Rushing, 6. Emmeline
Rushing, 7. William French Marion Rushing, 8. Thomas C. R. Rushing, and
9. M. A. Rushing.
1850 Federal Census of Coffee Co., AL
545. Green COOK 26 Miss
Lucy A 24 Al
Louisa 2
Joseph 7mo
Mac RUSHING 24 unk
1860 Federal Census of Coffee Co., AL
762 William M RUSHING 34 AL
Harriet 26
Rebecca 5
Mary P 3
Andrew J 1
Malissa 66 SC
Maloy 16f AL
Posted by Roselyn Shiver on Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Surnames:
Looking for any information or decendants of William McDonough Rushing
bDec71825 in AL or SC married Harriett Brannen. Served in the civil war.
Also his brother Andrew J Rushing b 1834 also served in civil war.
Their parents were Malachi Rushing and Telethia Dykes of Beaufort
District SC

Born ‎ Jul 20, 1828 at Dublin, Montgomery Co., AL, died ‎ Oct 8, 1913 at Euchee Valley, Walton Co., FL‎, 85 years, buried ‎ at Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Walton County, FL
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Baron Dekalb Rushing, second child of Malachi and Teletha (Dykes) Rushing
was born 20 July 1828 in Montgomery. (It is thought that he was probably
named after Johann DeKalb, a German soldier who won distinction in the
American Revolutionary War. Johann DeKalb added Baron to his original
name, calling himself Baron Johann DeKalb. He came to America with
Marquis de Lafayette in 1777 and the Continental Congress appointed him a
major general.)
When Baron Dekalb was a young boy hunting in the woods one day, he
heard the cry of a child. The girl was about eleven years old and was
thought to be Creek Indian. His parents raised her and called her Sirena.
She was thought to have been born circa 1828 in Alabama.
Baron DeKalb and Sirena were married 31 January 1847 by John Park,
Justice of Peace. They lived in Pike County, AL in 1850, in Coffee
County, AL in 1860 and in Crenshaw County, AL in 1870 according to Census
Reports for those years. Baron DeKalb was a blacksmith and was elected
Justice of Peace, Coffee County, and was commissioned 6 April 1859.
He was a sergeant in Company A, 33 Alabama Infantry Regiment of the
Confederate States during the Civil War. He enlisted at Elba 22 Feb 1862
and was in Captain Kimmey’s Company. (Many of the Rushing sons carry the
Kimmey, believed to have come from the army officer’s name.) Baron was
honorably discharged in 1863 due to a disease of the lungs.
Baron Dekalb moved to Walton County, Florida 7 January 1872. He
applied for a Soldier's Pension 29 September 1902. On the applications he
stated, "I have been a sufferer from Rheumatism for fifteen years and
since the first of January 1902, I have been wholly unable to perform
manual labor of any kind, being confined to by bed the most of the time
and have only been able at times to get about with the assistance of
crutches and sticks; that about three years ago I dislocated my ankle,
besides have been a sufferer from liver and kidney complaints and on
account of said diseases am rendered wholly unable to gain a livelihood
by manual labor." The Physician's Affidavit was signed by Dr. J. F. King.
The pension was approved to pay from 1 July 1909 at the rate of $150.00
per annum, Pension Certificate 725.
It was told that Baron DeKalb died while sitting on the front porch
in a rocking chair. He fell from his chair on his open pocket knife and
it closed, cutting the skin between his thumb and index finger.
Much of the research on Baron DeKalb Rushing and his family was done
by Anita Rushing Mitchell of Panama City, Florida. (1)
"Rushing" Through the Generations, by Peggy Rushing Sims
Rushing Baron D. 1st Sergeant 3/11/62 Elba AL 33 at enlist. Born
Montgomery Co AL. Disability discharge 7/25/1862 signed by M.C. Kimney
Commanding Officer CO A. Reason for discharge: hepatized lungs from
frequent bouts of pneumonia.
Baron Dekalb Rushing, second child of Malachi and Teletha (Dykes) Rushing
was born 20 July 1828 in Dublin, Montgomery Co., AL. It is thought that
he was probably named after Johann DeKalb, a German soldier who won
distinction in the American Revolutionary War. Johann DeKalb added Baron
to his original name, calling himself Baron Johann DeKalb. He came to
America with Marquis de Lafayette in 1777 and the Continental Congress
appointed him a major general.
