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William Festus HUSK

William Festus HUSK

Male 1888 - 1975  (87 years)

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  • Name William Festus HUSK 
    Born 14 Jan 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    laborer in coal mines 
    Residence Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 29 Jan 1975  [4, 5] 
    Buried Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I1009  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2024 

    Father Joseph Wade HUSK,   b. Feb 1852, New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1911, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Nancy Jane ROSS,   b. 1 Apr 1852, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daisy Blanche ROLLINS,   b. 24 Mar 1888,   d. 15 Jun 1961  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1915 
    Children 
    +1. Chester Floyd HUSK,   b. 25 Nov 1917, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 2005  (Age 87 years)
     2. William Ernest HUSK,   b. 27 May 1923, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 2009, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 142.
      Identified as William Festus Husk, b. Jan 14 1888, son of Joseph Wade & Nancy Jane Husk. Informant: Mother. (Note: 1900 Census also shows birth date as Jan 1888, but "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries" reports birth date on headstone as Mar 14 1888.)

    2. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S5] Headstone.