According to the book "Families Buried in Salem Cemetery, Elderslie Township 1857-1979" by Mary I MacKay, p.102-104:
John came to Canada with his parents and settled in Markham Township. He married Margaret Brown and raised a family there. In the spring of 1852, John, age 46, and his three grown sons, William, James and John Jr., made their way from Muddy York, Markham Township to the newly surveyed Elderslie Township. They staked out a claim on one thousand acres lots 3-7 on both sides of the 10th of Elderslie. The following June they returned and helped to brush out the tenth of Elderslie from the Elora Road to the fifteen sideroad.
John Sr. settled on lot 6, concession 10, built a house and began to clear the land. He remained for twenty years. In 1872, he sold one acre of the farm to be used as a cemetery in conjunction with the Baptist Church at Williscroft. There had been burials there as early as 1854. It is still called Rusk's Cemetery although there are no Rusks buried there.
Early in 1871 he moved with the younger members of his family to Southampton. John and his son Irwin were in partnership in a hardware store when the great fire in Southampton burned them out. John died five years before his wife and Margaret made her home among her family. Margaret Brown Rusk died in 1894 age 83. Both were brought back to Salem to be buried. Since they were Presbyterians they were not buried in Rusk's Cemetery.
Children of John RUSK and Margaret BROWN:
1. William RUSK, 29 Mar 1833 (Darlington, Durham) - 6 Nov 1913, married Sarah Jane McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
2. Mary Ann RUSK , 14 Apr 1834 (Darlington, Durham) - 21 May 1912, married William McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
3. Jane RUSK, 1838 - 22 Feb 1893 (Darlington, Durham) - 22 Feb 1893, married Robert Martin on 24 Nov 1858
4. Margarett, 15 Jul 1839 (Darlington, Durham) - ?, could have married Thomas Wright)
5. Elizabeth "Eliza" RUSK, 26 Oct 1841 (Darlington, Durham) - 5 Oct 1925, married George Williscroft on 6 Jun 1860, then George Enoch Smith on 13 Oct 1880
6. James RUSK, 1844 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
7. John E RUSK, 1846 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
8. Robert RUSK, 12 Mar 1847 (Darlington, Durham) - before 1851 (not on 1851 Census)
9. Esther RUSK, 20 Feb 1848 (Darlington, Durham) - 29 Feb 1848
10. Irwin RUSK, 12 Apr 1851 (Darlington, Durham) - 31 Dec 1940, married Hannah Higgins on 7 Jun 1876, then Esther
11. Gibson RUSK, 10 Feb 1853 (Darlington, Durham) - 30 Sep 1854 (Elderslie, Bruce)
12. Martha RUSK, 28 Feb 1855 (Elderslie, Bruce) - 1942, married John Harold Spence on 27 Dec 1878
Name: John RUSK
Birth: 1805 in Townland of Drutiney, County Cavan, Ireland
Death: 29 May 1889 in Southhampton, Bruce County, Ontario
Burial: Salem Cemetery, Con 10, Bruce County, Ontario
Occupation: Hardware Merchant
Occupation: also had a Timsmith Shop in 1871
Industrial Census
John Rusk, Tinsmith Shop, Fixed Capitol Investment $300.00
Number of working months in one year -2 months
Employed 1 male- yearly wage $100.00
Kind of Raw Material Sheet Iron and trim -Average Value $50.00 Stove Pipe
Value $50.00
Knox Church 1884
The elders at their first meeting of session with a placed minister as
moderator were John Ewing, Malcom Campbell and John Rusk, and of these at
the next meeting in May 1860 Page 394
First public religious service held 1853 at Rowe's Tavern
Came to Elderslie in 1852 sold farm in 1873
Moved to Southhampton in 1871 and started a hardware store, youngest child moved
with them to Southhampton, I think it was Irwin.
