HUSK GENEALOGY

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9/25/2008

Generation One

1. Frederick¹ Husk, b. 17__, d. bef Jun 1848. "Frederick Husk (or Hust) apparently settled near the mouth of Dolls Run [in what is now the north central part of West Virginia]. In some old deeds, that stream is called Hust's Run, but the family long ago passed out of the community, and even the name applied to the stream did not stick. The last property passed out of the hands of the family June 6, 1846, when Elizabeth Husk, widow of Samuel Husk, and the other heirs, Frederick Husk and Nancy his wife, Isaac Husk and Jane his wife, George Britton and Mary his wife, Samuel Husk and Dorcas his wife, Horatio Britton and Elizabeth his wife, transferred 100 acres to Solomon Bowers." ["Chronicles of Core," 3rd Edition, by Earl L. Core, McClain Printing Company, Parsons, WV, 1975, p. 35]

A handwritten copy of a land grant, which is to Frederick Husk, October 9, 1781:

"The Commissioners for Adjusting the Claims to Unpatented Lands and the Corporation of Monongalia, Yohagania of Ohio:

We hereby certify that Frederick Husk is entitled to two hundred acres of land in Monongalia County on Dunkards' Creek adjoining lands claimed by Michal Core to include is improvements made in the year 1770.

Given under our hands this 6th day of March in the 6th Year of the Commonwealth.

John Evans James Neal Charles Martin William Haymond Simon Troy

This certificate cannot be entered with the surveyor after the 26th day of October 1791.

Attested: John Hayle. Entered 9 October 1781."

[The Monongalia Story, Vol I, by Earl L. Core, McClain Printing Co, pp. 57, 159]

On Mar 14 1796, Frederick Husk was a member of the jury of inquest (the first meeting of the court after the records were burned that year). [The Monongalia Story, Vol. II, p. 256]

This is a genealogy of the descendants of this Frederick Husk (or Hust, or Hurst), with particular emphasis on those branches of the family tree closest to the principal compilers, Samuel David Gaston and Geneva Gaston Brown. The information presented here was obtained from countless sources over many years of research. Wherever possible, the original source is documented, but the reader can rest assured that even when a source is not specified, the compilers were highly confident of the accuracy of the information before including it in this collection.

Despite extensive research in more recent years, nothing about the ancestors of the elder Frederick Husk (or Hust) has been discovered. Information on the earliest of his descendants has also been very hard to come by. However, this genealogy is, and always will be, a work in progress, and additional information regarding the early generations, as well as the current one, will be added as it becomes known. In that vein, readers of this collection are invited to inform the compilers or editor of any errors or additional information for future updates. [Samuel David Gaston & Geneva Gaston Brown (1926-2001), principal compilers; R. L. Brown, editor]

He married Unknown.

Children:

2. i. Samuel² Husk b. 17__.

Generation Two

2. Samuel² Husk, (1.Frederick¹) b. 17__ in Virginia,^[1] d. bef Jun 1840.^[2],[3] Samuel Husk predeceased his father, Frederick, who had died prior to June 1848. He married Elizabeth ___, b. ca 1785 in Pennsylvania, d. aft Jun 1846,³ census 1840 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA. Elizabeth: 1840 Census, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia):

Household of Elizabeth Husk had the following members:

1 female age 50-60

1 female, 20-30

1 female, 15-20

1 female, 10-15

1 male, 20-30

2 males, 15-20

The next-listed household is for Harvey Husk, with the following members:

1 male, age 20-30

3 males, under 5

1 female, 20-30

1 female, under 5

We have not been able to determine how this Harvey Husk fits in with the other Husks of this genealogy.

Children:

3. i. Frederick³ Husk b. Sep- 7-1815.

4. ii. Isaac Husk b. Jan-12-1818.

5. iii. Mary J. "Polly" Husk b. Mar-21-1821.

6. iv. Samuel A. Husk b. Jun- 8-1823.

7. v. Elizabeth Husk b. ca 1825.

8. vi. Sarah Anne Husk b. ca 1828.

Generation Three

3. Frederick³ Husk, (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. Sep- 7-1815 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[4],[5] [1850 Census states birthplace as Pennsylvania.], d. Mar- 5-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[6],[7] buried in Old family cem, Lick Run, New Milton, WV,^[8] census 1860 in Doddridge Co, WV, census 1840, 1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA. He married^[9] Apr-5-1838 in Morristown, PA, Nancy Ann Britton, also known as Ann Britton,⁹ b. 1814 in Virginia,^[10] (daughter of Wilson Britton and Jane Wade) d. Jan- 8-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV.⁷ According to his great-grandson Brenton Leon Husk, Frederick Husk was born in Greene Co, PA in 1808. He moved to Doddridge Co in 1836, and died at Blandville, Doddridge Co, in 1883. Much of this is at variance with information obtained from other sources. We consider it likely that Brenton Husk's information regarding this Frederick Husk was in error, and we provide it here with that caveat.

