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Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. 1930–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1930

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 27 January 2001

Death Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Rushing

Mother: Myrtle Thornton

Spouse(s): Kay Dunsmore

Children(s):

Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. was born in 1930 in Tennessee, the child of William Alexander Willie Rushing And Myrtle Marie Thornton. Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. married Betty Cole Rushing, Kay Francis Dunsmore, and had children including Claudia A Rushing, Todd W Rushing. Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. passed away in 2001 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. was born in 1930 in Tennessee, the child of William Alexander Willie Rushing And Myrtle Marie Thornton.
  • Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. married Betty Cole Rushing, Kay Francis Dunsmore, and had children including Claudia A Rushing, Todd W Rushing.
  • Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. passed away in 2001 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dr. Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Dr. Jr.
1930–2001
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Alexander "Willie" Rushing
1891–1952
Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Myrtle (Marie) Thornton
1899–1982
Florida
Grandparents
Randolph (Alexander) Rushing
1857–1925
Manleyville, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Alice "Nannie") McCullough
1860–1943
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lumbus Rushing
1832–1908
Susan McCullough
1836–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Jr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1930
30 April 1930
Birth of Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. in Tennessee
Tennessee
2001
27 January 2001
Age 71
Death of Dr. William Alexander Rushing Jr. in Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1930
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Jan 2001; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.045336187,0.8267312,0.23593627&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 29 Jan 2001; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.13118328,0.34581888,0.45824644&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nashville-Murfreesboro, TN .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Jan 2001; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.045336187,0.8267312,0.23593627&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 2001
    Event Place: Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Jan 2001; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.045336187,0.8267312,0.23593627&xid=3355
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily News-Journal; Publication Date: 29 Jan 2001; Publication Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; ,0.13118328,0.34581888,0.45824644&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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