He was buried @ Salem Cemetery about 2 miles outside Paisley. Con 10. Bruce County, Ontario
Father: James RUSK b: in Scotland or Ireland
Married
Margaret BROWN b: 1811 in Townland of Armoe, County Cavan, Ireland•Married: 8 Mar 1831 in Canada
John came to Canada with his parents and settled in Markham Township. He married Margaret Brown and raised a family there. In the spring of 1852, John, age 46, and his three grown sons, William, James and John Jr., made their way from Muddy York, Markham Township to the newly surveyed Elderslie Township. They staked out a claim on one thousand acres lots 3-7 on both sides of the 10th of Elderslie. The following June they returned and helped to brush out the tenth of Elderslie from the Elora Road to the fifteen sideroad.
John Sr. settled on lot 6, concession 10, built a house and began to clear the land. He remained for twenty years. In 1872, he sold one acre of the farm to be used as a cemetery in conjunction with the Baptist Church at Williscroft. There had been burials there as early as 1854. It is still called Rusk's Cemetery although there are no Rusks buried there.
Early in 1871 he moved with the younger members of his family to Southampton. John and his son Irwin were in partnership in a hardware store when the great fire in Southampton burned them out. John died five years before his wife and Margaret made her home among her family. Margaret Brown Rusk died in 1894 age 83. Both were brought back to Salem to be buried. Since they were Presbyterians they were not buried in Rusk's Cemetery.
Children of John RUSK and Margaret BROWN:
1. William RUSK, 29 Mar 1833 (Darlington, Durham) - 6 Nov 1913, married Sarah Jane McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
2. Mary Ann RUSK , 14 Apr 1834 (Darlington, Durham) - 21 May 1912, married William McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
3. Jane RUSK, 1838 - 22 Feb 1893 (Darlington, Durham) - 22 Feb 1893, married Robert Martin on 24 Nov 1858
4. Margarett, 15 Jul 1839 (Darlington, Durham) - ?, could have married Thomas Wright)
5. Elizabeth "Eliza" RUSK, 26 Oct 1841 (Darlington, Durham) - 5 Oct 1925, married George Williscroft on 6 Jun 1860, then George Enoch Smith on 13 Oct 1880
6. James RUSK, 1844 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
7. John E RUSK, 1846 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
8. Robert RUSK, 12 Mar 1847 (Darlington, Durham) - before 1851 (not on 1851 Census)
9. Esther RUSK, 20 Feb 1848 (Darlington, Durham) - 29 Feb 1848
10. Irwin RUSK, 12 Apr 1851 (Darlington, Durham) - 31 Dec 1940, married Hannah Higgins on 7 Jun 1876, then Esther
11. Gibson RUSK, 10 Feb 1853 (Darlington, Durham) - 30 Sep 1854 (Elderslie, Bruce)
12. Martha RUSK, 28 Feb 1855 (Elderslie, Bruce) - 1942, married John Harold Spence on 27 Dec 1878
Name: John RUSK
Birth: 1805 in Townland of Drutiney, County Cavan, Ireland
Death: 29 May 1889 in Southhampton, Bruce County, Ontario
Burial: Salem Cemetery, Con 10, Bruce County, Ontario
Occupation: Hardware Merchant
Occupation: also had a Timsmith Shop in 1871
Industrial Census
John Rusk, Tinsmith Shop, Fixed Capitol Investment $300.00
Number of working months in one year -2 months
Employed 1 male- yearly wage $100.00
Kind of Raw Material Sheet Iron and trim -Average Value $50.00 Stove Pipe
Value $50.00
Knox Church 1884
The elders at their first meeting of session with a placed minister as
moderator were John Ewing, Malcom Campbell and John Rusk, and of these at
the next meeting in May 1860 Page 394
First public religious service held 1853 at Rowe's Tavern
Came to Elderslie in 1852 sold farm in 1873
Moved to Southhampton in 1871 and started a hardware store, youngest child moved
with them to Southhampton, I think it was Irwin.
