Perry Abraham Reust

2 December 1876–20 October 1968 (Age 91)
Panola, Woodford, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Perry Abraham

When Perry Abraham Reust was born on 2 December 1876, in Panola, Woodford, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Reust, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann Grove, was 33. He married Sophia Mary Molt on 26 September 1900, in Marshall, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Kansas, United States in 1905 and Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died on 20 October 1968, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perry Abraham Reust
1876–1968
Sophia Mary Molt
1878–1956
Marriage: 26 September 1900
Beulah Francis Reust
1901–1992
Esther Reust
1914–
Gilbert Ranson Reust
1902–1981
Chester Perry Reust
1904–1985
Beatrice Flora Reust
1905–1993
Sylvia M. Reust
1910–
Vernon Eugene Reust
1918–1947
Violet Lucille Reust
1920–1998

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 September 1900Marshall, Kansas, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

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    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1877 · The First Workers Strike
    Age 1
    The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 5
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 24
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    Swiss German: nickname for a quick and determined person, from Middle High German rösche, rosch ‘quick, lively; courageous’.

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

    Sources (17)

    • Perry A Baust, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Perry A Reust, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
    • Perry Abraham Reust, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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