Arthelia married Nathan Wood on 15 Mar 1888 in Parke County, Indiana; Book 8, Page 46. Nathan and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WILLIAM LUSK---b. 07 Dec 1824, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indianad. 12 Apr 1903, Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana; son ofSalmon & Mary Polly Beard Lusk, Pioneer Settlers, of Parke County,Indiana; grandson of Samuel & Naomi Bryant Lusk of Poultney, RutlandCounty, Vermont. NOTE: Salmon & William Lusk?s lands are now part ofTurkey Run State Park in Parke County, Indiana. He is buried in theBloomingdale Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana. WilliamLusk traveled with Alex Ramsay out West to the California gold mines,and he is mentioned in Alex's journal several times (excerpts below).William's biographies also mention his trip to the California goldmines taking him about three and a half years total and returning with$1800.00, quite a sum for that time era.

SOURCE: http://ingenweb.org/inparke/Biographies/LParkeBiographies.htm
"LUSK, William, farmer and stock dealer, Lusk's Springs, the son ofSalmon and Mary (Beard) Lusk, was born near Clinton, in VermilionCounty, Indiana in 1824. His father was a native of Vermont, whoenlisted as a soldier and located at Ft. Harrison in 1816; shortlyafterward he bought a farm in Vermilion County, got married and movedon it, his wife being the daughter of old John Beard, who built thefirst mill on Sugar Creek. He remained there, working on the farm andrunning what was known as the Durgee's ferry, until April 3, 1826,when he removed to Sugar Creek Township, settling at the narrows, andthere erected a mill, which had 3 runs of burrs and a saw, doing avery large business in grinding, sawing and packing pork, and sent ashigh as 20 flatboats to New Orleans annually. The mill and all thesurrounding buildings were swept away by what is known as the NewYear's freshet, on New Year's morning at 8 o'clock, 1847. Mr. Luskhas one brother, John and two sisters, Lydia and Susan, now alive; hisbrother Salmon, who enlisted in the 85th In Vol. having been killed atThompson Station, TN. Mr. William Lusk received his education at alog schoolhouse which was situated north of the narrows, an old mannamed James Downey being the teacher and during life has engaged inagricultural pursuits entirely, his farm of 1,020 acres requiring mostof his time. In 1849, he went to California, during the gold feverand remained there 3 years, returning with $1,800. He married,October16, 1860, Miss Sarah Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis, one ofthe first settlers at Bloomingdale; by whom he has had 7 children, sixof whom are still alive: Dewitt C; Chancey W; Arthelia; William L;Samuel Salmon and Lindell J. He is a member of Annapolis Lodge AF &AM and in politics is republican. His father died August 28, 1869;his mother yet survives at the age of 78 years. Taken from: 1880History of Parke County, Indiana by J. H. Beadle. Chicago: H. H. Hill& N. Iddings, Publishers." [Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: http://ingenweb.org/inparke/Biographies/LParkeBiographies.htm
"LUSK, William. This name will be recognized by our readers as thatof a gentleman who has borne an important part in the development ofthe agricultural resources of Washington Township, Parke County. Heis a son of Solomon and Mary Beard Lusk, and was born in VermillionCounty December 7, 1825. The former parent was born in PoltneyRutland County, Vermont, where he grew to manhood, remaining with hisparents until reaching maturity. He was of Irish and English descent. In 1816 he went to Fort Harrison, Indiana, and soon after entered theUnited States service under General Harrison, where he remained fortwo years, during which time he suffered an attack from the Indians.After he left the US service he purchased a farm in Bruit's Creek,Vermillion County, but in a few years sold this tract and came toParke County, where he bought a farm on Sugar Creek and ran a sawmillfor 21 years. During all these years, he managed to accumulate landuntil he had about 3000 acres which he entered from the Government,besides 900 acres which he bought of the Chief Black Hawk in Iowa.About the year 1818 Mr. Beard, our subject's grandfather, went withhis family to Ft. Harrison where his son-in-law had settled and therelocated. Solomon Lusk was married about 1820 to a daughter of JohnBeard, of Maryland. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.Politically he was a Whig, and in later years took his stand with theRepublicans. He fought gallantly in the late struggle between theNorth and South and when Lincoln issued the call for recruits he wasactively engaged in reinforcing the army. At this time his sonSalmon, who was afterward killed in a battle fought at ThompsonStation near Nashville was enlisted. The father of our subject wasthe first to purchase Government bonds sold in the county at the timeof the war. To himself and wife 10 children were born, four of whomare yet living: William; John; Lydia and Susan. He died at age 82,his wife surviving him some years. William Lusk took charge of partof his father's business at the age of 25. His educationaladvantages, which were limited, were received in the district schoolsof this township. At the time when the gold fever was prevalentthroughout the country he was seized with a desire to go toCalifornia, and in 1849, with a company known as the Illinois &Springfield, he started across the plains in March, and after acomparatively uneventful journey of 7 months, arrived in the GoldenState. For some months he was engaged in the mines on the Middle Forkof the American River, where he was moderately successful.Subsequently he embarked as "mine host" in the hotel business, whichproved even more profitable than was his former occupation. After asojourn in the western states of 3 and 1/2 years, during which timehis life was made up of alternate days of sunshine and shadow, ofencouragements and discouragements, our subject boarded the steamer."Winfield Scott," and sailed to Panama, thence taking the "NorthernLight" to NY city. After his return home he attended the WavelandSchool for two terms, remaining at home with his father until hismarriage to Sarah DAVIS. This union has been blessed by the birth of8 children: four of whom died in childhood. Those living are: DeWitt;Chancey; Arthelia and Lindell J. Arthelia is the wife of NathanWoods. Socially Mr. Lusk is a prominent member of the Ancient Free &Accepted Masons. Politically he was formerly a Republican, but is nowa strong Prohibitionist. He has served the Republican party asdelegate to several state conventions. For a number of years he hasled a retired life, and in the last decade has traveled a great dealhis journeys covering over 7000 miles. He has visited almost everystate in the Union, including Canada and Mexico. He has spent anumber of winters in the sunny state of Florida, and is always readyto share the information thus gained with his associates. As acitizen of Washington Township, Mr. Lusk ranks among the most wealthyand cultured. At the present time he owns a large estate comprising600 acres of productive land. - Portrait & Biographical Record ofMontgomery, Parke & Fountain Counties, Indiana (Chapman, 1893 p 396)"[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

