William Leonard HUSK

1861 - 1919  (58 years)

• Name	William Leonard HUSK
  Birth	6 Apr 1861	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870, 1880	Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Occupation	farmer & timberman  [4]
  Residence	Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Residence	PREVIOUSLY	Pocahontas Co, WV
  Residence	PREVIOUSLY	Jackson Co, WV
  Death	17 Aug 1919	Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: dropsy
  Burial	Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV   [6]
  Notes	William Leonard Husk and his first wife, Susan Emma Husk, were first cousins once removed by virtue of his being the grandson of Samuel (d. bef 1848) and Elizabeth Husk, and her being their great-granddaughter. None of their four children lived beyond infancy. In the 1890's Leonard Husk and his family moved to Jackson Co, WV. Leonard later moved to Durbin, Pocahontas Co, WV, where he worked as a logger.
  Person ID	I473	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Isaac HUSK,   b. 12 Jan 1818, Greene Co, PA d. 1902, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane CRITCHFIELD,   b. 17 Mar 1825, Greene Co, PA d. 17 Feb 1890, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Emma HUSK,   b. 12 Apr 1870, Ritchie Co, WV d. 30 Aug 1893, Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1887	Marietta, Washington Co, OH   [7]
  Children	1. Lillie May HUSK,   b. 27 May 1889, Doddridge Co, WV d. 1 Jun 1889, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years)   2. Cora HUSK,   b. 25 Apr 1890, Doddridge Co, WV d. 2 May 1890, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 0 years)   3. Nancy E. HUSK,   b. 22 Jul 1892, Ritchie Co, WV d. 21 Aug 1892, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 0 years)   4. (Unnamed female) HUSK,   b. 29 Aug 1893, Ritchie Co, WV d. 29 Aug 1893, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 0 years)
  Photos		Children of William Leonard Husk & Jennie McNemar - May 1947
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" MCNEMAR,   b. 15 Apr 1872, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV d. 9 Nov 1938, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1894	Ritchie Co, WV   [8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. James Ellsworth "Wirt" MCNEMAR,   b. 8 Mar 1892, Ritchie Co, WV d. 23 Dec 1955, Ohio (Age 63 years) + 2. Ernest Washington "Short" HUSK,   b. 24 May 1894, Ritchie Co, WV d. 22 Jun 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 82 years) + 3. Howard Ellis HUSK,   b. 31 Dec 1895, Fly, Monroe Co, OH d. 18 Aug 1995, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 99 years) + 4. Marie Melissa "Lissie" HUSK,   b. 5 May 1898, Fly, Monroe Co, OH d. 31 Mar 1988, Harrison Co, WV (Age 89 years) > 5. Walter Ray "Shiner" HUSK,   b. 2 Apr 1900, Fly, Monroe Co, OH d. 27 Dec 1993, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 93 years) + 6. Clara Grace HUSK,   b. 17 Feb 1902, Jackson Co, WV d. 16 Dec 1927, Terra Alta, Preston Co, WV (Age 25 years) + 7. Ida Opal HUSK,   b. 28 May 1904, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Jan 1970, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 65 years) + 8. Harold Curtis HUSK,   b. 27 Apr 1906, Wetzel Co, WV d. 26 Jul 1947, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 41 years) + 9. Charles Floyd HUSK,   b. 11 Jul 1908, Pocahontas Co, WV d. 15 Aug 1978, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 70 years) > 10. Fred Earl HUSK,   b. 31 Aug 1910, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV d. 14 Dec 1993, Harrison Co, WV (Age 83 years) + 11. Beulah Myrle HUSK,   b. 26 Jul 1915, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV d. 15 Oct 2002, Salem, WV (Age 87 years) + 12. Elsie Juanita HUSK,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV d. 12 Oct 2002, Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV (Age 83 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Children of William Leonard Husk & Jennie McNemar - May 1947
  		Hart Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV
  		473_WilliamLeonardHusk-Children_Shiner_Fred_Lissie_Short_Howard_Elsie_Beulah.jpg
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		473_WilliamLeonardHusk_2.jpg
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  		William Leonard Husk & Susan Emma Husk - ca 1889

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		473_HUSK_WilliamLeonard_1861-1919_DeathCertificate.jpg
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• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S5] Headstone. [S103] Walter Ray "Shiner" Husk (1900-1993). [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).