William McDonough Rushing 
William McDonough was born about 1826 in ?.1 William McDonough's father was Malachi Rushing and his mother was Telitha Dykes. His paternal grandparents were Mathew Malachi Rushing and Elizabeth Thornhill. He had five brothers and a sister, named Baron Dekalb, Stephen Dykes Decatur, Francis Marion, Andrew Jackson, Thomas A. and Rebecca. He died in TX.1 General Notes
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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 <doglady@@perry.gulfnet.com> 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
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