WI BIO - Winnebago Co - RUSH, J. D.

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol II, pp 
1187-1188

J. D. RUSH, attorney and counselor at law, Winneconne [Winneconne Township, 
Winnebago County], Wisconsin, was born 16 March 1825 in Cass County, Michigan 
[then still part of Michigan Territory, the State of Michigan being created 
26 January 1837], and first settled in Winneconne in December 1847 and taught 
school three years. [In 1847 Winnebago County was still part of the 
Territory of Wisconsin, the State of Wisconsin created the following year, 29 
May 1848.] J. D. RUSH was also connected with the lumber and logging 
business up to 1868, after which he engaged in the real estate [p 1188] and 
law business, and is at present making the latter more of a specialty.

In the winter of 1853 in Waupaca County [Wisconsin], J. D. RUSH was married 
to Miss Eliza J. EDWARDS, who was born 23 August 1844 in Bedford County, 
Pennsylvania. Her parents came from Ohio in 1849 and settled in Winneconne 
[Winnebago County, Wisconsin]. They [J. D. and Eliza J. (EDWARDS) RUSH] have 
two children: (1) Mary Ella, now married to Mr. Jerome W. BARNUM, of 
Winneconne; and (2) Arthur D. RUSH, now engaged in freighting from Deadwood 
to Ft. Pierre, Dakota Territory [now Deadwood, Lawrence County (created 
1875), and Ft. Pierre, Stanley County (created 1873), South Dakota, the State 
created in 1889]. Mr. RUSH is a member of the Masonic Fraternity No. 186 of 
his village [Winneconne]. Mr. J. D. RUSH was a member of the Wisconsin 
Legislature in 1859, has been Town Clerk several years, and also Chairman of 
his town [Winneconne] five or six years.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly