John Gustin Biographical Sketch from Beers History of Warren County, Ohio
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Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 8 June 2005

Sources:
The History of Warren County Ohio
Part V. Biographical Sketches
Clear Creek Township
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)
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JOHN GUSTIN, farmer; P. O. Red Lion; born on the place where he now lives, Oct. 2, 1807; is a son of Samuel and Permelia (Morris) Gustin, he a native of New Jersey and she of Pennsylvania. The grandfather was Jeremiah Gustin, a native of Germany, who married Bethany Fuller, a native of Scotland; they emigrated to America in an early day; were married in New Jersey, thence located in Pennsylvania, thence, in 1798, became residents of Warren Co., Ohio. See sketch of Benajah Gustin. Samuel, the father of our subject, was born in New Jersey Nov. 30,1867 [sic], but was mostly raised in Pennsylvania; was married in that State, and, about 1791, came down the river to Cincinnati, and from this date made several trips up and down the river, and finally bought 80 acres of land upon which Cincinnati now stands, reported his purchase to his father, and received so strong a reproval that he sold it, which, had he kept, would have yielded him a fortune; on a subsequent trip, he brought his father to Cincinnati, who then and there entered Sec. 9, Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., where he and his children located, and here they lived the balance of their lives; they were among the earliest settlers of the county, and opened out and cleared up their farms right from the woods, and did a great amount of pioneer labor. Samuel was the father of thirteen children , four sons and nine daughters; four now survive - John; Permelia, now Mrs. Dearth; Hannah, now Mrs. Garrard; and Rachel, now Mrs. Trowbridge; the two latter reside in Indiana. Of those deceased, Margaret, the second daughter, was said to be the second white child born in Warren County. Mr. Gustin died April 15, 1852; his wife died in 1856. Mr. Gustin was a very industrious, hard-working pioneer; never held or desired office, but was one of the best of neighbors and a worthy citizen, being an earnest, devoted Christian the greater part of his life, he and his wife being members of the Christian Church for many years. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood fully inured to the hardships of those early days; was married, Nov, 1, 1846, to Hannah Lewis, born in Warren County Sept. 29, 1823, a daughter of Alexander H. and Amy (Clevenger) Lewis, he a native of Philadelphia and she of Warren County; by this union they have two sons - Eri, born Sept. 4, 1847, married Laura Adella Wooley Feb. 14, 1871; they have one child, Dora Elva; and Lewis, born Aug. 30, 1849, married Eliza Jane Newcomb, Jan. 31, 1875; have one child, Lulie May. Mr. Gustin has been a resident of this farm since his birth, a period of seventy-four years, and, like his father, has been a very hard working, industrious man, and a worthy neighbor and citizen; he and family are all members of the Christian Church, whose lives and deeds are worthy examples for the rising generations.


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