Rush Creek

Rush Creek Cemetery

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   Rush Creek Cemetery is in the north part of the county close to the Montague County line. From Decatur go north up Fm Rd 730. Turn left on CR 2750. The cemetery is on the right side of the road.
    In November 2001 we found and photographed 143 headstones. Seven more records were added for a total of 150.
    There is a historic marker at the gate of the cemetery. The text follows:

Rush Creek Community Cemetery

Named for a stream that flowed through the area, the community of Rush Creek contained a school, two churches, and a cemetery. The oldest recorded burial is that of Harry Houston, infant son of John and Mary Houston, who died in 1875. The site contains 110 graves; nearly half are those of children under 20 years of age. Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War and World War I.
Rush Creek Community declined in the 1930s when families left due to land erosion. Still active, the cemetery is maintained by descendants of those buried here. (1998)

Layout Map and Layout order listing:

Section	Row	#	Last Name	First Name
1	1	1	King	Albert H.
1	1	2	King	Rachel M.
1	1	3	Cobb	Geo.
1	1	4	Cobb	Nancy J.
1	2	5	Casey	Dora A.
1	2	6	Brown	Della
1	2	7	Minor	Mary, Mrs.
1	2	8	Brown	L.A.
1	2	9	Pierce	J.P.
1	2	10	Pierce	R.J.
1	2	11	Loudermilk	Nanney E.
1	2	12	Loudermilk	Eva B.
1	2	13	Loudermilk	George
1	2	14	Loudermilk	Jacob
1	2	15	Chappell	Alice M.
1	2	16	Foster	Henry Floyd
1	2	17	Chappell	Avice
1	2	18	Chappell	Sally
1	2	19	Edwards	Lee Ondo S.
1	2	20	Edwards	William Luther
1	3	21	Sands	Modrell Lee
1	3	22	Smith	Lillie
1	3	23	Stribling	Jesse C.
1	3	24	Stribling	Cornelia A.
1	3	25	Stribling	T.W.
1	3	26	Wheelock	Arthur
1	3	27	Wheelock	Maudy
1	4	28	Mallard	Elmer
1	4	29	Mallard	Albert
1	4	30	Hildebrand	Hilde
1	4	31	Hildebrand	John
1	4	32	Williamson	Ada
1	4	33	Smith	Samuel Ursery
1	4	34	Hildebrand	Jessie Marvin
1	4	35	Vardell	Cordelia "Carrie"
1	4	36	Vardell	Marie
1	4	37	Hildebrand	Ella
1	4	38	Hildebrand	George
1	4	39	Worthy	Opal Pauline
1	4	40	Worthy	Earl Blondy
1	4	41	Frost	(Buddie)
1	4	42	Frost	Amanda J.
1	4	43	Reed	John L.
1	4	44	Weeks	Norman
1	4	45	Weeks	Eunice M.
1	5	46	Wallace	W.F.
1	5	47	Wallace	J.T.
1	5	48	Wallace	Nora 
1	5	49	Wallace	Elmer
1	5	50	Wallace	Marian
1	5	51	Brooks	Infant
1	5	52	Brooks	James Overton
