Doddridge County Roots

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Sarah Anne HUSK

Sarah Anne HUSK

Female 1828 - 1889  (61 years)

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  • Name Sarah Anne HUSK 
    Born 6 Feb 1828  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • or Pennsylvania, per 1880 Census
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Dec 1889  Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I781  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2010 

    Father Samuel HUSK,   b. 17__, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1830 
    Mother Elizabeth ___,   b. CA 1785, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Jun 1846  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Family ID F258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Selby Jr. WADE,   b. 10 Jan 1821, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married CA 1845  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Divorced Y  [7, 8
    Notes 
    • 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.

      1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 22 1880:
      Selby Wade, 39, farmer; Sarah A, 34; Andrew M, 13; James M, 12; Alpheus R, 10; Joseph D, 8; Thomas J, 4; Susan, 9 months.

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

      1880 Census, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV:
      Sarah A. Wade as head of household, divorced, age 51, born in Pennsylvania; son Jefferson, age 22; and son Miller, age 20. [9, 10, 11]
    Children 
     1. Andrew Montgomery WADE,   b. 14 Jul 1847, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1904, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. James Madison WADE,   b. CA 1849, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Wriger WADE,   b. CA 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Dunley WADE,   b. CA 1853, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Thomas Jefferson WADE,   b. CA 1856, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Virginia Ann WADE,   b. CA 1859, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John Miller WADE,   b. 17 Apr 1862, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Dec 1889 - Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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    781_WADE_SarahAHusk_1880Census_DoddridgeCoWV_SouthwestDist.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1572] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp), p. 593.

    3. [S184] 1850 Census.
      Age listed as 22.

    4. [S1531] William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist.

    5. [S1736] Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV.

    6. [S1571] The Locke Family, James Lock , (Ancestry World Tree Project, posted at http://awt.ancestry.com).

    7. [S143] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV.

    8. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    9. [S167] Chronicles of Core, Earl L. Core, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 3rd Edition, 1975), p. 129.

    10. [S1572] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp).

    11. [S167] Chronicles of Core, Earl L. Core, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 3rd Edition, 1975).