Christian Gerth m. Anne/Anna Alice Day. Christian was born in Prussia, Anne or Alice was born in PA. They lived in Woodford County around 1850. Daughter Mary E. Gerth m Charles Brown.
Charles and Mary Brown's daughter, Emma Alice (Brown) Rush married Douglas Rush, also from Woodford County. Parents of Douglas are Nicholas and Jane (Brown) Rush. Parents of Nicholas were Joseph and Anna (Duvall) Rush, both born in PA but moved to Woodford County. Joseph died in Woodford County about 1878.

Alice Day's mother born in PA. Her father born in England.

Nicholas also had a brother, George, also in Woodford County.

Douglas died early 1890's bur. Hallam Burying Ground, Eureka, Illinois. He left two daughters, Anna Alice (Rush) Carstedt and Mary Jane (Rush) Alderson. Douglas's wife, Emma, remarried to Abraham Mishler, also of Woodford County. Abraham's parents are Samuel Mishler b. 22 Feb 1843, Holmes Co. Ohio. Married Naomi Jones 7 Feb 1865, Woodford County. Samuel d. 5 June 1913, Metamora, IL. Naomi Jones Mishler d 6 Mar 1875, Eureka, IL.

Emma Alice (Brown) (Rush) Mishler b. 30 June 1864, Leavenworth KS. Died 1 July 1953, Dakota, (Stephenson Co.) IL.

I am looking for any connections to any of the facts listed above. Hallam is a Woodford County name, but I don't know if there is a family connection to these names. Douglas Rush is buried at "Hallam Burying Ground." It has been described to me by my aunt as being 3 miles south of Eureka. She has been there and seen Douglas's grave. Does anyone know anything about this place. The recent info I received about Joseph Rush living and dying in Woodford County adds another question....Is he also buried at this Hallam site? My family keeps getting bigger and bigger!