Rusk, William Sherman

1895 - 1968  (73 years)

• Name	Rusk, William Sherman
  Birth	5 Mar 1895  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUSK.W001
  _FGRAVE	24070759
  Military Service	World War I, Private, Headquarters Company, 34th Artillery, CAC, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	13 May 1968  [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Rusk, William S. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I31336	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Venable, Sadie Maude,   b. 1 Dec 1897, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1973 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1914
  Children	+ 1. Rusk, Charles Sherman,   b. 14 Jun 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Jun 2010, Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Green County,Wisconsin (Age 95 years)   2. Rusk, Mary Alice,   b. 23 Jun 1920   d. 18 Aug 1928, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 8 years) + 3. Rusk, Sadie Rose,   b. 5 Aug 1923   d. 18 Dec 1993 (Age 70 years)   4. Rusk, John Curtis,   b. 30 May 1934   d. 3 Jun 1934 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F11522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9542] (Reliability: 2). [S7587] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rusk, Charles Sherman, 95, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Rusk&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=76612843&) (Reliability: 2).