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George Wilson HUSK

George Wilson HUSK

Male 1873 - 1949  (76 years)


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  • Name George Wilson HUSK
    Birth 18 Aug 1873  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Davis, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as George Husk, 28, b. 1872 in WVa, single, day laborer, one of four boarders in the household of J. & Fannie Chapman.
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    day laborer 
    Occupation 1902  [3] 
    woodsman 
    Residence 1902  Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 13 Nov 1949  Centralia, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause: suicide with shotgun 
    Burial Holy Family Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Resident of Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV, until last few years of his life, when, as a widower deeply troubled by the unexpected death of his wife from a sudden diabetic coma, he moved to Centralia, Braxton Co, WV, to live with daughter Alice and her family. His primary occupation was as an Air Man on the logging trains for the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company at Richwood. He was also Assistant Train Master to his brother William "Will" Husk, who was the Train Master (supervisor) responsible for the movement of trains over the system. The circumstance of his death was suicide with a shotgun, as he never recovered from the death of his wife.
    Person ID I826  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2017

    Father John Wesley HUSK,   b. 18 Aug 1849, New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1925, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Mother Elizia Victoria FOX,   b. 14 Jun 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1923, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Ann MCDERMOTT,   b. 16 Apr 1881, DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1943, Centralia, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Marriage 26 Nov 1902  Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
    +1. Alice Adeline HUSK,   b. 25 Sep 1904, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1978, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Mary Ellen HUSK,   b. 22 Apr 1915, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1989, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] Brenton Leon Husk (1900-1975).

    2. [S2629] 1900 Census, Tucker County, WV.

    3. [S2326] Tucker County Marriage Records, Parsons, WV.

    4. [S1544] Russell Eugene Brunt, PO Box 718, Cave City, KY 42127 (1932 - 2015).

    5. [S2326] Tucker County Marriage Records, Parsons, WV, MR p. 59, Line 123 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11262370&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as George W. Husk, 29, b. Doddridge Co, res. Tucker Co, son of J. W. & Liza V, occupation woodsman; and Julia McDermott, 21, b. Pennsylvania, res. Tucker Co, dau of Thomas & Mary V. Married Nov 26 1902 in Tucker County.