Here is a picture of John Riley, sent to me by one of his descendants.
Emily Rebecca | Charlotte | John Riley | Mary E
Riley's widow & children | Molly's children
1. Emily Rebecca Lusk (Becky)
1854, June 25 born
1860 census - with parents in Warrick County, Indiana
1870 census - not found (unless she is 20-year-old unwed mother in Wayne County,
Illinois)
1871 - appointed a guardian by Wayne County Court
1876, June 8 - married Jonathan Darr, Wayne County, Illinois
1878, December - son Henry B born
1880 census - with husband in Wayne County, Illinois
1880 Wayne Co Ill
Jonathan Darr 30 Ils ps Pa
Emma R 25
Henry 1 Ils
1880 Sept 24 - daughter Mary A (Maud) born
1884 Oct 31 - daughter Maggie Lou Bessie born
188x - moved to Indiana
1888 May - daughter Ida Ethel born
1893 Sept - daughter Charlotte Mildren born
1900 census - with husband in Evansville, Indiana
1900 Indiana,Vanderburgh, Evansville 5th W.- SD1, ED 108, sheet 91 stamped 77
John Darr 51 b. Dec 1848 carpenter b. Ils, ps. b. PA
Rebecca 45 b. June 1854 b. Ils, father Ky, mother Ind m 23 yrs (~1877) 7
children, 5 living
Henry B 21 Dec 1878 carpenter Ils
Mary A 19 Sep 1880 cigar maker Ils
Maggie L B 16 Oct 1883 cigar maker Ils
Ida E May 12 1888 Ind
Lottie M 6 Sep 1893 Ind
1910 census - with children in Evansville, Indiana (husband in Illinois)
1910 Indiana, Vanderburg, Evansville 3rd W - SD1, ED 104, Sheet 2b - written 805
Pigeon Twp - Evansville city - 15 Apr 1910 -
317 2nd Avenue
Darr, Rebecca head fw 54 married 1x 35yrs 7 ch 5 living Ind Ky Ky no occ. rents
house
Henry son mw 28 single all Ill (sic) carpenter - odd work
Condit, Mary daughter fw 25 m 7y 2ch 2 living
Stanton, Bessie daughter fw 23 m 8y 2ch 2 living
Darr, Ida daughter fw 21 s
Lottie daughter fw 16 s
Stanton, Ruthie granddaughter fw 6 Ind Ky Il
Elmer 4
Condit, Elsa granddaughter 6 Ind Oh Il
Roy 2
1920 census - not found
1930 census - not found
1942, December 8 - died, Peoria, Illinois (visiting daughter Maud)
to Becky's own page
2. Charlotte Lusk
~1855 born
1860 census - with parents in Warrick County, Indiana
Nothing more is known of Charlotte
3. John Riley Lusk (known as Riley)
1858 April 17 - born
1860 census - with parents in Warrick County, Indiana
1870 census - not found
1871 - appointed guardian by Wayne County Court
1877 August 4 - married Delphia Ann McClain - Marion County, Illinois
1880 census - not found
1883 February 19 - daughter Cora Bell born
1890 April 18 - daughter Luella Lillian born
1895, March 19 - died
. . .
after helping a man whose horse team had gotten stuck in the mud. Delphia drew him a hot bath to counteract the effects of the cold rain but Riley contracted ‘quick pneumonia’ and died. (from Christine Kent)
He and Delphia had 7 daughters:
Mary Matilda Lusk m William A Cogdill
Eva Jane Lusk m James F Smith
America (Matie) Isophene Lusk m Thomas David Hogarth
Sara Louise Lusk married Arthur Main
Cora Annabelle Lusk b 19 Feb 1883
m Norman Thomas McCarver 24 Feb 1905 Harrison Switch, Arkansas
d 11 Sep 1974 - buried Woodland Cemetery, Sandsprings, OK
Luella Lillian Lusk b 18 Apr 1890 Fayetteville, Arkansas - married Edward Harvey Webber
for reasons unknown, her childhood nickname was "fuller"
Maudie Lusk - died young (~age 2)
Delphia remarried and had one more daughter, Daisy.
