Descendants of David W. Rusk


Generation No. 1

1. DAVID W.1 RUSK was born 1761, and died October 30, 1843. He married JANE.

More About DAVID W. RUSK:
Fact 1: 1800, Came to Belmont, Co. Ohio from Washington. Co. Pa.

        Children of DAVID RUSK and JANE are:
2. i. JAMES2 RUSK, b. December 23, 1791, Belmont Co., Ohio; d. December 04, 1872.
3. ii. MICHEAL RUSK, b. September 23, 1796, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. July 31, 1847, Belmont Co., Ohio.


Generation No. 2

2. JAMES2 RUSK (DAVID W.1) was born December 23, 1791 in Belmont Co., Ohio, and died December 04, 1872. He married SARAH STANBERRY November 22, 1827.


        Child of JAMES RUSK and SARAH STANBERRY is:
4. i. JOHN ADAM3 RUSK, b. August 15, 1831, Morgan Co.; Ohio; d. June 18, 1908, Rantoul, Illinois.
  1. MICHEAL2 RUSK (DAVID W.1) was born September 23, 1796 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, and died July 31, 1847 in Belmont Co., Ohio. He married CATHERINE MCDONALD September 11, 1828, daughter of ARCHIBALD MCDONALD and ELIZABETH BROWNLEE.


        Child of MICHEAL RUSK and CATHERINE MCDONALD is:
5. i. JAMES HARVEY3 RUSK, b. May 17, 1843, Belmont Co., Ohio; d. August 09, 1889, Richland Twp., Belmont Co., Ohio.


Generation No. 3

4. JOHN ADAM3 RUSK (JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born August 15, 1831 in Morgan Co.; Ohio, and died June 18, 1908 in Rantoul, Illinois. He married NANCY BREEZE October 04, 1855, daughter of LUKE BREEZE and POLLY HOPKINS.


        Children of JOHN RUSK and NANCY BREEZE are:
6. i. ALVERTIS BREEZE4 RUSK, b. October 01, 1856, Morgonville, Ohio; d. August 03, 1928, Dickins, Iowa.
7. ii. ALVIN HARRISON RUSK, b. March 08, 1861, Malta, Morgan Co.; Ohio; d. October 1940, Rantoul, Illinois.
8. iii. SARAH EMILY RUSK, b. October 25, 1867, Baldwin; d. March 24, 1928, Bement, Illinois.
9. iv. WILLIAM ADAM RUSK, b. August 04, 1872, McConnelsville, Ohio; d. August 31, 1908, Hooperston, Illinois.
10. v. JAMES L. RUSK, b. March 04, 1879, Rantoul, Illinois; d. February 22, 1949, Des Moines, Iowa.
  1. JAMES HARVEY3 RUSK (MICHEAL2, DAVID W.1) was born May 17, 1843 in Belmont Co., Ohio, and died August 09, 1889 in Richland Twp., Belmont Co., Ohio. He married MARY ELLEN MORGAN February 27, 1866, daughter of PHILIP MORGAN and SARAH SEIBERT.


        Children of JAMES RUSK and MARY MORGAN are:
11. i. ELMER MORGAN4 RUSK, b. January 30, 1869; d. July 11, 1924, Brookfield, Missouri.
12. ii. ROSS PHILP RUSK, b. October 11, 1877, Richland Twp. Belmont Co., Ohio; d. Cadiz, Ohio.


Generation No. 4

6. ALVERTIS BREEZE4 RUSK (JOHN ADAM3, JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born October 01, 1856 in Morgonville, Ohio, and died August 03, 1928 in Dickins, Iowa. He married LAURA NICHOLSON March 19, 1879.


