Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James N. Rushing

Full Name: James N. Rushing
Birth date: December 25, 1843
Death date: October 1, 1907

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.

Death notice, "Prominent Weatherford Citizen Dies of Heart Failure," 10/2/1907, p. 5. Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter .
Census of 1870 - Jas. N. Rushing, Kaufman, Kaufman County, age 26, born circa 1844, merchant, in household with Julia Rushing.
Census of 1880 - James N. Rushing, Terrell, Kaufmann County, age 36, born circa 1844 in Texas, grocery merchant, wife Juliett E.
Census of 1900 - James N. Rushing, Baird Town, Callahan County, age 57, born December 1843 in Texas, stockraiser, wife Julia.
FamilySearch . 1900 1880

J.N. Rushing, birth date 12/25/1843, death date 10/1/1907, burial in City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County. Includes obituary from Baird, Callahan County. Find a Grave .
Description of legislative service, "The Town of Terrell," 4/26/1884, p. 2. Notice of relocation, 7/31/1884, p. 5. "Mr. J.N. Rushing of Terrell has purchased a residence in Baird and will make this place his future home." Fort Worth Daily Gazette .
Confederate States Army, Company E, 13th Texas Infantry. "Resolutions Adopted by Camp Albert Sidney Johnston, No. 654, U.C.V., Baird, Texas," The Weekly Herald (Weatherford), 10/17/1907, p. 7. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, Joseph N. Rushing, p. 260. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.