1	5	53	Brooks	Susie
1	5	54	Brooks	Vernon
1	5	55	Brooks	W.H.
1	5	56	Brooks	Sarah E.
1	5	57	Duke	Nancy E.
1	5	58	Duke	J.P.
1	5	59	Bailey	H.C.
1	5	60	Williams	Lucy Jodie
1	5	61	Wilhoit	Washington M.
1	5	62	Wilhite	Sarah A.
1	5	63	Wilhite	Freddie H.
1	5	64	Wilhite	Eula F.
1	5	65	Wilhite	Effie M.
1	5	66	Wilhite	James H.
1	5	67	Wilhite	Sarah Fannie
1	5	68	Wilhite	Infant Son
1	5	69	Wilhite	Washington M.
1	5	70	Wilhite	William F.
1	5	71	Wilhite	Martha S.
1	5	72	Wilhite	George W.
1	5	73	Prestridge	Dora Bennie
1	5	74	King	Margaret M.
1	5	75	King	William
1	6	76	Shults	R.E. "Elmer"
1	6	77	Tyson	Belle Shults
1	6	78	Shults	James T.
1	6	79	Shults	J.D.
1	6	80	Shults	J.C.
1	6	81	Shults	Mattie M.
1	6	82	Shults	William A.
1	6	83	Shults	Jennie L.
1	6	84	Shults	W. Price
1	6	85	Hudspeth	S.H.
1	6	86	Hudspeth	Martha Lou
1	6	87	Hudspeth	Joe Allen
1	6	88	Cowan	Annie
1	6	89	Williams	Elbert
1	6	90	Hudspeth	Robert Euin
1	6	91	Hudspeth	Claude Lee
1	6	92	Gettys	Marshal
1	6	93	Gettys	Belle
1	6	94	Prescott	Mary F.
1	6	95	Prescott	Horace
1	6	96	Elliott	Infant
1	6	97	Wilhite	Otho
1	6	98	Wilhite	Imogene
1	6	99	Wilhite	Infant Daughter
1	6	100	Manire	B.F.
1	6	101	Manire	Hardie B.
1	6	102	McSpadden	G.W.
1	6	103	Houston	Harry H.
1	6	104	Houston	John T., Sr.
1	6	105	Houston	Willie W.
1	7	106	Cobb	Infant
1	7	107	Thurman	Sallie
1	7	108	Thurman	M. Dent
1	7	109	Thurman	Infant
1	7	110	Thurman	Infant
1	7	111	Thurman	Infant
1	7	112	Mauldin	Luther
1	7	113	Mauldin	Jewel Edna
1	7	114	True	Celia
1	7	115	Davis	Martin Wesley
1	7	116	Compton	Elizabeth
1	7	117	Davis	Virginia
1	7	118	Davis	Eugenia
1	7	119	Davis	J.H.B.
1	8	120	Vick	J.P.
1	8	121	Vick	Jessie Spencer
1	8	122	Vick	Betty E.
1	8	123	Vick	John S.
1	8	124	Weber	Clemy S.
1	8	125	Weber	Rudolph L.
1	8	126	Weber	Artie D.
1	8	127	Weber	Charlie R.
1	9	128	Batt	T.H.
1	9	129	Batt	Sarah Ida
1	9	130	Vick	Susan
1	9	131	Vick	T.E.
1	9	132	Standifer	George Franklin
1	9	133	Standifer	Eliza Louise
1	9	134	Davis	Nelson
1	9	135	Rucker	George Leon
1	10	136	Summers	J.
1	10	137	True	Marie
1	10	138	True	Edgar B.
1	10	139	True	Lester
1	10	140	True	Charles E.
1	11	141	Hutson	Gertrude
1	11	142	Hutson	Robie Lee
1	11	143	Hutson	Robert P.
	x	[144]	Davis	Rogers
	x	[145]	Manire	Infant
	x	[146]	Manire	Iva Green
	x	[147]	Neel	Annie
	x	[148]	Summers	Lizzie, Mrs.
	x	[149]	Vardell	J.M.
	x	[150]	Worthy	Thomas C.

Complete Information Alphabetical Table
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#	Last Name	First Name	Born	Date of Death	Information Notes
59	Bailey	H.C.	Oct 19, 1840	Jan 4, 1903
129	Batt	Sarah Ida	July 18, 1877	Dec 6, 1936
128	Batt	T.H.	Dec 3, 1872	June 13, 1919
51	Brooks	Infant	no dates		Child of W.H. & Sarah E.
52	Brooks	James Overton	Sept 16, 1882	Sept 23, 1882
56	Brooks	Sarah E.	Dec 7, 1851	May 23, 1930	Wife of W.H.
53	Brooks	Susie	no dates
54	Brooks	Vernon	no dates
55	Brooks	W.H.	May 28, 1851	May 25, 1898	Headstone with Sarah E.
6	Brown	Della	June 7 (16), 1878	July 31, 1900	Wife of George
8	Brown	L.A.	Dec 13, 1829	Nov 13, 1900
5	Casey	Dora A.	Jan 3, 1855	Mar 23, 1891
15	Chappell	Alice M.	Oct 18, 1884	Apr 21, 1888	Old and new headstones
17	Chappell	Avice	Nov 30, 1891	May 25, 1894	Daughter of W.A. & R.A.
18	Chappell	Sally	Apr 10, 1896	Sept 9, 1897	Daughter of W.A. & R.A.
3	Cobb	Geo.	Oct 19, 1833	Jan 27, 1914	Headstone with Nancy J.
106	Cobb	Infant	July 14, 1904	Aug 14, 1904	Son of Hugh & Anna
4	Cobb	Nancy J.	Apr 19, 1840	May 3, 1911	Headstone with Geo. and also separate headstone
116	Compton	Elizabeth		Apr 17, 1888	Aged 56 yrs
88	Cowan	Annie	no dates