1840 Census, Monongalia Co, (W)VA:

Census reported Frederick Husk as the head of family, age 20-30, with the other household members being one female age 20-30 (presumably wife Nancy) and one female age 60-70 (possibly mother-in-law Jane Wade Britton).

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, (W)VA:

Frederick Husk, male, 44, born in Virginia, farmer; Nancy, female, 46; G. W., male, 17; L., male, 14; J. W., male, 12; Joseph W., male, 10; William, male, 6; M. E., female, 3.

Children:

9. i. Elizabeth Jane⁴ Husk b. ca 1841.

ii. George Washington Husk, b. ca 1843 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[11] d. Nov-17-1864 in Civil War,^[12] buried in Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington Co, NJ,¹² census 1860 in Doddridge Co, WV, census 1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA. Died in Confederate prison in Civil War, per various sources. According to Brenton Leon Husk, George W. Husk belonged to Company A, 14th Infantry, and was taken prisoner at Cloyds Mountain, Virginia on May 9th, 1864. Much of this information is confirmed in "Soldiers' Memorial," published April 1865 and cited in the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram of Nov 24, 1999.

10. iii. Leander Wilson Husk b. 1846.

11. iv. John Wesley Husk b. Aug-18-1849.

12. v. Joseph Wade Husk b. 1852.

13. vi. William Wayne Husk b. Mar-10-1854.

vii. Narcissus Husk, b. 1857 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.^[13],[14]

4. Isaac³ Husk, (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. Jan-12-1818 in Greene Co, PA [Son George Washington Husk's death record identifies his father's birthplace as Pennsylvania, and daughter Martha's death record states father's birthplace as Greene Co, PA. 1900 Census of Doddridge County states his birth date as March 1819.], d. 1902 near Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,^[15],14 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV,^[16] census 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[17] military Co C, 6th W. Va. Inf (Civil War).¹⁶ Military tombstone of Isaac Husk gives his unit as Company C, 6th W.Va. Infantry. Age at death given as 84. According to his grandson Howard Husk, he came to Doddridge Co WV from Brave (Wayne Twp, Greene Co), PA. He settled on a farm by the Harmony Church (Southwest District), where Howard Husk's father William Leonard Husk was born in April 1861.

. Partner not married Catherine Wright Evans. He married (2) Elizabeth Jane Critchfield, also known as Jane Critchfield,^{16,3,[18],[19]} b. Mar-17-1825 in Greene Co, PA,^16,[20] (daughter of John Critchfield, Sr. and Sarah Whitlatch) d. Feb-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁶ buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.^[21] Elizabeth: Some question exists as to her correct first name. Although widely believed to have been Sarah, evidence seems more to indicate Elizabeth. In either event, she was known almost exclusively only by her middle name, Jane. Her name was given as Jane in the 1870 Census, and even her headstone identifies her only as "Jane, wife of Isaac Husk." The death record of Isaac Newton Husk incorrectly lists his parents as Isaac Husk and Jane Whetlatch [sic], confusing his mother with his grandmother, Sarah Whitlatch.

1870 Census, Doddridge County WV (South West Township), enumerated on Sep 1 1870:

Isaac Husk, 50, farmer, b. Pennsylvania; Jane Husk, 45, housekeeper, b. Pa.; Absalom Husk, 20, farm laborer, b. Pa.; Elizabeth M. Husk, 16, b. Pa.; Isaac N. Husk, 14, b. Pa.; Samuel A. Husk, 12, b. Pa.; William L. Husk, 9, b. Virginia; George W. Husk, 6, b. West Virginia; Martha C. Husk, 4, b. W. Va.; Nancy V. Husk, 2, b. W. Va.; William Hart, 19, farm laborer, b. Virginia; Sarah J. Hart, 19, housekeeper, b. Pa

.

Children by Catherine Wright Evans:

14. i. Oliver H.⁴ Husk b. Nov-24-1840.

Children by Elizabeth Jane Critchfield:

ii. John Ellis Husk, b. Aug-14-1848 in Aleppo Twp, Greene Co, PA,^[22] d. Feb-27-1864,¹² cause of death measles,¹⁴ buried Aug- 8-1867 in Grafton National Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV,^{[23],[24],[25]} military Co H, 4th W. Va. Cav, Civil War.¹⁶

15. iii. Absalom Husk b. Jun-14-1849.

