Jul-28-2018Husband: Morris Fordyce "Dice" Husk Born: Feb- 2-1887 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Feb-21-1958 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,1 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7,3 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas Co. 3 Occupation: 1920, 1940 well blower (natural gas) 8,9 Father: Isaac Newton Husk (1855 - 1926) Mother: Margaret Adams (1856 - 1903) Notes 10
Wife: Lora Deloras Leeson Married: Oct-15-1915 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 10 (see note 1) Born: May-19-1898 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Died: Aug- 4-1977 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,3 Resided: 1958 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Stonewall Jackson "Jack" Leeson (1866 - 1951) Mother: Martha Alice Haught (1868 - 1903) Notes
F Child 1: Mary Edith Husk Born: Aug-23-1916 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 13,3 Died: Jan- 5-1963 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,3 Cause of death: heart attack 3 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1958 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 7 Resided: 1957 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1945 in Washington, DC 14 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George C. Furner Married: Aug- 1-1945 in Rockville, Montgomery Co, MD 14 Husband: Dallas J. Keffer b. Jun- 1-1923 d. Jan- 8-1993 Married: Jun-1-1957 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 13,15 No children: 15
F Child 2: Mildred Pauline Husk Also known as: Pauline Husk 16,7,17 Born: May-27-1920 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 18,3 Died: Jan-11-2010 in Chester, Hancock Co, WV 19 Buried: in Middlebourne Cemetery, Tyler Co, WV 3 Resided: in Chester, Hancock Co, WV 17 Resided: 1977 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 20,21 Resided: 1958, 63 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7,17 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: nurse's aide (Clarksburg), Tyler County Head Start 3 Husband: Thomas Richard Harris b. Aug- -1893 d. Nov-15-1970 Married: Jan-10-1945 Husband: Obie Allison "Red" Cantwell b. Feb-18-1903 d. Dec- -1980 Also known as: O. A. Cantwell 22,15 Married: in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 11 (see note 2) Husband: Cecil L. Ray b. Jun- 2-1914 d. Jul-11-1998 Married: in Newell, Hancock Co, WV 11F Child 3: Winona Alice Husk Born: Mar- 2-1923 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Died: Nov-27-1924 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,23 Cause of death: scarlet fever 23
M Child 4: Morris Fordyce "Junior" Husk, Jr. Also known as: Morris J. Husk 17,24 Born: Oct-19-1925 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Oct-24-1977 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 3,25 Buried: in Sunset Hills Burial Park & Memory Gardens, Canton, Stark Co, OH 3 Cause of death: heart attack 3 Resided: 1958, 1963 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 7,17 Resided: 1947 in Vienna, Austria 26 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Oct-19-1945 - Oct-19-1948 S/Sgt, US Army, WW II (Europe), Army National Guard (Ohio) 27,3 Wife: Sonja Johanna Winkler b. ca 1929 Also known as: Sonia Johanna Winkler 26 Married: Oct-17-1947 in Vienna, Austria 28 No children: 12
F Child 5: Miriam Leona Husk Also known as: Leona Husk 16,7,20,17,9 Born: Jun-19-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Oct-24-2007 3 Buried: (ashes) at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co, KY 3 Resided: in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY 3 Resided: 1977 in Virginia Beach, VA 20,21 Resided: 1967 in Lantz, Frederick Co, MD 29 Resided: 1963 in Portsmouth, VA 17 Resided: 1958 in Washington, DC 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Walgreen Drug Stores 3 Husband: Harry C. Wales, Jr. Married: Nov-20-1948 in Forestville, Prince Georges Co, MD Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 173. (3) Obituary. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary of father. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (9) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (10) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 174. (11) Immediate family. (12) Obituary of husband. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 9/27/1945. (15) Obituary of wife. (16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (17) Obituary of sister. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Obituary - Nursing home. (20) Obituary of mother. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. (23) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (24) West Union Herald, 5/27/1948. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (26) Marriage record. (27) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Obituary of husband, Ceremony held at Holy Trinity Church in Vienna, Austria. (29) Newspaper article. Event Notes Note (1) But wife's obituary gives marriage date as Oct 19 1915. Note (2) Marriage license issued in Doddridge County, but ceremony held in Tyler County.Name Index