Theodore Freelin Rush

Brief Life History of Theodore Freelin

When Theodore Freelin Rush was born on 23 November 1875, in Maryville, Missouri, United States, his father, Josephus Rush, was 40 and his mother, Mary Jane Walden, was 25. He married Pearl R Budworth on 9 May 1896, in Woodbury, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Woodbury Township, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Sioux, North Dakota, United States in 1920. He died on 30 September 1938, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Freelin Rush
1875–1938
Mabel Esther Cameron
1885–1952
Jacob Harlen Rush
1905–1970
Moses Thomas Rush
1906–1981

Sources (20)

  • Theadore Rush, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Theodore Rush, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Theodore Frelin Rush, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1889

North Dakota is the 39th state.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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