There are two family stories about Baron Dekalb's wife, Sirena. When
Baron Dekalb was a young boy hunting in the woods one day, he heard the
cry of a child. The girl was about eleven years old and was thought to be
Creek Indian. His parents raised her and called her Sirena. The other
story is that Serena was a Creek Indian left with the Rushing family
because the girl's parents were being marched to Oklahoma and did not
think Serena would survive. Hence, they left her with Baron Dekalb's a
family, who agreeably in Christian spirit raised and cared for her. One
famil

Born ‎ 1829 at AL, died ‎ at TX
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Stephen served in the Eighth Alabama Regiment, this being the first
regiment from the state to enlist for the duration of the Civil War. They
served at Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Seven Pines. Nearly one-third were
killed at Second Manassas. They took part in the capture of Harper's
Ferry and the Battle of Gettysburg. When the announcement of surrender
was made, the few remaining veterans wept like children and tore their
old battle flag into shreds to keep as mementos. Stephen and his brother,
William McDonough Rushing, who had also survived the war, move to Texas
where both died soon after. (1)
(1) From the book: "Rushing" Through the Generations by Peggy Rushing Sims
8th Alabama Infantry Regiment
The 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment was the first Alabama command that
enlisted "for the war." It was organized by the War Department at
Richmond on 10 June 1861, with men recruited from Butler, Coosa, Dallas,
Mobile, and Perry counties. The regiment lay at Yorktown, Virginia, for
the first eleven months of its service, and a detachment of it was
engaged in a skirmish near Wynn's Mill. Placed in Gen'l Roger Pryor's
Brigade, the regiment fell back with the army until it was overtaken at
Williamsburg and lost about 100 men. At Seven Pines, it was again under
fire, losing 32 k, 80 w, and 32 missing. Now in the brigade of Gen'l
Cadmus Wilcox, with the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th Alabama Regiments, the
8th was under fire at Mechanicsville and took part in the desperate
assault of Gen'l James Longstreet's Division on the enemy position at
Gaines' Mill. Losses in that assault were high, 47% of the 350 men
engaged. Three days later, the regiment was in the line of assault at
Frazier's Farm where it met Union Gen'l Thomas Meagher's Irish Brigade.
Of the 180 effectives there, only 90 were at regimental muster the next
morning. Its ranks soon began to fill and the 8th Alabama marched with
the Army of Northern Virginia towards the Potomac River. At the Second
Battle of Manassas, it was under a destructive fire and lost about 60 men
as it was held in reserve. The regiment took part in the capture of
Harper's Ferry, then it crossed the Potomac River and fought obstinately
at Sharpsburg, losing 67 k and w. It wintered on the Rappahannock, losing
only slightly at Fredericksburg. At Salem Church, Wilcox'Brigade bore the
brunt of the Federal assault, driving the enemy back in confusion and
capturing 1500 prisoners (with losses of 58 k and w). It was in the
exultant army that Gen'l Robert E. Lee led into Maryland for the second
time, and at Gettysburg, 260 casualties were lost out of 420 engaged.
With the army, the 8th recrossed the Potomac and wintered in the vicinity
of Orange Court House. The regiment was again hotly engaged at The
Wilderness, losing heavily there and at Spotsylvania. It was under fire
nearly every day as the Federal army pressed up to Richmond, and its loss
was severe at 2nd Cold Harbor. At Petersburg, the 8th again suffered. It
fought the Union cavalry raid against the Weldon Railroad, and it
participated in the capture of the "Crater." At Deep Bottom, the regiment
participated with some loss, and it lost heavily in the attempt to
dislodge the enemy from their position on the Weldon Railroad. The
regiment assisted at the repulse of the the enemy on the Plank Road below
Petersburg, and they fought as the army retreated up the James River. At
Appomattox, the remnant denied the first rumors of surrender and
indignantly tore their battle-flag into shreds to retain as mementos. Of
1377 men on its roll, the 8th lost 300 killed or mortally wounded, over
170 died of disease, and 236 were discharged or transferred; 16 officers
and 153 men surrendered.
