1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #62-63 of 139 — number pages precede the name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

NC

Lincoln Co.

Upper Regiment Militia

Roll 364

pp. 59A-59B

Ln. 8

Joseph Lusk

000 010 - 100 010

100000-00000

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	20-29	1810-1820	= Joseph (b. 1811/2)
1 white female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Margaret (b. 1838/9)
1 white female	20-29	1810-1820	= Ann (b. 1812/3)
1 male slave	9 or under	1830-1840	= ?
1	persons employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #106 of 145):  Gaston Co., NC, Roll M432_630, p. 444A/887, 795/793, enumerated 2 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joseph Lusk	38	M		Farmer / Const		No Ca
Ann	37	F				"
Margaret	11	F				"
Mary M	9	F				"
John J	7	M				"
Sarah A	4	F				"
James E	1	M				"

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16-17 of 182):  White Pine P.O., Gaston Co., NC, Roll M653_898, pp. 8B-9A, PN 16-17, 135/114, enumerated 10 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joseph Lusk	43	M		Sherriff	1300	700
Ann     "	42	F
Margt   "	21	F
Mary    "	18	F
John    "	15	M
Sarah   "	13	F
James   "	11	M
David   "	8	M
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Jasper S Lusk	5	M
Prior Bird	22	M		Farmer
Susan "	26	F
Infant "	2/12	F

Susan (RUDISILL) BIRD is Ann's sister.

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I really looked.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 18):  Fair Play (Dist. 1028), Cherokee Co., GA, Roll T9_139, p. 169A, PN 13, SD 1, ED 22, enumerated 9/10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

24

25

26

118

126

Lusk Joseph A

W

M

66

/

Farmer

NC

VA

VA

____ Anna

W

F

66

Wife

/

Keeping House

NC

NC

NC

____ Elisabeth

W

F

18

Dau

/

works on Farm

NC

NC

NC

Long Susan

W

F

82

Aunt

/

At Home

NC

SC

SC

Listed next to married son, David LUSK (æ 28).

7.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

9.  OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).