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?DIARY OF ALEX RAMSAY
WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA DURING THE ?GOLD RUSH? 1849.
(38 pages)
EXCERPTS:
Left Park(e) County, Indiana, for California March 21st 1849 incompany with John Ramsay, John Moor, Wm. Lusk, Wm. Inge and Wm. Smock,making six persons, with one wagon and six mules. Arrived St. Louis,278 miles, April 8th. (pg.1)
Left St. Louis April 10th and arrived at St. Joseph, 530 miles, April16th, making 808 miles from home. Etc?(pg 1)
May 6th; Sabbath. Moved two miles to a good camping ground and forthe purpose of meeting with the Springfield Company, consisting ofeight wagons and thirty-one men; our company of two wagons with elevenmen, making ten wagons and forty-two men. The wagons were loaded withfrom twenty-five to thirty-five hundred each. Etc?(pg. 1)
May 10th; Joined by a company of seven wagons and twenty-six men fromDayton, Ohio. Our company now consists of seventeen wagons andsixty-eight men. Etc?(pg. 2)
May 27th; Sabbath, did not travel. Had a pleasant day of rest and atfour o?clock in the afternoon had a sermon preached by a Presbyterianpreacher from Ohio. Had an excellent, practical sermon and anattentive audience. Moor no better. Etc?(pg. 5)
June 1st; Started this morning early and traveled a few miles up theriver, passing an encampment of Sioux Indians. They appearedpeaceable and wanted to sell us horses or anything they had forwhiskey, but we did not trade any with them. Etc?(pg. 6)
June 17th; Sabbath. The most important incident of today was thatsome hunters ran four buffalo into our camp. They were the first thatmost of us have had a plain view of, having seen them before at adistance. There was a good deal of excitement amongst us as the hugeanimals approached our camp in full lope. Every man was hurrying toprepare his gun for a shot and rushed out to meet them and as soon asthey came into shooting distance, every man fired away. One of thebuffalo was killed, the others wheeled off and made their escape.Etc?(pg. 9-10)
July 4th; This is the Great Day of American Independence and on whichour nation will meet in crowds to do honor to the day and to offerthanks to God for the gift. It is from necessity a day of rest withus and as a natural consequence, our minds carry us back to our fardistant homes and friends and relatives, whilst we cannot suppress asecret wish that we could spend this day with them. ?But alas, howfleet is a glance of the mind compared with the spread of its flight.The tempest itself lags behind and the swift winged arrows of light,for alas recollection at hand soon hurries us back to despair.? Weare much worried by the trials and fatigues of the long journey andthe immense numbers of immigrants who are upon the road makes itdoubly tiresome from the fact that they are constantly in each other?sway, and more particularly at the crossings of rivers and difficultplaces on the road; here at this time are two or three hundred wagonswith their accompanying teams and men and the ground is covered with acoat of light dust of two inches in depth, which the wind isconstantly carrying to and fro whilst the sun is pouring down hishottest rays upon us, and the wonder is that some of us only and notall of us are sick. The river at this place runs a south course andis a tributary of the Colorado which empties into the Gulf ofCalifornia. This river, as well as all others in the vicinity of theRocky Mountains, rises and falls alternately once in twenty fourhours, the rise commencing at twelve o?clock of the day and continuingtill twelve at night, when it commences falling. This ebb and flow isowing to the melting of the snow in the mountains and only takes placefor awhile about this season of the year. This evening at fouro?clock I with eleven other immigrants were called upon by the crowden mass to serve on a jury in a case of murder which had beencommitted about a week since, back at Devil?s Gate, and the criminalwas apprehended a short distance beyond this and brought back here fortrial, but the trial failed in consequence of the inability of GeneralSimonson of the U.S. Army and his officers, to whom the immigrantslooked for a fair investigation of the case, but soon after the trialcommenced they quarreled among themselves and came to blows, when thecourt broke up in a row, and the prisoner recrossed the river and wenton his way rejoicing. There is a general expression of disapprovalamongst the people at the result, and in this case we believe we see afair sample of the protection that we may expect of lives and propertyduring our residence in California. Thus ended the Fourth of July,1849 on Green River. (pgs 14-15) Etc
August 15th; Last night about midnight, the alarm of attack byIndians was given, the guard firing his gun calling for help. In ashort time all who could raise a gun were ready and marched forward inthe direction from which the alarm was given, and on reaching thesentinel, it was discovered that he had mistaken a mule for an Indianand had fired at it, but fortunately had missed his mark. He said hehad hailed it three times asking the watchword which it did not give,and then he fired and seeing that he had missed he called for help.There was a good deal of laughing done at his expense. This morningit was found that all were safe and well. We started early andfollowed the gorge all day, etc? (pg.26)
NOTE: Wm Lusk is mentioned several times in the journal along withAlex Ramsay's cousin John Ramsay. If you ever wanted to know what itwas like in the Westward Expansion to the Gold Fields of Californiafor settlers, this journal/diary is a wonderful piece of actualhistory. A movie screen writer would love it. It is full ofdescriptions and information and adventure. Even if you are notrelated in any way, this would make a wonderful history lesson foradults and children in bringing to life ?how it actually was? fortraveling settlers to the West in the mid-1800?s.
[Transcribed 29 Nov 2008, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & Family Genealogist;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: Bloomingdale Cemetery, Parke County, Indiana
http://members.tripod.com/~Karoann/Bloomingdale-I-L.html
"LUSK Sarah 07-28-1839 03-03-1894
LUSK Lindell J. 09-29-1874 10-04-1898
LUSK Mary 12-02-1876 01-29-1878
LUSK Willie L. 11-09-1871 08-19-1880
LUSK William 12-07-1824 04-12-1903
LUSK infant hours 09-14-1873 William
LUSK Lindrell J. 23y-11m 10-05-1898"
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Lusk
Home in 1880: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Father's birthplace: Vermont
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Lusk 54 white, male, Indiana
Sarah Lusk 40 white, female, wife, keeping house, Indiana
Dewit C. Lusk 18 white, male, son, farm laborer, Indiana
Chauncy W. Lusk 17 white, male, son, farm laborer, Indiana
Arthelia Lusk 16 dau., white, female, at home, Indiana
William L. Lusk 8 white, male, son, Indiana
Samuel S. Lusk 6 white, male, son, Indiana
Lindell J. Lusk 4 white, male, son, Indiana
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Parke,Indiana; Roll: T9_303; Family History Film: 1254303; Page: 408.2000;Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0301; Page 14; Enum. 169.Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: TheGenerations Network, Inc., 2005."

*William married Sarah Davis Davies on 16 Oct 1860 in Parke County, Indiana; Book 3, Page 28. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Davis Davies) was born on 28 Jul 1839 in Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana; died on 5 Mar 1894 in Parke County, Indiana; was buried in Mar 1894 in Bloomingdale Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana; 1-3. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE: Notes of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,c.1975-2003, from the Clore Family Volumes (now owned by her daughterSandra Lee Elkins Juhl, Compiler); Page 128.
HISTORY OF PARKE COUNTY INDIANA SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP (Beckwirth)
In 1826, at the Narrows of Sugar Creek, was built the first mill inthis part of the country, by Salamon Lusk. He cut the mill-racethrough the rocks and erected a large and complete flouringestablishment, and shortly there after built a packing house; engagedextensively in shipping grain, pork, and flour to New Orleans, andforward as high as twenty flat boats annually. In 1822, Solmon cameto Parke County and settled on land that is now, "Turkey Run StatePark". In 1841, he built his home out of brick and entirely out ofmaterial found in Parke County. Through the years it (the park) hasbeen host to many legends. The house has been recently restored andis open to the public (c.1983). In the basement is the Lusk and CloreHistory. [The house is open at certain times of the year, and theState has historical tours that can be enjoyed by the public.]
He was a private-captain, 1st Co., Veteran, 1861 - 1865 Vermont, Warof 1812.
He was a native of Vermont who enlisted as a soldier and located atFort Harriason in 1816, shortly afterwards he bought a farm inVermillion County, got married and moved into it. His wife being thedaughter of Old John Beard, who built the first mill on Sugar Creek.He remained there on the farm and running what is known as Durgee'sFerry, until April 3, 1826. When he moved to Sugar Creek Township,settling at the Narrows, and there erected a mill, which had threeruns of burrs and a saw, doing a very large business in grinding,sawing, and packing pork. The mill and all the surrounding buildingswere swept away by what is known as the New Year Freshet, on New Yearsmorning, at 8:00, 1847." [Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler,sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

