I have had to go back and re-do a lot of my research, because I didn't document it well when I started out. This page has been partially re-done, but I am unable to remember some of the sources.
Census records: Some of the censuses were available on Rootsweb, some I looked at the microfilm, some I looked at transcriptions (book form) in the library.
Marriages:
The marriages come mostly from the Indiana State Genealogy website -
they have a database "Indiana Marriages to 1850" http://web.isl.lib.in.us/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp
Some of the marriages are from the Ancestry Database "Indiana Marriage Collection 1800-1941" - but I stopped at 1890, and have not added all the pre-1890 ones either. The Ancestry collection occasionally has some supplemental information, like age at marriage, names of parents, which is nice, but only occasional, sigh.
Deaths: I am not sure where I got the Indiana Deaths (sigh) - there is a database at Ancestry, but it seems to have more entries than I have, so.
Allen formed 1823 from Indian lands; DeKalb and Wells formed from it in 1835.
Transcription available for 1840
Marriages from Ancestry
Mary C Lusk - Cyrus Davis - 7 Mar 1878 Allen
Joseph S Lusk - Mollie Strasser - 24 Jun 1886 Allen
Cass formed 18 Dec 1828 from Indian Lands; Miami 1832 and Pulaski 1835 formed
from it.
1830 Lush, Jonathan
Clay formed 1825 from Indian lands
Transcription available for 1850
Marriages from Ancestry
Lulu M Lusk - William A Lambert - 22 Aug 1888 Clay
Charles E Lusk - 3 Aug 1893
age 24 - father Amos, mother Truax
Indiana Deaths
Amos B. Lusk 4 Jun 1903 Clay County 66 yr Male White
Decatur formed 1821 from Indian lands.
1830 John 780
1839 Aug 27 John Lusk m Catherine Johnston
1840 John 375
DuBois formed 1817 from Orange and Perry Counties.
1860 Henry 18 Ky (Db Ce 430)
Floyd formed 1819 from Harrison and Clark Counties..
1820 Luster Hugh M 45+, F 45+, S 16+, D 10+, S 10+, D 10-, D 10-
Franklin formed 1810 from Wayne and Ripley; Rush formed from it in 1821
1850 Dav 143 Logan Twp
Green formed 1821 from Knox
1920 Ind Green Jacksonville wd1 SD2 ED77 sheet ?b
217 - 174-195 McNeely, Minus 43 Ind Oh Oh
Bertha 37 Ind Ind Ind
Hazel dau 16 m Ind Ind Ind / William H 6 son
Lusk, John son in law 19 Ky Ky Ky mechanic auto
This is a bit of a problem - the Lusk who married Hazel Blanche McNeely was
John's brother Samuel Parker Lusk - (they are descendants of Harrison Lusk, presumed son of Samuel Lusk).
Harrison formed 1808 from NW Territory; Crawford 1818, Floyd 1819, Perry 1814 formed from it
1840 Samuel 527 (Boon 273)
1850 Samuel 357 45th Dist
Marriages
Lusk Nancy Ann - Cockran Joseph S Harrison 6/19/1843
Lusk W C N - Compton Cassandra P Harrison 2/7/1833
This WCN Lusk was, according to GenForum posts, born in Nelson Co, Ky in 1819 -
and lived most of his life in Green, Hardin and Hart counties in Kentucky
Johnson formed 1822 from Indian lands; Brown formed from it in 1836
Marriages from Ancestry
David W. Lusk - Nancy Laughlin 8 Jun 1854 Johnson
Thomas Lusk - Nancy Duckworth 31 Oct 1888 Johnson
William R. Lusk - Nettie Medsker 17 Sep 1890 Johnson
Indiana Deaths
N. Lusk 24 Dec 1886 Needham Township 85 yr Female White (Johnson)
Niay Jane Lusk 8 Nov 1912 Needham Township 81 yr Female White
Knox formed 1790 from the Northwest Territory; Clark (1801), Gibson (1813), Posey (1814), Green (1821) formed from it.
1807 Joseph - 015
1820 - Luster John M 26+, F 26+, D 16+, D 10+, S 10+, D 10-, D 10-, S 10-, S 10-, S
10-
Marriages from Ancestry
Hiram R Lusk - C L Fowler 28 Nov 1855 Knox
Indiana Deaths
Caroline L. Lusk 26 Jun 1910 Vincennes 88 yr Female White
La Porte formed 1832 from Indian lands.
