Grace Ruth Rush

5 September 1787–2 April 1872 (Age 84)
Virginia, United States

The Life of Grace Ruth

When Grace Ruth Rush was born on 5 September 1787, in Virginia, United States, her father, James Henry Rush, was 27 and her mother, Molly M. Simpson, was 25. She married John Whitson on 15 February 1807, in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 2 April 1872, in Wayne, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

John Whitson
1786–1844
Grace Ruth Rush
1787–1872
Marriage: 15 February 1807
William Whitson
1807–1862
Mary "Polly" Whitson
1810–1880
Elizabeth Whitson
1813–
Jemima Whitson
1816–1870
Minatree Rush Whitson
1817–1888
Martha Ann Whitson
1819–1865
Sallie Ann Whitson
1822–1826
John W Whitson
1824–1893
James Wilson Whitson
1826–1890
Nancy Whitson
1829–1891
Grace Jane Whitson
1831–1915

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
15 February 1807
Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

Age 1

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state

Age 1

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 
1812

Age 25

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

1 English: topographic name for someone who lived among rushes, from Middle English rush (a collective singular, Old English rysc), or perhaps an occupational name for someone who wove mats, baskets, and other articles out of rushes.2 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruis ‘descendant of Ros’, a personal name perhaps derived from ros ‘wood’. In Connacht it has also been used as a translation of Ó Luachra ( see Loughrey ).3 Irish: Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada, ‘descendant of Fuada’ a personal name meaning ‘hasty’, ‘rushing’ ( see Foody ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Gracy Whitson in household of Whitton Hale, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Grace Whitson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Grace Ruth Rush Whitson, "Find A Grave Index"

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