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Clyde Rosswell HUSK

Clyde Rosswell HUSK

Male 1901 - 1981  (79 years)


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  • Name Clyde Rosswell HUSK
    Birth 17 Sep 1901  Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth place reported by brother Brenton Leon Husk at Davis, Tucker Co, WV. But grandson Kent Michael Moore, having done extensive research, cites Richwood and other particulars.
    Gender Male
    Military From 25 Nov 1919 to 17 Jan 1924  [2] 
    U.S. Navy 
    Occupation 1930  [4] 
    laborer in clothes pin factory 
    Census 1910, 1930, 1940  Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    shipping foreman in lumber mill 
    Residence Afton, Nelson Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1949  South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Death 16 Jun 1981  Charlottesville, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7] 
    Cause: Lou Gehrig's Disease 
    Burial Monticello Memorial Park, Charlottesville, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Clyde Rosswell Husk was a lumberjack before taking correspondence courses to become an engineer. He then worked for Union Carbide till retirement. Among other accomplishments, he drew plans for an electric lawn mower years before it was invented. He also invented a machine designed to place fifty clothes pins in a cardboard box, under auspices of Union Carbide.
    Person ID I1847  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2018

    Father William Rufus HUSK,   b. 25 Dec 1871, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1958, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Mother Ida Florence CARNELL,   b. 25 May 1871, New Creek, Mineral Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1959 (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Marie "Dot" O'MEARA,   b. 7 Jan 1902, Quincy, Norfolk Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1995 (Age 93 years)  [3]
    Children 
    +1. Clyde Richard HUSK,   b. 13 Jul 1928, Cohasset, Norfolk Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 2017, Garland, Dallas Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Barbara Mary HUSK,   b. 21 Apr 1931, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 2003 (Age 71 years)
    +3. Mildred Joan "Joanie" HUSK,   b. CA 1935, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S432] Kent Michael Moore, Dallas, TX , (http://kalmor.com/huskenter.html).

    4. [S2625] 1930 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    5. [S2682] 1940 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.