Transcription available for 1850.
1840 Henry 286 (138)
1850 Henry 273
Indiana SourceBook v.2-40 LaPorte Co wills:
2-45 - Lusk, Henry, aged ~63 will 27 Mar 1867
Parke formed 1821 from Indian lands; Vermillion formed from it in 1824
Transcription available for 1850.
1830 Salmon
1840 Salmon 360
1850 Salmon 235
Solomon 235
Marriages
Lusk Lydia - Brown William Parke 8/13/1848
Lusk Mary - Clore Simeon Parke 8/27/1846
Marriages from Ancestry
William Lusk - Sarah Davis 16 Oct 1860 Parke
Chancy N. Lusk- Flora Alezander 10 Nov 1887 Parke
Indiana SourceBook
vol. 2-49 - Vermillion Co Commision. Record - Road Viewers:
(Vermillion Co -1824 from Parke)
Nov 7, 1824 - Solomon Lusk
May 2-4, 1825 - Samuel Lusk
Pike formed 1816 from Indian Lands - just n of Warrick
1820 Luster John M 26+, F 26+, D 10-, S 10-
Randolph (New) formed 1818 from Wayne County; Jay formed from it in 1835. very center of border with Ohio
Transcription available for 1880
Marriages from Ancestry
Frederick Lusk - Eliza A. Stick 8 Dec 1860 Randolph
Shelby formed 1821 from Indian lands. SE of Indianapolis - central
Marriages from Ancestry
Philander T Lusk - Rosa E Babb - 8 Sep 1886 Shelby
Indiana Deaths
John Lusk 19 Mar 1915 Sugar Creek Township 77 yr Male White
Spencer formed 1818 from Warrick
1840 In Spencer 738 - Daniel Lusk 000001001 - 000200202
- Thomas Lusk 120001 - 100001
700 - Usual Lusk 220001 - 00001
1850 In Spencer Ohio Twp
803-804 - Daniel 49 m farmer Ny / Maria 42 f Canada / Samuel Strong 7 Ia (=Ind)
804-805 - Thomas S 43 NY/ Elizabeth 38Va
Martha 12 / Mary 8 / Maria 6 / Thomas 5 /Addison 3 / Marg
1 all Ind
1850 In Spencer Hammond Twp
1101-1102 Uzal B Lusk 41 NY / Eliza 41 NJ / Daniel 18 O / Chas 16 O / Burchell 12 Ind
Sarah Meady 9 Ill/ Eliza Dougherty 20 Ky
1860 In Spencer Clay - Gentryville PO p. 57
Burche I Barney 51 Oh / Sarah A 48 NY // Sarah Lusk 81 NY
1860 In Spencer Ohio Twp - Rockport p. 66
474 Thomas Lusk 52 O / Elizabeth 50 Ind
Maria 16 / Thomas 14 / Addison 13 / Margaret 10 / Albert 8
Joseph Keller 27 KY / Mary 18 Ind
475 - Edward Seay 30 / Martha 23 O / John L 6/12 Ind
1860 In Spencer Ohio Twp - Rockport p. 86
592 - Daniel Lusk 27 O / Delphine 25 Ind / John M 3 / Amos B 1
1860 In Spencer Ohio Twp - Rockport p. 82
579-572 - Usual B Lusk 51 NY / Eliza A 51 NJ
Charles W 26 / Richard 24 / Birchall 22
John Moore 26 // John Hobbs 23
Marriages from Ancestry
David B Lusk - Delphina M Brady - 14 Feb 1856 Spencer
Mariah Lusk - Comadore I Barney - 26 Oct 1856 Spencer
Martha Lusk - Edward Seay - 9 Mar 1859 Spencer
Mary Lusk - Stephen G Kelly - 3 Apr 1860 Spencer
Maria Lusk - William H Winkler - 4 Jun 1861 Spencer
Thomas Lusk - Mary E Iglehart - 4 Oct 1866 Spencer
Richard B Lusk - Almira J Barney - 10 Feb 1867 Spencer
Margaret V Lusk - Samuel M Sovage - 16 Dec 1869 Spencer
Daniel Lusk - Anna Wagner - 24 Dec 1874 Spencer
C C Lusk - Sarah Collard - 13 Jan 1878 Spencer
