[Dixielandjazz] Some Birthdays August 26

[Mike Meddings]

James Andrew Rushing registered for the World War I draft in his home city of 
Oklahoma. His draft card gives a date of birth of 26th of August 1900, but this 
is certainly not true, as he was recorded as James A. Rushing in the U.S. Census 
on 8th June 1900 in a rather curious entry. His birth details in the entry 
disagree, stating explicitly that he was born June 1899, but that he was 10 
months old, which would mean he was born August 1899. He is also said to be the 
granddaughter of the head of the house! The 1910 U.S. Census agrees with the 
1900 entry, giving his age as 10, while the 1920 U.S. Census gives his age as 
19, in line with the draft card. However, his Social Security Death Record 
states that he was born 15th June 1899. Combining all of this information, 
Rushing was almost certainly born on either 15th June or 26th August 1899.
 
Scroll down to James Andrew Rushing on this page for more info:
 
http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/draftcards2.html
 
Best wishes.
 
Mike Meddings.



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> 1903: Jimmy Rushing
> 1911: Lester Lanin
> 1919: Frances Wayne
> 1928: Peter Appleyard
> 1960: Branford Marsalis
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