| Burial | | Joseph Lawson Rushing was buried in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USABG. |
| Residence | | He lived in Purdy, McNairy, TennesseeBG. |
| Person Source | | He had person sources.1 |
| Birth | 19 April 1818 | He was born on 19 April 1818 in Hickman, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. |
| Marriage | 15 September 1848 | He and Mary Caroline Anderson were married on 15 September 1848 in Anderson Home, McNairy Co, Tennessee, USABG.1 |
| Residence | 1850 | He lived in District 8, McNairy, TennesseeBG, in 1850. Age: 32 |
| Residence | 1860 | He lived in District 2, Madison, Tennessee, United StatesBG, in 1860. Age: 43 |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived in District 5, McNairy, Tennessee, United StatesBG, in 1870. Age: 52 |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived in Precinct 4, Somervell, Texas, United StatesBG, in 1880. Age: 62; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self |
| Residence | 1885 | He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, USABG, in 1885. |
| Residence | 1892 | He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, USABG, in 1892. |
| Residence | 1894 | He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, USABG, in 1894. |
| Residence | 1895 | He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, USABG, in 1895. |
| Death | 30 December 1896 | He died on 30 December 1896 at age 78 in Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United StatesBG. Age: 76 |