16. iv. Sarah Jane Husk b. ca 1851.

v. Pearie Ann Husk, d. age one year.

vi. Elizabeth M. Husk, b. Jul-12-1853 in Greene Co, PA,^[26],[27],22 d. Mar-12-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[28],7 cause of death consumption,²⁷ buried in Wyatt Cemetery, near Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV,^[29] census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.^[30]

17. vii. Isaac Newton Husk b. Jan-16-1855.

18. viii. Samuel Austin Husk b. Apr-13-1858.

19. ix. William Leonard Husk b. Apr- 6-1861.

20. x. George Washington Husk b. Jun-21-1863.

21. xi. Martha Caroline Husk b. Feb-22-1866.

xii. Samuel Husk, d. age 5 days.

22. xiii. Nancy V. Husk b. May-12-1868.

5. Mary J. "Polly"³ Husk, also known as Polly Husk,^9,18 (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. Mar-21-1821,^[31] d. Dec-15-1869,¹⁶ buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV,¹⁶ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married George Wade Britton, b. ca 1814 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[32],30,[33] (son of Wilson Britton and Jane Wade) d. 1881, occupation farmer,³⁰ census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁰ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

Children:

23. i. Joseph Stephen⁴ Britton b. Jan- 1-1842.

24. ii. Sarah Emaline Britton b. ca 1846.

iii. Margaretta Britton, b. ca 1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[34],[35] d. Jun-26-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[36],7 cause of death tuberculosis,²⁷ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married Jun-23-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[37],35 Wilson Nutter, b. Jul-21-1848,¹⁶ (son of John B. Nutter and Mary Hart) d. Jan-20-1895,¹⁶ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁶ occupation farmer,^[38] census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. Wilson: In his Last Will and Testament, Wilson Nutter named "M. S. Gaston" (almost certainly Morris Samuel Gaston) as the Executor of his estate. The relationship between the two men is unknown.

25. iv. Lewis C. Britton b. 1851.

26. v. Lucretia Britton b. Feb-10-1854.

27. vi. George W. Britton, Jr. b. Oct- 4-1856.

vii. Mary J. Britton, b. May- 6-1860,¹⁶ d. Sep-28-1885,¹⁶ buried in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁶ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

28. viii. Franklin Maxwell Britton b. Mar-21-1863.

6. Samuel A.³ Husk,^22,[39] (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. Jun- 8-1823 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^{[40],[41],[42],1,[43]} d. Nov-23-1888,^40,43,22 buried in Husk Cemetery, north of Arnoldsburg (on old Grant Husk farm), Calhoun Co, WV,⁴⁰ resided 1880 in Calhoun Co, WV,^39,1 military Jan- 3-1862 - Jan- 3-1865 Civil War - Pvt, Co O, 6th Regmt, W. Va. Inf.⁴³ He married Dorcas Anne Critchfield, also known as Dorcus Cressfield,¹⁹ b. Dec-11-1827 in Greene Co, PA,^40,1 (daughter of John Critchfield, Sr. and Sarah Whitlatch) d. Nov-16-1914 in Adam, Calhoun Co, WV,^[44],40 buried in Husk Cemetery, north of Arnoldsburg (on old Grant Husk farm), Calhoun Co, WV,⁴⁰ [Headstone reads: Dorces, wife of Samuel Husk.], resided 1880 in Calhoun Co, WV.¹

Children:

29. i. John⁴ Husk b. Sep-20-1844.

30. ii. Isaac Husk b. Apr-13-1846.

iii. Joel Husk, b. 1848 in Greene Co, PA.^41,42

iv. William Husk, b. Mar- -1850 in Greene Co, PA,²² d. Sep- 9-1850.²²

31. v. Louisa Green Husk b. May-21-1853.

32. vi. Samuel A. Husk b. Aug- 8-1855.

33. vii. Jane (twin) Husk b. Apr-19-1858.

viii. Jesse L. (twin) Husk, b. Apr-19-1858 in Doddridge Co, WV.

34. ix. Sarah Elizabeth Husk b. Jun-24-1860.

35. x. Dorcas Anne Husk b. Nov-22-1865.

36. xi. U. S. Grant Husk b. May-11-1867.

xii. F. N. Husk, also known as Frederick F. N. Husk,^41,[45] b. Apr- 4-1872 in Roane Co, WV,^[46] d. Apr-20-1875,⁴¹ [A death date of Jun 20 1875 has also been reported. [W. Fred Spuhler]].

7. Elizabeth³ Husk, (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. ca 1825,^[47] d. 1865, buried in Ritchie Co, WV. She married ca 1842, Horatio Britton, b. May- 3-1820 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[48] (son of Wilson Britton and Jane Wade) d. Feb-14-1897, buried in Toll Gate Bapt Church Cem, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV,⁴⁸ occupation farmer,^[49] military Civil War (Co E, 17th WVa Inf).⁴⁸

Children:

37. i. John Wilson⁴ Britton b. 1843.

