Harrison Lusk
18 Feb 1813 - 15 Feb 1897

His children: Marcus | Sarah Elizabeth | John | James | Samuel David | Marion Whitt | Harrison | Senia Ann | Charles | Andrew Jackson


          He is presumably on the 1820 and 1830 censuses with Samuel. He is possibly not with Samuel in 1840, and I have not found him in the 1850 census. (He is possibly the Henry Lusk listed in the 1839 Carter County tax lists.)
           He married Nancy Matilda Hall on 19 March 1858, although they had already had 7 children by then - no-one is sure of the reason for the delay. She was the daughter of John Hall and Senia Watson; her sister Elizabeth married James Lusk and her brother Andrew married Emily Lusk, her probable brother James married Susan Lusk. Nancy had been married before, to Henry Dawson, and had at least two children by him (Mary Rose and William C, who appear in the 1860 census as Lusks, but what of that.)
Census listings:

              1860 Kentucky Boyd Catlettsburg 733 - 27 June (p. 43)
                   Harrison Lusk 33 m Va
                      Nancy 32 Ky
                      Mary I or J 13
                      William C 11
                      Marcus 9
                      Sarah E 8
                      James 6
                      John 5
                      Samuel 2
                      Marion W 1

             1870 Boyd p. 20 b taken 10-11 August
             177-157 Lusk, Harrison 48 mw farmer doesn't read or write
                             Nancy 40 Va ditto
                             Marcus 19 coal miner KY reads, doesn't write
                             John 15 ditto
                             Sarah 13 school ditto
                             William 11 school ditto
                             Harrison 7
                             Ann 5
                             Charles 3
                             Andrew 1
                       Rose, Mary F 23 reads, doesn't write
                       Dawson, William 21 ditto all b. Ky

             1880 precinct 8 Carter Co, Ky - index list
                   Harrison Lusk 57 miner Va Va Va
                         Nancy 46 keeping house Ky Nc Va
                         Marcus 29 teamster Ky Va Ky
                         Samuel 23 miner -
                         Whitten 21 miner - this must be Marion Whitt (also must be William from 1870)?
                         Harrison 17 miner
                         Anna 15 at home
                         Charles L 13
                         Andrew 11

There is also a listing for him for 1890:
        Carter Co 1890 Lusk, Harrison 026 Pre 8 John 021 Olive Hill
          1890 veterans census , Carter Co Ky
           Harrison Lusk/Lusic; Private 26th Ky INF. Co "H", Sept 26, 1864, to June 30 1865, served 9months 4days.      

He died in 1897.

Barbara Boyce, who was so helpful to me, is a descendant of Harrison. She has posted a lot of information in the Rootsweb Archives. She also has a website (link)
Rae Goodrow is another descendant, and she has a nice website (link)

Children of Harrison

Marcus 1851 Carter Co, KY - 1925 Cedar Grove, Kanawha, WV
m Theresa Conute
      1860 - with parents
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1900 Kentucky Carter Dist 7 - SD 9? ED 34 p. 9b
                143-143 Lusk, Nancy head wf May 1830 70 wd 10 ch - 7 alive - Ky Ky Ky
                                     Mar(overwritten) - indexed as Mary son Jan 1850 49 wd Ky Ky Ky
                                     Clarence gson Jan 1887 13 Ky Ky Ky
                                     Howard gson June 1889 10 Ky Ky Ky
       Marcus's sons (and another entry for him)
      1900 WV Fayette Fayetteville SD289 ED13 sheet 38a (103)
                  Lusk Cleveland boarder May 1885 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                  Lust M wd boarder Mar 1850 50 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
             also Lusk WW boarder May 1881 19 Ky Ky Ky coalminer - with uncle Andrew
                            CL boarder Dec 1883 16 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                            Cleveland Sep 1885 14 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
      1910 Kentucky Carter Geigerville SD9 ED9 sheet 17a (151)
              Williams Creek Road 154-154 Lusk, Nancy 80 wd 12 ch-6liv Va Nc Va farmer
                                                                 Mark son wd 52 Ky Va Va farmer tobacco
                                                                 Nellie gdau 13 WV Ky Ky
                                                       Adkins, Sally niece 81 Va Va Va
      Marcus's sons
      1910 WV Raleigh Oswald SD 5 Ed 179 sheet 20b
                 15 - 344-346 Lusk, Wirt head mw 27 m1 - 7yrs Ky Ky Ky - miner
                                              Pina wife 27 m1-7yrs 2ch 1 liv WV
                                               Marcus 5 WV Ky WV
      1920 Marcus - not found
       his sons
            1920 WV Kanawha Cedar Grove SD 367 Ed 71 p 8b
                       151-166 Lusk, Grover C mw 35 Ky Ky Ky miner
                                         Elizabeth 33 Ky
                                         Clarence H 12 WV / Harry E 10 Ky / Theresa E 9 Ky / Eugene V 7 Ky /
                                         Walter R 4 Ky / Adrain R 4 Ky
                        152-167 Lusk, Wirt W 38 miner
                                          Plina B 37 Ky Wv Ky
                                          Marcus O 15 WV
      1925 - Marcus died - Kanawha County, WV
      1930 - his sons
            1930 WV Kanawha Cedar Grove (Cabin Creek) SD9 ED 20-5 sheet 1b
                        21-21 Lusk, William 48 Ky miner
                                         Plina 48 WV Va WV
                                         Marcus 25 WV Ky WV mechanic garage
                                         Russell nephew 17 WV Ky WV engineering rail road

