John Rusk1

#22936, (circa 1847 - 10 February 1899)
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Edward Rusk1 (1831 - 1904)
Mother*Caroline Mahan1 (c 1830 - )

Family

Emarilles Lake b. 1849, d. 1928
Children 1.James Franklin Rusk8 (1870 - 1938)
 2.Charles S Rusk8 (1873 - )
 3.Oliver Dane Rusk9 (1876 - 1959)
 4.Rilda J Rusk10 (1882 - )
 5.Earl J Rusk11 (1888 - 1964)
 6.Thomas Rusk12 (1891 - 1943)
Birth*circa 1847He was born circa 1847 at IndianaG.1 
20 September 1850He appeared on the census of 20 September 1850 in the household of Edward Rusk and Caroline Mahan at Coal Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., IndianaG, age 5, b. IN.2 
18 July 1860He appeared on the census of 18 July 1860 in the household of Edward Rusk and Caroline Mahan at Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., IndianaG.3 
Marriage*22 July 1869He married Emarilles Lake, daughter of Thomas Lake and Jane Campbell, on 22 July 1869 at Tippecanoe Co., IndianaG.4 
26 August 1870He appeared on the census of 26 August 1870 in the household of Thomas Lake and Jane Campbell at Sheffield Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IndianaG, age 24, b. IN, farmer.5 
16 June 1880He and Emarilles Lake appeared on the census of 16 June 1880 at Shelby Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IndianaG; (nei. Sheridan and Elizabeth LaRue, fam. 128.)6 
Death*10 February 1899He died on 10 February 1899 at Tippecanoe Co., IndianaG.7 

Citations

  1. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Edward (22), b. OH, laborer; Caroline (20), b. OH.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Edward (31), b. OH, farmer; Caroline (30), b. OH.
  4. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, John Rusk and Emarilles Lake, marr. Tippecanoe Co. 22 Jul 1869.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (52), b. IN, farmer; Jane (45), b. OH.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. John (35), b. and father b. IN, mother b. OH, farmer; Emmarilis (31), b. IN, parents b. OH, housekeeper.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared modern memorial stone. Rusk / John T / Co. C 120th Ind. Inf. / 1846-1899 / Emarillis his wife, 1848-1928; also military grave marker: Rusk / Co. C, 120th Ind. Inf. Narrative: Pvt. John T Rusk, b. Montgomery Co. IN 1846, d. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. IN, 10 Feb 1899; Emarillis Lake, b. Stockwell, Tippecanoe Co. IN, 18 Sep 1848, d. Dayton, Tippecanoe Co. IN, 28 Feb 1923. Memorials 7462192 and 7462217, created by Thelma Brooks Morgan, photos added by L-Harper.
  8. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  9. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Certificate > 1959 > Roll 09, img. 1680/3518. State No. 59 024671, Local No. 59-424. Oliver D Rusk, b. Sugar Grove IN 15 Apr 1876, son of John Rusk and Emma Lake; ret. sheet metal worker, marr., res. 22 North 21st St., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. IN; d. St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. IN, 5 Jul 1959, age 83y 2m 20d, arteriosclerosis; inf. wife Mrs. Margaret Rusk, same res.; bur. St. Boniface, Lafayette IN, 6 Jul 1959, online Ancestry.com.
  10. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  11. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, Certificate > 1964 > Roll 05, img. 806/2500. State No. 64-010805, Local No. 64-190. Earl J Rusk, b. IN 31 May 1888, son of John Rusk and Emmiarilla Lake; ret. factory worker (Fairfield Mfg. Co.), marr., res. Dayton, Tippecanoe Co. IN; d. St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., 19 Mar 1964, age 75, cerebral vascular thrombosis; inf. Mrs. Earl Rusk, same res.; bur. Dayton Cemetery, Dayton IN, 23 Mar 1964.
  12. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, Certificate > 1943 > Roll 02, img. 434/2505. Reg. No. 2931, Local No. 57. Thomas Rusk, b. near Romney IN, son of John Rusk and Emarillis Lake; laborer, husb. of Dovie Rusk (age 47), res. Travelers Inn, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. IN; d. at res. 27 Jan 1943, age 51y 10m, angina pectoris; inf. [illegible] Rusk, res. #7 North [illegible]; bur. Concord Cemetery, Concord, 28 Jan 1943.