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Morris Fordyce "Dice" HUSK

Morris Fordyce "Dice" HUSK

Male 1887 - 1958  (71 years)


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  • Name Morris Fordyce "Dice" HUSK
    Birth 2 Feb 1887  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Equitable Gas Co.  [3] 
    Occupation 1920, 1940  [4, 5] 
    well blower (natural gas) 
    Residence Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Death 21 Feb 1958  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Burial South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Notes 
    • Although he had no formal training, "Dice" Husk was an accomplished musician, playing many instruments well. He also taught music, gave music lessons in his home, and wrote many songs. The family and many of their friends spent evenings at the Husk home in Summers, Doddridge County, playing instruments and singing. Dice and wife Lora were members of men's and women's quartets, respectively, which traveled the area and sang gospel music.
    Person ID I2256  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018

    Father Isaac Newton HUSK,   b. 16 Jan 1855, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1926, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Mother Margaret ADAMS,   b. 14 Apr 1856, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1903, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lora Deloras LEESON,   b. 19 May 1898, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1977, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 15 Oct 1915  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • But wife's obituary gives marriage date as Oct 19 1915.
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      Morris F. Husk, 32, well blower for Pittsburgh & W.Va. Gas Co; wife Lora D, 21; dau Mary E, 3y 4m; brother Elmus C, 22, single, rig builder for South Penn Oil Co; lodger Minter J. Springston, 52, single, farm laborer (working out); father Isaac N. Husk, 64, widowed, no occupation. All born in West Virginia except for Isaac, born in Pennsylvania.
    Children 
    >1. Mary Edith HUSK,   b. 23 Aug 1916, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1963, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +2. Mildred Pauline HUSK,   b. 27 May 1920, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 2010, Chester, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Winona Alice HUSK,   b. 2 Mar 1923, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1924, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    >4. Morris Fordyce "Junior" HUSK, Jr.,   b. 19 Oct 1925, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1977, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +5. Miriam Leona HUSK,   b. 19 Jun 1927, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 2007 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    999999_HarmonySchool_DoddridgeCo_WV_ca1900.jpg    		Harmony School, Doddridge Co WV, abt 1900

  • Sources 
    1. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 173.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2080] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S2652] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    6. [S643] Obituary of father.

    7. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    8. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    9. [S5] Headstone.

    10. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 174.