        Child of ALVERTIS RUSK and LAURA NICHOLSON is:
  i. BLANCHE5 RUSK, b. August 20, 1886, Spencer, Iowa; d. March 12, 1973, Spencer, Iowa; m. CLAUDE RAY WILSON, August 24, 1910.
  1. ALVIN HARRISON4 RUSK (JOHN ADAM3, JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born March 08, 1861 in Malta, Morgan Co.; Ohio, and died October 1940 in Rantoul, Illinois. He married EFFIE MAY HYDE 1893, daughter of OLIVER HYDE and EMMA MILLER.


        Children of ALVIN RUSK and EFFIE HYDE are:
  i. LETA IRENE5 RUSK, b. December 25, 1898, Rantoul, Illinois; m. RAYMOND JAMES, December 24, 1918.
  ii. FRANCIS OLIVER RUSK, b. May 15, 1901, Rantoul, Illinois; m. HAZEL ABIGAIL PONTIOUS, June 02, 1928.
  1. SARAH EMILY4 RUSK (JOHN ADAM3, JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born October 25, 1867 in Baldwin, and died March 24, 1928 in Bement, Illinois. She married LEWIS BALDING 1887, son of JAMES BALDING and REBECCA BROWNING.


        Children of SARAH RUSK and LEWIS BALDING are:
  i. CORA FAYE5 BALDING, b. 1899, Malta, Morgan Co.; Ohio; d. April 06, 1976, Downers Grove, Illinois; m. JAMES WALTER CROMWELL, 1916.
  ii. UONOLA MAE BALDING, b. January 17, 1906; d. February 24, 1935, Decatur, Illinois; m. WILLIARD FAIRBANKS.
  1. WILLIAM ADAM4 RUSK (JOHN ADAM3, JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born August 04, 1872 in McConnelsville, Ohio, and died August 31, 1908 in Hooperston, Illinois. He married LILLIAN ADELIA YOUNG December 28, 1892, daughter of FRANCIS YOUNG and JORICY SLOAN.


        Child of WILLIAM RUSK and LILLIAN YOUNG is:
  i. EDITH5 RUSK, b. September 12, 1904, Cissna Park, Illinois; m. LELAND WARREN BERGSTROM, August 10, 1931.
  1. JAMES L.4 RUSK (JOHN ADAM3, JAMES2, DAVID W.1) was born March 04, 1879 in Rantoul, Illinois, and died February 22, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa. He married EDNA JOSEPHINE PORTER November 29, 1905, daughter of LUTHER PORTER and MARY MASON.


        Children of JAMES RUSK and EDNA PORTER are:
  i. DOROTHY ELLEN5 RUSK, b. November 23, 1906, Des Moines, Iowa; m. HARRY JOHN VAN-AKEN, November 12, 1938.
  ii. JAMES L. RUSK, b. August 15, 1911, Des Moines, Iowa; m. GWEN THOMAS, April 06, 1946.
  1. ELMER MORGAN4 RUSK (JAMES HARVEY3, MICHEAL2, DAVID W.1) was born January 30, 1869, and died July 11, 1924 in Brookfield, Missouri. He married ADDA MABLE SCHENCK July 31, 1895, daughter of WILLIAM SCHENCK and ANNA STRYKER.


        Child of ELMER RUSK and ADDA SCHENCK is:
  i. HARVEY SCHENCK5 RUSK, b. July 16, 1896, Brookfield, Missouri; m. HELEN ELIZABETH MYERS, August 23, 1919.
  1. ROSS PHILP4 RUSK (JAMES HARVEY3, MICHEAL2, DAVID W.1) was born October 11, 1877 in Richland Twp. Belmont Co., Ohio, and died in Cadiz, Ohio. He married BEULAH VAN ZANDT SCHENCK December 25, 1912, daughter of WILLIAM SCHENCK and ANNA STRYKER.


        Children of ROSS RUSK and BEULAH SCHENCK are:
  i. ANNA JEAN5 RUSK, b. July 25, 1916; m. JOHN FRANCIS GROVE.
  ii. WILLIAM SCHENCK RUSK, b. December 19, 1917, Cadez, Ohio; m. ANNA MARTHA GERSTUNG, November 11, 1944.



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