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Rushing Levi Richmond [Male] b. 2 SEP 1828 Pike County, Ms. - d. 6 MAR 1892 Pike County, Ms.

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Title: Descendants of Matthew Malachi Rushing 070804.FTW

(The following was copied from an article by Dell Clawson)

"In the 1860 census Levi Rushing was listed with three children (Harrison, Elizabeth and L. Richmond) but with no wife. So it is assumed that Nancy Dunaway Rushing must have died between 1857 and 1860.

"Just after this Levi Rushing married Ruth Marinda Pasmon Rowell, the widow of Francis Marion Rowell, who had died in 1859. She had two sons: William Louis Rowell and James Francis Marion Rowell.

"It is believed that Levi Rushing married the widow Rowell late in 1860 or early 1861. They must have had children, at lest two, as concluded by this following speculation. Levi had no wife when the census was taken in 1860, and family records indicate that Ruth Rowell Rushing died on 14 Feb. 1863.

"Levi Rushing then married a much younger woman, Nancy A. E. McKenzie. In the 1870 census he is listed as 41 and she as 26. The 10 children listed in the obituary are listed here. Our only remaining mystery is just when were they married? For the first two are listed as aged 9 and 7 in 1870, which would put their birth dates as 1861 and 1863 PRIOR TO the second wife's death. These two may have been Ruth's children." Lidia Ann and Silus C. are Ruth Rowell's children, Nancy's step-children. Levi and Nancy's first child, Millie Ann Lucinda Rushing was born Nov. 4, 1864. Therefore they were married between February 1863 and February 1864.
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L. Richmond Rushing was my dad's (Archie) half-brother. We visited their home on McGee's Creek in Walthall County often. It was common for us to refer to his children as aunt and uncle. I can remember those visits quite well.

Mary Magdaline Rushing Brister states in her document dated December 2, 1988: "My daddy was Samuel Tilden Rushing. He was born near Union Church. His dad was Levi Rushing. His mother was Nancy Jane McKenzie Rushing. Grandpa Levi had been married before, he had two boys by his first wife, Harris and Richmond Rushing, one girl Jane Rushing, she married a Mr. Keen.
"Grandpa Levi and Grandma Jane Rushing, had three girls: Millie Ann, Lily and Leola. Aunt Millie Ann married Davis Brumfield, Aunt Lily married Tom Alford, Aunt Leola married James Bromfield.
"They had four boys: Andrew, Samuel, Joe, and Archie Rushing."
In Dell Clawson's article "Tracing Your Roots," Country Journal Vol 1, Issue No 3, she lists Livi's children and notes that Polly was not traceable. She also states that after the death of Nancy Dunaway, (1857-1860) Levi married Ruth Marinda Pasmon Rowell late in 1860 or early 1861. Lydia Ann Rushing, born 1861 and Silas C. Rushing, born 1863 must have been her children. Ruth Howell died February 14, 1863. Since Millie Ann Lucinda Rushing was born in 1867 it is conceivable that Levi married Nancy McKenzie between 1863 and 1866. Brumfield Rushing born in 1869 was also untraced. Possibly these two died between 1870 and 1880."
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The following is taken from a letter by Dewey McKenzie:

"In some old Baptist Association Minutes of Mississippi College I found this about Levi Rushing: "Born in Pike County, Ms. 2 Sept 1828. Died 6 March 1892, aged 63 yrs. Married three times: (1) Nancy Dunaway, (2) Ruth Powell and (3) Nancy McKenzie. Nancy was left with 10 children." It did not say whether all 10 children were Nancy's or a combination of all the three wives."

Dell Clawson article indicates Ruth Rowell. A study of the dates given reveals that two of the 10 children were Ruth's, the eight remaining were Nancy McKenzie's. Nancy Dunaway had four children. Levi had a total of 14 children.

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