He was buried @ Salem Cemetery about 2 miles outside Paisley. Con 10. Bruce County, Ontario
Father: James RUSK b: in Scotland or Ireland
Married
Margaret BROWN b: 1811 in Townland of Armoe, County Cavan, Ireland•Married: 8 Mar 1831 in Canada
According to the book "Families Buried in Salem Cemetery, Elderslie Township 1857-1979" by Mary I MacKay, p.102-104:
John came to Canada with his parents and settled in Markham Township. He married Margaret Brown and raised a family there. In the spring of 1852, John, age 46, and his three grown sons, William, James and John Jr., made their way from Muddy York, Markham Township to the newly surveyed Elderslie Township. They staked out a claim on one thousand acres lots 3-7 on both sides of the 10th of Elderslie. The following June they returned and helped to brush out the tenth of Elderslie from the Elora Road to the fifteen sideroad.
John Sr. settled on lot 6, concession 10, built a house and began to clear the land. He remained for twenty years. In 1872, he sold one acre of the farm to be used as a cemetery in conjunction with the Baptist Church at Williscroft. There had been burials there as early as 1854. It is still called Rusk's Cemetery although there are no Rusks buried there.
Early in 1871 he moved with the younger members of his family to Southampton. John and his son Irwin were in partnership in a hardware store when the great fire in Southampton burned them out. John died five years before his wife and Margaret made her home among her family. Margaret Brown Rusk died in 1894 age 83. Both were brought back to Salem to be buried. Since they were Presbyterians they were not buried in Rusk's Cemetery.
Children of John RUSK and Margaret BROWN:
1. William RUSK, 29 Mar 1833 (Darlington, Durham) - 6 Nov 1913, married Sarah Jane McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
2. Mary Ann RUSK , 14 Apr 1834 (Darlington, Durham) - 21 May 1912, married William McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
3. Jane RUSK, 1838 - 22 Feb 1893 (Darlington, Durham) - 22 Feb 1893, married Robert Martin on 24 Nov 1858
4. Margarett, 15 Jul 1839 (Darlington, Durham) - ?, could have married Thomas Wright)
5. Elizabeth "Eliza" RUSK, 26 Oct 1841 (Darlington, Durham) - 5 Oct 1925, married George Williscroft on 6 Jun 1860, then George Enoch Smith on 13 Oct 1880
6. James RUSK, 1844 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
7. John E RUSK, 1846 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
8. Robert RUSK, 12 Mar 1847 (Darlington, Durham) - before 1851 (not on 1851 Census)
9. Esther RUSK, 20 Feb 1848 (Darlington, Durham) - 29 Feb 1848
10. Irwin RUSK, 12 Apr 1851 (Darlington, Durham) - 31 Dec 1940, married Hannah Higgins on 7 Jun 1876, then Esther
11. Gibson RUSK, 10 Feb 1853 (Darlington, Durham) - 30 Sep 1854 (Elderslie, Bruce)
12. Martha RUSK, 28 Feb 1855 (Elderslie, Bruce) - 1942, married John Harold Spence on 27 Dec 1878
Name: John RUSK
Birth: 1805 in Townland of Drutiney, County Cavan, Ireland
Death: 29 May 1889 in Southhampton, Bruce County, Ontario
Burial: Salem Cemetery, Con 10, Bruce County, Ontario
Occupation: Hardware Merchant
Occupation: also had a Timsmith Shop in 1871
Industrial Census
John Rusk, Tinsmith Shop, Fixed Capitol Investment $300.00
Number of working months in one year -2 months
Employed 1 male- yearly wage $100.00
Kind of Raw Material Sheet Iron and trim -Average Value $50.00 Stove Pipe
Value $50.00
Knox Church 1884
The elders at their first meeting of session with a placed minister as
moderator were John Ewing, Malcom Campbell and John Rusk, and of these at
the next meeting in May 1860 Page 394
First public religious service held 1853 at Rowe's Tavern
Came to Elderslie in 1852 sold farm in 1873
Moved to Southhampton in 1871 and started a hardware store, youngest child moved
with them to Southhampton, I think it was Irwin.
He was buried @ Salem Cemetery about 2 miles outside Paisley. Con 10. Bruce County, Ontario
Father: James RUSK b: in Scotland or Ireland
Married
Margaret BROWN b: 1811 in Townland of Armoe, County Cavan, Ireland•Married: 8 Mar 1831 in Canada
John came to Canada with his parents and settled in Markham Township. He married Margaret Brown and raised a family there. In the spring of 1852, John, age 46, and his three grown sons, William, James and John Jr., made their way from Muddy York, Markham Township to the newly surveyed Elderslie Township. They staked out a claim on one thousand acres lots 3-7 on both sides of the 10th of Elderslie. The following June they returned and helped to brush out the tenth of Elderslie from the Elora Road to the fifteen sideroad.
