Indiana Lusks

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 hasn't been re-done. Some of the censuses were available on Rootsweb, some I looked at the microfilm, some I looked at transcriptions (book form) in the library.
The marriages come mostly from the Indiana State Genealogy website - they have a database "Indiana Marriages to 1850"
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/INDIANA/GENEALOGY/genmenu.HTML

Cass formed 18 Dec 1828 from Indian Lands; Miami 1832 and Pulaski 1835 formed from it.
      1830 Lush, Jonathan

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

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

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-

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
      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-

Spencer formed 1818 from Warrick
      1840 Dan 738
           1850 Dan 804- Daniel 49 m farmer Ny or Oh/ Maria 42 f Canada/ Samuel Strong
      1840 Thomas 738
           Lusk, Thomas 1m, 1f under 5; 2 m 5-20; 1m, 1f 30-40 - Spencer Co 1840
           1850 Thomas S 43 NY/ Eliz 38Va/ Martha/ Mary 6/Maria 6/Thomas 5/Addison 3/ Marg 1 all Ind
           1860 Thomas 52 (254Ohio)
      1840 Usual 700 (362)
          Lusk, Usual 2 m under ; 2 m, 2 f 5-10; 1 f 20-30; 1 m 30-40 - Spencer Co 1840
           1850 Uzal B 41 NGHammond???/ Eliza 41 NJ?/ Daniel 18/Chas 16/ Burchell 12 Ind
                    Sarah Mindy 9 Ill/ Eliza Dougherty 20 Ky
            1860 Usual V 51 (270Ohio)
                     Daniel 27 (272 Oh)
                     Chas W 26
                     Birchall 22 (270 Oh)
      1860 Richard 27 Oh
               Sarah 81 Ny (057 Cl)
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.

Vandenburgh formed 1818 from Indian Lands
      1860 David H 30 Pa (522 Pigeon)

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+

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 40 NJ/ William ...Co...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
               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 Robert
      1840 Robert 333 (169)
      1850 Grizzel 391 Monroe
      1860 This microfilm was incredibly faint and difficult to read.
           Ws Je 166 - David 5, Mary Rebecca 1[2/12], Zelia Elvira 3 all In -living with??
           Ws Je 167 - William 27 Grizelle 29 Isaiah 21 (s/o Robert) all In Mary 53 (w/o Robert?)SC
           Ws Je 169 - Charles 5 Wi Harriet 7 In living with Charles Schmidt? Anne or Jane/ Theodore
           Ws Je 172 Mary Jane 39 Pa can't read
           Ws Je 176 Samuel A 33/ Daniel 27/ female?/ 2 men
     Marriages
      Lusk Hannah Ann  - Reed Isaiah      Washington 2/16/1837 C-73
      Lusk Robert  - Reid Mary                 Washington 9/14/1824
      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
      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

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