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She was the wife of Jack Claiborne Rushing and the daughter of Joseph Thornhill and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick. The family has no record of her being named Matilda, her name has been corrected to match her gravestone and records.
Malissa Liddy Rushing (Thornhill) was born in 1800 in South Carolina, USA, South Carolina, United States. Her parents were Joseph Thornhill and Elizabeth Thornhill.
Malissa married Jack Claiborne Rushing on October 21, 1819, in Conerly's Post Office, Old Pike, Mississippi, United States. Together they had the following children:
John Calvin Rushing; Elizabeth (Betsy) Beard; Elvira Ann Johnson; Wiley J. Rushing; Clarkey May; Levi Rushing; Cynthia/Saritha Causey (Rushing); Harriet Corney Rushing; Newell E. Rushing; Uriah Kent Rushing; Lydia Ann Matilda May; Silas C. Rushing; Matthew M. Rushing; Saretha Rushing; Betsy Rushing.
She died on April 10, 1872 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA, Old Pike, Mississippi, United States, and was buried in Founders Cemetery, Tylertown, Walthall County, Mississippi, USA, Tylertown, Walthall, Mississippi, United States.
She was the wife of Jack Claiborne Rushing and the daughter of Joseph Thornhill and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 11 2021, 2:31:41 UTC
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1800
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South Carolina, USA, South Carolina, United States
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1820 |
September 9, 1820
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Union/Pike County, Mississippi, United States
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1822 |
March 29, 1822
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McComb, Pike, MS, United States
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1824 |
1824
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Old, Pike, Mississippi, United States
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1825 |
September 19, 1825
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Pike County, Mississippi, United States
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1827 |
1827
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Pike, Mississippi, United States
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1828 |
September 2, 1828
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Pike, Mississippi, United States
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1830 |
1830
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Pike, Mississippi, United States
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1833 |
1833
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Union, Pike, Mississippi, United States
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