Joseph Johnston Rushing 
Joseph Johnston was born on October 9th, 1868 in Troy, Pike Co., AL.1 Joseph Johnston's father was John Eager Howard Rushing and his mother was Eliza Jane Jenerett. His paternal grandparents were William Cain Rushing and Mary Ann Rushing; his maternal grandparents were Elias G. Jenerett and Ann Eliza Thomas. He had four brothers and five sisters, named William E., Robert E. Lee, Francis Jack, James D., Francis Adeline, Mary, Ida Lizzie, Hortense and Lottie. He was the fifth oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 84 on March 8th, 1953 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. He was buried in Oakwook Cemetery, Troy, Pike Co., AL..1 1 General Notes
Custom Field:<_FA#> In a funeral record, Ella records his name: Joseph Johnston Rushing.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
Custom Field:<_FA#> He lived to be 84 years and 4 months old.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
_NAMS: Named by his father after Joseph Johnston the Confederate General.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
Address:<ADDR> 1925 West St
Montgomery
AL
USA
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Robert E. Lee, Stone Wall Jackson, and Jimmy D.
From Polk's Montgomey (Montgomery County, Ala.) City Directory Vol. 1953
XLVI including Boylston and Chisholm. Price $40.00 - Rushing, Jos J.
(Ella S.) h1925 West. h = household. Researched by Ron Bridges on 23 Feb
2003.
He owned and operated a shoe repair shop in Troy, Pike Co., AL.
The following article in the Alabama Journal on 9 Mar 1953: J. J.
Rushing, 84 died in Montgomery, Alabama. Widow, Mrs. Ella Spradley
Rushing; two daughters, Mrs. Kate Sellers and Mrs. Lewis Black; two
brothers, Robert Rushing, San Antonio, Texas and Jack Rushing of Troy,
Alabama; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Howard and Mrs. J. W. Redmond of Troy,
Alabama. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Alabama.
In a funeral record, written by Ella, his wife: Joseph Johnston Rushing.
He died 12:45 AM on March 8, 1953. His residence address was 1925 West
St., Montgomery, AL & phone # 24208. He resided in Montgomery for 10
years. He was not a veteran. She was 79 years old when he died. The
services were held in McGhee Funeral Home in Troy, Alabama, on March 9,
1953, at 11:00 AM. The minister officiating: Rev. R. T. McLeod. Music by
Authur Brown and Glenny McLeod. Hymn: "Does Jesus Care". Organist : Mrs
Houston. Pall Bearers: Drue H. Lackey, Jr., Donald Fitzjerald, Pursur
Powell, Ray Spradley, Aubrey Jordan, and Devon Pippin. Honorary Pall
Bearers: Doyle Wyatt, James Floyd, Jake Chaffin, E. M. Oliver, Byron
Holland, Cody Harris J. D. Witherington, and Jimmie Harris.
In the 1880 Federal Census of Pike Co., AL his name is listed as Johnson.
On 18 May 2000 Foye Ivey told me that her father, Joseph, made his own
eggnog for Christmas and on occasions he would put a little whiskey in
the eggnog. She also said he rowed his own cigarettes with Bull Durham
tobacco.
William H. Rushing, the son of Mathew M. (Mack) Rushing & the first
cousin of Joseph Johnston Rushing, signed Joseph's Funeral Record Book.
Ralph Roscoe Rushing, the son of Robert E. Lee Rushing & the nephew of
Joseph Johnston Rushing, signed Joseph's Funeral Record Book.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1750 in SC d.~ 1815 in SC
- b.~ 1810 in Beaufort District, SC d.19 Dec 1879 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in NC d.~ 1855 in Pike Co., AL
- b.07 Dec 1834 in Montgomery Co., AL d.28 Dec 1918 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1811 in NC d.1870 in Pike Co., AL
- b.09 Oct 1868 in Troy, Pike Co., AL d.08 Mar 1953 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL
- b.~ 1759 in France d.09 Sep 1833 in Columbus Co., NC
- b.24 Oct 1812 in NC d.01 Oct 1852 in Pike Co., AL
- b.23 Sep 1711 in ? d.20 Oct 1771 in ?
- b.02 Aug 1754 in ? d.1820 in ?
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.1778 in France (?) d.04 Mar 1845 in NC
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.08 Jan 1839 in Pike Co., AL d.18 Jan 1927 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.02 Mar 1811 in NC d.13 Feb 1885 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
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‌Joseph Johnston and Ella Melissa were married in a religious ceremony on September 8th, 1897 in Ansley, Pike Co., AL.1 They had four sons and two daughters, named George Dewey, Albert, J. C., Duard Moody, Mary Kate and Foye.
Family Notes
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Spradley, Ella M. to J. J. Rushing
Sept 8, 1897 at the Baptist Church at Ansley by J. M. Loflin, M. G.
Parties both of age. Entry #380; Pike County Courthouse Marriage Records.
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Children
George Dewey Rushing
George Dewey was born on July 22nd, 1898 in Pike Co., AL.1 He died at 9 months old on April 23rd, 1899 in Pike Co., AL. He was buried in Goodhope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike Co., AL.1 1
Albert Rushing
Albert was born on July 25th, 1900 in Pike Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 45 on May 1st, 1946 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Pike Co., AL.1 1
J. C. Rushing
J. C. was born on January 20th, 1902 in Pike Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 22 on August 5th, 1924 in Pike Co., AL. He was buried in Goodhope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike Co., AL.1 1
Duard Moody Rushing
Duard Moody was born on August 14th, 1905 in Pike Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 43 on March 5th, 1949 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. He was buried on March 6th, 1949 in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Pike Co., AL.1 1
Mary Kate Rushing
Mary Kate was born on April 27th, 1909 in Pike Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 80 on December 27th, 1989 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. She was buried on December 30th, 1989 in Alabama Heritage Cemetery, 10505 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL..1 1
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