Field and staff officers: Cols. John Anthony Winston (Sumter; resigned,
10 June
1862); Young Lea Royston (Perry; wounded, Frazier's Farm, Salem Church;
retired, 2 Nov 1864

Born ‎ Jan 5, 1833 at Montgomery Co., AL, died ‎ May 14, 1912 at Elba, Coffee Co., AL‎, 79 years, buried ‎ at Evergreen Cemetery, Elba, Coffee Co., AL. Occupation: ‎ at Doctor, Judge, Alabama State Legislature.;
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His mother died when he was seven years old and his father died a few
years later.
When Francis Marion was twelve years old, being an orphan, he and a
brother went to Pike County where he lived with an uncle until he was
sixteen years old. He worked on the farm and attended school in the
winter.
Becoming dissatisfied with his lot, he began life for himself,
working on a farm and attending school as he had means. He succeeded in
obtaining a fair education and taught school for a while. In 1855 he
became clerk in the office of Probate Judge, P. D. Costello, continuing
in this place until 1857, when be came clerk in a store and at the same
time read medicine with Doctors J. P. Blue and J. G. Moore.
In 1859 he married Fannie V. Yelverton, born Wednesday, 19 April
1843, daughter of Judge Gappa T. Yelverton and Martha B. Yelverton, who
came from George to Alabama, finally locating in Elba.
In 1861 Francis Marion graduated from the Medical Department of the
University of Louisiana, and he practiced at Elba until 1862. He enlisted
as a Private on Tuesday, 8 April 1862 and was made surgeon of the 25th
Alabama, Company K, and spent some months at Corinth, MS. He re-enlisted
in September 1863 at Elba, AL in Captain Brown’s Company of Home Guards
and continued service until May 1863, when his health forced him to
resign. He was given an honorable discharge. He then returned to Bullock,
Geneva County, AL, and practiced his profession until 1863.
His health improving, he joined the home guard and served at Pollard;
Pensacola, FL and other places, taking part in several battles and
skirmishes in that area. He was tendered a surgeon’s position but
refused, preferring to serve as a soldier. After the war, Doctor Rushing
returned to Elba to continue his practice.
While a practicing physician, Judge Rushing was a member of the State
Medical Association. He was one of the counselors for six years and
president for some time of the Coffee County Medical Society.
Dr. Rushing was active in the county affairs and was elected to the
Legislature in1878, and in 1880 to the State Senate from Coffee, Henry,
Dale, and Geneva Counties, during which time he introduced several
measures that became law.
In August 1892, he was elected Probate Judge of Coffee County and
re-elected in 1898, serving all twelve years.
When Judge Rushing and his County Commissioners took charge of the
court affairs, the total county taxes were around $8000.00. The Tax
Assessor’s Abstract for 1893 showed a total of $7,685.90. On 15 May
1895, a committee was appointed to examine the books of the treasurer. J.
M. Sanders reported the sum of $1,666.78 in the treasury. Judge Rushing
began to make some improvements during this first term in office and in
1895, a contract was made with the Converse Bridge Company to build two
steel bridges in Elba, across the Pea River and White Water Creek. During
his first and second terms, seven bridges were constructed over these
streams. Improvements were made on the county jail and courthouse. A
special tax of 1/20th on one per cent was levied for this purpose in July
1895. In August 1895, the Commissioners Court contracted with the Pauley
Jail Company for the price of $3000. 00 payable in five years, giving
notes of $600.00, each bearing eight per cent interest.
Judge Rushing’s administration will stand out prominently for years
to come on account of three things: first the construction of several
steel bridges; second, the building of a new courthouse; and third, for
the establishment of a home for county paupers.
Dr. Rushing was president of the Board of the Board of Censors of the
Medical Society of Coffee County in 1885. Composing this Board of Censors
were doctors, F. M. Rushing, W. H. Chapman, J

Born ‎ 1834 at AL‎
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It appears that his Father and Mother have died.
1850 Federal Census of Coffee Co., AL
AGE Birth Place
547. Richard SMART 23 AL
Larisa 21 AL
Andrew J RUSHING 16 AL