John H. Wesley Rush
b. 22 March 1833, d. 6 October 1905
- Father: Charles George Rush b. 8 February 1786, d. 9 December 1857
- Mother: Sarah Norman b. 25 June 1794, d. 3 May 1859
- John H. Wesley Rush was born on 22 March 1833 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- Charles George Rush and Sarah Norman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Macon County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John H. Wesley Rush, Benjamin Andrew Rush, Amanda Harris and Cornelia Anne Elizabeth LeGrand.
- He married Octavia Osgood Andrew on 25 April 1854 in Oxford, Newton County, Georgia.
- He witnessed the marriage of Milton Paul LeGrand and Maria Louisa Jones on 20 February 1855 in Macon County, Alabama; with John Wesley Rush officiating.
- John H. Wesley Rush and Octavia Osgood Andrew appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Auburn PO, Macon County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Emily Elizabeth Rush and Mary Henrietta Rush.
- He was a college steward, according to the 1860 census.
- John H. Wesley Rush and Octavia Osgood Andrew appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Emily Elizabeth Rush, Mary Henrietta Rush, Charles Andrew Rush, Mattie Ellen Rush, Octavia Amanda Rush and Amanda Harris.
- He was a Methodist Episcopal minister, according to the 1870 census.
- John H. Wesley Rush and Octavia Osgood Andrew appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Summerfield, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Henrietta Rush, Charles Andrew Rush, Mattie Ellen Rush, Octavia Amanda Rush, Estelle Perry Rush, LeGrande Ione Rush and John Osgood Rush.
- He was a minister, according to the 1880 census.
- John H. Wesley Rush died on 6 October 1905 at age 72 in Covington, Newton County, Georgia.
- He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 21 Jul 2014
Family: Octavia Osgood Andrew b. 28 November 1835, d. 6 November 1917
- Sarah Amelia Rush b. 15 August 1855, d. 10 August 1857
- Emily Elizabeth Rush b. 23 February 1857, d. 31 January 1938
- Mary Henrietta Rush b. 4 April 1860, d. 12 March 1940
- Charles Andrew Rush b. 31 October 1862, d. 19 November 1944
- Mattie Ellen Rush b. 15 January 1865, d. 6 April 1940
- Octavia Amanda Rush b. 12 June 1868, d. 11 July 1969
- Estelle Perry Rush b. 11 November 1870, d. 4 December 1964
- Annie Lou Merriwether Rush b. 7 October 1873, d. 19 October 1873
- LeGrande Ione Rush b. 31 October 1875, d. 4 December 1964
- John Osgood Rush b. 17 June 1876, d. 14 February 1933