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Martha Jane Rush 1854–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1854

Birth Location: Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 19 July 1954

Death Location: Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Father: Jacob Rush

Mother: Nancy Hyatt

Spouse(s): William Thorpe

Children(s): Charles Thorpe

Martha Jane Rush was born in 1854 in Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob H Fuller Jake Rush And Nancy Ann Hyatt. Martha Jane Rush married William Henry Thorpe, and had children including Charles Thorpe. Martha Jane Rush passed away in 1954 in Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Rush was born in 1854 in Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob H Fuller Jake Rush And Nancy Ann Hyatt.
  • Martha Jane Rush married William Henry Thorpe, and had children including Charles Thorpe.
  • Martha Jane Rush passed away in 1954 in Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

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Martha Rush's Ancestors

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Martha Rush
1854–1954
Birth Place: Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Parents
Jacob H. "Fuller Jake" Rush
1806–1893
Jersey, Somerset, PA
Nancy (Ann) Hyatt
1812–1893
Somerset, PA
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Martha Rush's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Rush (27 November 1854–19 July 1954) m. William (Henry) Thorpe (22 Jul 1851–20 January 1927)
  1. 1. Charles Thorpe 1894–1982 m. Bessie Thorpe 1895–
    1. 1. Doris (L.) Thorpe 1919–2008 m. Matthew Cullen 1915–1984
    2. 2. Edith Thompson 1918–
    3. 3. Thelma Thompson 1920–

Martha Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1854
27 November 1854
Birth of Martha Jane Rush in Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania
1954
19 July 1954
Age 100
Death of Martha Jane Rush in Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1854
    Event Place: Draketown, Somerset, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1954
    Event Place: Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania

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