Pike County AlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Rushing, John February 20, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald Bridges bridgesrd@knology.net February 23, 2005, 9:21 am Source: Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike Co., AL Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/photos/tombstones/goodhopebaptistc/ph442rushing.jpg Image file size: 28.5 Kb JOHN E H Rushing CO B 53 ALA INF CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY DEC 7 1834 DEC 26 1918 Additional Comments: John Eager Howard Rushing married Eliza Jane Jenerett (b. 8 Jan 1839 in Pike Co., AL & d. 18 Jan 1927 in Pike Co., AL)on 16 Nov 1854 in Pike Co., AL. They are buried beside one another. John E. H. Rushing was a farmer. He served in the Civil War, enlisting in August of 1862 as a Private at Troy, Alabama in the 53rd Alabama Cavalry, Company "B". This regiment was also referred as a mounted infantry and was also called Partisan Rangers. He was slightly wounded at the Battle of Chicamauga on 19 Sep 1863. He was discharged April 1865. On June 30, 1911, he signed an application for pension of soldiers and sailors, The State of Alabama, Pike County. By signing the form he proclaimed that he was honorably discharged from such service on April 1865, and that he did not desert the service of the Confederate States, or of the State of Alabama. He claimed that he was unable to make a living by manual labor on account of old age and disabilities. On said form he affirmed that he does not now own property, either in his own name or that of his wife, to the value of $2,000 and that he has no children upon whom he can depend for support. He also claimed to own 214 acres of land situated in Pike Co., Alabama, valued $900; 1 horse, valued $75; 2 cows, valued $5; watches, clocks & jewelry, valued $20; household & kitchen furniture, valued $10; and 1 wagon, valued $10. Mr. W. A. J. Mills and Mr. B. F. Hickman solemnly swore that they were personally acquainted with J. E. H. Rushing and personally knew that he did not desert the service, but was honorably discharged therefrom. J. E. H. pension was approved on 21 Aug 1911 and his pension was #17750. J. E. H. had to later reapply for his pension on 8 Dec 1914. Mr. Thomas Jefferson Youngblood swore he knew who J. E. H. was.(1) (1) Pension records at the Alabama Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. 1870 Federal Census of Pike Co., AL Household # 501 Rushing, John E. H. 35 AL Jane 34 AL Mary 14 AL Amanda 12 AL James 10 AL 1880 Alabama Census John RUSHING Self M Male W 45 AL Farmer NC SC (this is probably reversed) Eliza J. RUSHING Wife M Female W 40 AL Keepi ng House SC SC Mollie RUSHING Dau S Female W 18 AL At Home AL AL Ida E. RUSHING Dau S Female W 14 AL At Home AL AL Johnson RUSHING Son S Male W 12 AL Works On Farm AL AL Robert E. L. RUSHING Son S Male W 10 AL Works On Farm AL AL Francis J. RUSHING Son S Male W 8 AL A L AL James RUSHING Son S Male W 5 AL AL AL Haughton RUSHING Son S Male W 2 AL AL A L 1880 Federal Census of Pike Co., AL records him living beside his brother Henry Rushing and near his brother, Stephen Rushing. Researched by Ron Bridges on 7 Jun 1999. The 53rd's Company B Muster Roll, that I received from the National Archives on July 17, 1997 records that he enlisted August 5th thru September 30th of 1862 in Troy (which is in Pike County), AL, by Capt. Hamner for the period of the war. He was paid the sum of fifty dollars in full for his bounty on September 30, 1862 by Capt. Dickinson. He enlisted once again October 1st thru December 31st of 1862 in Troy, AL, by Capt. Hamner for the period of the war. From October 1, 1862 thru December 31, 1862 the Company Muster Roll's documents that he was sick (no time period given) in the hospital at Montgomery, AL and that his name appears in the column of names present. He was paid December 31, 1862, by Capt. Dickinson. Then the muster roll records he was present from December 31, 1862 thru April 30, 1863, and he was paid April 30, 1863, by Capt. Dickerson. He appears on the roll as present from May thru June of 1863 and is paid by Capt. Felder on June 30, 1863. From June 30th thru October 31st John is present and is paid on October 31, 1863. His name is on the Muster roll from November thru December of 1863 and is dated March 6, 1864 He also appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing for quarter for 1864. His name is written on the roll in some places as John E. A. H. Rushing and as John E. H. Rushing in other places. I, Ronald D. Bridges, have never before seen his name written as John E. A. H. Rushing. Probably this is an error in which his middle name Eager is written as "E. A." for the first two letters instead of just an "E." for Eager. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/photos/tombstones/goodhopebaptistc/ph442rushing.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo has been resized/compressed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb