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Robert Adoniram Lusk

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Robert Adoniram Lusk

Birth
Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri, USA
Death
25 Jun 1957 (aged 71)
Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7396641, Longitude: -121.8380487
Plot
Sec 33, Lot 2644 sp 1
Memorial ID
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1900 census Lindley, Mercer, MO: Elisha Cain, aged 33, born Nov 1866, farmer, bp MO, father KY, mother TN; Rosa L. aged 30, married 13 years, no children, bp MO, both parents VA; sister-in-law, Agnes Lusk, aged 18, born Apr 1882; brother-in-law, Robert A. Lusk, aged 13, born Jun 1886 -- both born MO, both parents VA.

1911 Canadian Census: Moosejaw, Saskatchewan: Robert Lusk, aged 25, single, farmer, bp U.S.A., Methodist.

WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918: Robert A. Lusk, dob Jun 16, 1886, born Cainsville [Harrison County], MO, farmer, married w/two children, residing Paradise, Butte, CA; registered same Jun 5, 1917.

Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen: Robert Adniram [sic] Lusk, aged 33, occupation farmer, white, fair complexion, 5' 9", 145 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, born in Missouri Jun 16, 1886, residence Paradise. He emigrated from Bengough, Canada on the Canadian Pacific, having resided in Bengough, Canada and renounced allegiance to George V, King of Great Britain & Ireland. He arrived at East Park, Idaho on Jul 8, 1915, declares himself to be married; " .... the name of my wife is Nettie E. Lusk; she was born at Paradise, CA, and now resides at Paradise, CA; signed his intent on Nov 18, 1919. No. 387. Note: Bengough is in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

1920 census Kimshew, Butte, CA: Robert A. Lusk, aged 33, fruit farmer, bp MO, father WV, mother MO; Nettie aged 26, bp CA, father U.S., mother CA; Reba aged 6; Albert aged 5 -- both born Canada.
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Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, CA, Wednesday, June 26, 1957: "Robert Lusk. Robert A. Lusk, who had made his home in Chico and Paradise since 1915, died at his home on East Fifth Avenue late Tuesday evening. He was born in Trenton, [Grundy County] MO, on June 16, 1886, and had moved to Canda where two of his four children were born.

"In 1915, he and his family moved to Paradise and later to Chico. Until ill health forced his retirement 18 years ago, had been employed by the Diamond Match Company as a millwright.

"Surviving Mr. Lusk is his wife, Nettie, and the following children: Mrs. Reba Jordan of Sacramento; Albert W. Lusk of Paradise; Robert A. Lusk, Jr. of Tillamook, OR; and Ernest Lusk of Sacramento. In addition to his wife, and children, Mr. Lusk is survived by four grandsons, and a sister, Mrs. Janie Overton of Trenton, MO. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home Friday at 10 a.m. and interment will be in the Chico cemetery."
1900 census Lindley, Mercer, MO: Elisha Cain, aged 33, born Nov 1866, farmer, bp MO, father KY, mother TN; Rosa L. aged 30, married 13 years, no children, bp MO, both parents VA; sister-in-law, Agnes Lusk, aged 18, born Apr 1882; brother-in-law, Robert A. Lusk, aged 13, born Jun 1886 -- both born MO, both parents VA.

1911 Canadian Census: Moosejaw, Saskatchewan: Robert Lusk, aged 25, single, farmer, bp U.S.A., Methodist.

WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918: Robert A. Lusk, dob Jun 16, 1886, born Cainsville [Harrison County], MO, farmer, married w/two children, residing Paradise, Butte, CA; registered same Jun 5, 1917.

Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen: Robert Adniram [sic] Lusk, aged 33, occupation farmer, white, fair complexion, 5' 9", 145 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, born in Missouri Jun 16, 1886, residence Paradise. He emigrated from Bengough, Canada on the Canadian Pacific, having resided in Bengough, Canada and renounced allegiance to George V, King of Great Britain & Ireland. He arrived at East Park, Idaho on Jul 8, 1915, declares himself to be married; " .... the name of my wife is Nettie E. Lusk; she was born at Paradise, CA, and now resides at Paradise, CA; signed his intent on Nov 18, 1919. No. 387. Note: Bengough is in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

1920 census Kimshew, Butte, CA: Robert A. Lusk, aged 33, fruit farmer, bp MO, father WV, mother MO; Nettie aged 26, bp CA, father U.S., mother CA; Reba aged 6; Albert aged 5 -- both born Canada.
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Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, CA, Wednesday, June 26, 1957: "Robert Lusk. Robert A. Lusk, who had made his home in Chico and Paradise since 1915, died at his home on East Fifth Avenue late Tuesday evening. He was born in Trenton, [Grundy County] MO, on June 16, 1886, and had moved to Canda where two of his four children were born.

"In 1915, he and his family moved to Paradise and later to Chico. Until ill health forced his retirement 18 years ago, had been employed by the Diamond Match Company as a millwright.

"Surviving Mr. Lusk is his wife, Nettie, and the following children: Mrs. Reba Jordan of Sacramento; Albert W. Lusk of Paradise; Robert A. Lusk, Jr. of Tillamook, OR; and Ernest Lusk of Sacramento. In addition to his wife, and children, Mr. Lusk is survived by four grandsons, and a sister, Mrs. Janie Overton of Trenton, MO. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home Friday at 10 a.m. and interment will be in the Chico cemetery."


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  • Maintained by: Adriana
  • Originally Created by: J
  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64997452/robert_adoniram-lusk: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Adoniram Lusk (16 Jun 1886–25 Jun 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64997452, citing Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).