William Henry Luster

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Luster was born in January 1847, in Noble Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, his father, Stephen Addison Luster, was 25 and his mother, Eleanor M Blackford, was 18. He married Harriett C. Masters on 27 September 1874, in Vinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 11 December 1923, in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Luster
1847–1923
Nora Alfreta McKee
1863–1937
Marriage: 6 April 1889
Robert Clinton Luster
1889–1988
Stephen Addison Luster
1891–1969
William D. Luster
1893–1897
Edna Luster
1896–1897
Ethelbert Austin Luster Sr.
1900–1973
Paul Luster
1904–1961

Sources (35)

  • William Luster, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Luster - Government record: birth-name: William Luster
  • William Luster, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of English Lester . This surname is common among African Americans.

German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lust (see Lust 2).

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): either an artificial extension of Lust 1 or from southern German Luster ‘chandelier’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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