Dorcas Anne CRITCHFIELD

1827 - 1914  (86 years)

• Name	Dorcas Anne CRITCHFIELD
  Born	11 Dec 1827	Greene Co, PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Wetzel Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870	Walton District, Roane Co, WV
  Census	1880, 1900	Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV
  Died	16 Nov 1914	Adam, Calhoun Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Buried	Husk Cemetery, north of Arnoldsburg (on old Grant Husk farm), Calhoun Co, WV   [1]
  	Headstone reads: Dorces, wife of Samuel Husk.
  Person ID	I810	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	John CRITCHFIELD, Sr.,   b. 24 Jan 1786, New Jersey ,   d. 15 Dec 1865, Trapp Run, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah WHITLATCH,   b. 1798, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 27 Jun 1849  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel A. HUSK,   b. 8 Jun 1823, Monongalia Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Nov 1888  (Age 65 years)
  Notes	1850 Census, Wetzel County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated Aug 23 1850: Samuel Husk, 34; Dorcas, 24; Frederick, 10; John, 4; William, 5 months; Joel, 2. No entry for this family has been found in the 1860 Census. 1870 Census, Roane Co, WV (Walton Twp), enumerated on Jul 5 1870: Samuel Husk, 50, farmer; Dorcas, 42; Louisa, 17; Samuel, 14; Jesse, 12; Jane, 12; Sarah E, 9; Dorcas, 5; U S Grant, 3. All born in Virginia except for the adult Dorcas, who was born in Pennsylvania. 1880 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Lee District), enumerated on Jun 26 1880: Samuel Husk, 56, farmer; wife Darcas, 52; dau Darcas A, 14; son Grant, 13. All born in Virginia except for the adult Dorcas, who was born in Pennsylvania. 1900 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Lee District), enumerated on Jun 4 1900: Head of household Grant Husk, 33, b. May 1867 in W.Va, farmer, single; mother Dorcas, 72, b. Dec 1827 in Pa, widowed, mother of 12 children (8 still living); servant Ballard A. Craddoc, white male, 18, b. Feb 1882 in W.Va; niece Nancy Coon, 15, b. Jun 1884.
  Children	1. John HUSK,   b. 20 Sep 1846, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 28 Oct 1925, Roane Co, WV  (Age 79 years)   2. Isaac HUSK,   b. 13 Apr 1846,   d. 1 May 1928, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  (Age 82 years)   3. Joel HUSK,   b. 1848, Greene Co, PA   4. William HUSK,   b. Mar 1850, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 9 Sep 1850  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Louisa Green HUSK,   b. 21 May 1853, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 1940  (Age 86 years)   6. Samuel A. HUSK,   b. 8 Aug 1855, Wetzel Co, WV ,   d. 22 Jul 1929  (Age 73 years)   7. Jesse L. (twin) HUSK,   b. 19 Apr 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA   8. Jane (twin) HUSK,   b. 19 Apr 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 29 Oct 1935, Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV  (Age 77 years)   9. Sarah Elizabeth HUSK,   b. 24 Jun 1860, Washington, Washington Co, PA ,   d. 8 Jan 1929, Flat Fork, Roane Co, WV  (Age 68 years)   10. Dorcas Anne HUSK,   b. 22 Nov 1865, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 1 Mar 1949  (Age 83 years)   11. U. S. Grant HUSK,   b. 11 May 1867, Roane Co, WV ,   d. 16 Apr 1952, Altizer, Calhoun Co, WV  (Age 84 years)   12. F. N. HUSK,   b. 4 Apr 1872, Roane Co, WV ,   d. 20 Apr 1875  (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 16 Nov 1914 - Adam, Calhoun Co, WV Buried - - Husk Cemetery, north of Arnoldsburg (on old Grant Husk farm), Calhoun Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  810_DorcasAnneCritchfield.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  785_HUSK_SamuelA_1850Census_WetzelCoVA_23Aug1850.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1974] Cemeteries in Calhoun County West Virginia, Calhoun County Historical & Genealogical Society, (Grantsville Printing Co, Grantsville WV (1985)). [S1710] 1880 Census. [S1861] Calhoun County Death Records, Grantsville, WV.