Surnames: RUSH, THOMAS, KELLY, ROSS, IMES, ALLEN, BATES, KELLEY, MARSH, YAGER, THOMPSON, BASS, HUFFMAN, WOLVERTON, PAULLEN From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 on page 607/608: Jackson P. RUSH. In the person of Jackson P. RUSH, Butler county has an enterprising and progressive farmer, and one who during a long period has promoted the best interests of the community. He has been the developer of a handsome and valuable farm, situated on the Oxford State road, which is his present home, and in other ways has been a constructive factor in the progress which has added to the agricultural prestige of this part of the Miami valley during the past several decades. Mr. Rush was born in Preble county, Ohio, May 24, 1864, a son of Jackson and Eliza Ann (THOMAS) RUSH. On both sides of the family he comes of excellent stock. Members of the RUSH and THOMAS family having been identified with this region for a number of years in positions of prominence in their various communities. A great-uncle of Mr. RUSH, Joseph KELLY, was a wealthy pork packer of Middletown some years ago. The paternal grandparents of Mr. RUSH were Moses and Rachael (KELLY) RUSH, who c! ame to Ohio at an early day from Washington county, Pa., and took up 160 acres of Government land as a claim and lived thereon during the rest of their lives. They were the parents of seven children: Rachael, who became the wife of John ROSS; Kezzie, who married Tom IMES; Cynthia, who married John ALLEN; Mary, who became the wife of Ozra BATES; Lydia, who became the wife of John KELLEY; Jacob, who married Rachael MARSH; and Jackson, father of Jackson P. Jackson RUSH was born in .Ohio, and was married January 1, 1851, at Camden, this state, to Eliza Ann THOMAS, and to their union there were born six children: William, deceased; Thomas, a resident of Indiana; Jackson P.; Mrs. Lydia A. YAGER; Mary, married Col. THOMPSON; Ella, married a Mr. BASS and lives in Illinois. Jackson P. RUSH received his education in the public schools and aside from his education all his boyhood training was along the lines of agriculture. He proved an apt pupil, and when he reached manhood was f! ully prepared to take up farming on his own account and to hold his ow n in competition. His subsequent years have been seen in which he has labored faithfully, industriously and practically, with the result that his fine property of 133 acres is highly productive and boasts of excellent improvements, including an attractive residence of eleven rooms. He uses up-to-date methods in his work and is accounted a highly skilled and thoroughly well informed man in all the departments of the vocation which has been his life work. In political matters his adherence is with the candidates and policies of the Democratic party, although he has been acting rather as a voter and a supporter of good movements than as a seeker after personal preferment. One of his most highly-prized possessions is an old Bible, presented to his mother seventy-five years ago by the Rev. John H. THOMAS. Mr. Rush was married June 11, 1904, at Seven Mile, Ohio, by the Reverend HUFFMAN, to Mary J., daughter of William and Matilda (ALLEN) WOLVERTON, the former of whom died in ! May, 1907, and the latter in September, 1888. Mrs. RUSH had three sisters and one brother: Anna; Edna, who is deceased; Sarah, the wife of George PAULLEN; and David, who is deceased. The family is highly esteemed in its locality, where its members have numerous sincere friends. Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: Allen, Sara <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:45:42 -0500 Subject: p.608 Memoirs of Miami Valley Acc. to index, I need a lookup of the entry on page 608ff. with surnames Rush, Allen, Iams, Kelly, etc. I am interested in all listed for that page. Or if its easier, a photocopy would work or? Thanks, whenever you get the time, Sara Allen************************************************