Here is a picture of John Riley, sent to me by one of his descendants.
Widow of John Riley:
Delphia remarried in 1899 (Joseph Dennis), and had 1 more daughter, Daisy
Joseph Dennis - Delpha Lusk - 24 Aug 1899 - Washington AR
1910 MO Jasper Joplin wd 2 SD13 ED37 sheet 14a
830 - 1-1 Dennis, Joseph mw 58 m1 10y Oh Oh Oh lab
Delpha 50 m2 10y 8ch/7liv Il Il Il
Daisy 7 Ark Oh Il
Laughlin, Willie g-son 9 Ark Oh Il
1920 Kansas McPherson McPherson SD8 Ed80 sheet 7b
1022 - 159-164 Dennis, Joseph 64 Oh Oh Oh laborer
Delphie 60 Il Il Il
Daisy 17 ArkChildren of John Riley:
Mary Matilda Lusk m William A Cogdill
I haven't had any luck finding her.
??? George Langhlin - Mary Lusk - 15 Jul 1899 - Washington AR
1910 MO Jasper Joplin wd 2 SD13 ED37 sheet 14a
830 - 1-1 Dennis, Joseph mw 58 m1 10y Oh Oh Oh lab
Delpha 50 m2 10y 8ch/7liv Il Il Il
Daisy 7 Ark Oh Il
Laughlin, Willie g-son 9 Ark Oh IlEva Jane Lusk m James F Smith pronounced Evy
1881 March born Arkansas
~1897 married James F Smith
1900 Mo Jasper Marion SD13 ED59 sheet 9b
203 W Eldorado St
162-203 Smith, James July 1876 23 Tn Tn Tn
Eva Mar 1881 19 m3 1ch/1liv Ark Il Il
Bertha Mar 1899 1 Ark
1910 Ark Washington Winslow SD (cut off) ED153 sheet 7b
179-181 Smith, James F 33 m1 12y Tn Tn Tn farmer
Eva 29 m1 23 6ch/6liv Ark Il Il
Bertha M 11 / Virgil R 9 / Floyd 7 / Esther 5 / Chester 3 / Garland 1
1920 Ark Washington Winslow SD3 ED158 sheet 1a
fm 7-7 Smith, James F Tn Tn Tn
Eva J 39 Ark Us Us
Bertha May 20 / Virgil Ray 18 / Floyd L 17 / Cora Ethel 15 / Chester A 13
Garland J 11 / Sidney E 9 / Woodrow W 6 / Iris R 3 / Talman R 1
1930 Ark Washington Winslow SD1 ED72-48 sheet 3b
60-66 Smith, James F 53 m21 Tn Us Us carpenter
Eva J 49 m 16 Ark Ind Ill
Floyd L 26 / Garland J 21 / Sidney E 19 / Woodrow W 16 / Iris R 13 / Talman R 11
Delores P 8 / Dale 4 4/12
-66a Waterfield, John E 34 m25 / Bertha M 30 m22Cora Annabelle (Bell) Lusk b 19 Feb 1883
1883 Feb 19 - born Arkansas
???1899 Aug 5 - m Franklin L Lewis
Franklin L. Lewis - Cora Lusk - 05 Aug 1899 - Washington AR
1900 Indian Territory - Choctaw Nation - Twp 3 SD73 ED93 sheet 5b
88-88 Lewis, Frank L May 1870 30 m3 Oh
Cora B Feb 1882 18 m3 1ch-1liv Ark Ind Ark
Guy Apr 1899 1 Ark
1905 Feb 24 - m Norman Thomas McCarver - Harrison Switch, Ark
1910 Oklahoma Muskogee Harris - 3 May - SD3, ED98, Sheet 2b (239b)
McCarver, Norman mw 28 m1 - 5y - Ark Ark Ark
Cora 26 - Ark unk unk
Paul 3 Ark / Mabel 1 Ark
1920 Kansas Montgomery Cherryvale wd 2 SD103 ED167 sheet 12a
532 Eighth? St
267-284 McCarver, Norman 35 Ark molder iron foundry
Cora 35 Ark Ind Ark
Paul 12 Ark / Maryness 10 Ark / Clyde 7 Ok / Eva 3 4/12 Mo / Margaret 1 4/12 Mo
1930 Ok Tulsa Tulsa SD6 ED72-126 sheet 3b
319 S ?
66-82 McCarver, Norman 46 m24 Ark Ark Ark
Cora 40 m18 Ark
Paul 21 Ark m 19 / Clyde 19 Ark / Eva 14 Mo / Margaret 11 Mo / John 8 KS
Bessie d/law 20 m19 Mo
1974 Sep 11 - died
buried Woodland Cemetery, Sandsprings, OKSara Louise Lusk married Arthur Main
~1888 born
1900 = 13
1909 m Arthur W Main
1910 Arkansas Sebastian Ft Smith wd 4 - forgot #s
421 something
243-274 Main, Arthur W 22 m1 3y Ark Ark Ark
Sarah 23 m1 3y 1ch/1liv Ark Ind Ill
Elmer T 1 Ark
1920 Kansas McPherson McPherson SD8 ED80 sheet 11b
270-276 Main Arthur W 32 Ark Ark Ark
Sarah L 32 Ark In Ill
Opan (really Opal) 7 Ark / Arthur jr 5 / James E 2 2/12
1930 Kansas Saline Saline SD3 ED85-14 sheet 17b
627 - 367-418 Main, Arthur 42 m20 Ark Tx Ark
Sarah L 42 m20 Ark Ind Il
Arthur jr 15 Ark / James E 12 Ark
Betty L 8 / Neva J 5 / Richard E 3/12 - all KS
-419 Rawson, Ernest K 32 m31 Us Us Us
Opal 18 m17 ArkAmerica (Matie) Icephine Lusk
~1888 born
~1905 m Thomas D Hogarth
1910 Missouri Jasper Joplin wd 1 SD13 ED35 sheet 7b
1003 Furnace
176-177 Hogarth, Thomas D 31 m1 5y Texas Unk Eng
Mattie 22 m1 5y Ark Us Il
David 4 Ark / John F 2 MO
1920 California San Diego San Diego SD9 ED242 sheet 51
4141 Sierra Ave
136-137 Hogarth, Thomas D 39 England, Scotland, England - laborer
America J 32 Ark Il Il
Thomas D 13 Ark / John F 11 Mo / Ira F 8 Cal / Theodore 5 Cal / Eileen 3 3/12 Cal
Ella L 1 1/12 Cal
1930 California San Diego San Diego - ancestry.com does not work for this page - you only get the index
Hogarth, Thomas D 50
Mattie I 43
David H 24 / John F 22 / Ira F 18 / Theodore 16 / Eileen E 14/ Ella L 12 / James E 9Luella Lusk
1890 Apr 18 - born near Fayetteville, Ark
her nickname was “Fuller” - for reasons she never shared
1900 = 10
~1907 - m Edward Harvey Webber b. 1882
EH Webber was a photographer
1910 South Dakota Hughes Pierre SD1 ED228 sheet 15b
Capitol Ave Block
298-310 Webber, Edward H 27 m1 2y Neb Switz Ala - photographer
Luella L 20 m1 2y 1ch/1liv Ark Ind Ill
Roland L 10/12 Neb
1920 Nebraska Harlan Alma SD5 ED129 sheet 10b
Brown Ave
101-101 Webber Edward H 37 Neb Switz Ala - photographer studio
Luella 29 Ark Ind Ill
Rolland Neb / Clinton 9 SD / Raymond 5 Neb
1930 Nebraska Harlan Alma SD9 ED42-2 sheet11b
300-314 Webber, Edward H 47 m24 Neb Switz Ala - photographer own studio
Luella 19 Ark Ill Ill
Roland L 21 Neb / Clinton E 19 SD / Raymond E 15 Neb / Doris E 7 NebMaudie Lusk
~1895 - born
~1897 - died
4. Mary E (Mollie) Lusk
1864 February 14 born (possibly the daughter of Nancy and 2nd husband Schmidt)
birthdate comes from listing on Rootsweb
1870 census - not found
1880 census - possibly this is her
1880 Indiana Spencer Clay p. 33 (245b) - SD1, ED54 - June 2 - 280-289
Smith Mathias wm56 Pa miner
Nancy J wf 49 Ind
Mary E wf 17 Ind
Anna C wf 4 Ind
1882 April 30 - married Simon Beasley, Spencer County, Indiana
Book 8, p. 300 OR Book C-1, p. 6/7
Mary E Lusk - father John, mother Conner, age 18
m. Simon Beasley - father Jonathan, mother Cron, age 23
Rootsweb says Jonathan Beasley b. 14 Feb 1795, Stokes Co, NC
mother Elizabeth Cron
~1885 - daughter Evie born
Rootsweb listing says b. Dec. 1885
1889 February 10 - male child Beasley born, Spencer County (R-3, p. 7)
father Simon, mother Mary Smith
possibly this is Allie, who died of TB in a sanitarium in Evansville
Rootweb listing says child is Albeon
1891 March 22 - died, Spencer County, Indiana - buried Beasley Cemetery
1904 November 16 - daughter Evie m. Enos Jones, Spencer County (R-9, p.4)
father Simeon, mother Mary Lusk, age 19
1910 Indiana Spencer Grass 53a - SD1, ED69, Sheet 3 or 5a written 8901 - 21 Apr
Huegel John W 42 / Miriam 36 / Elsie / Alma / Clarise / William / Ruth / Naomi
Beasley, Sim head mw 50 wd Ind NC Va farm labor
(Mollie's sister or half-sister Annie married a Daniel Huegel)
1930 Indiana Spencer Grass ED94-5, SD 12, Sheet 11b - Apr 28 - line 89 - The
Bloomfield Rd
Beasley, Simon hired hand mw 70 wd Ind NC Va
1938 - Simeon died, buried Beasley Cemetery, Grass Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana
Evie - Enos Jones
m. 16 Nov 1904 - Spencer Co, R-9, p.4 (father Simon, mother Mary Lusk, age 19)
1910 Indiana Spencer Grass 54b - SD1, ED69, Sheet 11 or 4b written 9001 - 27 Apr
Jones, Enis 26 mw m1x for 5y In In Oh
Eva 24 2ch/2liv In In In
Raymond 3 / Harold x/12
1920 Indiana Spencer Grass SD77, ED71, Sheet 8a (71; 137a) - 28...June fm Bloomfield Rd - line 35
Jones, Ennice (indexed Ennia) head r mw35m Ind Ind Ind farmer gen. farm
Eva 34
Raymond 13
Harold 10
1930 Indiana Spencer Grass ED94-5, SD 12, Sheet 11b - Apr 28 - line 98 (same page as Sim)
Jones, Enis head rent 46 In In Oh farmer
Eva wife 44 Ind Ind IndAlbeon b. 10 Feb 1889
most of this information comes from Anthony Ray.
m. Florence O Suter abt 1910
1910 Indiana Spencer Grass ED69 SD1 Sjeet 3b (895) (53b) - 23 Apr
Beasley, Albeon head mw 21 m1 0 Ind Ind Ind farmer general
Florence 18 0ch/0liv Ind Ind Ind
~1910 - child Emily Reba born
~1913 - child Iva May born
~1913 - son Russel born
1919 both little girls died November 1919
Beasley, Emily Reba: Nov 24, 1919, 9 yrs, Tennyson, Skelton Cem., pneumonia -Albeon Beasley
Beasley, Iva May: Nov 21, 1919, 6 yrs 5 mo 6 days, Tennyson, Skelton Cem. -Albeon Beasley
1920 Indiana Warrick Skelton (3w Tennyson) SD77 ED186 Sheet 4a (196a) 5 Jan
Beasley, Allie head r mw 30m section hand RR all Ind
Florence 28
Russel 7
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