Lafferty and Rusk
James Rusk b. in Norhtern Ireland abt 1777. I was told he came over to America when he was 17 years old. They say he was Scotch-Irish. Have no idea who his parents were or where exactly he was born in Ireland. He married Sarah French on14AUG1806. Sarah was b. 1793 in Ohio.
James and Sarah had Daniel Rusk b.12MAR1828 Warren County OH. m. 6MAY1851in Troy Ohio. D. 26FEB1915 in Clinton IOWA. Daniel m. Sarah Ann Lafferty b. 28FEB1830 Miami County OH. d. 9FEB1917. They had a son named William Arthur Rusk b. 16SEP1855 in Tama County IA m. 3JUL1879 in Tama County IA d. 10APR1947 Belle Plaine IA. He married Sarah M. Ealy b. 15JUL1855 d. 1937. They had a son named Elmer Raymond Rusk b. 3FEB1892 in Belle Plaine, IA m. 29JAN1915 d. 17FEB1968 in Los Angeles County CA. He married Murldean Gaynell Henry b. 29MAR1899 in Belle Plaine IA d. 7MAR1976 Los Angeles, CA.Any info more info on any of these lines would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.