Last Name

First Name

Born

Date of Death

Information Notes

118	Davis	Eugenia	1879	1959	Headstone with J.H.B.
119	Davis	J.H.B.	1874	1931	Headstone with Eugenia
115	Davis	Martin Wesley	no dates
134	Davis	Nelson	Feb 5, 1917	Feb 13, 1917
[144]	Davis	Rogers	July 6, 1887	Jan 30, 1891	Son of J.P. & V.
117	Davis	Virginia	July 25, 1852	Apr 20, 1914	Wife of J.P.
58	Duke	J.P.	Nov 14, 1844	July 7, 1894	Headstone with Nancy E.
57	Duke	Nancy E.	Feb 18, 1847	Feb 28, 1896	Headstone with J.P.
19	Edwards	Lee Ondo S.	Mar 17, 1891	Nov 19, 1894	Son of M.H. & M.C.
20	Edwards	William Luther	Aug 8, 1903	Oct 27, 1904	Son of M.H. & M.C.
96	Elliott	Infant	Sept 6, 1917	Sept 6, 1917	Daughter of Thomas & Mattie
16	Foster	Henry Floyd	Feb 24, 1896	Sept 5, 1896	Son of S.M. & L.V.
41	Frost	(Buddie)	broken		Crypt type cover (Son of John & A.)
42	Frost	Amanda J.	Sept 14, 1860	June 1, 1892	Wife of J.J.
93	Gettys	Belle	Jan 18, 1877	Feb 17, 1908	Wife of M.
92	Gettys	Marshal	Aug 8, 1867	Nov 29, 1912
37	Hildebrand	Ella	1889	1976	Sister - Headstone with George
38	Hildebrand	George	1890	1908	Brother - Headstone with Ella
30	Hildebrand	Hilde	(July 3) 1859	(Feb 21) 1943	Headstone with John
34	Hildebrand	Jessie Marvin	June 6, 1895	Feb 22, 1899	Son of C.N. & A.E.
31	Hildebrand	John	1851	1928	Headstone with Hilde
103	Houston	Harry H.	May 30, 1886	Apr 5, 1891	Son of John & Mary P.
104	Houston	John T., Sr.	Sept 18, 1874	Sept 3, 1875	Son of John & M.P. - Headstone with Willie W.
105	Houston	Willie W.	Mar 6, 1880	Mar 30, 1881	Son of John & M.P. - Headstone with John T., Sr.
91	Hudspeth	Claude Lee	June 10, 1878	Jan 26, 1885	Headstone with Robert Euin
87	Hudspeth	Joe Allen	July 26, 1884	Sept 23, 1895	Son of S.H & M.L.
86	Hudspeth	Martha Lou	Nov 4, 1856	'42	Wife of S.H.
90	Hudspeth	Robert Euin	Feb 24, 1886	Oct 27, 1886	Headstone with Claude Lee
85	Hudspeth	S.H.	Apr 10, 1853	Sept 26, 1928	Headstone with Martha Lou
141	Hutson	Gertrude	May 19, 1891	Sept 16, 1891	Sister - Headstone with Robie Lee (Daughter of J.B. & S.F.)
143	Hutson	Robert P.	Nov 14, 1838	June 22, 1888	Husband of Miley
142	Hutson	Robie Lee	Mar 15, 1890	Aug 31, 1890	Brother - Headstone with Gertrude
1	King	Albert H.	Oct 30, 1831	Aug 4, 1907
74	King	Margaret M.	Apr 27, 1827	Feb 17, 1891	Headstone with William
2	King	Rachel M.	Oct 13, 1843	Oct 12, 1916	Wife of Albert H.
75	King	William	Apr 2, 1820	Jan 20, 1902	Headstone with Margaret M.
12	Loudermilk	Eva B.	Sept 16, 1885	Oct 11, 1889	Daughter of J.H. & M.P.
13	Loudermilk	George	Dec 21, 1900	Dec 29, 1900	Son of J.H. & M.P. - Headstone with Jacob
14	Loudermilk	Jacob	Dec 21, 1900	Jan 8, 1901	Son of J.H. & M.P. - Headstone with George
11	Loudermilk	Nanney E.	Sept 20, 1878	June 26, 1889	Daughter of J.H. & M.P.
29	Mallard	Albert	Sept 1911	Apr 2, 1912	Son of W.L.
28	Mallard	Elmer	1917	1918	Son of W.L.
100	Manire	B.F.	1850	1913
101	Manire	Hardie B.	no dates		Baby
[145]	Manire	Infant	Jan 26, 1891	Jan 26, 1891	Daughter of F.H. & M.F.
[146]	Manire	Iva Green	Feb 7, 1885	July 13, 1889	Son of B.F. & M.A.
113	Mauldin	Jewel Edna	Apr 4, 1891	May 16, 1895	Daughter of H.L. & E.D.
112	Mauldin	Luther	Dec 18, 1892	Apr 9, 1902	Son of H.L. & Emma D.
102	McSpadden	G.W.	Nov 15, 1855	June 4, 1892	Husband of W.A.
7	Minor	Mary, Mrs.	Mar 14, 1823	Feb 27, 1896
[147]	Neel	Annie	no dates
9	Pierce	J.P.	1873	1891	Son of R.J. & L.C.
10	Pierce	R.J.	1840	1891	Headstone with J.P.
95	Prescott	Horace	June 11, 1886	Jan 8, 1887	Son of W.W. & M.F.
94	Prescott	Mary F.	Sept 1, 1853	Jan 17, 1908	Wife of W.W.
73	Prestridge	Dora Bennie	Oct 29, 1888	Dec 9, 1888	Daughter of B.B. & M.C.
43	Reed	John L.	Nov 12, 1853	Aug 23, 1883
135	Rucker	George Leon	Oct 19, 1894	Dec 16, 1894	Son of J.M. & A.V.

