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Family of William Patrick RUSH (7) & Mary Ellen POWERS

26. Mary Lenora RUSH. Born in Feb 1876 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 38, Mary Lenora died in Henderson County, Tennessee on 22 Mar 1914. Buried in Mar 1914 in Robertson Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900.

Mary Lenora married William Granville MYRACLE, son of William Henry MYRACLE (1848-1905) & Martha Ann ROBERTSON (1847-1924), in Henderson County, Tennessee. Born on 22 Mar 1871. At the age of 82, William Granville died in Tennessee on 27 Jul 1953. Buried in Jul 1953 in Robertson Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900.

In 1925, Granville, along with his three unmarried sons, Jim, Eunis, and Jeff, and his two unmarried daughters, Jose and Avis, moved to Gibson County, Tennessee in search of better farmland. Their home near Wildersville, Tennessee, became part of the Natchez Trace State Park in the 1930s. They rented farmland around Milan and raised truck crops. Granville lived with his children in rotation from 1931 until his death. He was a tall, striking man who willingly helped with farm chores. He also enjoyed hunting small game, and it is said that he often got 23 squirrels with a box of shotgun shells.

They had the following children:

83	i.	Daisy M. (1893-1919)
84	ii.	Ida M. (1895-1989)
85	iii.	John Pinckley (1898-1985)
86	iv.	George Alton (1900-1982)
	v.	James Alfred. Born on 8 Feb 1900 in Henderson County, Tennessee. James Alfred died in Henderson County, Tennessee on 5 Jul 1900. Buried in Jul 1900 in Rush Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900.
87	vi.	Noma Mae (1902-)
88	vii.	Betty Gray (1903-1972)
	viii.	James B.. Born on 6 Jun 1905. At the age of 68, James B. died on 23 Apr 1974. Occupation: Bus Driver and factory worker. Alias/AKA: "Jimmie". Jimmie Myracle resided in Milan, Gibson County, 1972. He and his wife, Rachel, had no children. On 12 Sep 1931 when James B. was 26, he married Rachel BRADBURY, in Gibson County, Tennessee.
89	ix.	Eunice Fay (1907-)
	x.	Josie Irene. Born on 22 Mar 1908 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 26, Josie Irene died in 1935. Buried in 1935 in Robertson Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Josie Myracle never married.
90	xi.	Mary Avis (1911-1972)
	xii.	William Jefferson. Born on 9 Jun 1912 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 55, William Jefferson died in Bluff Springs, Gibson County, Tennessee on 6 Nov 1967. Resided in First District, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1930. Occupation: Farmer. Jeff worked in the Milan Arsenal until January 1944 when he entered military service. After is discharge in 1946, he farmed. He lived Southwest of Milan, Tennessee. In 1930 when William Jefferson was 17, he married Lessie WEST, in Gibson County, Tennessee.
	xiii.	Daughter. Born on 19 Jan 1914 in Henderson County, Tennessee. Daughter died in Henderson County, Tennessee on 27 Mar 1914. Buried in Mar 1914 in Robertson Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee.

27. James Walter RUSH. Born in Sep 1879 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 70, James Walter died in 1950. Buried in 1950 in Parkers Crossroads Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900. Resided in District 1, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1920. Resided in Wildersville, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1929.

James Walter married Eva BOLEN, daughter of William Reeves BOLEN (1867-1953) & Florence PARISH (1866-1946). Born on 17 Apr 1895. At the age of 81, Eva died on 21 Apr 1976. Buried in Apr 1976 in Parkers Crossroads Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 1, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1920.

They had one child:

William Bolen. Born on 29 Nov 1925. At the age of 45, William Bolen died in Jul 1971.

William Bolen married Jean GOOCH.

28. Ebbie RUSH. Born in Sep 1889 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 86, Ebbie died in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1976. Buried in 1976 in Parkers Crossroads Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900. Resided in District 1, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1910. Resided in Trezevant, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1929. Alias/AKA: "Ebbie".

Ebbie married William Jess TATE, son of Henry Jasper TATE Senior (1860-1936) & Emili Harriet ADAMS (1865-1944). Born on 3 Mar 1886 in Tennessee. At the age of 62, William Jess died in Henderson County, Tennessee on 15 Dec 1948. Buried in Dec 1948 in Parkers Crossroads Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 8, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900. Resided in District 1, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1910. Resided in Trezevant, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1929. Alias/AKA: "Jesse".

They had the following children:

91	i.	Jessie Arnell (1913-2001)
92	ii.	Willie Hollis (1918-1993)
	iii.	John Murray. Resided in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee in Aug 2001. John Murray married Billie Francis BRITT, daughter of John C. BRITT (1884-1945) & Essie M. BELEW (1886-1974). Born in 1924. At the age of 68, Billie Francis died in 1992. Buried in 1992 in Jones Cemetery, Wildersville, Henderson County, Tennessee.
93	iv.	Joseph Howell
94	v.	James Eures (1925-)
95	vi.	Evelyn Raymelle (1927-2002)
96	vii.	Patti Sue (1930-2002)
	viii.	Infant. Born on 4 Jun 1931. Infant died on 4 Jun 1931. Buried in Jun 1931 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Trezevant, Carroll County, Tennessee.
97	ix.	Peggy Ruth (1933-1988)

29. Jessie Gile RUSH. Born in Apr 1893 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 73, Jessie Gile died in Carl Junction, Missouri in 1967. Buried in 1967 in Joplin, Missouri. Resided in Julesburg, Colorado in 1929. Resided in District 17, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900. Resided in District 1, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1910.

On 31 Oct 1911 when Jessie Gile was 18, he married Mable RIGSBY, daughter of John Wesley RIGSBY (1855-1942) & Susan J. BRECHEEN (1855-1934), in Henderson County, Tennessee. Born on 15 Nov 1895 in Carroll County, Tennessee. At the age of 67, Mable died on 4 Jan 1963. Buried in Jan 1963 in Roans Creek Cemetery, Clarksburg, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1930. They were divorced.

Mable Rigsby Rush was a teacher at Clarksburg elementary school.

They had one child:

Gaylon L. (1919-)

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