Descendants of James Rusk

 

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES1 RUSK was born 1740 in Ireland, and died in Ireland. He married SARAH in Ireland.

 

Child of JAMES RUSK and SARAH is:

2. i. JOHN2 RUSK, b. 1767, Ireland; d. Ireland.

 

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 RUSK (JAMES1) was born 1767 in Ireland, and died in Ireland. He married MARY BELMER December 1800 in Ireland.

 

Children of JOHN RUSK and MARY BELMER are:

3. i. RICHARD3 RUSK, b. 1801; d. 1887.

4. ii. JAMES RUSK, b. 1804, Townland of Cross MacCaughley, County Armagh, Ireland; d. 1857, Ireland.

iii. MARY RUSK, b. Abt. 1805.

iv. JOHN RUSK, b. Abt. 1806.

v. ROBERT RUSK, b. Abt. 1807.

5. vi. WILLIAM RUSK, b. 1815.

 

Generation No. 3

3. RICHARD3 RUSK (JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1801, and died 1887. He married JANE PEDLOW.

 

Children of RICHARD RUSK and JANE PEDLOW are:

i. MARY4 RUSK, b. 1830; d. 1915; m. (1) WILLIAM MCDOWELL; m. (2) FREDRICK HOTRUM.

ii. JAMES PEDLOW RUSK, b. 1832; d. 1874; m. ELIZA LIVINGSTONE.

iii. JOHN RUSK, b. 1835; d. 1926; m. (1) HARRIET HEYLAND MILLOY; m. (2) MARGRET HEYLAND; m. (3) JANET MCIRVINE.

4. JAMES3 RUSK (JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1804 in Townland of Cross MacCaughley, County Armagh, Ireland, and died 1857 in Ireland. He married ELLEN (ELEANOR) WELSH in Ireland.

 

Children of JAMES RUSK and ELLEN WELSH are:

6. i. JOHN4 RUSK, b. 1835, Lurgan, Armaugh, Ireland; d. June 15, 1909, Canada.

7. ii. WILLIAM JOHN RUSK, b. June 14, 1837, Lurgan, Armaugh, Ireland; d. July 03, 1916, Progreston, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

8. iii. JAMES RUSK, b. September 08, 1838, Ireland; d. December 11, 1924, Canada.

9. iv. RICHARD RUSK, b. March 17, 1841, Lurgan, Ireland; d. April 10, 1923, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada.

10. v. ROBERT RUSK, b. 1843, Ireland; d. July 10, 1933, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

11. vi. MARY JANE RUSK, b. 1845; d. August 21, 1929, Canada.

5. WILLIAM3 RUSK (JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1815. He married CATHERINE.

 

Child of WILLIAM RUSK and CATHERINE is:

i. MARY4 RUSK, b. Abt. 1845.

 

Generation No. 4

6. JOHN4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1835 in Lurgan, Armaugh, Ireland, and died June 15, 1909 in Canada. He married ELIZABETH MARY COOK.

 

Children of JOHN RUSK and ELIZABETH COOK are:

i. MARY ELLEN (MINNIE)5 RUSK.

ii. EVA RUSK.

iii. ELIZABETH (BETTY) RUSK.

iv. ETHEL RUSK.

7. WILLIAM JOHN4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born June 14, 1837 in Lurgan, Armaugh, Ireland, and died July 03, 1916 in Progreston, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. He married JANE MCCLURE August 14, 1860 in Poto'down, Armaugh, Ireland.

 

Children of WILLIAM RUSK and JANE MCCLURE are:

i. JAMES5 RUSK.

ii. RICHARD RUSK.

iii. ANNIE RUSK.

iv. AUSTIN RUSK.

v. JOHN RUSK.

vi. ESTHER RUSK.

vii. MCCLURE RUSK.

viii. SIMPSON RUSK.

ix. WALTER RUSK.

x. GILBERT RUSK.

8. JAMES4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born September 08, 1838 in Ireland, and died December 11, 1924 in Canada. He married ADELINE JACKSON May 24, 1867.

 

Children of JAMES RUSK and ADELINE JACKSON are:

i. WILLIAM5 RUSK.

ii. JOSEPHINE RUSK.

iii. MINNIE RUSK.

iv. JENNIE RUSK.

v. ELIZABETH RUSK.

vi. JOHN RUSK.

vii. MARGARET RUSK.

viii. RICHARD RUSK.

ix. WESLEY RUSK.

9. RICHARD4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born March 17, 1841 in Lurgan, Ireland, and died April 10, 1923 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married MARY ELLEN MCCORD.

Notes for RICHARD RUSK:

Two of 3 eldest sons died in infancy.

More About RICHARD RUSK:

Fact 1: Mid 1800's settled in Ryde & Muskoka areas of Ontario

Fact 2: 1899, Moved to Manitoba

Fact 3: 1908, Moved to Northern Saskatchewan

Children of RICHARD RUSK and MARY MCCORD are:

i. JAMES5 RUSK.

ii. RICHARD RUSK.

iii. WILLIAM RUSK.

iv. ERNEST RUSK.

v. NORMAN RUSK.

vi. ELMER RUSK.

vii. LEONARD RUSK, b. Abt. 1894; m. (1) ?; m. (2) ??, 1963.

Notes for LEONARD RUSK:

Taught school for 40 years in Saskatchewan.

Taught 3 terms in Hazemore in the early '20s and used to see the Rusk name on the blacksmith shop as we passed through on the train.

Retired from teaching in 1958 from Regina where he taught the last 21 years.

Moved to Penticton, B.C. in September of 1958.

Joined the Gideons in early 1940's in Regina.

Grandfather on his mother's side was one of the guards for Napoleon on the Island of St. Helen.

 

viii. HAZEL RUSK, b. Abt. 1900, Manitoba; d. 1917, Saskatchewan.

10. ROBERT4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1843 in Ireland, and died July 10, 1933 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. He married MARGARET ANNE IRVING February 08, 1879 in Uffington, Ontario, Canada.

 

Children of ROBERT RUSK and MARGARET IRVING are:

i. MARY5 RUSK.

ii. ELLEN RUSK.

iii. ANNIE RUSK.

iv. JOHN RUSK.

v. ELIZABETH RUSK.

vi. ROBERT RUSK.

vii. PHOEBE RUSK.

viii. NEWTON RUSK.

ix. EDNA RUSK.

x. WILLIAM RUSK.

More About WILLIAM RUSK:

Fact 1: Twin to Millie

xi. MILLIE RUSK.

More About MILLIE RUSK:

Fact 1: Twin to William

 

11. MARY JANE4 RUSK (JAMES3, JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 1845, and died August 21, 1929 in Canada. She married (1) GEORGE MCCALL. She married (2) NATHANIEL TRIBE 1870.

 

More About GEORGE MCCALL:

Cause of Death: Drowned

Children of MARY RUSK and GEORGE MCCALL are:

i. MARY5 MCCALL.

ii. ANNIE MCCALL.

Children of MARY RUSK and NATHANIEL TRIBE are:

iii. NEWTON5 TRIBE.

iv. EVA TRIBE.




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