Brief Life History 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 8 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
Sources (4)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1786–1844 Male
1787–1872 Female
Children (12)
1807–1862 Male
1810–1880 Female
1813– Female
1816–after 1870 Female
1817–1888 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1760–1830 Male
1762–1850 Female
Siblings (7)
1782–1843 Male
1784–1849 Female
1787–1872 Female
1790–1807 Female
1793– Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 1
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
Age 1
1812
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English rishe, rush(e), rosh(e) ‘rush’ (Old English risc), either a topographic name for someone who lived in a rushy place, or a nickname probably denoting someone who wove mats, baskets, and other articles out of rushes.
English: nickname from Middle English rush ‘beehive’ (probably referring to skeps woven from rushes), perhaps denoting a bee-keeper.
Irish: shortened 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 due to confusion with the Irish word luachair ‘rushes’ (see Loughrey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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