Children of John Wesley DeBusk and Emeline
Widener
1 --- David C. DeBusk born 11 Oct 1860 in
Lee County, Virginia and died 26 Mar 1861
in Lee County, Virginia of a Brain Inflamation.
2 --- Joseph Campbell DeBusk born 14 Feb
1862 in Boon's Path, Lee County, Virginia
Burial in the Dressey Cemetery, Callahan
County, Texas. He died in 1935 in Texas.
He is pictured in front of
William Andrew DeBusk house. He
is buried at
Dressey Cemetery, Callahan County, Texas
He married a woman named Sarah P.
who he met her through a mail order
bride
company. She had a son named Lester
Stern
by a prior marriage. Lester and his
wife
thought that Sarah Catherine Ball DeBusk
had a lot of money hidden in her house
and
tried to rob her on the night of 19
June
1934. He was an unemployed mechanic
living
in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. He
and
his wife borrowed a car and drove to
the
home of Sarah Catherine Ball DeBusk
where
he tried to chloroform her, but she
awoke
and started screeming causing him to
hit
her on the head. Her friend Abbie Hounshell
was also hit on the head when she came
to
investigate the screeming. Luther stole
$40
from under Sarah’s mattress. Sarah
was hurt
worse than Abbie. Lester and his wife
were
arrested in Abilene and charged with
robbery
with firearms. He was convicted and
sent
to prison for 99 years, but only served
about
a year in prison. He moved to Odessa,
Ector
County, Texas.
3 --- Harriet DeBusk
born 03 Dec 1864 in
Boon's Path, Lee County, Virginia. Burial
on DeBusk, Hounshell Property, Lee County,
Virginia and died 22 Jul 1938 in Lee Coounty,
Virginia. She was not married.
4 --- Samuel Jasper DeBusk born 14 Jan 1866 in Boones Path, Rose Hill,
Lee County, Virginia. He was buried 23 Aug
1939 Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas died
14 Aug 1939 in Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia.
He married Columbia Emeline Thomas, daughter
of James Vernon Thomas, Jr. and Susannah
Rouseon, on 25 February 1886 in Netawaka,
Jackson County, Kansas. She was born 15 May
1868 in Perry County, Kentucky. She was buried
06 Apr 1949 Powhattan Cemetery, Brown County,
Kansas. She died 02 Apr 1949 in Holton, Jackson
County, Kansas.
Children of John Wesley DeBusk and
Eunice
Rouse
1 --- Sarah Emeline DeBusk born 04 Jan 1869
in Lee County, Virginia. Burial DeBusk and
Hounshell property in Lee County, Virginia
She died 22 Dec 1945 in Lee County, Virginia.
She was not married.
2 --- Elizabeth Katherine "Kate"
DeBusk born 23 Jul 1872 in Lee County, Virginia
and died 09 Oct 1935 in Loveland, Larimer
County, Colorado.
On 03 Nov 1898 in Lee County, Virginia
she
married Henry Rouse, son of Michael
W. Rouse
and Sarah Griever. He was born 06 Sep
1873
in Lee County, Virginia and died 28
Sep 1941
at the Home of daughter Mossie Ethel
Rouse
Fish in Berthoud, Larimer County, Colorado. They are both buried at
Greenlawn Cemetery, Berthoud, Larimer County, Colorado.
3 --- Rebecca "Beck" Caroline DeBusk
born 25 Jul 1876 in Rose Hill, Lee County,
Virginia. She died 12 Jan 1966 in Holton,
Jackson County, Kansas. She married Everett
Emmet Rouse, son of Michael W. Rouse and
Sarah Griever, on 24 Feb 1898 in Rose Hill,
Lee County, Virginia. He was born 31 Jul
1877 in Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia and
died 29 Oct 1956 in Soldier, Jackson County,
Kansas. They are both buried in Holton, Jackson
County, Kansas.
See their granddaughter Wilma Jean Rouse's
Obituary
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