38. ii. Edah Britton b. Apr- 4-1845.

39. iii. Andrew Osborne Britton b. Feb-17-1847.

40. iv. Asberoy Stephen Britton b. Apr-27-1850.

41. v. Mark S. Britton b. Feb-16-1854.

42. vi. Fernando D. Britton b. Jun- -1856.

43. vii. Fielding H. Britton b. Feb- -1858.

44. viii. Almira Britton b. ca 1860.

45. ix. George B. McClellan Britton b. 1862.

8. Sarah Anne³ Husk, (2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. ca 1828 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^{[50],[51],[52]} [or Pennsylvania], d. ca 1889-90 in Ritchie Co, WV.²² She married^[53] ca 1845 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^22,[54] divorced^[55] Selby Jr. Wade, b. Jan-10-1821 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^53,54,[56] (son of William Selby Wade and Prudie Wade) d. 1889 in Ritchie Co, WV,^53,54 occupation farmer.⁵⁶ In 1849, Sarah Anne Husk and her husband Selby Wade Jr. bought a 50-acre farm on Pedlar Run from their brother-in-law Horatio Britton (husband of Sarah's sister Mary Husk). In 1851, the Wades sold the property to John Core and moved to Ritchie County.

The 1870 Census for Union Twp, Ritchie Co, WV, page 593, shows Selby Wade, age 49, farmer; his wife Sarah A., age 42 (or 47), son Andrew M., age 22; son Thomas J., age 14; and son John M., age 8.

The 1880 Census for Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, shows Sarah A. Wade as head of household, divorced, age 51, born in Pennsylvania; son Jefferson, age 22; and son Miller, age 20.^53,56

Children:

46. i. Andrew Montgomery⁴ Wade b. ca 1847.

ii. James Madison Wade, b. ca 1849 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA.^54,[57]

iii. Wriger Wade, b. ca 1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.⁵⁴

iv. Dunley Wade, b. ca 1853 in Ritchie Co, WV.⁵⁴

v. Thomas Jefferson Wade, also known as Jefferson Wade,⁵⁵ b. ca 1856 in Ritchie Co, WV.^[58]

vi. Virginia Ann Wade, b. ca 1859 in Ritchie Co, WV.⁵⁴

47. vii. John Miller Wade b. Apr-17-1862.

Generation Four

9. Elizabeth Jane⁴ Husk, (3.Frederick³, 2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. ca 1841,^11,35 d. Nov-24-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[59],7 census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.³³ She married Feb-26-1860 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[60],[61],35 Israel D. Sutton, b. Aug- 3-1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^59,35 (son of George J. Sutton and Eleanor Davis) d. Feb-10-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV,^59,7 census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.³³

Children:

48. i. Wesley S.⁵ Sutton b. Feb-10-1861.

ii. Mary Alice "Allie" Sutton,⁵⁹ b. Jan-19-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV.⁵⁹

49. iii. Ella D. Sutton b. Feb- 1-1867.

50. iv. George W. Sutton b. Apr-26-1869.

v. Elijah Sutton, b. 1871.⁵⁹

vi. Edward Sutton, b. Oct-18-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV.⁵⁹

vii. Nancy Ann Sutton, b. 1877,⁵⁹ d. Jul-22-1892.⁵⁹

viii. Harley Sutton, b. 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[62] d. 1879.^59,[63]

10. Leander Wilson⁴ Husk, (3.Frederick³, 2.Samuel², 1.Frederick¹) b. 1846 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^35,15,55,33 d. Dec-23-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[64],7,15 [Reports of death date in 1948 are incorrect. Death record and headstone clearly show 1918.], buried in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, WV,¹⁶ census 1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA, occupation farmer and merchant.^14,64 He married (1) Oct-1-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁵ Margaret E. Exline, b. ca 1848 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,³⁵ [Birth data of 1839 in Doddridge County has also been reported, but marriage record of Oct 1867 states age as 19, born in Monongalia County, (W)VA.], (daughter of Solomon Exline and Susanah ___) d. Mar- 4-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV.⁷ He married¹⁹ (2) Sep-19-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[65],[66] Sarah E. McClain, b. 1842/46 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[67],35 [Age reported at death would put birth at about 1842, but age 29 given at time of Sep 1875 marriage would put it at about 1846.], (daughter of Robert McClain and Elizabeth ___) d. Aug- 5-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁷ cause of death fever.⁶⁷ He married (3) Sep-15-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[68] Nancy McClain, b. Aug- 8-1845 in Fayette Co, PA,^[69]