Apr-24-2012                   

             Husband: John Wesley Husk    
                Born: Aug-18-1849          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Sep- 1-1925          in Harrison Co, WV  3,2
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  2,4
      Cause of death:                      struck by a streetcar between Salem and Clarksburg  
             Resided:                      in Salem, WV  2
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  2
              Father: Frederick Husk 
              Mother: Nancy Ann Britton 

                Wife: Elizia Victoria Fox     
       Also known as: Victoria Fox 5
                Born: Jun-14-1850          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  6,7
                Died: Dec-17-1923          at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV  8,2,7
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  2,4
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: William Fox 
              Mother: Rebecca Jane Parks 
 
 

           M Child 1: William Rufus Husk      
       Also known as: Will Husk 9
                Born: Dec-25-1871          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  10,7
                Died: Oct-15-1958          in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV  1,7

           M Child 2: George Wilson Husk      
                Born: Aug-18-1873          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Died: Nov-13-1949          in Centralia, Braxton Co, WV  9

           M Child 3: John Marion Husk      
       Also known as: Marion Husk 11
                Born: Feb-20-1875          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  12
                Died: Dec- 7-1954          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1

           F Child 4: Mary Frances Husk      
                Born: May-25-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,13
                Died: May-12-1940          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2

           M Child 5: Floyd E. Husk      
                Born: Sep-12-1877          in Doddridge Co, WV  
                Died: Feb- 3-1950          in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV  1

           M Child 6: Clarence (twin) Husk      
                Born: Jan- 6-1879          in Doddridge Co, WV  14,15
                Died: May-  -1970          in Allenton, Washington Co, WI  16

           F Child 7: Florence (twin) Husk      
                Born: Jan- 6-1879          in Doddridge Co, WV  17,18
                Died: Apr-22-1949          in Oklahoma City, OK  19

           F Child 8: Rebecca Husk      
                Born:        1880          in   
                Died:        1880          in   

           F Child 9: Victoria Husk      
                Born: Apr-16-1881          in   
                Died: Apr-21-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  20

          F Child 10: Ruahamah Husk      
       Also known as: Rulana Husk 21,22
                Born: May-25-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  23,24
                Died: Sep- 6-1966          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  25

          F Child 11: Maude Mae Husk      
                Born: May-11-1886          in Doddridge Co, WV  26,24
                Died: Dec-17-1962          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  24

          M Child 12: Robert Fredrick "Fred" Husk      
       Also known as: Fred Husk 27,28,5,29
                Born: Mar-15-1887          in Doddridge Co, WV  30
                Died: Jul-17-1927          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  31,32

          F Child 13: Laura Alice Husk      
       Also known as: Alice Husk 33,34,35
                Born: Jun- 8-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  
                Died: Jun-13-1984          in West Covina, Los Angeles Co, CA  21


Sources:
(1) Brenton Leon Husk (1900-1975) 
(2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 102. 
(4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical 
Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) 
(5) Death record of daughter. 
(6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 
26101 (July 1985) 
(7) Headstone (year only) 
(8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Louisa V. Husk, married 
female, housewife, died of heart disease on Dec 17 1923 at Industrial, age 73y6m6d, dau of 
William Fox & Rebecca Parks, buried at Salem. DR Bk 7, p. 96. 
(9) Russell Eugene Brunt, PO Box 718, Cave City, KY 42127 . 
(10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1. 
(11) Marriage record of daughter. 
(12) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 73. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 246. 
(14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Del Bk 1, p. 82-D. 
(15) Social Security Death Index. 
(16) Kent Moore, Dallas, TX, a descendant of brother William Rufus Husk.  However, Brenton 
Leon Husk gave place of death as Indiana. 
(17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Del Bk 1, p 82D. 
(18) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(19) Obituary - At home. 
(20) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 
26101. 
(21) William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist. 
(22) Barbara Jean Husk Biddle, Wilson NC , Descendants of Frederick 
Husk, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/i/d/Barb
ara-J-Biddle/index.html. 
(23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name appears in the record as 
Ruahamah. BR Del Bk 1, p. 82-D. 
(24) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(25) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Person providing information for the 
death record was identified as Mrs. William Bayless of Bridgeport, WV.  This would be 
Helen Ruth Skidmore Bayless, the wife of Ruahamah's husband's grandson by his first wife. 
DR Bk 24, p. 102-B. 
(26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Although the place of birth is shown 
as Doddridge County in this delayed entry, it is indicated as Maryland in the 1930 Census 
of Garfield County, Oklahoma.  The 1900 Census of Doddridge County, which shows her in the 
household of her sister and brother-in-law, Florence & James S. Wright, states her birth 
date as May 1885. BR Delayed Bk 1, p. 82-F. 
(27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(28) Birth record of daughter. 
(29) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(30) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 139. 
(31) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Robert Fredrick Husk, 
resident of Salem, occupation miner, b. Mar 6 1887 (at variance with Mar 15 1887 shown in 
birth record), son of John Wesley Husk & Eliza Victoria Fox, d. Jul 17 1927 at St. Marys 
Hospital in Clarksburg, age 40y 4m 11d.  Cause of death:  Crushed in mine car at Wolf 
Summit WV, resulting in a crushed pelvis and other injuries.  Surviving spouse:  Ila 
Davisson.  Buried at Salem, WV.  Informant:  John M. Husk, Clarksburg, WV. 
(32) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 8, p. 98. 
(33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 23. 
(34) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, 
WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(35) Death record of husband. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date stated as Nov 1848 in 1900 Census, headstone shows it as 1848, and
grandson Brenton Leon Husk also reported birth year as 1848; but death record
states Aug 18 1849.  Headstone gives age at death as 76yrs 15days, as does death
record.

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