Sorry to get your hopes up. Checked with my husband and he said there are two or three sets of the "Rushing" families. He said yours would not be connected to the one I told you about. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dot" <d62338@wk.net> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:43 PM Subject: Re: Old 23rd Map of Landowners c. TVA > I will check with my husband on the dates and facts since he is better at > this than I am. It is a very old plantation house still standing and with a > family living it it. I am told that our farm was part of the orginal Rushing > Land. It is about 4 or 5 miles west of Paris, Tn. I will get back to you > after I pump him for information and find out some names from him to see if > you are of the same family. Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CComer3992@aol.com> > To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:22 PM > Subject: Re: Old 23rd Map of Landowners c. TVA > > > > > > > > I do not know but it sounds interesting you did say the house still > > standing. Dose anyone live in it what is the name of the plantation owner > May > > be it would help me My dad did not talk to much about who was who or the > > would have been Madison Rushing and is there a big stone there that is > broken > > Tell me all that you know about it and the people. I know He grew up in > that > > general area His people was laid to rest at the Rushing cemetery at or > close > > to Model TN or Dover, TN His Father Ben Oakley was at Goldenpond and was > laid > > to rest at the Oakley Cemetery in Ky. Will try to send more later from the > > death certificate Dad was Born in 1897 or 1898 in KY or TN. died at > Knoxville > > Iowa May 5, 1986, will close for now and hope to hear from you. CONNIE C > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? >