A bit of history about Rush Ceme

The Rush cemetery is also known as the Gabriel Rush Cemetery and is located on what used to be the farm of Clarence and Laura J. Dodd. It is located between Palmyra and Hannibal, Missouri in Marion County, Mo. Directions: From Hannibal, take Highway. 61 N. turn Right on Highway 168 to Left on county road 404 and left on county road 409. It is on the right and not marked. Sometimes there is corn planted and it cannot be seen from the road. My great grandmother, Ida Armstrong- Bowen, wife of Charles Bowen had cleaned the cemetery and took care of weeds and such until she became unable to care for it. She died in 1953. She too is buried here near her Father Jesse Armstrong, Mother Martha, Daughter Gladys and son Harley.

John Thomas Rush was born 26 January 1764 in Albemarle County Virginia; John T. died on 17 August 1828 in Marion County, Mo. He married first Margaret Peggy Maupin, she died 3 September 1821 in Marion County, Mo. He married second Martha Patsy Maddox (Martha was the widow of William Daugherty) on 8 December 1822 in St. Louis, Mo. She was born 22 October 1781 she died 24 May 1845 in Marion County, Mo. Peter Parker Rush is the youngest and 13^th child of John Thomas Rush and his second wife Martha.

John Thomas Rush built the “Bay Mill” on Clear Creek (Sometimes referred to as Rush’s Creek). Clear Creek Mill is one of two mills to serve the entire county of Marion that supplied meal and flour to all of northeastern Missouri. According to the Marion County History book has stated that the Bay Mill was rebuilt in 1828 by Stephen Glasscock. The Bay Mill was rebuilt a third time by Peter Parker Rush.

Theodore Polk Bowen

Peter Parker Rush, a farmer, was also the Administrator for my third Great Grandfather Theodore Polk Bowen (1843-1909) as a child his Father, Stephen M. Bowen (1810-1845) died and Peter looked after Theodore “Polk” and the Bowen family, he was the administrator, he paid the debts and settled the estates. Theodore’s Mother, Margaret Tarr-Bowen Married second Richard Kirby on 2 December 1846 and they had 7 children of their own.

There are 7 Civil War soldiers buried at Rush Cemetery: Peter Parker Rush, Theodore Polk Bowen, Stephen M. Bowen, John Stillwell, George Muther, Jesse Armstrong and Barnhard Resa.

Please note: Behind each name of the person buried at Rush Cemetery you will notice a set of numbers. These numbers are the ID numbers for the website: findagrave.com when you type in the set of numbers in to the ID window it will take you to that person’s grave/memorial where you can find more information on some of the memorials, stories, and sometimes photos.