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Robert Fredrick "Fred" HUSK

Robert Fredrick "Fred" HUSK

Male 1887 - 1927  (40 years)


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  • Name Robert Fredrick "Fred" HUSK
    Birth 15 Mar 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Death record states his birth date as Mar 6 1887.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of sister & brother-in-law Mary F & Delbert C Wright.
    Occupation 1910 
    laborer at glass factory 
    Census 1920  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer, coal miner  [2, 3] 
    Residence Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Death 17 Jul 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Cause: mining accident 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Notes 
    • James Edison Husk identified some of the people in attendance at the wedding of his parents, Robert Fredrick Husk & Ila Ester Davisson, as: Grandfather Bob Davisson, step-grandmother Cora Davisson, uncle Hart Davisson, aunt Alice Brown (i.e., his father's younger sister Laura Alice Husk), uncle Hayse Brown (i.e., Alice's husband John Haze Brown), and uncle Ray Davisson. It was not clear as to which generation the Davisson uncles belonged.
    Person ID I836  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2023

    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 Ila Ester DAVISSON,   b. 16 Nov 1896, Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1971, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 30 Jan 1916  Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, Town of Salem), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:
      Fred Husk, 32; wife Ila, 23; son Johny, 3y 2m; son James, 1y 6m.
    Children 
    +1. John Robert "Johnnie" HUSK,   b. 20 Oct 1916, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 2002, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +2. James Edison HUSK,   b. 6 May 1918, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1994, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Roberta Eilene HUSK,   b. 20 Apr 1920, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1922, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +4. Raymond Frederick HUSK,   b. 19 Nov 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1976 (Age 52 years)
     5. Willena Florence HUSK,   b. 12 Oct 1926, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1949, Craigsville, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    +6. Naomi Bernadine HUSK,   b. 17 Feb 1928, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1987, Morton, Lewis Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Documents
    836_FredHusk_IlaDavisson_MarriageRecord_30Jan1916.jpg    		836_FredHusk_IlaDavisson_MarriageRecord_30Jan1916.jpg
    Family ID F718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    836_RobertFredrickHusk_IlaDavisson_Wedding_Jan1916.jpg    		836_RobertFredrickHusk_IlaDavisson_Wedding_Jan1916.jpg
    836_RobertFredrickHusk_IlaDavisson_Wedding_Jan1916_Labeled.jpg    		836_RobertFredrickHusk_IlaDavisson_Wedding_Jan1916_Labeled.jpg

    Documents
    836_HUSK_RobertFredrick--Fred--_1887-1927_DeathCertificate.jpg    		836_HUSK_RobertFredrick--Fred--_1887-1927_DeathCertificate.jpg
    836_FredHusk_IlaDavisson_MarriageRecord_30Jan1916.jpg    		836_FredHusk_IlaDavisson_MarriageRecord_30Jan1916.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 139.

    2. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    3. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Identified as Robert Fredrick Husk, resident of Salem, occupation miner, b. Mar 6 1887 (at variance with Mar 15 1887 shown in birth record), son of John Wesley Husk & Eliza Victoria Fox, d. Jul 17 1927 at St. Marys Hospital in Clarksburg, age 40y 4m 11d. Cause of death: Crushed in mine car at Wolf Summit WV, resulting in a crushed pelvis and other injuries. Surviving spouse: Ila Davisson. Buried at Salem, WV. Informant: John M. Husk, Clarksburg, WV.

    6. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 8, p. 98.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 477.
      Identified as Fred Husk, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Ila Davisson, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 30 1916 "at Residence of Bride at Harlin W.Va." (Note: Article in West Union Herald-Record of Jan 10 1978, p. 7, incorrectly states marriage date as Jan 1 1916.)