Addison Lusk - Charlotte B Savage - 11 May 1871 Spencer
John N Lusk - Clarissa Lang - 9 Feb 1881 Spencer
Jessie M Lusk - Albert M Bayless -2 Apr 1882 Spencer
Jenie M - age 21 - father Daniel, mother Defina M Brady
Mary E Lusk - Simon Beasley - 30 Apr 1882 Spencer
age 18 - father John, mother Conner
Anna B Lusk - Samuel Hamilton - 22 Jun 1884 Spencer
age 25 - father Daniel, mother Brady
Jennie Lusk - J A Lawburg - 16 Mar 1885 Spencer
age 18 - father Danl, mother Delphia Brady
C W Lusk - Arrada Oldham - 13 Jan 1886 Spencer
age 21 - father Danl, mother Delphia Brady
Indiana Deaths
Delphyna Lusk 6 Oct 1917 Luce Township 84 yr Female White
Elizabeth Lusk 25 Mar 1885 Spencer County 77 yr Female White
Boonville Weekly Enquirer - March 28, 1885
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Lusk - Evansville Journal
Mrs. Elizabeth Lusk, mother of Captain J. W. Wartmann, died at her home 3 miles sw of Rockport at 5 o’clock am, Wednesday, March 25th. Elizabeth Bowlin born Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co, Va, 1808 ...married Frederick Wartmann and removed to Cincinnati in the fall of 1832. He died in 1837, and in 1839 she married Thomas Lusk of Spencer County who died some years ago. Children by 1st husband: Jesse L W. of Cincinnati, J W W. of Evansville, and Mary W who died in infancy. By the 2nd husband the children are Thomas W. Lusk and Addison Lusk of Illinois and Albert Lusk, Mrs Mary Wilkinson, Mrs Maria Winkler and Mrs Margaret Savage, all of Spencer Co.
Tippecanoe formed 1826 from Montgomery
Marriages from Ancestry
Joseph Lusk - Elizabeth Jones - 28 Nov 1867 Tippecanoe
Vandenburgh formed 1818 from Indian Lands
1860 David H 30 Pa (522 Pigeon)
Vermillion formed 1824 from Parke
Indiana SourceBook
vol. 2-49 - Vermillion Co Commision. Record - Road Viewers: (Vermillion Co -1824 from Parke)
Nov 7, 1824 - Solomon Lusk
May 2-4, 1825 - Samuel Lusk
Vigo formed 1818 from Indian landsTerreHaute - border of Illinois, Wabash R.
Transcription available for 1850
1819 Nov 19 Solomon Lusk m Mary Beard
1820 Soloman M 26+, F 16+
Marriages from Ancestry
Mary C Lusk - Benjamin Murray 22 Aug 1872 Vigo
Margaret M Lusk - Charles Helderle 21 Sep 1876 Vigo
Mary C Lusk - Elihu S Field 18 Dec 1876 Vigo
John F M Lusk - Carrie E Mehrmeyer 15 Sep 1881 Vigo
Indiana Deaths
William Lusk 12 Apr 1903 Terre Haute 78 yr Male White
Warrick formed 1813 from Indian lands; Perry 1814, Spencer 1818, formed from it.
Transcription available for 1850.
1850 Lust, Charlotte 46 wid KY/ Jonathan 19/Nancy 17/ Rebecca 13/ Patience 10 all Ky
John S 8 Ind, John S Conner 8 Ind
1860 Skelton Twp Jonathan 27/ Nancy 24/ Rebecca 8/ Charlotte 5/ John Riley 3
Jonathan is my ggggrandfather, Charlotte (1850)my gggggrandmother
1860 Pigeon Twp Eliza H or A 47 NJ / William Carey 27 Ky/ Alice 19 Ill
I don't know who Eliza is.