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Sarah Elizabeth 1852 Boyd Co, KY - 1941 Carter Co
      1860 - with parents
      1870 - with parents
      1870 m William Jackson Smith
      1880 Kentucky Carter Precinct 8 SD 5 ED 18 p. 25 (308)
                      Smith, William 38 teamster Oh Va Va
                              Sarah 32 Oh Va Oh
                               William 9 Oh / Elley 5 Ky / John 4 Oh / Elizabeth 2 Ky / Etty 1/12 Apr Ky
      1900 Kentucky Carter Dist 7
                    William Smith Oct 1848 51 farmer
                              Elizabeth Oct 1852 47
                              Samuel May 1875 25 farmer / Amy Oct 1877 22 / William Dec 1878 21 teacher
                              Essie Jan 1881 19 / Charles Apr 1883 17 / Nanna Oct 1814 15 / George Feb 1887 13
                              Alice May 1890 10 / Annie Sep 1892 7
                              Annie Lusk 12 Dec 1887 / Harry Lusk 7 Nov 1892
      1910 Kentucky Carter Geigerville Dist 47 SD9 Ed47 sheet 2b
                  53-55 Smith, William J sr 64 m1 40yrs Wv Wv Wv farmer
                                Elizabeth 59 m1 40yrs 10 ch -9 liv Ky Va Ky
                               Samuel 38 farmer/ Charles W 28 farmer / George W 24 operator railroad /
                               Alley 22 / Anna 18
                         Lusk, Harry nephew 17 Kansas farmhand
                         Smith, Howard g-son 16 Ky farmhand
                         Smith, William jr 34 saleman mining machinery
                                 Mattie m1 - 5y 2ch 2liv
                                 Harrison 4 WV / Syrilda 4/12 Ky
      1920 Kentucky Carter Wilson SD9 ED 70 sheet 8b
                fm 228 William J Smith 72 Va Va Va farner
                              Elizabeth 66 Ky Va Ky
                              Samuel R 45 engineer railroad
                              George W 34 telegraph operator
                fm 227 Smith Charles W 39 / Elizie 34 / Charles 2 ½ / Robert W 8/12 (all Ky)
        1930 Kentucky Carter Geigerville SD4 ED22-16 sheet 12b
                      210-212 William J Smith 82 m age 22 farmer
                                       Elizabeth 77 m age 17
                                       Samuel 56
      1941 - Sarah died, Carter Co, KY

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James 1855
      1860 - with parents
      died betw 1860-70?

John 1856 - Nov 1944
      1860 - with parents
      1870 - with parents
      187x m Sarah Safreid
      1880 Kentucky Boyd Coalton SD5 ED12 p. 26b
                    214-218 Lusk, John 24 coalminer Ky Va Ky
                                  Sarah 19 Ky Pa Va
                                Safred, James? 18 boarder, coalminer Ky Pa Va
      1900 Kentucky Boyd Cannonsburg SD9 ED11 sheet 71 (264)
                  117-120 Lusk John Aug 1856 43 Ky Va Ky coal minint
                                 Sarah Aug 1860 39 m 20y 3ch-3liv Ky Pa Ky
                                 George H son Dec 1881 18 coal mining
                                 Jennie dau June 1884 15
                                 Earl F (Carl F?) son Apr 1893 7 Ky
                            Hargis, James 20 coal mining
      1910 Kentucky Carter Geigerville SD9 ED47 sheet 12h (B)
                   Lusk John mw 52 m1 32 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                            Sarah 49 m1 32 - 3ch - 3liv
                            Frank 17
      1920 Kentucky Boyd Geyer Bridge SD9 ED 18 sheet 8a
                 143-144 Lusk, John 63 Ky Ky Ky miner
                                Sarah 60
                                Frank 26 miner
      1930 - not found
      1944 - John died

