An American Family History

Mathias Rust was born in 1767 in Virginia.

He married Mary Coffelt.

Abraham Rust (1798, married Elizabeth Baker),
Mathias Rust,
Jacob Rust (1804, married Elizabeth Baker),
John Rust (1806, married Christiana Huffman),
George Rust,
David Rust,
Barbara Rust, and
Catharine Rust.

The family moved to Clark County, Ohio about 1810.

Abraham Rust

On November 3, 1824 Henry and Barbara Kessler sold NE¼ Section 21, Township 4, Range 10 in Clark County, Ohio to Abraham Rust.

Abraham Rust was active in organizing the Mount Pisgah Church.

Jacob Rust was born February 28, 1804, in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

He married Elizabeth Baker.

Henry Rust,
Simon Rust,
Magdalena Rust,
David Rust,
Aaron Rust,
Isaac Rust,
Mary Rust, and
William Rust.

Isaac and Aaron served in the Civil War. Aaron was in the marine service on a gunboat in the Mississippi and served one year.

John Rust was born about 1806-1807s. He was the son of Mathias Rust and) and Mary Coffelt.

He married Christina Huffman on October 25, 1826.

William Rust (1827, married Sarah Jane Pence),
Barbara Rust (1829, married John Xander),
John Rust (1831, married Sarah Circle),
George Rust (1833; married Louisa Baker),
Lewis Rust (1835, married Catharine Snell, Elizabeth Snell Coffelt, and Alicia A. Cummings.
Mary Rust (1838; married John Puffenbarger and Napoleon Wagner),
Sarah Jane Rust (1840, married Absalom Baker),
Elizabeth Rust (1842, married Emanuel Hause)
Abraham Rust (1845,married Emily Myers),
Lutitia Rust (1847, married William Lewis Circle),
Amos Rust (1849, married Amanda Gump and Mrs. Fannie Rettig).

Unknown Rust Family Photos
Courtesy of Robert Pilcher.
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