When Sarah C Luster was born in 1852, her father, Josiah Luster, was 22 and her mother, Laura Rebecca Compton, was 19. She lived in Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States in 1860.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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