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Samuel David 1856-1891
      1860 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1891 - died in mining accident - Princess Coal
       apparently Samuel never married

Marion Whitt 1859-1891
      1860 - with parents
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1881 - m Sarah Ellen Fugate
      1891 - died in mining accident - Princess Coal
        Sarah remarried - William Hargis
        son Marion Whitt b 1892
            1900 Ky Carter Dist 7 SD ? ED34 sheet 5a (172)
                     96-97 Hargis, William 38 Aug 1861 farm labor
                                         Sarah 35 Feb 1865
                                Elphick, Marie dau 17 July 1882
                                Hargis, James 19 Aug 1881 miner coal
                                            William 9 Aug 1890 farm lab
                                            Marie 10/12 Jun or Jul 1899
                                Lusk, Hattie 16 Mar 1884
                                         Della 13 Jul 1886
                                         Nannie 11 Jan 1889
                                         Whit 8 Feb 1892
                  1910
                  1920 WV Fayette Falls SD367 ED9 sheet 18b
                                167-365 Lusk, L Mnat??? 28 Ky Ky Ky (no occ given)
                                                 Blanch wife 26 WV WvWv
                                                 Eugene 8 / Douglas 6 / William 3 6/12 / Haison 11/12
                 1930 WV Fayette ? SD9 ED10-3 sheet 6b
                               124-132 Lusk, Marion W 38 m 19 Ky Ky Ky miner lay track
                                                Blanch M 35 m 17 Wv Wv Oh
                                                Eugene 18 Wv Ky Wv clerk groc.store
                                                Marion D 16 / William 14 / Joseph H 14 / Francis P 8 / Virginia D 5
                                                James W 2 6/12

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Harrison 1863 Carter Co, Ky - 1899 Fayette Co, WV
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      18xx married America Gilbert
      1899 - died WV

(1) Fayette County courthouse death records, page 154 line 4, Received gun shot wound and lived 8 days before he died. Lived in Sewell, Fayette County. He was 37 years, 6 months, 29 days, at his death.,
(2) Ashland Republican newspaper, Feb. 23, 1882, On last Saturday at Geigerville, fifteen miles from Ashland, some lively shooting was done, in which John C. Eastham, Jr. and John Gullet were shot. The fuss was started at Rush Store, by John Gullet, who had been drinking, and had an old grudge against Whitten Lusk. Gullet went into the store and inquired of [for] Lusk; the clerk, not thinking what he wanted, pointed to Lusk, who was standing in the back of the store, saying,"there he is." Gilbert [I think this should be Gullett?] then started toward him, saying he was going to shoot him. He was then caught by Carr Mullins and prevented from going to him. Lusk slipped out the back door, and was gone ten or fifteen minutes, when he returned with his brother, Harrison Lusk. They asked how big the pistol was, that Gullet had, and were informed it was a large one. Harrison Lusk, then pulled out a bottle of whiskey, and asked if it was as large as that. They then went on down the road, the Gullet had gone,..........The rest of the story, tells how Gullet met John Eastham, and they got into a fight, and shot each other, while the Lusk Boys and several others were watching the fight.), b. 1863, Carter County, Kentucky; d. July 13, 1899, Fayette County, West Virginia