John Sr. settled on lot 6, concession 10, built a house and began to clear the land. He remained for twenty years. In 1872, he sold one acre of the farm to be used as a cemetery in conjunction with the Baptist Church at Williscroft. There had been burials there as early as 1854. It is still called Rusk's Cemetery although there are no Rusks buried there.
Early in 1871 he moved with the younger members of his family to Southampton. John and his son Irwin were in partnership in a hardware store when the great fire in Southampton burned them out. John died five years before his wife and Margaret made her home among her family. Margaret Brown Rusk died in 1894 age 83. Both were brought back to Salem to be buried. Since they were Presbyterians they were not buried in Rusk's Cemetery.
Children of John RUSK and Margaret BROWN:
1. William RUSK, 29 Mar 1833 (Darlington, Durham) - 6 Nov 1913, married Sarah Jane McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
2. Mary Ann RUSK , 14 Apr 1834 (Darlington, Durham) - 21 May 1912, married William McLaughlin on 12 Oct 1854 in a double wedding ceremony
3. Jane RUSK, 1838 - 22 Feb 1893 (Darlington, Durham) - 22 Feb 1893, married Robert Martin on 24 Nov 1858
4. Margarett, 15 Jul 1839 (Darlington, Durham) - ?, could have married Thomas Wright)
5. Elizabeth "Eliza" RUSK, 26 Oct 1841 (Darlington, Durham) - 5 Oct 1925, married George Williscroft on 6 Jun 1860, then George Enoch Smith on 13 Oct 1880
6. James RUSK, 1844 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
7. John E RUSK, 1846 (Darlington, Durham) - ?
8. Robert RUSK, 12 Mar 1847 (Darlington, Durham) - before 1851 (not on 1851 Census)
9. Esther RUSK, 20 Feb 1848 (Darlington, Durham) - 29 Feb 1848
10. Irwin RUSK, 12 Apr 1851 (Darlington, Durham) - 31 Dec 1940, married Hannah Higgins on 7 Jun 1876, then Esther
11. Gibson RUSK, 10 Feb 1853 (Darlington, Durham) - 30 Sep 1854 (Elderslie, Bruce)
12. Martha RUSK, 28 Feb 1855 (Elderslie, Bruce) - 1942, married John Harold Spence on 27 Dec 1878
Name: John RUSK
Birth: 1805 in Townland of Drutiney, County Cavan, Ireland
Death: 29 May 1889 in Southhampton, Bruce County, Ontario
Burial: Salem Cemetery, Con 10, Bruce County, Ontario
Occupation: Hardware Merchant
Occupation: also had a Timsmith Shop in 1871
Industrial Census
John Rusk, Tinsmith Shop, Fixed Capitol Investment $300.00
Number of working months in one year -2 months
Employed 1 male- yearly wage $100.00
Kind of Raw Material Sheet Iron and trim -Average Value $50.00 Stove Pipe
Value $50.00
Knox Church 1884
The elders at their first meeting of session with a placed minister as
moderator were John Ewing, Malcom Campbell and John Rusk, and of these at
the next meeting in May 1860 Page 394
First public religious service held 1853 at Rowe's Tavern
Came to Elderslie in 1852 sold farm in 1873
Moved to Southhampton in 1871 and started a hardware store, youngest child moved
with them to Southhampton, I think it was Irwin.
He was buried @ Salem Cemetery about 2 miles outside Paisley. Con 10. Bruce County, Ontario
Father: James RUSK b: in Scotland or Ireland
Married
Margaret BROWN b: 1811 in Townland of Armoe, County Cavan, Ireland•Married: 8 Mar 1831 in Canada
Inscription
John Rusk
Died May 29, 1889
Aged 83 Years
Native of Co. Cavan, Ireland
Family Members
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