The Shemwell Family

Artie Rosetta “Pearl” RushingAge: 78 years18871966

Name
Artie Rosetta “Pearl” Rushing
Given names
Artie Rosetta
Surname
Rushing
Nickname
Pearl
Married name
Artie Rosetta Rutherford
Birth December 3, 1887 35 33
MarriagePatrick Winfield RutherfordView this family
unknown

Death of a brotherHarvey Columbus Rushing
May 5, 1888 (Age 5 months)
Birth of a sisterEva Drusilla Rushing
October 10, 1890 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames K Polk Rushing
December 21, 1893 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherJames K Polk Rushing
March 21, 1911 (Age 23 years)
Marriage of a parentHarvey Harrison RushingEdna Elizabeth AndersView this family
December 29, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 30 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a motherMary Ann McGehee
November 7, 1927 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a husbandPatrick Winfield Rutherford
October 18, 1932 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherHarvey Harrison Rushing
May 11, 1936 (Age 48 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterEva Drusilla Rushing
December 13, 1962 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 3, 1966 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Robert Lee Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 7, 1871Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Divorce: September 10, 1913El Paso, Texas, United States
8 months
elder sister
Naomi Clementine Rushing
Birth: January 7, 1872 19 17Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1873Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Joseph Elija Rushing
Birth: September 26, 1874 21 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 1875
2 years
elder brother
Willy Lee Rushing
Birth: September 30, 1876 23 22Texas, United States
Death: October 14, 1877Texas, Missouri, United States
22 months
elder brother
Robert Irvin Rushing
Birth: August 15, 1878 25 24McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1968El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Harvey Columbus Rushing
Birth: September 26, 1885 32 31Texas, United States
Death: May 5, 1888Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Artie Rosetta “Pearl” Rushing
Birth: December 3, 1887 35 33Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: April 3, 1966Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
James K Polk Rushing
Birth: December 21, 1893 41 39San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States
Death: March 21, 1911Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Edna Elizabeth Anders - View this family
father
step-mother
Edna Elizabeth Anders
Birth: August 10, 1886Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 27, 1964San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States
Marriage: December 29, 1914Taylor, Texas, United States
Family with Patrick Winfield Rutherford - View this family
husband
Patrick Winfield Rutherford
Birth: July 2, 1880Milam, Texas, United States
Death: October 18, 1932Mart, McLennan, Texas, United States
herself
Artie Rosetta “Pearl” Rushing
Birth: December 3, 1887 35 33Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: April 3, 1966Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States
Marriage:

Artie Rosetta “Pearl” Rushing has 20 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Harrison Rushing - Household

San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rushing, H HheadWMNov185049D30ARTNTNBlacksmith
Rushing, MarywifeWFMar185347D3095TXARUN
Rushing, RobertsonWMAug187821STXARTX
Rushing, LoviedaughterWFJul188217STXARTX
Rushing, PearldaughterWFDec188712STXARTXAt School
Rushing, EvadaughterWFOct18909STXARTXAt School
Rushing, James KsonWMDec18936STXARTXAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Harrison Rushing - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rushing, H HheadMW58M38ARTNTNBlacksmithOwn Shop
Rushing, Mary AnnwifeFW56M3895TXARTNHouse KeeperAt Home
Rushing, Wallace PearldaughterFW23Wd10TXARTXMillinerAt Home
Rushing, James KsonMW17STXARTXLaborerOn Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Patrick Winfield Rutherford - Household

2619 Summer Avenue Waco, McLennan, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rutherford, PatheadMW52M34TXGAGAPolicemanCity
Rushing, PearlwifeFW41M23TXMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Artie Rosetta “Pearl” Rushing - Household

Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rutherford, PearllodgerFW52WdTXRCokeTX