John Wesley RushAge: 71 years1840–1912
- Name
- John Wesley Rush
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- Rush
 Birth | December 9, 1840 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Susan Agnes Kershner — View this family December 3, 1869 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Clara E “Pink” Rush October 19, 1879 (Age 38 years) Note: The birth year is based on the 1880 Census. It appears her Obituary and Tombstone Photo shoul be 1879 and not 1880. |
 Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Rush March 22, 1882 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a wife | Susan Agnes Kershner February 7, 1890 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harry Certland Lambert July 27, 1899 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles William Lambert — Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Rush — View this family August 14, 1899 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Holland Lambert Jr April 28, 1901 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | January 4, 1912 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bauman Cemetery |
| Family with Susan Agnes Kershner |
| himself |
John Wesley Rush Birth: December 9, 1840 — Indiana, United States Death: January 4, 1912 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Susan Agnes Kershner Birth: November 4, 1851 — Ohio, United States Death: February 7, 1890 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1869 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Clara E “Pink” Rush Birth: October 19, 1879 38 27 — Indiana, United States Death: August 7, 1951 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Rush Birth: March 22, 1882 41 30 — Indiana, United States Death: October 9, 1966 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Rush - Household
Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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