Marriages (from the State Database)
Lusk Urzel - Hewings Julia M Warrick 6/8/1842
Lusk Emily - Conner Samuel Warrick 11/6/1849
Marriage Book 2(from the Phillips transcriptions)
Lusk Emily C to Conner Samuel 6 Nov 1850 by John Stephenson:error 1849 (filed 9 Feb 1850)
Jonathan B to Conner Nancy Jane 20 Oct 1852 by Mitchel Bryan JP
Civil Order Book 5, p 259 Lusk Nancy v Jonathan Mar 1862 (divorce)
Marriage Book 2 1/2
Lusk Emily to Kennay Wm 27 Feb 1860 by Wm W Campbell JP
Matilda to Ellison, Slaughter 17 Apr 1859 by Wm W Campbell JP
Rebecca to Bethell, Bluford lic. 12 Feb 1856 - no return
Marriage Book 3
Lusk, Jonathan to Burnett Elizabeth 3 March 1866 by Henry Kelly JP
John S to Simpson Mariah 7 Jan 1865 by Rev Levi Voyles
John S to Bellamy Sarah 3 Aug 1867 by H Kelly
Civil Order Book 7, p. 85 Lusk Sarah A v. John S Sep 1870 (divorce)
Marriage Book 4
Lusk Mariah to Langford Samuel 17 Dec 1868 by WE Sutherland Clerg (could this be John S's first wife?)
Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley. [Chrisney? Ind. : S. Patmore, K. Manley], 1998 (Evansville, Ind. : Evansville Bindery)
Lusk Elsie to Robert Fay 5 Dec 1931
Hannah to Hart, Amos A 3 Mar 1886 7-168
from Ancestry, supplemental info: father’s name John, mother’s name Stephenson - Book H 24 p 66
John S to Simpson Mariah 7 Jan 1866 3-462
“ to Bellamy Sarah 3 July 1867 3-627
Jonathan to Burnett, Eliz 3 Mar 1866
Burnett Lorenzo D to Bethell, Rebecca 10 Aug 1865 3- 397
Warrick County, Indiana miscellaneous / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley. [S.l. : s.n.], 1997- (Evansville, Ind. : Evansville Bindery)
Civil Order Book 5 - March 1860-Aug 1866
p. 259 Lusk, Nancy v Jonathan Mar 1862
Civil Order Book 7 - Sep 1870-Dec 1873
p. 85 Lusk, Sarah A v. John S Sep 1870
Index to records, Clerk's Office, Warrick County, Ind. /Warrick Co. Chapter DAR.
Utica, Ky. : McDowell Publications, c1981.
Lusk & Bellamy mar lic 1867 2185
Jonathan & Watros, Henderson - state vs - affray 1855 1190
Jonathan - state vs 1851 965
Jonathan & Conner, Nancy Jane 1852 462
Charlotte vs Carnahan, Jasper 1861 1038
Uzal & Hewings, Julia M 1842 838
Solomon S & Remford, Lidia mar lic 1884 729
Conner Sam W v Emily C divorce 1851 845
“ & Johnson, Matilda mar cons 1855 1039
Torance v Lusk, John 1866 1061
& Lusk mar lic 432
Bethel, Bluford - state vs - A&B 1845 855, 994
bull 1843
Bethell, Bluford 1865 553
Reed, Armer - many things - warrant drunk 1873 2270
Washington formed 1813 from Indian Lands; Jackson formed 1815 - a
little n of Warrick
1830 Ind Washington 678/340 - Robert Lusk 100011 - 21101
1840 Ind Washington Monroe 333 - Robert Lusk 21100002 - 012101
1850 Ind Washington Monroe391
115 - Mary Lusk 42 SC
Margaret 24 / Samuel 23 / Elizabeth 21 / Grizzell 18 / William 16 / Robert 14 / Joab 12
