John Parker Rushton
b. 1823, Randolph Co., NC, to George Rushton and Sarah (Needham) Rushton
d. [–?–] Crawford Co., KS
m. 25 Sept. 1845, Hamilton Co., IN
Alice Ann Horn
b. 1828, Ohio
d. [–?–] Crawford County, KS
Children with Alice Ann Horn:
- Sarah Ann (1846-1851)
- Mary H. b. 1849
- Rachel Ellen (1852-1882) married George W. Fippen
- Joseph O. b. 1854 married Catherine E. Conner
- Catherine S. b. 1857
- Frances V. b. 1859
- Irene Alice (1861-1956) married John R. Clark
- John N. (1864-1952) married Ellen Taylor
- George Wilson (1864-1952) married Esther Dix
- Charles A. b. 1866
- William P. (1869-1940) married Bessie Phelan
John moved to Indiana as a young man, in the late 1820’s,with his parents, from Randolph County, NC. They first settled in Hendricks Co., IN and by 1835, his father had a land grant in Hamilton Co., IN, where they moved.
After John married and had children, he moved his family to Crawford Co., KS. During the 1870’s, John’s brother, Edward D. Rushton, followed John by moving his family there. John was a farmer.
Submitted by:
Rhonda A. Dunn
Nashville, IN
E-mail: radunn1972@aol.com