Brief Life History of Mary Jane
Mary Jane Brooks was born on 5 February 1862, in Tennessee, United States. She married Philip Silas Rushin on 2 October 1915, in Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1910 and Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 15 February 1946, in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Midway Cemetery, Dawson, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Mary J Rushing in household of Phillip Rushing, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Jane Rushin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Brooks in entry for Wade S Rushin, "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986"
Spouse and Children
1854–1937 Male
1862–1946 Female
Children (9)
1880– Male
1882– Male
1885– Male
1887– Female
1890– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)
Age 3
1865 · Sultana Tragedy
Age 3
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: usually a variant of Brook , with excrescent -s. The optional addition of -s, with no grammatical function, is usually post-medieval, but some examples of the same person's name occurring with and without -(e)s have been noted as early as the 14th century in South Lancashire. The -es in such cases probably has neither a plural nor a genitival function, and the name means ‘dweller at the brook’, not ‘dweller at the brooks’. A plural sense cannot be ruled out elsewhere, but a non-grammatical -(e)s must also be considered a strong possibility.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Americanized form of German Brucks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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