When Laura B Gustin was born on 2 August 1860, in Platte, Missouri, United States, her father, Alfred M Gustin, was 50 and her mother, Amanda M F W Blankenship, was 33. She married David B. Shafer on 24 December 1889, in Platte, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Ridgely, Platte, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Preston Township, Platte, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 19 May 1932, in Edgerton, Platte, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ridgely Community Cemetery, Ridgely, Platte, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1871: Platte, Missouri, United States
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French, Walloon, German, and Swedish; Slovenian and Croatian (mainly Guštin): from a short form of the personal name Augustin (Slovenian Avguštin, Avgustin, Croatian Auguštin, Augustin), from Latin Augustinus (see Austin ). Compare Gustine .
In some cases possibly also an American shortened form of Slovenian Gustinčič: patronymic from the personal name Gustin (see 1 above).
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
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