Isabella 9 / David S 6
Archibald Weir 65 Ireland insane // Thomas Clyde 66 painter Ireland
1860 This microfilm was incredibly faint and difficult to read. When in doubt, I have depended on the index.
1860 Ind Washington Jefferson 167
671-635 Mary Lusk 53 SC
Grizelle 29 teacher / Isaiah 21 farmer / Belle 19 teacher / David 15 farmer
Archibald Weir 69 Ireland
675-632 William Lusk 27 / Elizabeth 25
Robert Fayette 9/12 / William Elliott Lusk 25
1860 Ind Washington Jefferson 172
Mary Jane Lusk 39 PA - living with Isaiah & Hannah Ann Reed
1860 Ind Washington Jefferson 166
Robert Brown 33 / Nancy 26 / Matthew Edgar 7
David Lusk 6 / Zella Elvira 3 / Mary Rebecca 3/12
1860 Ind Washington Monroe 169
Charles Smith CT / Anne or Jane / Theodore // Charles Lusk 5 Wisc? / Harriet 7
1860 Ind Washington Monroe 176
735-687 Samuel A Lusk 33 farmer Ind / Jane Anne 23 / Robert Harvey 3 / Zella Josephine 1
Marriages
Lusk Hannah Ann - Reed Isaiah Washington 2/16/1837 C-73
Lusk Robert - Reid Mary Washington 9/14/1824
Marriages from Ancestry
Samuel Lusk - Ann Rayhill - 19 Jun 1855 Washington
Margaret Lusk - James Peoples - 11 Oct 1855 Washington
William Lusk - Elizabeth Bercham - 1 Apr 1858 Washington
Zella Lusk - John Burcham - 10 Apr 1866 Washington
David Lusk - Mary Coffee - 26 Oct 1868 Washington
Belle Lusk - Jas Burcham - 28 Dec 1868 Washington
age 30 - father Sam A, mother Rayhill
Robert Lusk - Mollie Brown - 5 Oct 1882 Washington
age 23 - father Wm R, mother Elis A Burcham
Harper Lusk - Mary Pollock - 29 Oct 1885 Washington
W. Harper, age 25
Isaiah Lusk - Myra Sands - 27 Apr 1887 Washington
age 24 - father William R, mother Burcham
Josephine Lusk - John Spurgeon - 25 Dec 1888 Washington
Indiana Sourcebook v.2-133 - Washington Co marriages - Lusk Robert - Mary Reid
9-14-1824
I believe I found this biographical sketch on the Internet. Once again, I'm sorry I
don't have the address.
Robert Lusk (1781-1845) Biographical Sketch
Born near Londonderry, Ireland, March 8, 1781. He came to America with his parents, in
1792,
settling in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In early life he manifested a thirst for
knowledge,
which could not be gained very extensively in the primitive schools of his adopted
neighborhood. In1804, he repaired to the Academy of Greensburgh, Pennsylvania, where
he received his preparatory course of study, and graduated from Jefferson College in
1810. He studied theology in the Philadelphia Seminary, and was licensed by the Middle
Presbytery, May 9, 1814. He was ordained by the same Presbytery, and installed pastor
of the Conococheague congregation, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June
16, 1816. He resigned this charge, October 15, 1823, and was installed pastor of the
congregation of Walnut Ridge, Washington County, Indiana, October 7,1824. Upon the
false charge of defrauding his neighbor, brought by a young man at the instigation of the
masonic element of the area in order to discredit Lusk's faithful testimony against secret
societies, he was suspended by the authority of Synod, August 10, 1825. These weighty
charges were thoroughly investigated by a committee of Synod, after the departure of
numerous theological foes in the split of 1833, and he was restored to ministerial functions,
October 15, 1834. He was re-installed pastor of Walnut Ridge, May 9, 1835. In 1840,
he and David Steele, together with several ruling elders, declined the ecclesiastical courts of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church due to ecclesiastical tyranny. They erected the
Reformed Presbytery, June 24, 1840. His name was stricken from the roll by authority of
Synod, September 18, 1840. He preached in the vicinity of his home as his health would
permit, and died of erysipelas, December 14, 1845. Though not considered a pleasing
preacher, yet he was a very instructive preacher and gifted in prayer. His literary
acquisitions were both general and accurate, and he was a reputable scholar in science and
medicine.
Lusk, Isaiah R., son of Rev. Robert Lusk and Mary Reid, b. 1 Sep, 1838, d. Oct, 1862,
killed at Battle of Perryville, Ky., bur. Covenanter Cemetery, (Rice Cemetery), Jefferson
Township, Washington County, Indiana. Service: Private, 38th Regiment, Company D,
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, residence, Washington Co., mustered in 18 Sep, 1861, killed at
Battle of Perryville Ky., 8 Oct, 1864.[20-72]
Wayne formed 1810 from Indian lands; Franklin (1810), Fayette (1818), Randolph (1818), and Union (1821) formed from it.
1840 AC 474
1850 Benjamin 211 Abingdon
Wells formed 1835 from Huntington and Allen Counties
Marriages from Ancestry
John M. Lusk - Mary J. Robison 24 Jan 1861 Wells
Julia Lusk - Asbury Duglay 21 Aug 1883 Wells
John Lusk - Martha E. Routh 23 Aug 1886 Wells
Indiana Source Book v. 1-174
Wells Co Marriages - Lusk John - Mary Jane Robinson 1-24-1861
State of Indiana Database
Lusk John M - Robison Mary Jane Wells 1/24/1861
Indiana Deaths
John Lusk 3 Dec 1907 Wells County 78 yr Male White
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