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James Melvin Lusk 1871 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1871

Birth Location: , Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 February 1951

Death Location: Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Lusk

Mother: Harriet Pressley

Spouse(s): Mary Collins

Children(s): Melvin Lusk

In 1871, James Melvin Lusk entered the world in , Jackson, North Carolina, USA, born to William Jasper Lusk and Harriet Elizabeth(Hattie) Pressley. James Melvin Lusk married Mary Ann Collins, and had children including Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk. James Melvin Lusk passed away in 1951 in Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1871, James Melvin Lusk entered the world in , Jackson, North Carolina, USA, born to William Jasper Lusk and Harriet Elizabeth(Hattie) Pressley.
  • James Melvin Lusk married Mary Ann Collins, and had children including Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk.
  • James Melvin Lusk passed away in 1951 in Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lusk
1841 – 1918
Birth Location: Keowee, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Harriet Pressley
1841 – 1926
Birth Location: pickins south carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Collins
1873 – 1948
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Melvin Lusk
1894 – 1982
Birth Location: Oconee Co. South Carolina
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James Lusk's Ancestors

Self
James Lusk
1871 – 1951
Birth Place: , Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Jasper Lusk
1841 – 1918
Keowee, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Harriet (Elizabeth(Hattie)) Pressley
1841 – 1926
pickins south carolina
Grandparents
William (Jasper "William") Lusk
1797 – 1876
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Henrietta ("Hannah") Corbin
1804 – 1882
Pendelton District, South Carolina, United States
David (Wilson) Pressley*
1791 – 1849
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Wilson
1820 –
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Juliette Muse
1780 – 1813
David Pressley
1764 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Muse
1740 – 1799
Jemima Sturman
1748 – 1793
David Pressley
1730 – 1785

James Lusk's Descendants

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James (Melvin) Lusk (23 April 1871 – 18 February 1951) m. Mary (Ann) Collins (Nov 1873 – 13 Apr 1948)
  1. 1. Melvin (Garcia "Garsie") Lusk (5 October 1894 – 23 December 1982) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Nichols (31 December 1896 – 6 October 1979)
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Lusk (17 Dec 1939 – 1 Apr 2013) m. Robert (Douglas) Enright (7 Oct 1938 – 19 May 2023)
      1. 1. Gina (Renee) Enright (1964 – ) m. Glenn (E) Marcengill (1970 – )
        1. 1. Cuyler (Brayton) Marcengill
        2. 2. Ella (Mae) Marcengill
    2. 2. James Lusk
    3. 3. Latisha Lusk
    4. 4. Gertrude Lusk
    5. 5. Maebelle Lusk
    6. 6. Dan Lusk
    7. 7. John (D.) Lusk
    8. 8. Annie (Bell) Lusk ( – Nov 2008)

James Lusk's Timeline

2 Records

1871
23 April 1871
Birth of James Melvin Lusk in , Jackson, North Carolina, USA
, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1951
18 February 1951
Age 80
Death of James Melvin Lusk in Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1871
    Event Place: , Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1951
    Event Place: Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
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