George Aston Rushing

George Aston Rushing

Male 1909 - 1950  (41 years)

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  • Name George Aston Rushing  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 27 Apr 1909  Lueders, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Wood County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son 
    Census 1930  Fannin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head: Head 
    Census 1940  Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Military Draft Registration 1940  Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Draft Registration - WWII 
    Obituary Jul 1950  Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Obituary of George Rushing • Times Record News • Wichita Falls, Texas • 28 Jul 1950, Fri • Page 7 
    Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)
    Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)
    Death 26 Jul 1950  Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Cause: Fatal Crash 
    • His truck jacknifed in heavy rain
    Burial Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Haskell, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I26862  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father James R 'Jim' Rushing,   b. 1 Mar 1870, Pike County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1952, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lydia Hastletine Radney,   b. 6 Aug 1874, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1952, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1893  Wood County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Laura Beatrice Stroud,   b. Abt 1911, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1930  [6
    Children 
     1. Mehia Ary Rushing
     2. Melba Joyce Rushing,   b. 25 Jan 1944, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 2005, Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [natural]
     3. Leila Jean Rushing,   b. 1 Jan 1934, Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 2007, Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     4. Pauline Rushing,   b. 10 Jan 1936, Jones County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1997 (Age 61 years)  [natural]
     5. Hellen Joann Rushing,   b. 10 Jun 1932, Tuxedo, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 2016, Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     6. Bobby Carl Rushing
     7. Floyd J Rushing,   b. 5 Oct 1928, Hamlin, Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1995, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     8. Virginia Mae Rushing,   b. 3 Aug 1930, Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1997, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Veda Griffith 
    Marriage Abt 1947  [4
    Family ID F11505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 3 Lorena Kathrine Yarbrough,   b. 1 Nov 1919, Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1988, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1947  Haskell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Johnnie Mack Rushing,   b. 16 Jun 1948, Stamford, Haskell, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 2020, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1909 - Lueders, Jones, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Wood County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Fannin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Mar 1947 - Haskell County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Obituary of George Rushing • Times Record News • Wichita Falls, Texas • 28 Jul 1950, Fri • Page 7 - Jul 1950 - Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Fatal Crash - 26 Jul 1950 - Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • News
    Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)
    Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2032] Ancestry.com, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Stamford, Jones, Texas; Roll: T627_4083; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 127-6.

    3. [S126] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.
      Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
      Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982


    4. [S2908] Obituary of George Rushing - Wichita Falls Times Recorder News - 1950, (Name: Times Record News; Location: Wichita Falls TX; Date: 28 Jul 1950;), STAMFORD MAN DIES IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT.
      Funeral service for George Astin Rushing 41, driver of a truck for JE Jackson Jr of Stamford will be held Friday at Kinney and Corley Funeral Chape;.
      Rushing was killed Wednesday in a highway accident 16 miles north of Fredericksburg during a heavy rainstorm according to information received here.
      The trailer-truck which he was driving jumped a bridge and he was thrown from the truck. He was found a short time later by ja state highway department maintenance crew and was taken to a Fredericksburg hospital by ambulance. He waa pronounced dead upon arrival.
      Rushing is survived by his wife, the former Veda Griffith and seven children by a former marriage: Floyd Rushing, Mrs Sylvester McKay. Helen Joann, Leila, Pauline, Bobby, Carl, and Melba Joyce Rushing; a grandson: his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Rushing of Waco; a brother Richard Rushing of Waco; two sisters, Mrs Backie Wade and Mrs Dell Hilliard of Odessa.
      • Times Record News • Wichita Falls, Texas • 28 Jul 1950, Fri • Page 7
      https://www.newspapers.com/image/775050819/?article=15b3b432-d27a-40c0-bc7a-19eed46c9b2b&focus=0.38528118,0.03652068,0.5024457,0.23555553&xid=3355
      Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)
      Fatality-RUSHING George (Truck Crash)


    5. [S140] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    6. [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 8, Fannin, Texas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2342065.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    7. [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas; Roll: T625_1860; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 145.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    8. [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1311.
      U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947