Nixon Rush
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Nixon Rush (abt. 1836 - 1915)

Rev Nixon Rush
Born about in Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 23 Oct 1861 in Grant, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 78 in Grant County, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Research Notes

  • The birth date before adjustment was 1840. Nixon Rush is the son of Elizabeth (Beckerdite) Rush. Elizabeth married Azel in 1803 and Azel married his second wife Mary White in 1819; therefore, Nixon's birth must be between 1803 and 1819. Iredell Rush b. 1807 was their first child and there were three more children born after Iredell and three more after Nixon's birth before Azel's marriage to Mary White. Although the birth date of 1812 is an arbitrary guess, it is likely to be within 2-3 years of the actual date.

Biography

Nixon Rush BIRTH 30 Mar 1836 Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana, USA DEATH 30 Jan 1915 (aged 78) Grant County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Park Cemetery Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana, USA PLOT Sec D MEMORIAL ID 91344950

Nixon was the son of Iredell Rush & Elizabeth Bogue. He married Louise Winslow on October 31, 1861, in Grant Co., Ind.

Parents: Iredell Rush 1807–1853, and Elizabeth Bogue Rush 1808–1878 [1]

In the 1850 United States Federal Census, Nixon Rush reports that his Age is 13, and his Birth Year is abt 1837. His Birthplace is Indiana, and his Home in 1850 is Liberty, Grant, Indiana, USA. He attends school. Household Members, Name, and Age are Iredell Rush 43, Elizabeth Rush 42, John Rush 19, Calvin Rush 16, Nixon Rush 13, Melicent Rush 11, Thomas Rush 8, Jane Rush 6, Anna Rush 4, Mary E Rush 0. [2]

In the 1860 United States Federal Census, Nixon Rush reports that his Age is 24, and his Birth Year is abt 1836. His Birth Place is Indiana, and his Home in 1860 is Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Post Office: Jonesboro. His Real Estate is Valued at $ 4000, and his Personal Estate is Valued at $ 1000. Household Members, Name, and Age are Elizabeth Rush 52, Nixon Rush 24, Thos Rush 19, Jane Rush 16, Anna Rush 13, and Mary E Rush 10. [3]

Spouse: Louisa Winslow Rush 1843–1911 [4]

In the 1870 United States Federal Census, Nixon Rush reports that his Age is 34, and his Birth Year is abt 1836. His Birthplace is Indiana, and his Home in 1870 is Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Post Office: Fairmount. He is a white male citizen over 21. His Occupation is Farmer. His Personal Estate is Valued at $ 250, his Real Estate is Valued at $ 5000. Inferred Spouse: Louisa Rush. Household Members, Name, and Age are Nixon Rush 34, Louisa Rush 27, Mary E Rush, Elmyra Rush 4, Emma J Rush 2, Walter W Rush 3/12, and Haston Lancaster 19. [5]

Children

Axaline Rush 1863–1865

Elmira Rush Baldwin 1865–1952

Emma J Rush Beasley 1867–1961

Walter W Rush 1870–1936

Olive Rush 1873–1966

Calvin Cisero Rush 1876–1935

In the 1880 United States Federal Census, Neon Rush [Nixon Rush] reports that his Age is 44, and his Birth Date is Abt 1836. His Birthplace is Indiana, and his Home in 1880 is Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, USA. He is a married white male Head of House. His Spouse's Name is Louisa Rush. His Occupation is Farmer. Household Members, Name, and Age, Nixon Rush 44, Louisa Rush 37, Elmira Rush 15, Emma Rush 13, Walter Rush 11, Ollie Rush 7, and Calvin Rush 3. [6]

In the 1900 United States Federal Census, Nixon Rush reports that his Age is 64, and his Birth Date is Mar 1836. His Birthplace is Indiana, USA, and his Home in 1900 is Fairmount, Grant, Indiana. He is a married white male Head of House. His Spouse's Name is Louisa W Rush. Their Marriage Year was 1862, and their Years Married are 38. His Father's Birthplace is North Carolina, USA. His Mother's Birthplace is South Carolina, USA. His Occupation is Farmer. He speaks English and he can read and write. He owns his home mortgage-free. His property is a farm. Household Members, Name, and Age are Nixon Rush 64, Louisa W Rush 57, Rebecca O Rush 25, Charles E Rush 15, Edgar M Baldwin 34, Elmira Baldwin 34, Mark Baldwin 10, and Joseph Davis 21. [7]

In the 1910 United States Federal Census, Nixon Rush reports that his Age is 74, and his Birth Year is abt 1836. His Birthplace is Indiana, and his Home in 1910 is on Academy Road, Fairmount, Grant, Indiana. He is a married white male Head of House. His Spouse's Name is Lousie Rush. His Native Tongue is English and is able to read and write. He owns his home mortgage-free. His Years Married are 48. Household Members, Age, and Relationship are Nixon Rush 74 Head, Lousie Rush 67 Wife, and Earl Fowler 21 Boarder. [8]

Death: 30 Jan 1915, Grant, Indiana, USA, Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015 provides these details: Name: Nixon Rush, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 30 Mar 1836, Death Date: 30 Jan 1915, Burial Place: Grant, Indiana, USA, Cemetery: Park [9]

Obituary for Nixon Rush in U.S., Quaker Periodicals, 1828-1929 image is attached and provides a significant personal profile of praise for a life well lived in service. A must read. Name: Nixon Rush, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 30 Mar 1836, Marriage Date: 1861, Death Date: 20 Jan 1915, Age at Death: 78, Birth Place: Fairmount, Indiana, Death Place: Fairmount, Indiana, Spouse: Louisa Winslow. [10]

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940. U.S., Monthly Meeting: Back Creek Monthly Meeting. Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
  2. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 147; Page: 175b. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  3. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Page: 105; Family History Library Film: 803261. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  4. ↑ U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940. U.S., Monthly Meeting: Back Creek Monthly Meeting. Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
  5. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Roll: M593_317; Page: 51B; Family History Library Film: 545816. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  6. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 280; Page: 588A; Enumeration District: 177. Source Information, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  7. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240373. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
  8. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374364. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  9. ↑ Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015. Ancestry.com. Web: Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Genealogy Database. Marion Public Library. http://www.marion.lib.in.us/request-genealogy-records-2/: accessed 5 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Obituary for Nixon Rush. Title, The American Friend, Volumes 1914 Jan - 1915 Dec (Vol 2 - 3). Quaker Periodicals, Haverford College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Friend; Volumes: 1914 Jan - 1915 Dec (Vol 2 - 3). Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Periodicals, 1828-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

See also:

  • [1] Find A Grave Memorial 91344950
  • [2] Ancestry.com Profile and Documentation for Nixon Rush
  • "Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana, A Chronicle of their People Past and Present With Family Lineage and Personal Memoirs", Compiled Under the Editorial Supervision of BENJAMIN G. SHINN, VOLUME II, ILLUSTRATED, THE LEWIS PUBLlSHlNG COMPANY, Chicago and New York 1914. Pages 530-534




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Jim Alvey
Nixon Rush grew up on his father's farm, located just outside of Fairmount, in Grant county, and here he has spent the greater part of his life, being the proprietor of most of the property at this time and living in the house which had almost been completed by his father at the time of the latter's death. He has an excellent property of 140 acres, in addition to which he donated six acres of land to Fairmount Academy, located near his home, a Friends' preparatory school. Mr. Rush is an excellent businessman and skilled farmer, and has made a decided success of his ventures. Although now practically retired from the activities of life, he still superintends the working of his land, and carries on his business matters in the same able manner that characterized his younger days.

October 21, 1861, Mr. Rush was married to Miss Louisa Winslow, who was born in Grant County, Indiana, on August 5, 1843. daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Hiatt) Winslow. A devoted wife and mother, a consistent Friend, and an upright Christian woman, the death of Mrs. Rush, which occurred May 24, 1911, was sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends, who loved her for her many excellent qualities of mind and heart. To Mr. and Mrs. Rush there were born the following children: Axelina, Elmira, Emma, Walter, Olive, Calvin C, Charles E. Of these Axelina died at the age of two years. Elmira was born July 4, 1865, received excellent educational advantages, and now is city editor of the Fairmount News, of which her husband, Edgar Baldwin, is editor in chief.

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posted 13 Jun 2021 by Jim Alvey   [thank Jim]
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Rev. Nixon Rush. The career of a just and good man, and the memory of his kindly, noble deeds, are in themselves his true biography. In the life of such an individual, the observer of human character may find both precept and example. He may discover in such a life sermons that speak more eloquently and leave a more lasting impression upon the heart than any human words. Where eminent abilities and unblemished integrity, combined with unimpeachable virtue, derivable from the daily practice of religion and piety, contribute to adorn the character of an individual, then it is most proper to be prominently set forth as an example to those who would make themselves useful to the rest of mankind. And the writer cherishes the belief that he will perform this acceptable service in giving a brief sketch of the life and work of Rev. Nixon Rush, who for half a century was known to the citizens of Grant county as an industrious and successful agriculturist, but who, perhaps, was better known as a minister of the Quaker faith, as a member of which he had preached throughout this part of Indiana for more than forty years. - "Blackford and Grant Counties" page 530, 531
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