Mary Elizabeth (Rush) Tyler (abt. 1802 - abt. 1894)

Born about 1802 in Buck Grove, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Addison Burrus McGehee — married 30 Aug 1820 (to 1844) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

Wife of James P. Tyler — married 25 Oct 1845 in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 11 Sep 1894 at about age 92 in Kentucky, United States

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Biography

When Mary Elizabeth Rush was born in 1802 in what is now Meade County (see Research Note), Kentucky, her father, John Rush, was 47, and her mother, Nancy (Welhoit) Rush, was 24.

She married Addison Burress McGehee on 30 Aug 1820 in what was then Hardin County, Kentucky,^[1] and they had nine children together, all born in Hardin/Meade County.^[2][3]

It is not clear when the family moved to Fulton County, Kentucky, but it was between the 1840 Census and the death of her husband, Addison, in 1844. She then married James P. Tyler on October 25, 1845 in Fulton County, Kentucky.^[4] The 1850 Census shows her (and her two youngest children) in the household of James Tyler.^[5] In the 1860 Census ^[6] she was head of household with her minor son Benjamin living with her. In the 1870 Census^[7] she was living with her son ,Benjamin, (now head of household) and his wife in Fulton County, Kentucky, implying that her second husband either died or was divorced. In the 1880 Census^[8] she is living with her daughter, Mary Louise Milner, and her family,

She died on 11 Sep 1894,^[9] and her will was probated on 12 Nov 1894.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=FSMarriageKentucky&h=1310564)
2. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 39; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 0007818 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=1880647) indicating there is one white female age 25-29 in this household; Mary Elizabeth would have been 28
3. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Meade, Kentucky; Page: 105 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2116175)
4. ↑ Marriage Record to James P. Tyler (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S7-9ZNR?i=191&cc=1804888)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-53L : 19 December 2020), Elizabeth Tyler in household of James P Tyler, Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB3-JP1 : 18 February 2021), Elizabeth Tyler, 1860.
7. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Fulton, Kentucky; Roll: M593_462; Page: 222A (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17756928:7163)
8. ↑ United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnsons, Fulton, Kentucky; Roll: 414; Family History Film: 1254414; Page: 328B; Enumeration District: 202 (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen&h=10500502)
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1222&h=754378&ssrc=pt&tid=73607847&pid=332112951429&usePUB=true)
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Kentucky County, District and Probate Courts. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9066/004818808_00163/73442?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/73607847/person/332112951429/facts/citation/962157038451/edit/record#?imageId=004818808_00163)
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Kentucky County, District and Probate Courts. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9066/004816129_00280/14956?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/73607847/person/332112951429/facts/citation/962157034999/edit/record)

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Research Note

• Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. lists Elithebeth (Elizabeth) Rush in the death record for Ling L Milner (Mary Louise Milner) (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/601269094:1222)

• The birth location of Meade County is incorrect. In 1802 Meade County had not been established, and the area that is now Meade County was a part of Hardin County.

• The marriage record indicates that "Anderson McGeehee" married Elizabeth Rush; however, it is likely that the recording clerk could easily have mistaken the name Addison for Anderson, and the variation of spelling of the last name is common.

• The reason for her reverting to her first married name in the 1870 and 1880 Censuses is not obvious. Perhaps it is because she is living with her children from that marriage. In any event, her Will officially uses her married name, Tyler.

• The death record (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1222&h=754378&ssrc=pt&tid=73607847&pid=332112951429&usePUB=true&clickref=1011ldtk5HSb%2C1011ldtk5HSb&adref=&o_xid=01011l4xx5&o_lid=01011l4xx5&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal) has incorrectly been interpreted listing her parents as "Workman". The entry for her parents is a slash indicating unknown.