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Family HistoryFamily History - William Wallis Gustin


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features William Wallis Gustin and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. William Wallis Gustin,1 born 18 August 1851 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York, the son of John Levi Gustin and Mary Ann Fenton;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died January 1924.1 William married Nettie V. Frank5 (born September 1856 in Pennsylvania, parents not determined4, 7). William and Nettie are buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.1, 7

William and Nettie lived most of their lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They have no surviving relatives.5


Children of William Wallis Gustin and Nettie V. Frank:

 2i. Laura Pearl Gustin, born November 1884 in Pennsylvania; twin;4, 5 died May 1915; pearl died in young womanhood.5, 8 Laura is buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.8
 3ii. Maude Gustin, born November 1884 in Pennsylvania; twin;4, 5 died ca. 1938.5 Maude was a semi-invalid until her death in the late 1930s due to cancer.5

  1. Find a Grave (website). Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, William G. W. Gustin, born: August 1851; died: January 1924 [from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife, one child, and one sibling.
  2. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 14, family of Levi Gustin (34, Madison, farmer); wife Mary A. Gustin (38, Mass); daughter Lucy A. Gustin (11, Madison); daughter Lucina Gustin (10, Chenango); daughter Hellen M. Gustin (8, Chenango); daughter Betsey M. Gustin (7, Chenango); daughter Mary L. Gustin (5, Chenango); son William W. Gustin (4, Chenango).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page No. 237, family of Levi Gustin (40, New York, farmer); Mary Ann Gustin (44, Conn); Lucinda Gustin (10, New York); William Gustin (8, New York); Charles Gustin (3, New York).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Borough, Enumeration District 193, Sheet No. 5B, family of William W. Gustin (48, New York, Aug 1851, salesman, groceries); wife of 19 years Nettie Gustin (43, Pennsylvania, Sept 1856, Pennsylvania, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Pearl Gustin (15, Pennsylvania, Nov 1884); daughter Maud Gustin (15, Pennsylvania, Nov 1884).
  5. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
  6. Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, by John I. Knapp and R. I. Bonner. Times Printing Company, Adrian, Michigan, 1903. Available at Google Books. Biographical sketch of Charles F. Gustin.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Nettie V. Gustin, born: September 1858; died: unknown [from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child].
  8. Find a Grave (website). Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Laura Pearl Gustin, born: November 1844 [sic, the year is shown as 1884 in the 1900 census; her parents were born in the 1850s]; died: May 1915 [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents].