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Eliza Jane "Lisa" WEST

Eliza Jane "Lisa" WEST

Female 1852 - Bef 1920  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name Eliza Jane "Lisa" WEST
    Birth CA 1852  Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Age 21 in marriage record puts birth in about 1852. But 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1848, while age 26 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1854.
    Gender Female
    Census 1880  Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Bef Apr 1920  [2] 
    Burial (UNMARKED)  Isaac Husk Family Cem, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I786  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2013

    Family Absalom HUSK,   b. 14 Jun 1849, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1941, Cremo, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Marriage 6 Dec 1873  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Eliza Jane (Lisa) West was reportedly a full blooded Cherokee Indian. No documentation for this has been found.

      The 1900 Census of Calhoun County listed as the head of household Absalom Husk, farmer, age 50, born Jun 1849 in Pennsylvania, married 25 years, father born in West Virginia, mother born in Pennsylvania. In the same household was his wife Elizabeth, age 52, born Apr 1848 in West Virginia, mother of 7 children of which all were still living, both parents born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Austin HUSK,   b. 26 Oct 1874, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1967, Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    +2. Isaac Charles "Charlie" HUSK,   b. 13 Dec 1876, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1957, Big Bend, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +3. Sarah Jane HUSK,   b. 19 Aug 1879, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1918, Joker, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    +4. William Washington "Lonnie" HUSK,   b. 14 Apr 1882, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1968, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +5. Onida M. "Ida" HUSK,   b. 17 Jun 1884   d. Jun 1973 (Age 88 years)
    +6. John Everly HUSK,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1973, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +7. Ola H. HUSK,   b. 1 Aug 1890   d. 12 Jun 1961 (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1200] Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV.

    2. [S2138] 1920 Census, Calhoun County, WV.

    3. [S1200] Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV, MR Bk 1 p. 25: www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11552775&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Absalem Husk, 24, b. Greene Co Pa, res. Doddridge Co; and Eliza West, 21, b. Jackson Co, res. Roane Co. Married Dec 6 1873 in Roane County.