| 1830 | BORN | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Valley of the Muskingum, Ohio. | 266 |
| 1849 | JOB | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Foreman for the Zanesville and Wilmington Railroad. Converted his father's cabin into a cooper shop where he made barrels for the salt makers. | 19 |
| 1849 | MARRIED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | Mary J. Martin [5179] | Porterville, Ohio | 1151 |
| 1853 | MOVED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | To Viroqua, Wisconsin | 21 |
| 1855 | ELECTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | As Sheriff of Bad Ax County, Wisconsin. Served through 1857. He was also the coroner during 1857. | 22 |
| 1856 | MARRIED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | Elizabeth M. Johnson [5180] | Viroqua, Wisconsin | 1152 |
| 1862 | ENLISTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | As a Major of the U.S. Army 25th Infantry | 23 |
| 1865 | PROMOTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | To Colonel and Brigadier General. | 25 |
| 1865 | DISCHARGED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | From the Army. | 26 |
| 1866 | ELECTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Bank Comptroller for the State of Wisconsin. A position he held until he ran for Congress in 1870. | 27 |
| 1870 | ELECTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Served in the 42nd, 43rd and 44th Congress's from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1877. | 28 |
| 1882 | ELECTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Governor of Wisconsin. Served two terms until 1889. | 30 |
| 1889 | APPOINTED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Secretary of Agriculture under President Harrison. He served until March 5, 1893. While in Washington he resided at 1330 Massachusetts Avenue. | 34 |
| 1893 | DIED | Jeremiah McClain Rusk [5150] | | Viroqua, Wisconsin | 941 |