Last Name

First Name

Born

Date of Death

Information Notes

21	Sands	Modrell Lee	Aug 6, 1904	Feb 11, 1905	Son of W.E. & Ola
80	Shults	J.C.	Dec 15, 1854	May 6, 1922
79	Shults	J.D.	1887	1922
78	Shults	James T.	June 20, 1900	Mar 19, 1953
83	Shults	Jennie L.	Sept 5, 1879	Feb 1, 1932	(Wife of W.A.)
81	Shults	Mattie M.	Mar 16, 1864	Sept 16, 1928
76	Shults	R.E. "Elmer"	June 12, 1893	Apr 9, 1968
84	Shults	W. Price	Oct 9, 1911	Feb 8, 1915	Son of W.A. & J.L.
82	Shults	William A.	Sept 25, 1881	Dec 13, 1940
22	Smith	Lillie	July 6, 1871	Feb 9, 1906	Wife of L.O.
33	Smith	Samuel Ursery	Aug 12, 1890	Nov 8, 1893	Son of R.L. & Annie
133	Standifer	Eliza Louise	June 11, 1916	Mar 8, 1923	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J.W. - Headstone with George Franklin
132	Standifer	George Franklin	Dec 21, 1917	Dec 21, 1919	Son of Mr. & Mrs. J.W. - Headstone with
24	Stribling	Cornelia A.	June 26, 1848	Mar 14, 1933	Wife of T.W.
23	Stribling	Jesse C.	Apr 3, 1873	June 5, 1923	Born of Cass Co. Ga. - Son of T.W. & C.A.
25	Stribling	T.W.	July 23, 1847	Mar 3, 1937
136	Summers	J.	Oct 15, 1858	Apr 26, 1923
[148]	Summers	Lizzie, Mrs.	July 8, 1874	July 29, 1946	Wife of J.
109	Thurman	Infant	Jan 19, 1918	Jan 19, 1918	Daughter of M.D. & Sallie
110	Thurman	Infant	Mar 10, 1895	Aug 5, 1895	Daughter of M.D. & Sallie
111	Thurman	Infant	Oct 18, 1899	Nov 28, 1899	Son of J.M & P.B.
108	Thurman	M. Dent	Oct 19, 1868	Sept 16, 1934	Headstone with Sallie
107	Thurman	Sallie	Mar 8, 1871	Jan 25, 1918	Headstone with M. Dent
114	True	Celia	Apr 5, 1854	Jan 10, 1916	Wife of W.M.
140	True	Charles E.	May 16, 1913	May 25, 1913
138	True	Edgar B.	Apr 3, 1917	Jan 23, 1918
139	True	Lester	Nov 28, 1914	Jan 14, 1917
137	True	Marie	Dec 3, 1918	Feb 12, 1920
77	Tyson	Belle Shults	June 12, 1900	Sept 12, 1986
35	Vardell	Cordelia "Carrie"	1887	1912	Headstone with Baby Marie
[149]	Vardell	J.M.	Nov 21, 1849	Dec 3, 1918
36	Vardell	Marie			4 mos. Old - Headstone with Cordelia
122	Vick	Betty E.	Feb 7, 1860	Sept 24, 1941	Headstone with John S.
120	Vick	J.P.	Feb 12, 1866	Oct 8, 1896	Headstone with Jessie Spencer
121	Vick	Jessie Spencer	Sept 19, 1892	Aug 10, 1899	Headstone with J.P.
123	Vick	John S.	Jan 5, 1860	Jan 6, 1933	Headstone with Betty E.
130	Vick	Susan	Mar 15, 1850	July 19, 1906	Wife of T.E.
131	Vick	T.E.	Apr 18, 1837		Headstone with Susan
49	Wallace	Elmer	July 20, 1876	Mar 5, 1902	Son of J.T. & Nora
47	Wallace	J.T.	June 17, 1845	Dec 5, 1930
50	Wallace	Marian	Sept 14, 1882	Sept 11, 1883	Son of J.T. & L.A.
48	Wallace	Nora	Aug 19, 1852	Apr 2, 1911	Wife of J.T.
46	Wallace	W.F.	Nov 20, 1872	Jan 17, 1951
126	Weber	Artie D.	June 11, 1917		Headstone with Charlie R.
127	Weber	Charlie R.	June 29, 1918	Jan 12, 1992	Headstone with Artie D.
124	Weber	Clemy S.	June 23, 1897	Oct 18, 1949	(Wife of R.L.)
125	Weber	Rudolph L.	Feb 11, 1895	Feb 19, 1984
45	Weeks	Eunice M.	Aug 16, 1816	Dec 27, 1900	(Wife of N.)
44	Weeks	Norman	July 2, 1815	Dec 1, 1895
26	Wheelock	Arthur	Jan 14, 1884	Nov 10, 1884
27	Wheelock	Maudy	broken (July 25, 1885)	(Oct 29, 1886)
65	Wilhite	Effie M.	1880	1895
64	Wilhite	Eula F.	1890	1893
63	Wilhite	Freddie H.	1885	1886
72	Wilhite	George W.	June 12, 1854	Jan 13, 1899	Headstone with Martha S.
98	Wilhite	Imogene	1910	1910	Child of Joe & Lula - Headstone with Otho & Infant Daughter
99	Wilhite	Infant Daughter	1913	1913	Child of Joe & Lula - Headstone with Otho & Imogene
68	Wilhite	Infant Son	1886	1886
66	Wilhite	James H.	July 23, 1852	Aug 15, 1932	Headstone with Sarah Fannie
71	Wilhite	Martha S.	Aug 29, 1855	Aug 24, 1936	Headstone with George W.
97	Wilhite	Otho	1906	1907	Child of Joe & Lula - Headstone with Imogene & Infant Daughter
62	Wilhite	Sarah A.	Sept 1, 1835	Feb 5, 1906	Wife of W.M.
67	Wilhite	Sarah Fannie	Dec 16, 1857	June 18, 1898	Headstone with James H.
69	Wilhite	Washington M.	1892	1892
70	Wilhite	William F.	1892	1892
61	Wilhoit	Washington M.	Oct 14, 1819	Oct 4, 1891
89	Williams	Elbert		Apr 3, 1899	Aged 80 yrs
60	Williams	Lucy Jodie	Mar 3, 1862	Jan 1, 1884	Wife of John F.
32	Williamson	Ada	Aug 1, 1897	Mar 19, 1915	Wife of Jason
40	Worthy	Earl Blondy	May 15, 1904	Aug 6, 1981	Headstone with Opal Pauline
39	Worthy	Opal Pauline	June 6, 1906	Jan 9, 1999	Headstone with Earl Blondy
[150]	Worthy	Thomas C.		Apr 11, 1911	PVT LGA Regulars Confederate States Army