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Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk 1894 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1894

Birth Location: Oconee Co. South Carolina

Death Date: 23 December 1982

Death Location: Salem, Oconee Co., SC

Father: James Lusk

Mother: Mary Collins

Spouse(s): Sarah Nichols

Children(s): Sarah Lusk, James Lusk, Latisha Lusk, Gertrude Lusk, Maebelle Lusk, Dan Lusk, John Lusk, Annie Lusk

The story of Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk began in 1894 in Oconee Co. South Carolina. Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk married Sarah Ann "Sallie" Nichols, and had children including Sarah Ann Lusk, James Lusk, Latisha Lusk, Gertrude Lusk, Maebelle Lusk, Dan Lusk, John D. Lusk, Annie Bell Lusk. Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk passed away in 1982 in Salem, Oconee Co., SC.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk began in 1894 in Oconee Co. South Carolina.
  • Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk married Sarah Ann "Sallie" Nichols, and had children including Sarah Ann Lusk, James Lusk, Latisha Lusk, Gertrude Lusk, Maebelle Lusk, Dan Lusk, John D. Lusk, Annie Bell Lusk.
  • Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk passed away in 1982 in Salem, Oconee Co., SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lusk
1871 – 1951
Birth Location: , Jackson, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Collins
1873 – 1948
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Nichols
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Lusk
1939 – 2013
Birth Location: Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
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James Lusk
Birth Location: –
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Latisha Lusk
Birth Location: –
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Gertrude Lusk
Birth Location: –
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Maebelle Lusk
Birth Location: –
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Dan Lusk
Birth Location: –
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John Lusk
Birth Location: –
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Annie Lusk
– 2008
Birth Location: –
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Melvin Lusk's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Lusk
1894 – 1982
Birth Place: Oconee Co. South Carolina
Parents
James Melvin Lusk
1871 – 1951
, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Collins
1873 – 1948
South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Jasper) Lusk
1841 – 1918
Keowee, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Harriet (Elizabeth(Hattie)) Pressley
1841 – 1926
pickins south carolina
Milly Collens
1828 –
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Lusk
1797 – 1876
Henrietta Corbin
1804 – 1882
David Pressley*
1791 – 1849
Martha Wilson
1820 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Juliette Muse
1780 – 1813
David Pressley
1764 – 1834

Melvin Lusk's Descendants

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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)

Melvin Lusk's Timeline

2 Records

1894
5 October 1894
Birth of Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk in Oconee Co. South Carolina
Oconee Co. South Carolina
1982
23 December 1982
Age 88
Death of Melvin Garcia "Garsie" Lusk in Salem, Oconee Co., SC
Salem, Oconee Co., SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1894
    Event Place: Oconee Co. South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1982
    Event Place: Salem, Oconee Co., SC
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