30 December 1916 - Waveland Paper. "Lusk Bodies Removed"
"The bodies of the late John Lusk and father (Salmon) and mother (MaryBeard) were removed from the Lusk burying ground near their homesteadand buried in Bethany Cemetery last Thursday. A monument will beerected later. The work was done by Danville, Illinois MonumentFirm." [Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler,sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"Early Parke County Indiana Deaths;http://ingenweb.org/inparke/Deaths/EarlyParkeCountyIndianaDeaths.htm
Surname Given Name Date Of Death Age Source
Lusk Salmon 29 August 1869 90 Rockville Republican, September 01,1869"
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: http://members.tripod.com/~Karoann/Bethany-H-L.html; BethanyCemetery
LUSK Mary 1798 1880
LUSK Salmon Sr. 1788 1869 VET
LUSK John 1837 1915(1905)
LUSK Salmon Jr. 1843 1863 VET
LUSK Herald E. 1901 1963 VET
LUSK Della A. 1888 1889
LUSK Flora A. 1863 1942
LUSK Chancy W. 1862 1937'
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: Notes of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,c.1975-2003, from the Clore Family Volumes (now owned by her daughterSandra Lee Elkins Juhl, Compiler); Page 128.
ARTICLE:
THE DAILY CLINTONIAN NEWSPAPER OF CLINTON, VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA
DATED: MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1995; HEADLINE: "BETWEEN THE LINES" byG.L.C.; Pages 1, 4
"This is another of the columns written exclusively for The DailyClintonian by Russell Hamm, of Rosedale. Mr. Hamm has a hobby ofresearching interesting old towns and sites in Parke and VermillionCounties--GLC.
JOHN LUSK: ENIGMA by Russell L. Hamm
Excerpt: "Salmon Lusk, John's father, who died August 28, 1869, inhis will provided that two beds and bedding and two cows should begiven his wife; $200 to his son William; $200 to his son John.
After the payment of these bequests, he expressed the desire that hisreal and personal estate be converted into money and divided betweenhis children Susan Lusk, Elizabeth Brewer, Lydia Brown, and thechildren of his deceased daughter, Mary Clore. (A son, Salmon Lusk,Jr., was killed in the Battle of Thompson Station, Springhill,Tennessee, and a little daughter Caroline, who died at 2 years, 9months, and 2 days on November 12, 1842 is buried just to the south ofthe Lusk home.)
Mary Beard Lusk, John's mother, to whom he was devoted lived until1880; and after that, few people saw the interior of the house, whereJohn continued to live alone. It has been written that he boarded upthe windows of his mother's room lest some unfriendly eye gaze on herpossessions." Etc..."Most amazing was a letter from Salmon Lusk,Sr.'s mother to her son, dated June 4, 1816, from Carleton, Vermont."
NOTE: John Lusk was the son of Salmon Lusk, Sr. See notes of JohnLusk.
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Will dated: 2 September 1868, Lilian Hargrove Weller, Parke County,Indiana Will Abstract of Book 2 1853-1873 (1982), p. 93.[Transcribed 18 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907; www.Ancestry.com
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 29
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 27
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 6-W 18
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 22
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 25
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 23
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 23
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Nov 1840 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 23
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Aug 1841 2nd PM Parke 17-N 7-W 30
Salmon Lusk Indiana 10 Aug 1841 2nd PM Parke 17-N 6-W 18"
[Transcribed 18 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

