Bios: Abraham Tustin, 1848- aft 1888: Greene County

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ABRAHAM TUSTIN, farmer, P.O. Hoover's Run, Penn., was born in Wayne Township 
in 1848, a son of John and Mary (Bumgarner) Tustin, natives of Greene County, 
where his father died in the year 1882, and his mother in 1850.  They were 
the parents of five children, of whom Abraham is the third.  On September 2, 
1862, he chose for his life companion, Miss Frances E., daughter of Henry and 
Elizabeth (King) Cole, who were natives and residents of this county, where 
Mr. Cole died March 15, 1882; Mrs. Cole is still living.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Tustin's children are--John L., Elizabeth M., Jacob H., Sarah C., Lucy J., 
Margaret E., and Osa E.; Fanny M. and Rachel A. being deceased.  Mr. Tustin 
was reared on a farm, and although comparatively a young man, he has been 
greatly prospered in his farming and stock dealing, and owns 191 acres of 
land in Wayne Township.  He and wife and two of their children are members 
of the Patrons of Husbandry Lodge of Kughntown, and belong to the Oak Shade 
Methodist Episcopal Church.

From "History of Greene County, Pennsylvania"
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago IL (1888) [1993]
By Samuel P. Bates (Samuel Pennimann) Pg. 884-5