James Arthur HUSK

1899 - 1927  (27 years)

• Name	James Arthur HUSK
  Born	6 Oct 1899	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Hope Gas Co.
  Died	29 Aug 1927	Harrison Co, WV   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV   [1, 5]
  Notes	Died of wounds received in a gas explosion while working for Hope Natural Gas Company at the station at Porto Rico, Doddridge Co. He was a former employee of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Company, having worked there about five years. He had only begun working for the Hope Company the day of the accident. Excerpted from his obituary: "'Jimmie' was a kind and noble son and brother and will be greatly missed in the home and in the community by all who knew him, for he was always jolly, good-humored and greeted everyone with a song and a smile." Killed in the same accident was a first cousin, William Alexander Husk.
  Person ID	I2484	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	George Washington HUSK,   b. 21 Jun 1863, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 17 Dec 1936, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah Columbia Lowther REED,   b. 9 Dec 1873,   d. 28 May 1947  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 8, p. 98. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital. [S5] Headstone.