Willard Elijah Rusk was born 23 Dec 1865 in Fountain County, Indiana1. He was the son of Dennis and Margaret (Hall) Rusk2. He made his living as a farmer. He was a member of the Snyder's Chapel Church for 77 years, until it disbanded. On 6 Apr 1896 he married Hattie Campbell in Fountain Co.3 Hattie was born 19 Feb 1874 and was the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Burgner) Campbell4. She died 18 Dec 1915 in Hillsboro. Willard died in Montgomery County, Indiana on 9 Feb 1958. Both Willard and Hattie were buried in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ind.
Children of Willard and Hattie (Campbell) Rusk:
(They had one son and one daughter)
Notes:
1. Willard Rusk entry, Montgomery County Deaths, Bk CH 48 pg 15, Health Department, Crawfordsville, Indiana
2. Willard Rusk obituary; Hillsboro Times, Fountain County, Indiana, 14 Feb 1958. Personal information from obituary. Also, a large genealogy on the Rusk family, prepared by Elizabeth Rusk, is on file in the Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.
3. Indiana Works Projects Administration, Index to Marriage Record, Fountain County, Indiana, 1848-1920, County reference Bk 11 pg 255
4. Hattie (Campbell) Rusk entry, Fountain County Deaths, Bk H-10 pg 129, Health Department, Crawfordsville, Indiana
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