Leila Jean Rushing

1934 - 2007  (73 years)

• Name	Leila Jean Rushing  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1 Jan 1934	Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1950	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Age: 16; Relation to Head: Orphan at Waco State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	21 Jul 2007	Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Burial	Kermit Cemetery, Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I21986	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Aston Rushing,   b. 27 Apr 1909, Lueders, Jones, Texas, USA d. 26 Jul 1950, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura Beatrice Stroud,   b. Abt 1911, Texas, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1930  [9]
  Family ID	F11649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald C Creager,   b. 15 Apr 1935, Crosby County, Texas, USA
  Marriage	27 Dec 1961  [5, 6]
  Marriage End	31 May 1973	Loving County, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Divorce of 1st Marriage of Donald and Leila
  Married	21 Jun 1973	Ector County, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Remarriage of Leila and Donald Creager
  Family ID	F8366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jan 1934 - Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA Census - Age: 16; Relation to Head: Orphan at Waco State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Marriage End - Divorce of 1st Marriage of Donald and Leila - 31 May 1973 - Loving County, Texas, USA Married - Remarriage of Leila and Donald Creager - 21 Jun 1973 - Ector County, Texas, USA Death - 21 Jul 2007 - Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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