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Senia Ann 1865 Boyd Co, KY - 1949 Fayette Co WV
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1881 m James Monroe Fugate
      1900 Kentucky Boyd Cannonsburg SD9 ED11 sheet 71 (264)
                  113-116 Fugett, James M Nov 1859 40 m 18 Ky Ky Ky coal mining
                                    Anna July 1865 34 m 18 8ch-8liv Ky Va Ky
                                   William May 1882 18 coal mining
                                    Lizzie Apr 1884 16 / Mary March 1886 14 / Nanny Apr 1888 12
                                   James March 1890 10 / Harrison Nov 1892 7 / Lyda Jan 1895 5 / Laura Oct 1898 1
      1910 WV Kanawha Burnwell SD2 ED55 sheet 22b
                  414-417 Fugett, James 50 m1 29y Ky Ky Ky miner coal
                                    Anna 44 m1 29y 12 ch - 10 liv Ky WV Ky
                                    James A 20 laborer coal mine
                                    Harrison 17 miner coal
                                    Lyda 15 / Laura 11 / Pearl 8 / Otis 1 all Ky
      1920 WV Kanawha Cabin Creek SD6 ED26 sheet 2a (164)
                25-25 Fugate, James M 60 Ky Ky Ky coal miner
                            Annie 52 Ky Va Ky
                            Pearl 18 / Otis 11 b WV
                       Gray Cleodith gdau 14 b WV
                       Cole, Jerry 22 / Cox, John 45 / Savage, Fizell 51 / Jones, James 28 - boarders / miners
      1930 WV Fayette Falls SD9 ED 10-4 sheet 5b
                107-104 Fugett, James N 70 m age 21 Ky Ky Ky farmer truck farm
                                  Annie 64 Ky Va Ky
                                  Otis son 21 WV laborer RR section
                           Gray Clodith g dau 25 WV
      1949 - died - Fayette Co, WV

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Charles 1867 Carter Co, KY - 1945 Boyd Co, KY
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1889 m Virginia Rice
      1900 Kentucky Boyd Catlettsburg SD9 ED9 sheet 26b
                 482-499 Lusk, Chas Aug 1867 32 m 10 Ky Ky Ky coal miner
                                 Jennie Nov 1863 36 m 10 5ch-4liv Ky Ky Ky
                                 Harkel son March 1890 9 / Myrtle Jan 1893 7 / Bertha Dec 1894 5
                                 Agnes March 1899 8/12
      1910 Kentucky Greenup Dist 7 SD9 ED75 sheet 6a
                     (102-111 Adkins, William 34 Oh Va Va)
                      113-132 Lusk, Charles 43 m 20 Ky Ky Ky coal
                                          Jennie 44 m 20 7 ch-6liv boarding house
                                          Haskel 19 / Myrtle 17 / Bertha 15 / Agnes 10 / Eula 7 / Rachel 5
                                  Rice, Amy mother in law 75 wd 5ch-4liv
                                      Rice sister/law 50 seamstress / Nancy sister/law 47
      1920 Ohio Lawrence Ironton ed 4 - SD10 ED118 sheet 14a?
                     1919 7th street - 301-313 Lusk, Charles 53 coalminer
                                Virginia 55 / Myrtle 26 / Bertha 24 teacher public school
                                 Agnes 20 saleslady grocery / Beulah 17 / Rachel 15
      1930 - not found
      1945 - died

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Andrew 1869 Carter Co, KY - 1956 Bairdford, Allegheny, PA
      1870 - with parents
      1880 - with parents
      1891 m Loretta Smith
      1900 West Virginia Fayette Fayetteville SD289 ED13 sheet 39a
                     708-715 Lusk, AJ Mar 1869 31 m 9yrs Ky Va Ky coalminer
                                     Retta May 1872 28 m 9y 4ch 4liv Oh Oh OH
                                     Samuel S Feb 1892 8 WV Ky Oh
                                     Carl June 1893 Kansas Ky Oh
                                     Eulice son Feb 1896 4 Ky Ky Oh
                                     Estelle P son Nov 1898 2 Ky Ky Oh
                        Lusk WW boarder May 1881 19 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                                 CL boarder Dec 1883 16 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                                 Cleveland Sep 1885 14 Ky Ky Ky coalminer
                       Hull DW boarder Mar 1876 24 coalminer
      1910 West Virginia Kanawha Cabin Creek SD3 ED49 sheet 18b
               334-338 Lusk, Andrew J 44 m1 18 Ky Va Tn blacksmith coal mine
                                 Retta 37 5ch-5liv
                                 Samuel P 17 WV Ky Oh
                                 Carl 16 Kansas Ky Oh
                                  Ulysses 14 Ky
                                  Estel son 12 Ky
                                  Andrew 6 Ky
      1920 Pennsylvania Allegheny West Deer SD24? ED847 sheet 13b
                 85 - 255-269 Lusk, Andrew J 49 Ky WV Ky pumper coal mine
                                          Loretta 43
                                          Samuel 18 - something coal mine
                                          Andrew J 16
      1930 - not found
      1956 - died

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