#1 EXAMPLE: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Salmon Lusk
Issue Date: 10 Nov 1840
State of Record: Indiana
Acres: 40
Accession Number: IN3280__.173
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Crawfordsville
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 32994
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
29 17-N 7-W 2nd PM Parke"
Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. "[Transcribed 18 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

# 2 EXAMPLE: "U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Salmon Lusk
Issue Date: 10 Nov 1840
State of Record: Indiana
Acres: 83.5
Accession Number: IN3290__.179
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Crawfordsville
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 33509
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
18 17-N 6-W 2nd PM Parke
Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008."[Transcribed 18 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"24 October 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Salmon Lusk
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790
Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana
District No. 137, Sugar Creek Township
Household Members: Name Age
Salmon Lusk 60 male, farmer, Val. 20,000/Vermont
Mary Lusk 47 wife, Maryland
Susan Lusk 17 female, Indiana
Elizabeth Lusk 14 female, Indiana
John Lusk 13 male, Indiana
NOTE: The family is listed with another family under the samedwelling listing, however, Salmon has a great deal more valuableproperty, and this compiler believes that they were skipped over whennumbering their dwelling in the census record.
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Parke,Indiana; Roll: M432_164; Page: 235; Image: 471; Line 26.Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005." [Transcribed 18May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"07 July 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Salman Lusk
Age in 1860: 73
Birth Year: abt 1787
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1860: Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Annapolis
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Salman Lusk 73 male, farmer, val. 14,000/7720, Vermont
Mary Lusk 60 female, Maryland
William Lusk 27 male, farmer, val. 2500/0, Indiana
Susan Lusk 22 female, Indiana
Elizabeth Lusk 18 female, Indiana
John Lusk 21 male, Indiana
Salman Lusk Jr. 16 male, Indiana
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Parke,Indiana; Roll: M653_287; Page: 688; Image: 690; Dwelling 759/749; Line18; Page 100. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2004." [Transcribed 18 May 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE IN THE RECORDS OF JOYCE LORRAINE CLORE ELKINS:
THE DAILY CLINTONIAN NEWSPAPER, CLINTON, VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA;"LUSK HOUSE RECALLS STATE'S PAST"; TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1983; byConstance Kay Swaim
EXCERPTS PERTAINING TO GENEALOGY: "Turkey Run State Park...SalmonLusk was born in 1788 in Rutland County, Vermont, just a year beforeGeorge Washington became president. As a young man he traveled westand enlisted in the army at Terre Haute. Lusk fought for two yearsunder the command of William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812....after the war Lusk bought land in the Brouilletts Creek area ofVermillion County and became interested in the milling business andthe miller's daughter. In 1819 he married Mary (Polly) Beard, thedaughter of a local mill operator. Later he decided to start his ownmilling operation, and in 1822 he entered his first claim in ParkeCounty at the Narrows area of Sugar Creek. Lusk built a mill in 1826just up stream from where the Narrows Bridge now stands. A thrivingcommunity developed around the mill, which included a store, tavern,and warehouse. Salmon and Mary Lusk had five daughters and threesons, one daughter, Caroline, died at age 2 and is buried near thehouse. A son Salmon, "Solly" Jr., died in 1863 at the battle ofThompson station in Tennessee....after his son's death, Salmon boughtmany war bonds to show his patriotism. When Lusk first moved to thearea he built a log cabin, but as his family grew, Lusk made plans tobuild a new home. He chose a hill overlooking the mill, and the househe built there in 1841 is still standing (You can tour this hometoday.) Salmon Lusk built his home from local material. He usedlumber from Tulip, oak, and black walnut trees. The foundation wallswere made of mortared sandstone, quarried near the home. Bricks whichwere kilned on the site, cover the outside of the house. Salmon diedin 1869, at that time his son, John, returned home to take care of hismother. There are many stories about the eccentricities of John Lusk. He was a semi-recluse who discouraged visitors, especially women.But due largely to his efforts Turkey Run (State Park) remains what itis today. "John was the last member of the (immediate) family to livehere (some descendants did however to care for the place). It wasbecause of his love for the timber that Turkey Run was saved,"...Johnrefused many offers from timber companies eager to buy the untouchedtimber land. He did let people wander over his land, and in 1881 heleased some of it to the Indianapolis, Decatur and SpringfieldRailroad for use as a summer resort known as Bloomingdale Glen. AfterJohn's death in 1915 a drive was started,...to make the area a statepark. After John died, ..., no one lived in the house until the1960's when caretakers moved in to prevent vandalism. (NOTE: This isinaccurate to say the least. It is a known fact amongst familymembers that descendants did stay in the house from time to time,including an aunt & uncle of this compiler--Roy Paul & Vera EllenElkins Paddock--which I'm sure could be verified with postal recordsthat others did occupy the house and property over the years. Theproblem was that not enough family members took an interest in keepingthe property up. it was drafty and cold in the winter months.)....Beginning last year, the park began giving tours to thehome....Upstairs on the first floor visitors can look through thefamily Bible where Mary Lusk's death is recorded....The family parloralso on the ground floor is where John spent many of his later years.This room contains a pie safe and ledger belonging to the Luskfamily...." [Transcribed & added remarks by this descendant andcompiler in parentheses, 31 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler & Familygenealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"Early Parke County Indiana Deaths;http://ingenweb.org/inparke/Deaths/EarlyParkeCountyIndianaDeaths.htm
Surname Given Name Date Of Death Age Source
Lusk Salmon 29 August 1869 90 Rockville Republican, September 01,1869"
[Transcribed 31 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

