Floyd Rush Leftwich

Brief Life History of Floyd Rush

When Floyd Rush Leftwich was born on 24 March 1867, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Gabriel Leftwich, was 57 and his mother, Easter Gardner, was 41. He married Irena Florida Sumner on 1 March 1885, in Stewarts Creek Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Carman, Henderson, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 18 January 1937, in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd Rush Leftwich
1867–1937
Sarah A Schuyler
1874–1946
Marriage: 2 May 1900
Hattie Bell Leftwich
1896–
Oscar Lee Leftwich
1898–1974
Cora Ina Leftwich
1900–1942
Earl C Leftwich
1903–1980
Carl Floyd Leftwich
1906–1976
Gertrude Mae Leftwich
1909–1979

Sources (57)

  • Rush F Leftwich, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Rush F, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Rush Leftwich, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1872

Historical Boundaries: 1872: Henderson, Illinois, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Leftwich in Cheshire, so named fromthe Old English female personal name Lēoftǣt +wīc ‘dairy farm, settlement’.

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

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