Bio of RUST, George Henry (b.1839 d.1890), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 414-417
GEORGE HENRY RUST
In the year 1857, when Minneapolis was a c ty of but a few hundred inhabitants,
there arrived in her midst a young son of New England-a youth of eighteen years-
ambitious to try his fortune on the western frontier; and soon, as a clerk in
the post office, George Henry Rust was winning friends for himself and gaining a
hold upon the regard of his fellow townsmen that was never lessened as the years
went by. With the passing of time he made for himself a place of prominence,
operating extensively and successfully in real estate circles for many years,
and when he passed away the city acknowledged indebtedness to him for his
effective effort in promoting general progress and improvement here. Mr. Rust
was born in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on the 26th of July, 1839, his parents
being Thomas and Phoebe (Piper) Rust, the latter a daughter of John and Eleanor
(Clark) Piper. She was born in Stratham, New Hampshire, on the 21st of March,
1800, and Thomas Rust was born at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on the 27th of
November, 1798. He acquired his education in the schools of his native town and
in Gilmanton Academy and in early life became a teacher and surveyor. Later he
served for many years as postmaster of Wolfeboro and he was also called to the
bench of the county court of Carroll county, making an excellent record by his
fair and impartial rulings as a judge. He held membership in the Congregational
church and was a Royal Arch Mason. It was on the 19th of March, 1823, that he
wedded Phoebe Piper and for sixty-four years they traveled life's journey
happily together as man and wife, Mrs. Rust passing away September 15, 1887,
while her husband survived until January 16, 1890.
eared in his New England home to the age of eighteen years and spending the
greater part of his youth as a pupil in the public schools of the locality,
later attending a military academy in Kentucky, George Henry Rust came to
Minneapolis in the fall of 1857 and soon afterward obtained a clerkship in the
post office. He was on duty with the United States army in the Upper Missouri
River region from March, 1863, until July, 1865, as a citizen clerk in the
subsistence department, serv­ing with the commissary under General Sully in
protecting the frontier against Indian warfare. About 1866 he entered into a
partnership in the real estate busi­ness under the firm style of Gale & Company,
a connection that was maintained for thirty-six years, or until 1902, when the
firm was dissolved. In the meantime they had gained prominence as one of the
leading real estate firms of the city, controlling an extensive business of an
important character. In 1902 Mr. Rust opened a real estate and loan office which
he conducted independently to the time of his death, which occurred on the 15th
of June, 1908, when he was in the sixty-ninth year of his age.
Mr. Rust was married on the 26th of September, 1865, to Miss Josephine V.
Varney, a daughter of Ira and Mercy (Chamberlain) Varney, the former a native of
Rochester, New Hampshire, and the latter of Gilman, New Hampshire. There was one
child of this marriage, Gertrude, now the wife of Dr. John M. Tirrell, whose
post office address is Excelsior, while he makes his home at Minnewashta,
Minnesota.
Mr. Rust attained his majority in the year in which the republican party placed
its second presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, in the field and for him
cast his first vote. He remained a stalwart supporter of the party throughout
the re­mainder of his days but never aspired to office. He was keenly interested
in educa­tional progress and served as one of the trustees of Carleton College
and also of the Chicago Theological Seminary. He belonged to the Masonic
fraternity, and the rules that governed his conduct and shaped his relations
with his fellowmen were further indicated in his membership in the Plymouth
Congregational church. In 1888 he and his wife toured Europe and in 1907 they
again went abroad, making a trip around the world, on which occasion Mr. Rust
was a delegate to visit the missionary workers of the world. He remained abroad
for a number of months, returning in 1908 after visiting many points of interest
in various foreign lands.
Travel is always a source of liberal culture and education and both Mr. and Mrs.
Rust stored their minds with many interesting incidents of their trip, upon
which they drew for incident and illustration, whereby their conversation was
greatly enriched. Mr. Rust was always keenly alive to public questions of
international scope as well as those affecting the welfare of the country, and
in the community life his cooperation was a most dependable factor on the side
of progress and improvement.