Jan, This website is a must for Rushing researchers-- http://web.utk.edu/~ddonahue/families/illinois.htm My line runs thus 1).Mathew-died before 1730 in NC 2) William--born abt 1720 3) Abraham--(who has a brother named Phillip) born cir.-1742 and died 1805 Anson Co,NC. He was married to Mariah Meador 4)Abraham--(also with a brother Phillip)-- born 1772--was in TN. by 1810, and his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Powell.(Abe's property was in Stewart County and then the boundary lines were moved placing him in Humphreys Co,TN. 5) David Rushing-b.abt 1826 and died bef.1870 The above website lists his wife as Selena-- the new Family Search site of the LDS gives her name as Selena Dunlap- but unfortunately they list her husband as J.H. Rushing,which is actually the oldest son of David and Selena. Here is the household on the 1850 Census for Humphreys CO,TN.---- 441 Rushing, David 24 m 1 Tn Selana 24 f John 2 m Mary 1 f The LDS family search lists the following of J.H. (David) and Selena. i.Elizabeth Jane Rushing--b.Jan 17,1853 (HOUSTON CO) d. Oct 25,1914(HUMPHREYS CO) ii.Thomas Rushing--b. about 1863 iii.Luela Rushing-- b. abt 1865 The above mentioned website lists these children for David and Selena-- 1.John H. Rushing, 1848 2.Mary Jane,1849 3 David A. Rushing,1853 4 Hiram Rushing-1857 5 Thomas Andrew Rushing-no date. I should list my sources before I go any furthur. Norma Carter Goldberg Ethel Carter Hamilton Tenn State Archives SSDI FHC in Atlanta,GA. The Bible of Rouel Gilbert Carter The Bible of Julia Alice Brake Daniel Betty Harwood Jim Miller John and Frances Rochelle Bill Poyner Ben and Holly Hall Couch Jim Cooley David Hooper's transcribed Humphreys CO. Census Records Alisa Ottaviano-webmaster--Hunphreys Co. GenWeb for some priceless lookups from the Humphreys Co. Cemetery Books. Janice Mauldin Castleman- for look-ups in a History of the Brake Family Clarence and Sallie Gargis-check out their site if you are researching Gargis/Gargas/Gargus/Garris/ Garrigues/Garrigus/Garghess,etc...... "Our Family Genealogy Home Page" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1593/ I have e-mail addresses for almost all of the above. OK,now the really GOOD stuff Elisabeth Jane Rushing married John T. Carter, son of Allen Eaton Carter and 2nd wife Elizabeth, and brother to my g-grandfather Hugh Lawrence Carter. So John and Elizabeth are my gg-aunt and uncle. Luela Rushing was the 1st wife of Alvah Clemmons Daniel,and mother of Edward Lirten Daniel and John Edward Daniel who are my half g-uncles and half brothers of my grandmother Susa Izora Daniel who married Rouel Gilbert Carter,my grandfather and nephew of John and Elizabeth Rushing Carter, It runs thus--- My Cooley -Carter line-- 1)James and Penelope Gargus Cooley 2)Martin and Nancy Cooley Carter 3)Allen Eaton and Elizabeth ? Carter. 4)Hugh Lawrence and Martha Hatton Carter 5)Rouel Gilbert and Susa Izora Daniel Carter 6)William P. and Rita Dean Carter Jarrell 7)David Wayne (my husband) and Teresa Sue Jarrell Beech (myself) 8) our 3 children. My Rushing-Brake-Daniel Line 1)Mathew Rushing 2)William Rushing 3)Abraham Rushing 4)Abraham Rushing 5)David and Selena Dunlap Rushing 6)Alvah Clemmons and Luela (Izora?) Rushing Daniel Alvah 2nd and 3rd wives were supposedly cousins to Luela/Lula Rushing.They were sisters - Sarah Elizabeth Brake and Julia Alice Brake-- daughters of Elisha and Catherine O'Guin Brake. Julia and Alvah were the parents of my grandmother Susa Izora Daniel who married Rouel Gilbert Carter....... Jan,can you tell me how the Brake's and Rushing's are related ? Always Searching, Teresa Jarrell Beech beechfamtree@msn.com