Green B. D. Rushing, of Decaturville, was born August 22, 1828, is the oldest of eleven children horn to Asa and Nancy G. (Hendrick) Rushing, both natives of North Carolina and descendants of old and honored Virginian families. Asa Rushing was a planter by occupation, a strong Whig and worthy citizen. In 1824 he visited Perry, now Decatur County and in January. 1827, moved from Anson County, N.C., locating on the south side of Beech River, three miles west of where Decaturville now stands; he died in 1851. Mrs. Nancy Rushing went to Texas with our subject and there resided until her death, which occurred in 1875. Green B. D. Rushing's educational advantages consisted of three months' attendance in the year in the subscription schools of that time; being unusually studious and energetic he was able to begin teaching school in Decatur County, when about twenty-one years of ago. He continued to teach until 1853, when he moved to Shelby County, Tex., and taught until 1857, at which time he bought a farm and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. During the late civil war, in 1862, he enlisted in Company A, twenty-eighth Dismounted Cavalry. He served gallantly and actively in many of the most terrific battles, receiving, a wound at Pleasant Hill, La., which disabled him for many months. At the conclusion of the war be returned to Shelby County, Tex., where, owing to his true worth and popularity, he was elected to the office of collector and assessor of taxes; the duties of which he discharged so faithfully that he was re-elected and served eight years. January 8, 1852, he was first married to Miss Sarah J. Stevens, who died in September, 1877; she was the mother of three children, two of whom are married and live in Shelby County. Tex.; the third one is deceased. In 1879 Mr. Rushing returned to the scenes of his boyhood and soon after married his first love, Elizabeth Shipman. He contemplated going back to Texas, but his old friends and acquaintances were anxious to have him remain among them, and at the August election. 1880, elected him recorder. Mr. Rushing is a progressive; intellectual man, taking deep interest in the school and any enterprise beneficial to his country.

Source: Goodspeed 1886