*Salmon married Mary Polly Beard on 19 Nov 1819 in Vigo County, Indiana; Per In. State Library Database. Mary (daughter of John Beard and Wife Brodrick) was born in 1798 in Maryland; Pennsylvania; died on 11 Aug 1883 in Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana; was buried between 1880 and Dec 1916 in Bethany Cemetery, Marshall, Parke County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Parke County Indiana Genealogy Trails
Index - Death Book D-1; "This is the oldest Death Record Book forParke County, Indiana...etc..."
As transcribed by James D. VanDerMark 2007 - 2008
http://genealogytrails.com/ind/parke/Deaths/ParkeDeathBookD1.html
Book Pages Line Surname Given Name Sex Race Age Date Of Death Place OfDeath Father Mother
"D - 1 026 - 027 7 Lusk Mary F W 82 Aug 11 1883 Sugar Creek TownshipJohn Beard ( Not listed ) Brodrick"

Notes:

THE INFORMATION ON THIS FAMILY EXCEPT FOR SALMON LUSK, WAS OBTAINEDFROM THE SOURCE BELOW AND HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED TO DATE. Theinformation will be used as an outline for further research.
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Sources: DAR#74 pg 185 #73498 DAR#74 pg. 184 #73496 DAR# 78 pg. 85#73496
Woodbury Connecticut Vital Statistics Early Settlers NY V 7_9 J WFoley 1940-42
Castleton Birth records State of Vermont
Montpelier Vermont Early Baptist Church Records Hemenay
OBTAINED: 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com

*Samuel married Naomi Bryant about 1777 in Possibly Vermont. Naomi was born in 1749 in Carleton, Vermont; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE: Notes of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,c.1975-2003, from the Clore Family Volumes (now owned by her daughterSandra Lee Elkins Juhl, Compiler); Page 128.
ARTICLE:
THE DAILY CLINTONIAN NEWSPAPER OF CLINTON, VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA
DATED: MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1995; HEADLINE: "BETWEEN THE LINES" byG.L.C.; Pages 1, 4
"This is another of the columns written exclusively for The DailyClintonian by Russell Hamm, of Rosedale. Mr. Hamm has a hobby ofresearching interesting old towns and sites in Parke and VermillionCounties--GLC.
JOHN LUSK: ENIGMA by Russell L. Hamm
Excerpt: "Most amazing was a letter from Salmon Lusk, Sr.'s mother toher son, dated June 4, 1816, from Carleton, Vermont."
NOTE: John Lusk was the son of Salmon Lusk, Sr., and her grandson.See notes of John Lusk.
[Transcribed 25 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Notes:

Old John Beard built the first mill on Sugar Creek in Parke County,Indiana.

John + Wife Brodrick. Wife and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]