Mathew B. Rushing 
Mathew B. was born in 1871 in AL.1 Mathew B.'s father was Mathew M. (Mack) Rushing and his mother was Sarah Jane Amerson. His paternal grandparents were William Cain Rushing and Mary Ann Rushing; his maternal grandparents were Wiley Bradford Amason and Eliza M. Smart. He had eight brothers and two sisters, named Joseph Thomas, Thomas Jefferson, John MacDonald, William Henry, Newton, Theophilus, David, Perry D., Elizabeth Jane and Martha. He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 86 in March 1957 in Dothan, AL. He was buried in Zoar Methodist Church Cemetery, Coffee Co., AL..1 1 General Notes
Custom Field:<_FA#> His middle name was most likely Bradford after his Grandfather Wiley Bradford Amason.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
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It was told that Math donated the land for the Zoar Methodist Ch. and
Cemetery in Coffee County, AL, where so many of the Rushings are buried.
The following appeared in The Alabama Journal on 25 Mar 1957: Math
Rushing 83, died at a Dothan Rest Home. Funeral services and burial in
Zoar Church and Cemetery in Coffee County. Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Donnie Rushing; three sons, Kimmie Rushing of Elba, Bud Rushing of
Winter Haven, Florida and Abe Rushing of Tuscaloosa; six daughter, Mrs.
Anna Owens, Opp, Mrs. Johnnie Marler, Mrs. Simon Marler, Mrs. Willie
Norris and Mrs. Wiley Deal, all of Elba, (AL), and Mrs. Howard Malden,
Enterprise (AL); one brother Off Rushing of Ponce DeLeon, Florida."
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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.Nov 1829 in Robertson Cross Roads, Montgomery, Co., AL d.22 Dec 1914 in Coffee Co., AL
- b.~ 1811 in NC d.1870 in Pike Co., AL
- b.1871 in AL d.Mar 1957 in Dothan, AL
- b.02 Nov 1812 in GA d.22 Aug 1881 in TX
- b.23 Sep 1834 in AL d.02 Jul 1918 in Coffee Co., AL
- b.13 Oct 1714 in Prince George Co., VA d.1786 in Coosawatchie, SC
- b.1745 in ? d.31 Mar 1818 in SC
- b.Jun 1723 in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA d. in ?
- b.~ 1799 in NC d.07 Apr 1875 in Pike Co., AL
- b.09 Dec 1745 in Anson Co., NC d. in SC
- b.21 Feb 1817 in SC d.09 Apr 1896 in TX
- b.~ 1750 in SC d.~ 1815 in SC
- b.~ 1795 in Beaufort District, St. Peters Parish, SC d.Jul 1876 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in NC d.~ 1855 in Pike Co., AL
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Mathew B. and Leola were married in a religious ceremony on May 1st, 1894 in Coffee Co., AL.1 They had three sons and six daughters, named Mathew Bud, Kimmie, Abe, Mary Leola, Cora, Sara Anna, Lena, Arkie and Bonnie.
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Children
Mathew Bud Rushing
Mathew Bud was born on January 6th, 1894 in AL.1 He died at the age of 69 in March 1963 in AL.1
Mary Leola Rushing
Mary Leola was born on October 17th, 1901 in ?.1 She died at the age of 97 on November 21st, 1998 in AL.1
Kimmie Rushing
Kimmie was born on July 5th, 1907 in AL.1 He died at the age of 78 on February 20th, 1986 in Coffee Co., AL. He was buried in Zoar Church Cemetery, Coffee Co., AL.1 1
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