Colonel Samuel Lusk b. 15 Oct 1800 Buncombe Co, NC d. 1 Dec 1861 Washingon Co, TX: KinshipTree

Colonel Samuel Lusk

1800 - 1861 (61 years)

Name	Samuel Lusk [1, 2]
Title	Colonel
Birth	15 Oct 1800	Buncombe Co, NC [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Category	Texas Revolution Heroes
Death	1 Dec 1861	Washingon Co, TX [1, 2]
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	William Loury Lusk, Sr, b. Between 1749 and 1778 d. Sr (Father) Sarah Davidson, b. Between 1758 and 1781 d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)
Notes	Soldier and politician, was born on December 15, 1800, in Buncombe County, NC. He was raised and educated in Tennessee. He married America Coffee, the sister of Gen. John Holland and Thomas Coffee, in 1923 and moved to Alabama. Lusk immigrated to Texas about 1835 and settled near Washington-on-the-Brazos. In 1836 he joined Sam Houston's forces but did not participate at the battle of San Jacinto because he had been detailed to protect the women and children. Lusk was a member of the convention of the Republic of Texas that ratified annexation. He served as county clerk in Washington County from 1848 to 1858. He was among the earliest settlers of Brenham and served as its mayor in 1858-59. Lusk died in Brenham on December 1,1861, in a yellow fever epidemic, and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery there. His daughter, malinda C. Lusk, married Dewitt C. Giddings, and his son Patrick H.Lusk, drew a white bean in the Black Bean episode and so survived the Mier expedition. He was released through the intervention of his uncle's friend Andrew Jackson.
Person ID	I44320	ktree
Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

Father	William Loury Lusk, Sr, b. Between 1749 and 1778 d. Sr
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sarah Davidson, b. Between 1758 and 1781 d. Yes, date unknown
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Between 1775 and 1818
Family ID	F1120	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family America W. Coffey, b. 26 Jul 1801, Burke Co., N. C. d. 4 Oct 1872, Washington, TX (Age 71 years)

Marriage 21 Mar 1822 TN

Children

	1. Patrick H. Lusk, b. 21 Feb 1823, TN d. 30 Nov 1861, Washingon Co, TX (Age 38 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ Mary Cartmell m. 9 Aug 1848
	2. Myra E. Lusk, b. 23 Dec 1824 d. Apr 1866, Washingon Co, TX (Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ Dawson D. Crumpler m. 7 Jul 1842
	3. William S. Lusk, b. 11 Feb 1827, TN d. 11 Apr 1844, Washingon Co, TX (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Sarah F. Lusk, b. 9 Mar 1829, TN d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ Propeale m. Bef 1840
	5. John C. Lusk, b. 11 May 1831, TN d. Brenham, Washington Co, TX [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ Sarah C. McINTYRE m. 16 Jun 1855
	6. Barsheba Lusk, b. 21 Jul 1833, TN d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ Henry L. Graves m. Bef 1853
	7. Melinda C. Lusk, b. 5 May 1836, TX d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ D. C. Giddings m. 23 May 1860
	8. America S. Lusk, b. 14 Mar 1839 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Mary P. Lusk, b. 11 May 1845 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F15891 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

Photos

[S212] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 85, Tree 642, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v85/0601to0650/v85t0642.html;;).
[S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).
[S708] sutkin.net/notes.html, Notes.
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Colonel Samuel Lusk