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From: Tom Hoot <>
Subject: Hon. Amos Gustine
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 21:27:31 -0600

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JOHN
also Honurable Amos Amos under Lemuel Son of Samuel and Abigail Shaw)
SON OF REVEREND ALPHEUS

John, died April 21, 1858, near Richmond, Jefferson Ohio, in the 98th year of his age; his wife, Mary (Blair) May 19, 1849, aged 89 years. This John and Mary (Blair) Gustine were the parents of Honorable Amos Gustine (member of 27 Congress) who died March 3, 184 4, in Juniata Co., Pa.

MORTUARY RECORD OF JOHN AND MARY (BLAIR) GUSTINE

The following was copied on July 2, 1900, with its correctness certified to,, by Daniel Peggs, Sexton of the "Richmond Cemetery," from tombstones standing. in the. "Richmond Cemetery," at Richmond Jefferson Co., Ohio, to wit:

"John Gustine
Died April 21, 1858,
In the 98th year of his age."

"Mary,
Wife of John Gustine,
Died May 19, 1849,
Aged 89 years."

Denver, Colorado, August 14,1900.

It would seem probable that John Gustine, born, 1760, was a son of Lemuel Gustin, of Saybrook, Conn.; and, if so, a brother of Dr. Lemuel, born, 1749, and of Joel, of Saybrook and Hingham.
Dr. Joel's, and Dr. Lemuel's and John's, descendants all spell Gustin with the final "E" (Gustine).
Hon. Amos, or Juniata Co., Pa., and Lemuel Parker Gustine )sons of John and Dr. Lemuel, of Carlisle, Pa., respectively) were in the War of 1812, as well as probable first cousins -- J.H.G. <Captain Joseph H. Gustin>
John, son of Rev. Alpheus, settled in "Lost Creek Valley,"Juanita Co. Pa.
He had several children, but the records of only two sons been discovered. (Some of these records state that this

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John was the son of "Lemuel'' but I insert them here as the pen of Captain Joseph H. Gustin).
1. Honorable Amos Gustin.
2. Lemuel P.
"Hon. Amos Gustine died at Lost Creek Valley, Jericho Mills, Fermanagh Township, Juniata Co., Pa., March 3, 1844, in 1811 he taught school at Mifflintown, Pa., and subsequtly became a merchant and one of the most enterprising citizens of that town. He filled many local offices, and was President of the Juniata Bridge Co., was sheriff Juniata Co. 1831 to 34, County Treasurer in 1837 and represented his district in the 27th Congress, 1841 to 1843.
He married Francisco Blair Hamilton, born, May, 16, 1815, her parents were John Hamilton and Francisco Blair Edmonston, the former of whom John Hamilton, born at Fermanagh, Juniata Co., Pa., Sept. 10, 1782, died, June 2, 1851, at Fermanagh, buried at Mifflintown, Pa. "Mr. Amos Gustin was son of John, and John son of a Samuel, I think. They came to Cambria. Co., Pa., before or about 1750. Amos was a tall awkward man, hearty in manner and of great popularity. His second wife was Francisco Blair Hamilton. Amos had relatives in Juniata Co., Pa., I never knew them. He had four daughters and a son by a first marriage."

Letter from Hon. A. Boyd, Hamilton, Harrisburg, to author, July 18, 1889.

Children of Amos Gustine by first wife:
Ann Wood.
Ascenith, born, 1817, died, Oct.19, 1849, married Geo. McCulloch, of McCulloch.
Tirzah, Logania, Perry Co., unmarried.
Mary, married M. H. McLean, Des Moines, left 1 son Arthur, died young.
Elvira O., married Dr. McCullough, left 2 sons.
John W. (M. D.) died in Des Moines, Iowa.

After his father's death John moved to one of the northwestern states where he died, leaving one son and daughter.

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Hon. Amos

On the day following the receipt of your letter, last April, I wrote to Miss Tirzah Gustine, at Logania, Perry Co., Pa. In the latter part of October last her reply was received from McCulloch's Mills, Juniata Co., Pa., the answers to the I list of questions I had submitted to her being written out so far as known (at her dictation) by her niece Mrs. Blanche (McCulloch) Landes, whom she was then visiting; and from which, I extract the following: The given name of Hon. Amos Gustine's paternal grandfather is not known. She does not know when or where her father, Hon. Amos Gustine, was born; of whom she is the only surviving (October 16, 1897) child. The father (Note the father George Wilmont Gustin ) of Hon. Amos Gustine, was John Gustine, who died near Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is buried in Richmond (Ohio). His wife's maiden name was Mary Blair. Place and date of his birth, and date of his death are not known. She says: "My father (Amos Gustine) had a brothe!
r named William, another named John, and I think there was another named Lemuel, but am not sure. Uncle William I think lived in New Orleans and had a first and a second wife, but do not know who they were. Uncle John was married twice too. I think be died in Missouri. Lemuel died young, think he was not married. There were two sisters, Aunt Rebecca Freeborn and Aunt Elizabeth Nesbitt. I do not know of any other brothers or sisters."
Children of Hon. Amos and his wife (first), Ann Wood:
1. Ascenth, first wife of George McCulloch (father of Mrs. Blanche McCullouch Landes, of McCulloch's Mills, Juniata Co., Pa.)
2. Tirzah, only surviving child.
3. John Wood Gustine, a physician, married Lizzie Craig. Dr. John W. Gustine and his wife are both dead; they died at Carroll, Carroll Co., Iowa, where he had resided and practiced his profession for many years. They had two

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children: a son, Gustavus, and a daughter whose married name was Anna Mary Russell. She is dead, The present
address of Gustavus Gustine, if he be living, is not known.
4. Mary Jane, wife of William H. Leas, late of Des Moines, Iowa.
5. Keturah Ann, died in 1834; aged 5 years.
6. Elmira Dean, wife of Dr. Thomas P. McCulloch, late of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Two children died in infancy, without names.
He had no children by his, second. wife, Francisco Blair Hamilton.

NOTE - The author does not how where to place these notes, but submits them at this place in the book.
Amos Gustine, 1st. Lieut. 4th Rifle Reg. War of 1812. The records show him in service as late as March 17, 1814. Subsequently his district in Pa. (includingJunita Co.) elected him as. Representative in 27th

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